4-Day Cairo and Luxor Highlights from Eilat

21:00 pm - transfer from Eilat hotel to Taba border, cross to Egypt and transfer to Cairo - 10 hours drive.

Stop for coffee before starting a full-day tour of the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. Break for lunch in a local restaurant.  After lunch, the tour continues with a stop at the Egyptian Museum, which has the largest collection of ancient artifacts in the world. Walk in the famous Khan el Kalilee bazaar. You'll head to the train station for an overnight ride to Luxor, approximately a 9-hour journey.

Upon arrival in Luxor, you'll tour the West Bank of the Valley of the Kings, including the Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahari). Continue to the East Bank and visit the Karnak and Luxor Temples. Then, head back to the train station for the return overnight ride to Cairo.

On the final day, start the day touring Old Cairo. Visit the Coptic Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, Cairo's oldest synagogue. Then, explore the Citadel of Saladin (Al-Qalaa) before beginning the ride back to the Taba border. Tour ends at Taba border .