8-Day Family Tour to Cairo, Alexandria & Sinai: Egypt Holiday Package

Your Aten Tours representative meets your family at Cairo International Airport, holding a sign with your name, and assists with all arrival procedures.

You're then transferred in a private, air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Cairo, with help from your guide at check-in.

Before the day ends, your guide walks you through the full itinerary and confirms departure times for each day ahead, so everyone knows what to expect.

After breakfast, your guide picks you up for a private, air-conditioned sightseeing day in Cairo.

The first stop is the Giza Plateau to see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, the lion-bodied, pharaoh-headed statue that's stood there for over 4,500 years.

From there, you'll visit the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, home to one of the world's largest collections of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the treasures and jewelry of King Tutankhamun.

Lunch follows at a local restaurant, then back to your hotel to rest.

After breakfast, your guide picks you up for a full day exploring Coptic Cairo, one of Egypt's most significant sites for early Christian history.

You'll begin at the Cave Church, also known as St. Simon the Tanner Monastery, carved into the Mokattam hills and considered one of the largest churches in Egypt.

From there, the tour continues to the Hanging Church, built above one of the gates of the old Roman fortress of Babylon and one of the oldest churches in Egypt, followed by the Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Serga), traditionally linked to the Holy Family's stay in Egypt.

The last stop is the Ben Ezra Synagogue, one of the oldest synagogues in Egypt and a reminder of the neighborhood's long religious diversity. Lunch at a local restaurant, then transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.

After breakfast, your guide picks you up for the drive to Wadi El Natrun, one of Egypt's most important centers of early Christian monasticism.

You'll visit the ancient monasteries here that sheltered monks for centuries and played a founding role in the development of monastic life.

Afterward, you'll continue to Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast, check in to your hotel, and have the rest of the day free.

After breakfast, your guide meets you for a full day covering Alexandria's main sites.

You'll start at the Monastery of St. Mark, dedicated to the founder of the Coptic Orthodox Church, then continue to the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa in the Karmouz district, an underground burial site that blends Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art and architecture.

After a seafood lunch at a local restaurant, the day wraps up at the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th-century fortress built on the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, with sweeping views over the sea. In the evening, you'll drive back to Cairo and check in to your hotel for the night.

An early start after breakfast in Cairo, as your guide picks you up for the drive to Sinai. Along the way, you'll stop at the Springs of Moses (Ayun Musa), a quiet oasis known for its natural springs and cool shade. You'll continue on to St. Catherine, home to St.

Catherine's Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest working monasteries in the world. After lunch at a local restaurant, you'll check in to your hotel in St. Catherine for the night.

After an early breakfast, you'll begin the climb up Mount Sinai, the peak traditionally associated with Moses receiving the Ten Commandments and held as sacred ground in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

The ascent takes you through desert scenery with wide views opening up near the summit, especially striking at sunrise. After the climb down, your guide drives your family back to Cairo.

Have breakfast at your hotel, then check out and transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight. If there's time before your flight, your guide can arrange an optional short excursion in Cairo.