7 Nights / 8 Days
Cairo & Giza + Nile Cruise (Luxor & Aswan)
Day 1
- Arrival
Day 2
- A visit to the Step Pyramid of Sakkarah.
- A visit to Giza’s Plateau (The Pyramids of Giza).
Day 3
- A visit to the Egyptian museum in Tahrir Square.
- A visit to the Islamic Cairo and Khan Al Khalili.
Day 4: (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
- Embarkation.
- A Visit to the East Bank.
- Karnak Temples visit.
- Luxor Temple visit.
Day 5: (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
- A Visit to the West Bank.
- Navigation to Edfu.
Day 6: (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
- Edfu Temple visit.
- Navigation to Kom Ombo.
- Kom Ombo Temple visit.
- Navigation to Aswan.
Day 7: (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
- Philae Temple visit.
- A visit to The High Dam.
Day 8
- Abu Simbel visit.
- Transfer to the airport.
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Upon your arrival at Cairo’s International Airport, we’ll assist you. Then transfer you to the hotel.
Overnight stay. (Meals on request)
Day 2: Sakkarah - Giza’s Plateau
After breakfast, we’ll transfer you to the most important archaeological area:
Sakkarah (The Step Pyramid, Tombs of ancient nobles and the daily life scenes of 2400 BC in Sakkarah).
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
PM: A visit to Giza’s Plateau (The Three Great Pyramids (Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure) behind the great statues of Sphinx including the Valley Temple, the operation rooms (of Mummification) and visit Memphis.
Return to the hotel for the overnight stay.
Sakkarah (The Step Pyramid, Tombs of ancient nobles and the daily life scenes of 2400 BC in Sakkarah).
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
PM: A visit to Giza’s Plateau (The Three Great Pyramids (Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure) behind the great statues of Sphinx including the Valley Temple, the operation rooms (of Mummification) and visit Memphis.
Return to the hotel for the overnight stay.
Day 3: The Egyptian museum - Islamic Cairo & Khan Al Khalili
After breakfast, we’ll transfer you to visit the Egyptian museum in Tahrir Square (A very exciting collection of pharaonic monuments, murals sculptured in Hieroglyphic, and an interesting ancient papyrus collection as well as a different collection of statues and pharaonic sarcophagus).
You’ll also find Pharaohs' funeral furniture, which they’ve kept in their tombs to use in the life after death (resurrection).
Lunch will be served in a typical restaurant.
PM: A visit to the Islamic Cairo (the Citadel of Salah-din, the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammed Ali and end the day with Khan El Khalili & Al Moez Street (Art & Architecture of the Islamic Period).
Overnight stay at the hotel and a new journey will begin the next day upon your arrival at Luxor.
You’ll also find Pharaohs' funeral furniture, which they’ve kept in their tombs to use in the life after death (resurrection).
Lunch will be served in a typical restaurant.
PM: A visit to the Islamic Cairo (the Citadel of Salah-din, the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammed Ali and end the day with Khan El Khalili & Al Moez Street (Art & Architecture of the Islamic Period).
Overnight stay at the hotel and a new journey will begin the next day upon your arrival at Luxor.
Day 4: Arrival luxor
Upon arrival at Luxor Airport on Monday, our representative will accompany you to the cruise ship by bus. In the afternoon, lunch will be served in the restaurant on board. Afterwards, an Egyptologist guide will take you to the East Bank where you can visit the Karnak Temple (one of the greatest temples and most important religious buildings in the world built within 2000 years!)
Afterwards, a visit to the Luxor temple that was dedicated to the royalty renewal, where many Egyptian pharaohs were crowned. Then we’ll return to our cruise for a delicious, freshly prepared dinner. You can then explore Luxor by a horse-drawn carriage wandering around Luxor, and you’ll have your first overnight stay on board.
Afterwards, a visit to the Luxor temple that was dedicated to the royalty renewal, where many Egyptian pharaohs were crowned. Then we’ll return to our cruise for a delicious, freshly prepared dinner. You can then explore Luxor by a horse-drawn carriage wandering around Luxor, and you’ll have your first overnight stay on board.
Day 5: Luxor
We’ll wake up early and enjoy our first breakfast on board as the sun slowly rises over the Nile before our amazing West Bank tour begins. The West Bank tour begins with a visit to the Great Valley of the Kings, the royal burial ground where the tombs of the pharaohs were built from 1539 to 1075 BC. Then we’ll head to the Temple of Hatshepsut (Al-Deir Al-Bahari), the most powerful and prolific queen in Egyptian history and move to see the Colossi of Memnon, the two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III standing at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III.
Getting back to the boat, it will continue sailing to Edfu through Esna’s Lock.
Getting back to the boat, it will continue sailing to Edfu through Esna’s Lock.
Day 6 Edfu - Kom Ombo
After the morning breakfast, the Calesh will take you to Edfu temple (the site of the Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus and an ancient settlement). By carriage we’ll go back to the boat and start navigating for more than 5 hours to “Kom Ombo”, enjoying the Egyptian landscapes, and watching the farmers working in the farm fields until we arrive at Kom Ombo’s unique temple that has a 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the Crocodile God “Sobek”, God of strength, where you’ll find rooms specified for mummified crocodiles.
Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the Falcon God Haroeris ("Horus the Elder"). Afterwards, we’ll return to the boat and sail to Aswan, where you will stay overnight.
Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the Falcon God Haroeris ("Horus the Elder"). Afterwards, we’ll return to the boat and sail to Aswan, where you will stay overnight.
Day 7: Philae temple - The High Dam
A tour to Philae temple, the High Dam and have some free time to explore Aswan's markets which are popular for their spices and colors.
Day 8: Abu Simbel
In the early morning, we'll take a bus for the final tour from Aswan to Abu Simbel and visit two temples: a great temple dedicated to Ramesses II and a smaller temple dedicated to Ramesses II's wife Queen Nefertari, both facing Lake Nasser.
Then return to Aswan and transfer to Aswan Airport for departure.
Includes
- All details mentioned in the program.
- 4 Nights Nile Cruise, 5-stars full board accommodation.
- Private AC coach for all transfers and visits.
- Private Egyptologist guide speaking your language for all visits.
- 2 Full Days visits in Cairo.
- 2 Lunches in Cairo during the visits.
- Entrance fees for the archaeological sites.
- Visits to Abu Simbel Temples (Nefertari – Ramesses II) by coach and a local guide speaking your language on sites.
- 4 Transfers in Cairo + 1 Transfer in Luxor + 1 Transfer in Aswan.
- Promo Tours assistance during the whole trip.
- Including all taxes (14% Vat + 12% Restaurants and Hotels services).
Excludes
- Beverages and personal needs.
- Meals not mentioned in the program.
- Tips for (Guides – Drivers – Boat staff).
- Egypt’s entrance visa to be paid upon arrival.
- Airline tickets (National – International).
- Trip Insurance.
