Cairo And Nile Cruise Package

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt. You will meet a representative who will assist you through immigration and customs formalities. Later on, you will have a private transfer to the hotel selected. Check in and confirm pick-up times for each tour. The rest of the day is free to relax

Meals: Welcome Drink

After breakfast, your Egyptologist tour guide will accompany you to visit the Pyramids of Giza. Enjoy a fascinating introduction to each of the three pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus. Whilst here, you will have time to visit inside one of the Pyramids (extra ticket on spot). Then, drive to have a beautiful panorama view for great photos of the three pyramids. Proceed to visit the Valley Temple of king Chephren and the great Sphinx, the legendary statue with a human head and the body of a lion, carved out of a huge piece of limestone

Move on to visit the famous Egyptian Museum, houses the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts but the priceless treasures of boy King Tutankhamun from gold jewellery to the famous golden death mask and his gilded sarcophagi, this pharaoh was certainly the highlight. Your expert tour guide will introduce you to the museum’s most important pieces, and then you will have free time to explore at leisure

Drive to Islamic Cairo to visit the famous Khan el Khalili bazaar, the oldest Souk in Cairo. You’ll enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets. After finished, transfer back to your hotel and free time to relax

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Early morning, check out of your hotel and drive to the airport for your flight from Cairo to Luxor. After landing in Luxor, take a sightseeing tour of the East Bank. Start to visit the magnificent Karnak Temples. Walking through the Great open court into the Great Hypostyle Hall, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed by the 134 columns towering above you like an ancient forest. At the rear of the complex you will find the sacred lake where centuries ago pharaohs and their offerings to the gods were purified. After a tour of the complex, you will have additional free time to explore at leisure

Continue to Luxor Temple which was once joined to the Karnak Temples by a three kilometer long Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple which was built and decorated by Ramses II, while Tutankhamun, Amenhotep III and Alexander the great added to the temple’s construction.

After finished, transfer to your Nile Cruise and check in for 5 days 4 nights, Lunch on board and free time to relax and spend the evening at leisure in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on board, and then cross the River Nile to the West Bank, Your first stop is the Colossi of Memnon, carved from quartzite sandstone blocks, they represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and were once part of an impressive colonnade.

Proceed to the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the kings of Thebes (ancient Luxor), you will enjoy visiting 3 of the best preserved tombs. Guides are not permitted inside the tombs, but your guide will tell you what to look for inside the elaborately decorated tombs. If you wish to visit Tomb of Tutankhamun (extra tickets on spot)

Continue to the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari. Hatshepsut was the only female ruler of Egypt, ruled for almost 22 years between 1490-1468 BC. The temple is one of the most striking monuments, a stunning colonnaded building set against high cliffs that create a spectacular natural amphitheater

After finished, transfer back to your Nile cruise. Lunch on board and free time to relax and enjoy the Nile Valley spectacular view while sailing to Edfu via Esna lock

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast on board, you will enjoy a return way Horse and Carriage ride to visit Edfu temple, consider one of the best preserved of all the Egyptian Temples. The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus, son of Isis and Osiris. The Temples was built during the Ptolemaic times and was completed over a 180-year period.

Afterwards, return to the boat and leisurely cruise upriver, with free time relaxing on the sundeck and taking in the surrounding sights – desert hills forming a backdrop to lush riverbanks, fishermen casting their nets and farmers working their land, this is living.

Afternoon, stop at Kom ombo Temple, north of Aswan. Built on a high dune overlooking the Nile, the complex sits picturesquely ruined on the river’s edge and dates back to the second century BC. The complex is unique because it has a mirror-image design, divided down the middle, with either side dedicated to a different set of gods. One half is known as the Temple of Sobek (the crocodile-headed god of fertility), and it includes details on the Ancient Egyptian’s relationship with crocodiles, whom they revered and feared in equal measure. The other half is dedicated to Haroeris (also known as Horus the falcon god), and the whole temple is full of fascinating reliefs. After finished, return to your Nile Cruise and continue sailing to Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on Board, then start to visit the unfinished obelisk lies in the ancient stone quarry, where most of the famous obelisks were cut. Then drive to see Aswan High Dam, an engineering miracle when originally constructed in the 1960s. The dam brought an end to the Nile’s devastating floods. Continue with a motorboat ride to visit Philae Temple Island, located in the Nile River between the old Aswan Dam and Aswan High Dam, the Island was sacred to the goddess Isis mother of Horus and wife of Osiris. Your tour guide will take you on a walking tour through the temple and then enjoy free time to explore at leisure

Back to the Nile Cruise and enjoy Lunch on board and then enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Felucca ride on the Nile, weather permits!

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Check out after breakfast, and then drive to Aswan airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to the hotel, the rest of the day at leisure
Optional: There is an early morning visit to the world famous heritage site of Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II. This is an amazing site that was completely dismantled and rebuilt when Lake Nasser was flooded
Meals: Breakfast

After 8 exhilarating days of your Cairo and Nile cruise package, it will be time to share your journey with people back home. A guide will be waiting for you after your breakfast and transfer to the Cairo International Airport for your Cairo departure flight

Meals: Breakfast