Cairo the Nile and Hurghada

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt! Once you arrive at Cairo International Airport, your representative will meet, assist in customs and transfer to your hotel. Once arrived, check in and the rest of the day is free to settle and relax after your journey or If you arrive early you may like to take an evening sound and light show at the pyramids or enjoy a fantastic dinner cruise on the Nile (both available to book locally on arrival).

Meals: Welcome Drink

Breakfast at the hotel, today your tour guide will pick you up to visit the Giza plateau, home of the famous three pyramids of Giza, built over 4500 years ago! Explore the pyramids and learn about their fantastic history as you walk in the footsteps of the pharaohs. You have the chance to enter inside of one of these legendary structures and marvel at the massive stones used to construct them (Extra ticket on spot). Drive to visit the great Sphinx and the Valley temple of Cheops.

Head out to visit Memphis, the capital of the old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. Today there are little left in the oldest city but still can see an open air museum of antiquities where the colossal statue of Ramses II, the Alabaster sphinx and more

Continue to Saqqara, the burial ground for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis.. You will see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser (or Djoser), the oldest pyramid in the world and the prototype for all subsequent pyramids. The ancient architect and sage Imhotep initially designed the pyramid as a single story, then later added five more levels and covered the structure with a shell of fine limestone.

After finished, transfer to your hotel to relax or take an extra optional tour on offer. Optional: Pyramids sound and light show, experience the iconic pyramids and the great Sphinx at night as they are lit with dancing lasers and visuals.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at hotel and then pick up to visit the Egyptian museum, home to the largest collection ancient Egyptian collection of jewels, relics but the most famous is the golden treasures of king Tutankhamun. Whilst here you will have the opportunity to visit inside the Royal Mummies Hall (Extra ticket on spot)

Proceed to Cairo Citadel of Saladin was construction in 1176, once Muhammad Ali seized power in the 1805s, he restored the citadel and built numerous government buildings inside. His masterpiece was the great Alabaster Mosque, which you’ll have the opportunity to visit. Muhammad Ali’s mosque, with its large dome and tall pencil-like Ottoman minarets, is one of the most prominent monuments on Cairo’s skyline to this day.

Continue to visit the Coptic Cairo, encompasses the Babylon Fortress where the Hanging Church is the most famous Coptic Christian church in Cairo and the first built in Basilican style. Then the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga) is believed that the Holy Family visited this area and stayed here.

Get to know more of the Cairo sightseeing with a tour to the most amazing Islamic Cairo. Enjoy a walking tour to El-Moez Street, al Hakim mosque and Khan el Khalili bazaar. Back to your hotel & overnight

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Morning, pick up and transfer to Cairo airport for your short flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, start to visit the Aswan High Dam, considered a marvel of modern engineering when completed in 1970s.

Proceed to the beautiful Temple of Philae which is dedicated to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Originally located on the Island of Philae but after the construction of Aswan High Dam, the temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project took 10 years.

Continue to visit the unfinished obelisk, located in Aswan granite quarry. The unfinished obelisk gives an excellent idea about the mason work techniques in ancient Egypt. After finished, transfer to your Hotel in Aswan. Check in and take some time to get settled.

Later in the afternoon, you will take an Egyptian Felucca lateen boat to sail on the Nile, pass by the Elephantine Island and visit the Botanical Gardens on the Kitchener Island. After finished, transfer to your hotel to relax or enjoy an option tour to the Nubian village in Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today in the early morning, you will drive for almost 3 hours to visit the fabulous rock-hewn two temples of Abu Simbel (1290–1223 BC). In ancient times the area was at the southern frontier of Pharaonic Egypt. The four colossal statues of Ramses in front of the main temple are spectacular examples of ancient Egyptian art.

By means of a complex engineering feat in the 1960s, the site was dismantled, lifted, and reassembled some 185 meters west and 65 meters above the original site. Stand at the base of the colossal statues of Ramses II and puzzle out the hieroglyphs carved on the walls of the inner hall. Return to Aswan and check in to your Nile Cruise in Aswan, Lunch on board. Take some time to get settled into your Cabin and explore the ship.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, you Nile Cruise will set sail to Kom Ombo, upon arrival you will explore the unusual double temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the Elder). The Greco-Roman temple was constructed between 180BC to 219AD. See the Nilometer which used to measure the level of the Nile Water, during the annual flood season as well as the Crocodile Museum where some 300 crocodile mummies discovered in the vicinity are displayed inside

Return to the cruise and continue sailing downstream to Edfu. Upon arrival, you will enjoy a traditional Horse and Carriage ride to visit the Temple of Edfu, consider the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. This is partly because it was built later during the Ptolemaic era from 237 to 57 BC. Despite its later date, it reflects traditional Pharaonic architecture and so provides an excellent idea of how all the temples once looked. Then you will cruise to Luxor via Esna lock, Dinner and overnight aboard the Nile cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on board, today your will explore some of the most incredible sites of the country. Starts with a photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, 18 meters tall each and gazing eastward toward the rising sun, the statues depict Amenhotep seated on his throne.

Head to one of the most famous archeological sites in the world the Valley of the Kings, used for royal burials for nearly 500 years. It was here that the bodies of great pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Ramses II and Thutmose III were once laid to rest. Whilst here, you have the chance to visit inside the tomb of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun (Extra ticket on spot).

Continue to the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri, the temple was constructed into the face of steep cliffs at the basin. Hatshepsut is considered by historians one of the most successful rulers of ancient Egypt.

After finished, transfer to your Nile Cruise and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at your leisure. Optional: You have the choice to rise very early to see the West Bank of Luxor from above on an optional hot air balloon ride.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Disembarkation after breakfast, today, you will explore the east bank of the Nile, start at the magnificent Karnak Temple, the largest cult temple complex in Egypt. Enjoy Walking along the Avenue of Sphinx to enter the complex as your Egyptologist guide explains how the massive facade was constructed. Karnak Temple is home to a vast array of decayed temples, chapels, pylons and other ancient buildings as you soak up the unique atmosphere and let your imagination run wild as you learn about cult and beliefs in Ancient Egypt.

Continue to Luxor Temple which was once joined to Karnak Temple by a three kilometer long Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple. You will enter the temple through the great pylon where two enormous statues of Ramses II still stand, along with a pink granite obelisk (its mate stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France). After the great tour, you will be transferred to Luxor your hotel in Luxor and free time to relax.

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at your hotel and then enjoy free time to relax at your Luxor hotel or choose an optional excursion to visit the Valley of the Nobles which may lack the star power of the Valley of the Kings or other Luxor hotspots but it is well worth a visit.

Then proceed to the Valley of the Workers, at Deir el-Medina. It is a site of a complete village that housed the skilled craftsmen and laborers that worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, and the Valley of the Queens were lived and buried here.

And to visit Medinet Habu temple of Ramses III, it is the best preserved in the west bank of Luxor. Hebu temple is the second largest in Luxor after Karnak. The temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramses III.

Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at hotel, then you will be transferred from Luxor to Hurghada (almost 4 hours’ drive), where we check into your resort. Your stay here is on a ‘Bed and Breakfast’ basis, if you prefer to upgrade to (all inclusive – with all meals, soft drinks and snacks included but not alcoholic beverages). Kindly advice on booking, we’ll be happy to Up-grade your accommodation (subject to availability).

Meals: Breakfast

Your day is free today to relax on the beach or in the hotel swimming pool. Sunbathe, swim in the crystal waters or enjoy extra tours on offer dolphin house snorkeling trip in Hurghada or in the evening: Alf Leila Wa Leila Show in Hurghada

Meals: Breakfast

Your day is free today to relax on the beach or in the hotel swimming pool. Sunbathe, swim in the crystal waters or enjoy extra tours on offer Hurghada Desert Safari by Jeep.

Note: If you wish, we can book extra nights in the resort in Hurghada for you to extend your time here – please contact us for details and prices.

Meals: Breakfast

Your day is free today to relax on the beach or in the hotel swimming pool. Sunbathe, swim in the crystal waters or enjoy extra tours on offer in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, there are no activities planned for today and you are able to depart your Hotel at any time – check-out (at 12:00pm). You will be transferred to Hurghada Airport for your flight to Cairo & connect with your international departure flight. If you would like to spend some more time in Egypt, we’ll be happy to book additional accommodation for you (subject to availability).

Meals: Breakfast