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Location: Cairo – Luxor – Aswan
Duration: 8 Days – 7 Nights
Embark on an unforgettable journey through Egypt’s rich history and culture. This 8-day adventure will take you to the iconic cities of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, where you’ll explore ancient wonders, experience the magic of the Nile River and immerse yourself in the beauty of this captivating country.
Notes:
*The Nile Cruise’s itinerary might change its sequence due to the navigational restrictions, but all visits will be offered.
Included/Excluded
- Meet and assist service by our representative at airports
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo on Bed and breakfast basis
- Accommodation for 4 nights onboard Nile Cruise on full board basis
- Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan on Bed and breakfast basis
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as mentioned in the itinerary
- All visits, entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary
- Dinner in Cairo on a Nile cruise restaurant
- Professional English, Spanish, German or Italian speaking tour guide during your tours
- All service charges and applicable taxes included
- International/Domestic Airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours/lunch
- Personal spending
- Tipping Kitty
Itinerary
Day 01: Welcome to Cairo, Egypt
Welcome to the mystical lands of Egypt, where the Pharaohs ruled for thousands of years. Arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be greeted and assisted by our representative.
Transfer to your luxurious hotel, our representative will assist you with a smooth check-in.
Your private tour guide will accompany you to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world – The Great Pyramid of Khufu. You will continue to explore the rest of Giza plateau including the sight of Khafre’s (Khufu’s son) Pyramid, the second largest pyramid on Giza site, Menkaure’s Pyramid, the smallest and their guardian the famous Sphinx, one of the world’s oldest and largest monument.
Back to the hotel.
Evening: Dinner at Nile Cruise
Sooth your night with dinner on a 5-star luxurious Nile Cruise restaurant and admire the lights of Cairo while enjoying an open buffet dinner with a belly dancer and Egyptian folklore show cruising for 2 hours in the River Nile.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 02: Cairo Sightseeing
After breakfast, your private tour guide will accompany you to visit the Egyptian museum which is known for its valuable antiques from the pharaonic period.
The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 overwhelming artefacts are presented among which, are the world-famous Tutankhamen collection.
Optional Lunch at an authentic restaurant in Cairo.
Then transfer to the famous Khan El Khalili Bazaar located in the heart of Islamic Cairo. This busy and colorful open air bazaar is filled with exotic items from souvenirs and jewelry to perfumes and spices. End your trip by walking along El Moez Street, admiring the Islamic architecture of Historic Cairo.
Transfer back to the hotel and overnight.
Day 3: Fly to Luxor – Nile Cruise
After breakfast, our representative will assist you to check out from the hotel and transfer you to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor International Airport, our representative will be waiting for you to escort you to board your 5-star luxury Nile cruise for embarkation.
Enjoy lunch on board, your private tour guide will accompany you during your visit to the impressive Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple.
After the tour you will be transferred back to the Nile cruise to enjoy dinner on board.
Overnight on board.
Day 04: Luxor- Nile Cruise Excursions
Following breakfast on board, take an excursion to the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs were discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Continue to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharoah Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to the Nile cruise.
Lunch & dinner will be served on board, while relaxing and admiring the beautiful scenery along
the Nile while sailing to Edfu.
Overnight on board.
Day 5: Edfu and Komombo Temples
Following breakfast on board, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus
at Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to the Nile cruise. Lunch on board & continue sailing to Aswan.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6: Aswan – Sightseeing Tours
After breakfast on the cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Notes:
*The Nile Cruise’s itinerary might change its sequence due to the navigational restrictions, but all visits will be offered.
Day 7: Overnight in Aswan
Following breakfast onboard, disembark from your Nile cruise and transfer to your 5 star hotel in Aswan where you will be escorted to check in.
Optional Tour: Abu Simbel Temple with its main attraction ‘’The great sun temple of Ramses II and the temples of Queen Nefertari’’
The rest of the day will be spent at leisure.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 8: Aswan – Cairo – Fly Back Home
Breakfast at the hotel then depart to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
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