8-Day Cairo and Nile Cruise: Luxor to Aswan Tour

• Overnight in Cairo
• Included Meal(s): No meals are included on this day
• Accommodation: Pyramisa Suites Hotel and Casino OR Hilton Cairo Heliopolis or similar (Standard quality)

Day 2: Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Coptic and Islamic Cairo and Khan El Khalili Tour

After breakfast, at around 8:00 am, you will be accompanied by your professional guide to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple. Next, you will head out to the Egyptian Museum, where the treasures of the boy king Tutankhamen await you. You will then go to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue followed by a short drive to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili which is Cairo’s oldest and most alluring bazaar. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo.

• Overnight in Cairo
• Included Meal(s): Breakfast and Lunch
• Accommodation: Pyramisa Suites Hotel and Casino OR Hilton Cairo Heliopolis or similar (Standard quality)

Day 3: Fly to Luxor from Cairo and cruise Embarkation

Take a short flight from Cairo to the city of Luxor, to board your Nile cruise ship before lunch. This afternoon, we visit sites around Luxor’s East Bank, exploring the Temples of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak. Both are dedicated to the Theban Triad: the sun god Amun the Creator, his consort Mut (mother of the world) and their son Khonsu, god of the moon. After the tour, return to the ship for dinner.

• Overnight Onboard in Luxor
• Included Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Nile Cruise – Valley of the Kings – Edfu

Start the day with a visit to Luxor’s West Bank, one of the most stunning landscapes in Egypt. Our day begins with a stop at the eerie Colossi of Memnon statues before continuing to the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir-el-Bahari, the mortuary complex of one of Egypt’s earliest female pharaohs. Continue to the Valley of the Kings, the burial site of almost all New Kingdom pharaohs of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties. Visit the tomb of Tutankhamun, along with some other tombs of your choice. The Valley’s many-chambered tombs are richly decorated with vibrant wall paintings depicting the stories of their rule, their gods and legends of the afterlife. In the evening, the ship sails to the farming village of Esna.

• Overnight Onboard in Edfu
• Included Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Nile Cruise – Kom Ombo

Continue to Edfu, south of Esna, to visit the Temple of Horus and its wealth of inscriptions. Although it was built under the Ptolemaic dynasty, its style appears much older, and it remains impressively intact. During lunch, sail to the agricultural town of Kom Ombo, famous for its Ptolemaic-era twin temples to falcon-headed Horus and crocodile-headed Sobek. This evening, sail toward Aswan.

• Overnight Onboard in Aswan
• Included Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Nile Cruise – Aswan

Spend the morning exploring the great monuments around Aswan. You’ll visit the 3600-meter long High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the majestic Temple of Philae. This afternoon, board a traditional felucca boat and enjoy a relaxing cruise around the area, passing Elephantine Island and stopping to visit Kitchener’s Island with its botanical gardens.

• Overnight Onboard in Aswan
• Included Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Fly Back to Cairo and Overnight

Today marks the end of your Nile River cruise. Before checking out and disembarking, you can indulge in a delectable breakfast onboard. Soon after breakfast, it will be time to proceed with the check-out and disembarkation procedures. One of our tour representatives will greet you and accompany you to the airport, from where you will board a flight back to Cairo and then transfer to your hotel.

Note: On this day, you have the option to join a group tour to the Abu Simbel Temples. This is not included in the standard package and will require an additional payment of USD 150 per person (pp). Early morning pickup for this tour is around 3:40 AM.

• Overnight in Cairo
• Included Meal(s): Breakfast
• Accommodation: Pyramisa Suites Hotel and Casino OR Hilton Cairo Heliopolis or similar (Standard quality)

Day 8: Departure from Cairo – End of Tour Service

After breakfast, you will check out from your hotel in Cairo (hotel check-out is before 12:00 noon) and will then be transferred to the Cairo International Airport according to your flight details or to join the tour in Jordan. This will be the end of our tour and services.

• Included Meal(s): Breakfast

INCLUDED in the Tour Price:

• Arrival, departure airport transfers and ground transportation
• Domestic flight tickets as per the itinerary
• 3 nights in Cairo at a 5-star hotel including breakfast
• 4 nights on the cruise full board
• English-speaking guide during the tours
• Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
• Entrance fees mentioned by the itinerary
• Local taxes and service charges

NOT INCLUDED:

• International Flight Tickets.
• Visa to enter Egypt.
• Optional tours.
• Services not mentioned in the program.
• Optional tours mentioned in the program, they will be provided at an additional cost.
• Drinks with meals.
• Travel insurance (recommended).

IMPORTANT INFO:

• Please be advised that the order /sequence in which the daily tours occur within the above day-by-day package tour itinerary can be subject to change depending on the availability of domestic flight tickets per the itinerary, opening/closing of various historical sites, etc.