About This Trip
Discover the ultimate historical attractions in Cairo; visit Aswan and sail to Luxor in absolute fashion with an 8 day Cairo and Nile cruise tour.
Walk inside the famous Giza pyramids; discover the oldest pyramid ever discovered when you go to Saqqara and then fly to Aswan to discover Aswan's sights including the spectacular Temple of Philae that was rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser when the Aswan High Dam was once built. Sail to Luxor to discover Luxor ancient attractions and many more as you sail for Aswan. Fly back to Cairo and bid this ancient land goodbye.
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Itinerary
01Day 1 — Arrival at Cairo Int. Airport – Cairo Overnight
Upon arrival to Cairo International Airport, you will be met with our English-speaking representative who
Will help and assist you in all formalities including getting the Entry Visa and bags assistance, then transfer you to your hotel for check in and overnight in Cairo.
Meals Included
No meals
02Day 2 — pyramids – Memphis and Sakkara – Cairo Overnight
You will have your breakfast in your hotel in Cairo, then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your day tour by visiting Pyramids of Giza "Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure", the place the greatness has been embodied in three pyramids with a limestone statue of Sphinx guarding the whole area.
Then proceed to one of our local restaurant to have your lunch.
After that you will proceed to the city of Sakkara, the place you will be so excited by exploring The Step Pyramid of king Djoser. This pyramid has a very nice story, when king Djoser asked his chief Architect Imhotep to create something different, so that the king could be buried at. As a result the well-known Architect creates the Step pyramid, which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period.
Finally we will drive towards Memphis, the place you can visit The Open Air Museum including the marvelous monuments of king Ramses II. After ending your day tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo for accommodation & overnight.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
03Day 3 — Egyptian Museum – Citadel and Khan El Khalili
Breakfast at your hotel. Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your day tour by visiting The Egyptian Museum, which is considered to be one of the most important museums in the world, housing the Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known king Tutankhamen. Also, you will have the chance to visit the Mummies’ Room which is a wonderful chance that you can't imagine. You will have the good chance to see the great real pharaohs in their full body.
Lunch at local restaurant. Then proceed to Old Cairo area, the place you can visit Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played as a very important role in protecting Egypt, as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years.
Then we will accompany you to Khan El Khalili, which consider as one of the stunning bazaars in the Middle East. After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
04Day 4 — Fly to Aswan – Nile Cruise Overnight
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then our representative will meet you to go the Airport to fly to Aswan.
Upon arrival to Aswan our representative will wait you in the airport, you will be transferred to your Nile Cruise for Embarkation and check in, and Lunch will be on board of the Cruise.
Later on, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the great city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood.
After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by a motor boat till reach Agilika Island, the place you will visit Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Greco-Roman period and was dedicated to goddess Isis (mother of god Horus).
Finally you will be escorted to visit one of the marvelous sightseeing in Aswan, The Unfinished Obelisk, which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to god Amun Ra.
After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred to your Nile cruise and overnight in Aswan.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
05Day 5 — Kom ombo and Edfu Temples
Breakfast will be served on board your ship. After that you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to visit one of the most fantastic temples in Egypt, Temple of Kom Ombo, and the place the two gods Sobek & Haroeris were worshipped for a while. Get back to your ship and enjoy your lunch on the sun deck, watching the unique landscape of the great river Nile.
Afternoon, enjoy chariot riding to Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is considered to be one of the most well preserved temples in Egypt. After finishing your tour, you will be transferred back to your ship.
Enjoy relaxing on board your ship. Dinner will be served on board. At night Egyptian Folkloric Show party will be operated by staff on board.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
06Day 6 — West Bank of Luxor
Breakfast on the Nile cruise. After that you will start your magical tour in Thebes, the sacred land by exploring the wet bank of Luxor including Valley of the Kings, which considers as the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried.
After that, you will proceed to visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. This temple is considered as one of the most wonderful examples of the Architecture in ancient Egypt, because it was totally carved inside the mountain.
At the end of the tour you will visit Colossi of Memnon, which is belonging to king Amenhotep III. After that you will return to your ship to have your lunch & overnight Luxor.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
07Day 7 — Disembarkations from Nile Cruise – Luxor East Bank – Fly to Cairo
Check out from your Nile cruise after breakfast. Then you will enjoy your tour discovering the East Bank of Luxor, including the most wonderful Karnak Temples Complex, which is considered to be the biggest complex construction in the world covering an area of a hundred.
Finish your beautiful tour in Temple of Luxor,built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty & completed by the well know king Ramses II.
Then transfer to Luxor airport airport to fly back to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo airport, you will transfer to your hotel & overnight Cairo.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch
08Day 8 — Cairo Int. Airport – Final Departure
Check out after breakfast. Our representative will pick you up. Transfer to Cairo international airport for final departure.
Meals Included
Breakfast
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What's Included
- 5* hotel in Cairo for 4 nights
- 5* Nile Cruise for 3 nights
- Cruise Boat
- Plane
- Private Air-Conditioned Vehicle
- Horse carriage at Edfu
- Taftaf at Valley of the Kings
- Motor Boat to Philae island
- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 3 dinners
- Domestic flights
- Meet, greet and assist with all arrivals and departures
- All transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles
- All sightseeing tours mentioned in the Best of Egypt Tour itinerary
- English speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the Best of Egypt Tour itinerary
- Portage when needed
- All service charges and taxes
What's Not Included
- International airfare
- Egypt entry visa
- Optional tours not mentioned in the Best of Egypt Tour itinerary
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities
- Tour Details
- Prices
- May to Sep:
- Per Person in Triple Room
- $ 1379
- Per Person in Double Room
- $ 1473
- Per Person in Single Room
- $ 2106
- Oct to April:
- Per Person in Triple Room
- $ 1639
- Per Person in Double Room
- $ 1733
- Per Person in Single Room
- $ 2462
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