Nile Cruise Round-Trip and Pyramids

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome to Egypt

After helping you with the arrival procedures at Cairo International Airport, your tour manager will drive you in an exclusive, luxurious, air-conditioned vehicle to the hotel. The tour manager at the hotel will help you check in easily and go over your itinerary with you to confirm the exact time of each tour’s pick up. 

Spending the night in Cairo. 

Day 2: Cairo and Pyramid Tours

After breakfast at your Cairo hotel, you will be met by your own guide, who will take you to the Giza Plateau to see the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the Sphinx. From there, you will go to the Valley Temple, which is directly in front of the enormous statue. After lunch at a reputable neighborhood eatery in Cairo, you will visit the Egyptian Museum. If there is time, you will be driven to Khan El Khalili, Cairo's oldest bazaar, after you have had time to see the beautiful ancient Egyptian antiques and treasures. Returning to the hotel.

Spending the night in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.
Visits: the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Valley Temple, the Egyptian Museum, the Islamic Cairo, and Khan El Khalili. 

Day 3: Round-trip flight to Luxor and Nile Cruise

Early in the morning, check out of the hotel and head to Cairo Airport for your trip to Luxor. Once there, you'll be greeted and helped to your air-conditioned luxury vehicle, which will take you to the start of your Nile Cruise. Lunch while cruising aboard the ship. On the cruise ship, enjoy some free time and afternoon tea. Onboard dinner. 

Spending the night on your cruise in Esna.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. 

Day 4: Cruise to Kom Ombo from Edfu Temple

Enjoy breakfast on board as you cruise to Edfu in the morning, and then stop by Edfu's Horus Temple, which is Egypt's best-preserved spiritual temple. Returning to the Nile cruise ship to resume the journey to Kom Ombo. Lunch and afternoon tea are served on board, followed by free time. Enjoying a dinner and an Egyptian Galabya party while on board. 

Spending the night on your sail through Kom Ombo. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. 
Visits: Kom Ombo, Horus Temple. 

Day 5: Cruise Tours Along Aswan Nile

Sail early toward Aswan while having breakfast aboard. After that, you'll be taken for a full-day tour that includes a visit to the Temple of Philae and the Granite Quarries. Return to your cruise ship, where lunch will be provided. Enjoy a delectable dinner on board and end the evening with an Egyptian folkloric show and belly dancers.

Spending the night on your Aswan cruise. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Visits: Philae Temple, Granite Quarries.

Day 6: Optional Tour from Aswan to Abu Simbel

After breakfast, take a leisurely stroll around Aswan or select an optional tour to the Abu Simbel Temples. Traveling by vehicle from Aswan to Abu Simbel takes roughly three hours. Once at Abu Simbel, visit the magnificent Temples of Ramses II, which honor the four universal gods Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, Ptah, and Ramesses II. After that, head back to your Aswan Nile Cruise. Enjoy some free time before dining and taking in a Nubian show while sailing.

Spending the night on your Aswan cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Visits: Aswan; optional tour to the Temple of Abu Simbel.

Day 7: Cruise to Kom Ombo Temple and Esna

After enjoying breakfast on board as you sail to Kom Ombo, take a guided tour of the temple where the gods Sobek and Haeroris shared. Returning to the Nile Cruise to enjoy lunch on board as you sail toward Edfu. Proceed to cruise towards Esna while enjoying afternoon tea on board. Dinner in Esna on board.

Spending the night on your cruise in Esna. 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Visits: Temple of Kom Ombo. 

Day 8: Cruise excursions on the Nile Luxor

Go on a guided tour of Luxor's west bank after breakfast on your Nile Cruise ship, where you'll see the Colossi of Memnon, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the formidable Egyptian queen, and the Valley of the Kings. returning to the cruise for lunch and dinner. 

Spending the night on your Luxor cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. 
Visits: Colossi of Memnon, Hatshepsut's Temple, and the Valley of the Kings. 

Day 9: Cruise the Luxor Nile - Returning to Cairo

After enjoying breakfast aboard, leave your Nile cruise in Luxor to take advantage of a guided tour around the East Bank of the city, where you can see the majestic Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Lunch will be provided in a reputable Luxor restaurant. After that, you'll be driven to Luxor Airport in preparation for your trip back to Cairo. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted and helped at the airport and then taken to your hotel close to Cairo Airport.

Spending the night in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.
Visits: Temples of Luxor and Karnak.

Day 10: Cairo - Fly Home

After breakfast at the hotel and some free time, you'll be driven to Cairo International Airport for your last flight.

Meals: Breakfast.

Tour Information

Tour Includes

The service of meet and assist at the airport.

Help with visitor relations while visiting.

Every transfer in a personal, air-conditioned vehicle.

Three nights' accommodation in Cairo with breakfast each day included.

Six nights' accommodation on a Nile Cruise ship, fully boarding.

Domestic flights from Cairo to Luxor and Luxor to Cairo.

Every sightseeing tour listed on the itinerary as a private guided tour.

Every excursion of the cruise that is part of the shared cruise group.

Entrance costs to every location listed on the itinerary.

English-speaking local tour guide.

Every meal included on the itinerary.

Bottled water for outings beyond the hotel or cruise.

All taxes and service fees.

Tour Excludes

Airfare abroad.

Egypt entry visa.

Any tours that are optional.

Personal expenses.

Tipping.

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