Cairo and Nile Cruise - 7 Day

Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Regardless of what time you arrive for your 8-day Egyptian adventure, a tour manager will be standing by to meet you at the Airport. They will assist you in any way they can, and then you will be taken to check in at your 5-Star hotel in Cairo. Your tour manager will then assist you with check-in, and then the two of you will discuss your tour itinerary and confirm the pick-up times for your various tours. Notes: Entry Visa can be obtained upon arrival at Cairo Airport for Non-restricted Countries like the USA, UK, Canada, and EU nations including France, Australia….etc.

After your breakfast your Egyptologist guide and driver will fetch you for your sightseeing tour. Your first stop today will be at the ancient Giza necropolis to see the famous pyramids and the Sphinx, and also the Valley Temple. After you tour the pyramids, you will be taken for lunch at a good local restaurant, and then you will visit the New Grand Egyptian Museum. Then you will be driven back to your hotel for the night. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Enjoy a good breakfast at your hotel, Check-out from your hotel at the confirmed time, and then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Aswan. When you land at the airport, you will once again be met, and then you will be taken to board your 5-star Nile cruise Have a good lunch aboard the boat, and then your Egyptologist guide will take you to see three famous sites. First, you will visit the amazing Temple of Philae. This ancient temple would have been lost to the waters of Lake Nasser if it had not been moved to higher ground when the High Dam was being built. Spend some time exploring the temple, and then you will visit the Unfinished Obelisk. This would have been the biggest obelisk ever made but the project was abandoned when cracks started appearing. Following your tour, you will then head back to the cruise ship and you will have the rest of the day to yourself. This night of your holidays is spent on the quiet waters of the Nile at Aswan Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Note: Please note the standard check-in luggage allowance is 23kg checked and a 7kg cabin applies on this flight (Domestic flights).

Begin the 3rd day of your Tour with a nice leisurely breakfast, and then sit back and relax while your 5-Star cruise ship sails to Kom Ombo. When you get to Kom Ombo, our tour guide who sails with the ship will escort you and a small group of our other clients to see the remarkable Kom Ombo Temple which was dedicated to two different gods. One half was dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, while the other half was dedicated to Horus who is depicted as a human with the head of a falcon. After your stop at Kom Ombo, the vessel will then begin sailing to Edfu, with a good lunch being served along the way. When you reach Edfu, your tour guide will then escort you and the other member of your group to see Edfu Temple which is also known as Horus Temple. This is Egypt’s best-preserved ancient temple, thanks to the fact that it got buried beneath the sand and remained that way for about 2,000 years. Next, you will return to the ship, and it will then begin sailing to Esna. Enjoy afternoon tea along the way, followed by another go dinner on board the vessel in the evening. This night of your Tour will be spent on the water at Esna. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Note: The only mode of transport available to visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu is by horse and carriage.

Wake up on the water and enjoy a leisurely breakfast while sailing slowly toward Luxor. On arrival in Luxor, you and the other member of your group will then be taken for a tour on the Luxor West Bank, during which you will visit 3 amazing sites: Valley of the Kings; the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Valley of the Kings is an ancient royal burial ground where more than 60 tombs were discovered, including the tomb of King Tutankhamun which was discovered still sealed and intact in the early 20th century by Howard Carter. Nearly all of the artifacts and treasures which were discovered in his tomb are on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but a few remain in his tomb, along with his mummy. An admission ticket for his tomb is not included in the price of our Cairo to Abu Simbel Tour package . The reason for this is that those who wish to enter his tomb are required to purchase their tickets at the site. Also, only a certain amount of visitors are allowed each day, and queues tend to start forming very early in the morning. After your West Bank excursion, Once your West Bank excursion is over, your tour guide will accompany you back to the cruise ship and the remainder of the day will be yours to enjoy as you wish. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Note: The 3 tombs visited in the Valley of Kings are determined by the Egyptian Government to preserve them from the large flow of visitors. Therefore, they are rotated throughout the year and cannot be confirmed as to which tombs before your visit. (the ticket includes the visit to 3 tombs excluding the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses The Six).

Enjoy one last breakfast on the cruise ship, you will then be taken to visit another two spectacular ancient sites located on the Luxor East Bank. First, you will visit Karnak Temple, and then you will visit Luxor Temple. Karnak Temple was essentially a vast complex of temples and other related structures that grew for more than 2,000 years. Although only ruins remain, there is just so much to see here in what is believed to be the largest place of worship ever discovered. and then it will be time for check-out and disembarkation. After you have disembarked be transferred to the airport, and you will board a short flight back to Cairo. On arrival in Cairo, our representative will escort you to your hotel, free time & over night in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast.

Enjoy a good breakfast at your hotel, and then at the appropriate time, your tour manager and your driver will fetch you and take you to the airport in time for you to catch your flight back home. Sadly, your trip has now come to an end and it will be time for everyone to say goodbye. It might be a sad moment, but you will be boarding your flight with memories that will last forever because our Cairo and Nile Cruise Holidays are simply unforgettable. Meals: Breakfast.