7-Day History tour of Egypt from Cairo on a Cruise
Highlights
Cairo
boating, cultural, historical
Private Tour
7 Days
Easy
English
Description
Go on a 7-day sailing tour of the famous cities of Egypt, starting from Cairo. Visit the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum at Giza, the High Dam, Philae Temple & Unfinished Obelisk at Aswan. Board a cruise to Kom Ombo & Edfu Temples at Edfu, and see the Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, and Luxor's famous historic temples. Attend the discos and night parties on the cruise and have a great time.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Cairo
- Arrive at Cairo airport and meet with the tour guide.
- Travel to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 2: Giza
- Have breakfast at the hotel, then drive to the Giza complex.
- Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, the only remaining landmark of the Old seven wonders of the world, the Pyramid of Cheops and the pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus. Take a few pictures from the panoramic area.
- Travel to the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx.
- Check out the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Get a chance to visit the collection of King Tutankhamen, including the famous golden mask of the boy king. Additionally, you can also visit the Mummies Hall, where you can see mummies of the ancient Egyptian Kings.
- Drive back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
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Day 3: Aswan
- Have breakfast at the hotel, then travel to Cairo Domestic Terminal to fly to Aswan.
- Meet with the tour guide at Aswan, then travel to the High Dam, an engineering miracle built in 1960 protecting Egypt from annual floods from the Nile.
- Proceed to visit the unfinished Obelisk, which shows the techniques used by the ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks.
- Travel to the majestic Philae Temple, which was built in honour of goddess Isis, the chief deity of the island.
- Take a cruise ride to Kom Ombo and have lunch on board.
- Visit the temple of Kom Ombo, which is shared by the two gods of Sobek and Haroeris.
- Have dinner and attend a disco party on board.
Overnight stay on the cruise.
Note: The cruise sailing times are flexible. Therefore, the order of the itinerary might change from time to time. We assure you will visit all the mentioned sites; just the order may vary.
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Day 4: Edfu
- Have breakfast on the cruise and arrive at Edfu.
- Visit The temple of Edfu, a majestic temple dedicated to Horus, which is considered the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to the Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus revenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth.
- Hop back on the cruise and have lunch on board.
- Continue sailing to Luxor.
- Have dinner on board and attend a Galabya party, an ancient Egyptian costume party.
Overnight stay on the cruise.
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Day 5: Luxor
- Have breakfast on board, cross to the West Bank to visit Valley of the Kings, where tombs cut in the mountain for the new kingdom pharaohs, ruled over Egypt for almost 500 years between 1550 – 1080 BC.
- Proceed to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt built at the bottom of the Al Qurna mountain cliff. Queen Hatshepsut was the famous female pharaoh of Egypt, posed as a male to gain the throne.
- Have a brief photo stop at the colossi of Memnon, which marks the entrance of the ruined funerary temple of Amenhotep III (1391–1353 BC).
Get back on the cruise for dinner and an overnight stay.
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Day 6: Luxor- Cairo
- Have breakfast on board, then disembark from the cruise.
- Start the tour at Karnak Temple, the greatest cult temple in history, dedicated to Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu.
- Continue to visit the Luxor temple, located on the other end of the avenue of sphinxes, that once connected the Karnak and Luxor temples. The temple's rear is chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt and Alexander the great. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Rameses II.
- Then transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo.
- Arrive in Cairo and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight stay in Cairo.
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Day 7: Cairo
- Have an early morning breakfast and transfer to the airport for your departure.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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1 to 4 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 4 | /person |
This is a private tour |