Itinerary

1. Day 1- Arrive in Cairo

   • Meet your tour guide after arriving at the Cairo airport and transfer to the hotel. 

2. Day 2- Explore the Pyramids of Giza

   • Have breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then visit the following places: 
     • Giza enclosure and its pyramids- Three hours on the Giza plateau to discover the most outstanding monuments worldwide, of course, the only wonder of the ancient world that exists until now, i.e., the pyramid of King Cheops. Also, next to it are two more large pyramids, that of Khafre, son of Cheops and that of Menkaure, grandson of Cheops. This is where the most famous sculpture in the world is located- the Sphinx of Giza. 
     • Valley temple- is known as a great mark of ancient Egyptian civilization and living proof of how important was the fourth dynasty in the history of Egypt and civilization itself. 
     • Egyptian Museum of Antiquities- is the richest museum of monuments in the world. Here are the masterpieces of the pharaonic era, the treasure of Tutanjamón and many statues of Egyptian wealth in different materials.
   • Return to the hotel.

3. Day 3- See the Highlights of Old Cairo

   • Have breakfast and be ready to visit the Saladin Citadel, a huge fortress located east of Cairo that dates back to medieval times and Sultan Saladin.
   • Continue to Old Cairo and the Coptic Quarter. It is a very rich neighbourhood with the oldest Christian monuments in Egypt. We can visit one of several churches: for example, the church of Al-Moallaqa (if time permits).
   • Go to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, the most famous market in Cairo, known for its special atmosphere of the Egyptian markets of medieval times.
   • Visit the Sakkara necropolis (optional tour), which is the most important in the history of Egypt. Here, you can see the stepped pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser, the first pyramid built in the country in limestone in 2700 B.C.  
   • Board the train heading to Aswan from the Giza train station. (It is a train with double cabins (with 2 beds). The trip will last approximately 13 hours. 

   Have dinner and breakfast on the train.

4. Day 4- Visit Philae Temple

   • Arrive in Aswan and visit the Philae temple. The name comes from an island in the Nile River, 11 kilometres south of Aswan. It was famous for the temples erected during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods dedicated to the worship of the goddess Isis (goddess of music, love and joy) that spread throughout the Mediterranean until the temple was closed in 430 A.D.
   • Have lunch and get ready for a felucca time for Nile sightseeing.

   Overnight in Aswan.

5. Day 5- Sail to Kom Ombo

   • Head for an early visit to Abu Simbel city to visit its temples. The Colossal Temples of Abu Simbel were built by Ramses II (XIX Dynasty). Abu Simbel is a site of archaeological interest made up of Egyptian temples in Nubia, southern Egypt. (optional tour)
   • Transfer to the cruise, get ready for lunch and sail to Kom Ombo. Have tea in the afternoon and visit the temple Kom Ombo, the temple with its special design of the division between two triads of six divinities: Sobek, god in the form of a crocodile with his wife and son and Haroeris. We can also enter the museum of crocodile mummies that were found in a cemetery on the western bank of the Nile. 
   • Sail to Edfu and have dinner on board.

   Overnight in Edfu.

6. Day 6- See the Temple of Edfu

   • Have breakfast on board and head to the temple of Edfu. The temple dates from Ancient Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu, 120 km south of Luxor. During the Greco-Roman period, it was known as Apollinopolis Magna.
   • Sail to Luxor and visit the temple of Luxor, from the time of the new kingdom of the pharaohs: Tuthmosis III, Ramses II, Amenophis III and Alexander the Great, next to the Nile River.

   Have dinner on board and stay overnight in Luxor.

7. Day 7- Head to the Western Bank of Nile

   • Have breakfast and check out from the cruise cabin, and move to visit the Nile Western Bank, including the most important necropolis in Egypt, the Valley of the Kings. We can enter three tombs of the 63 in total discovered so far in the enclosure.
   • Visit the temple of Deir el Bahary; It is the funerary temple of Pharaoh Hatchepsut from 1480 B.C., which has a very rare shape of two ramps and three terraces in front of the cliff of the Theban limestone mountain.
   • Stop at the Colossi of Memnon; two gigantic statues that were moved from Cairo to flank the entrance to the funerary temple of King Amenophis III, but the temple was lost, and the statues remain, witness to the greatness that the temple possessed in its time.
   • Transfer to Hurghada hotel by air-conditioned car, where you will have lunch and dinner. 

8. Day 8- Take a break in Hurghada

   • Enjoy a free day in Hurghada.

9. Day 9- Transfer to Cairo

   • Head to Cairo from Hurghada by bus in the afternoon.     

10. Day 10- Departure

    • Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Cairo airport for your international flight to your next destination.