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Egypt · Cruise & Sailing
The journey
Spend a week in Egypt visiting famous attractions in Cairo and Giza before flying to Upper Egypt to board a luxury Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan. Explore the Pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan's highlights. This 8-day tour combines Cairo sightseeing with a classic Nile cruise experience and guided visits to Egypt's most celebrated ancient sites.
Spend a week in Egypt visiting famous attractions in Cairo and Giza before flying to Upper Egypt to board a luxury Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan.
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Day by day
Arrive at Cairo Airport, where you will be met and assisted by your tour manager, then transferred to your hotel for check-in in an exclusive modern air-conditioned van.
Receive detailed information about your holiday itinerary and advice on all procedures. Finalize the pickup time and meeting point for the next day.
Overnight in Cairo.
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, then start your day tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple facing the great statue. These monuments are described as varying between six thousand and even thirteen thousand years old. All places are wheelchair accessible.
Lunch at a good-quality restaurant.
Then move on to the Egyptian Museum, a well-paved place where you can see the collection of Tutankhamen among other splendid pharaonic artifacts.
After that, transfer to visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Return to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Check out from the hotel in the morning.
Then transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor, where you will be met and assisted.
Transfer by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your Egypt Nile cruise and check in.
Later, after lunch on board, visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple.
Have breakfast on board your Nile cruise, then go on an excursion to the royal west bank of Luxor. Start at the famous Valley of the Kings, then continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and finally visit the Colossi of Memnon.
Enjoy lunch on board, then sail to Edfu and have a leisurely dinner on board.
Overnight onboard.
Breakfast on board your Nile cruise.
Visit the Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus at Edfu.
Sail again to Kom Ombo and visit the temple dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god.
Lunch on board.
Continue sailing to Aswan.
Dinner and overnight onboard your Nile cruise.
Breakfast on your Nile cruise.
Enjoy a day's sightseeing in Aswan, visiting the High Dam, Philae Temple, and the Unfinished Obelisk.
Dinner and overnight on board your deluxe Nile cruise.
Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, then transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. On arrival, meet your representative and get assisted with your transfer to the hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Have breakfast and transfer to Cairo Airport for departure.
Where this trip takes you
Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Philae Temple
The route
The fine print
Meet and greet service at all airports
Assistance during your stay
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
03 nights in a Cairo hotel with breakfast
04 nights on a 05-star superior Nile cruise on a full-board basis
All tours in Cairo (privately) with a qualified English-speaking tour guide
Lunch and bottled water during tours in Cairo
All tours on the cruise on a shared-group basis
Entrance fees to all sites as per the itinerary
Meals as per the above itinerary
Portage when needed
Free mobile phone during your stay (charged with about 30 minutes of local calls or 2 minutes of international calls)
All service charges and taxes
International airfare
Domestic flights
Entry visa to Egypt
Any optional tours
Personal expenses
Tipping
Summer (May to September):
Option A costs $685.
Option B costs $615.
Winter (October to April):
Option A costs $799.
Option B costs $710.
Accommodation Details:
Option A includes a 5-star hotel and a 5-star cruise: You will stay at Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel Cairo and Nile Dolphin Nile Cruise.
Option B includes a 4-star hotel and a 5-star cruise: You will stay at Grand Pyramids Hotel and M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise.
Logistics
Your 8 days finish where they began, in Cairo.
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