12-Day Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise and Hurghada Red Sea Stay

• Arrival: Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport to begin your Egypt vacation, you will be met by your representative, who will accompany you to your hotel in Cairo for check-in and a free welcome drink.
• Tour Manager: There, you will be introduced to your Tour Manager for the trip, who will explain your itinerary in full and answer all your questions about your Egypt travel package, acting as your point of contact throughout the journey.
• Guides: Throughout your Cairo and Red Sea holiday, in addition to the Tour Manager, you will meet a variety of English-speaking tour guides, chosen for their expertise in each of the areas you are visiting.
• Leisure: After check-in, you are free to spend the rest of the day and evening at your leisure.
• Optional excursion: Sound and Light Show on the Giza Plateau by the magnificent Pyramids.
• Welcome Drink

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Activity: After enjoying a delicious wholesome breakfast at your hotel, your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to begin your journey by marveling at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza.
• Visit: Visit the iconic Sphinx and Valley Temple.
• Museum: After your pyramid visit, we will escort you to the Grand Egyptian Museum, where you will begin by exploring the impressive Grand Hall with its colossal Ramses II statue and royal statues along the grand staircase.
• Tour: This is followed by a tour through the main chronological galleries showcasing masterpieces from the Pre-dynastic, Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
• Visit: Then you will continue to the Tutankhamun Galleries to discover the world's largest collection of the young king's treasures.
• Free time: Afterward, enjoy the outdoor Obelisk Plaza with its unique suspended obelisk, beautiful architectural views, and some free time.
• Overnight: Return to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo

• Meals: Breakfast
• Transfer: After an early breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan.
• Assistance: Upon landing in Aswan, you will be met and assisted by our representative.
• Visit: Visit the majestic Philae Temple.
• Visit: We conclude the day with a visit to the Unfinished Obelisk, nestled in the stone quarries of Ancient Egypt.
• Return: Finally, head back to your hotel.

Overnight in Aswan

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Tour: You will start your day early with breakfast, and then begin your group tour to the Abu Simbel Temples, about 3 hours away by car.
• Visit: Upon arrival, you will encounter the remarkable temples built for Ramses II and his beloved queen Nefertari.
• Embarkation: Then you will embark on your Nile cruise.

Overnight on board

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Cruise: Start the day of your Egypt travel package with a pleasurable breakfast onboard your cruise ship in Aswan.
• Visit: First, sail to the unique Temple of Kom Ombo.
• Visit: In the afternoon, visit the huge Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu, the most complete and best-preserved of the Egyptian temples, consisting of many columns, halls, chambers, and chapels.
• Leisure: The rest of the day is spent at leisure, with an overnight stay on board.

Overnight on board

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Cruise: Relax while watching daily life on the banks of the Nile as you sail to Luxor.
• En route: En route, you will pass through the lock at Esna, where you are likely to be entertained by local traders trying to sell their wares from rowing boats.
• Visit: In Luxor, with your guide, you will visit Karnak Temple, the world's largest ancient religious site.
• Free time: There will be free time to explore the different parts of this huge complex, built during the reigns of various Pharaohs.
• Transfer: Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor Temple, built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for rituals and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun.
• Optional excursion: Optional evening Sound and Light Show, which tells the story of Luxor and Karnak. Highly recommended.

Overnight on board

• Meals: Breakfast
• Tour: After enjoying a leisurely breakfast on board the Nile cruise boat, your expert Tour Guide will take you on a fascinating Nile journey to the West Bank of the River Nile to experience the original resting place of the world-famous boy King Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings.
• Visit: Discover the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only female Pharaoh, at El Deir El Bahari, as well as the two towering statues of the Colossi of Memnon.
• Note: The three tombs visited are determined by the Egyptian Government in order to preserve them from the large flow of visitors. Therefore, they are rotated throughout the year and cannot be confirmed before your visit.
• Leisure: For the rest of the day, you will have free time to spend at leisure in Luxor and experience the traditional culture of Upper Egypt.
• Transfer: Before transferring to Hurghada for an approximately 4-hour drive.
• Hotel: Check in to the hotel, enjoy free time at leisure, and stay overnight.
• Please Note: There is an additional charge to enter the Tombs of King Tutankhamun and Ramses VI.

Overnight in Hurghada

• Meals: Breakfast
• Leisure: After breakfast, choose one of the many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing, and deep-sea fishing, which are just a fraction of the many enjoyable and exciting things to explore in Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt.
• Overnight: Finally, spend the night at your Hurghada hotel.

Overnight in Hurghada

• Meals: Breakfast
• Leisure: After breakfast, feel free to explore beautiful Hurghada and visit the crisp sunny beach of this coastal haven. Feel the cool breeze of the sea as the day is yours to enjoy as you please.
• Overnight: Spend another night at your hotel in Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt.

Overnight in Hurghada

• Meals: Breakfast
• Leisure: After breakfast, spend your day at leisure and relax.
• Transfer: Then you will be transferred to the airport.
• Transfer: Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be assisted before being transferred to your hotel for free time.

Overnight in Cairo

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Visit: After breakfast, begin your day with a visit to Coptic Cairo, a historic area rich in religious significance.
• Visit: Visit the iconic Hanging Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the Church of Abu Serga.
• Transfer: Afterward, transfer to the Citadel of Salah El-Din, a medieval Islamic fortification built in 1183 AD to protect Cairo from Crusader invasions.
• Visit: Within the Citadel, you will visit the impressive Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque, constructed by Egypt's 19th-century ruler Mohamed Ali, who governed the country for over 45 years (1805-1849).
• Lunch: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, offering a taste of traditional Egyptian cuisine.
• Tour: Then begin your tour of Khan El Khalili, the oldest market in Cairo.
• Transfer: Finally, transfer to your hotel for check-in and an overnight stay.

Overnight in Cairo

• Meals: Breakfast
• Transfer: On the twelfth day of your Egypt travel package, following a hearty breakfast, you will be met by our representative, who will transfer you to Cairo Airport for your flight back home.