Egypt · Cruise & Sailing

6-Day Cairo, Luxor and Aswan Tour with 5-Star Nile Cruise

6 Days Round trip from Cairo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Enjoy a colourful belly dancing show with a folklore band and the unforgettable Tannoura spin
  • 02 Marvel at the Giza Pyramid Complex and the Sphinx
  • 03 Sail the Nile on a 5-star deluxe cruise between Aswan, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Luxor
  • 04 Explore the Egyptian Museum's rare collection spanning 5,000 years of art
  • 05 Visit the Valley of the Kings, including the tombs of great pharaohs such as Tutankhamen

Go on a Cairo and Nile cruise vacation and discover the real beauty of Egypt's attractions. Learn about the history of this ancient civilization through its temples, pyramids, and museums while sailing on the River Nile between Aswan, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Luxor.

Enjoy a colourful belly dancing show with a folklore band, featuring the unforgettable Tannoura spin.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Aswan, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Cairo, Giza, Luxor
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Cairo and Dinner Cruise

  • Meet your local tour guide at the airport for pick-up and transfer.

  • Enjoy a dinner cruise in the evening.

  • Enjoy a colourful belly dancing show with a folklore band, featuring the unforgettable Tannoura spin.

  • Transfer to the hotel.

2
Day 02

Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, and Flight to Aswan

  • Start your tour at the Giza Pyramid Complex along with the Sphinx.

  • Proceed to a granite mortuary temple used by the ancient Egyptians to carry out the mummification process.

  • Have lunch at a Pyramid/Nile-view restaurant.

  • Continue to the Egyptian Museum, displaying a rare collection of 5,000 years of art and over 250,000 genuine artefacts.

  • Transfer to Cairo airport to catch your flight to Aswan.

  • Arrive and check in to a 5-star deluxe Nile cruise and stay overnight on board.

3
Day 03

Aswan Sightseeing on the Nile

  • Continue your trip by visiting the High Dam built across the Nile at Aswan.

  • Marvel at the Incomplete Obelisk.

  • Stop by the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis of love and beauty.

  • Stay overnight on board.

4
Day 04

Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples

  • Visit the Kom Ombo Temple overlooking the Nile.

  • Continue sailing to Edfu Temple, dedicated to God Horus.

  • Sail to Luxor and arrive late at night.

  • Stay overnight on board.

5
Day 05

Luxor Highlights and Return to Cairo

  • Check out after breakfast.

  • Complete your vacation by visiting the Valley of the Kings, the final resting place of Egyptian rulers from the 18th-20th dynasty. This place houses the tombs of great pharaohs, including Ramses II and the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen.

  • Go to Queen Hatshepsut's Temple, built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together.

  • Visit the Colossi of Memnon, where you will find the two massive stone statues of King Amenhotep III in the mortuary temple.

  • Have your lunch and enjoy the boat trip on the Nile River.

  • Proceed to the impressive Karnak Temple, which is the largest temple complex ever built by man.

  • Transfer to Luxor airport to catch the flight to Cairo.

  • Stay overnight in Cairo.

6
Day 06

Departure from Cairo

  • Have breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Cairo 6 cities · 6 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation

  • Entrance fees

  • Transport

  • English-speaking Egyptologist tour guide

  • Domestic flight tickets

  • All service charges and taxes

What's Not Included

  • International airfare

  • Egypt entry visa

  • Tips

  • Personal expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Cairo International Airport (CAI), Shebeen, Al Hadaek, Hada'iq El Qobbah, Egypt
Tour start
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 days finish where they began, in Cairo.

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