11-Day Egypt Nile Cruise Tour with Cairo, Abu Simbel, Aswan and Luxor

• Arrive at Cairo International Airport and meet your Egyptian tour guide.

• Transfer to your accommodation for an overnight stay.

• After a delicious breakfast, visit the Pyramids of Giza: Cheops, Kefren, and Micerinos, along with the Sphinx of Giza.

• You can take an optional excursion to Memphis, the capital of the Ancient Empire, and to the Sakkara Necropolis in the afternoon.

• Return to your hotel in the evening.

• Take delight in a free day during which you can choose to explore the city and try local cuisines or simply relax at your hotel.

• Transfer to the airport to depart on a domestic flight to Abu Simbel via Aswan.

• Arrive at Abu Simbel and transfer to the cruise.

• After boarding and lunch, visit the temples of Abu Simbel, a symbol of the international campaign for the rescue of the Nubian monuments.

• At night, enjoy a light and sound show in Abu Simbel and savor dinner on deck, if weather conditions permit.

Overnight on cruise (full board).

• Navigate to Qasr Ibrim and observe from the deck the only vestige of ancient Nubia that remains in its original site.

• Head to Amada and visit the Temple of Amada, built during the reigns of Thutmose III, Amenophis, and Thutmose IV.

• Learn about the Hemi-Speos de Derr, dedicated by Ramses II to the Rising Sun, and the tomb of Pennut.

• Continue to Wadi es Seboua.

Overnight on cruise (full board).

• Visit the Temple of Wadi el-Seboua, dedicated by Ramses II to the gods Amon-Ra and Ra-Harakhty.

• Gaze at the Dekka Temple, dedicated to the god Thot, the Master of Divine Scriptures, and the Greco-Roman Temple of Meharkka.

• Head to Aswan.

Overnight on cruise (full board).

• Drive to the Temple of Kalabsha, with its pharaonic aspect dedicated to the god Mandulis, as well as the Hemi-Speos of Beit el Wali and the Kiosk of Kertassi, built in honour of the goddess Isis.

• Transfer to the riverboat anchored in Aswan.

• After boarding and lunch, ride on a felucca, a typical Egyptian sailboat, along the Nile to admire a panoramic view of the Mausoleum of the Ismaelita Aga Khan sect chief, the Elephantine Islands, and the Botanical Garden.

• Have dinner and spend the night on the cruise (full board).

• Have a look at the Aswan Dam and the Temple of Philae.

• Move towards Kom Ombo.

• Upon arrival, walk to the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris.

• Continue to Edfu.

Overnight on cruise (full board).

• Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu.

• Navigate to Esna and pass through the Esna Lock.

• Continue to Luxor.

• Upon arrival in Luxor, tour the majestic temples of Karnak and Luxor.

• Spend the night in Luxor.

• After a hearty breakfast and disembarkation, cross the Nile to marvel at the Necropolis of Thebes: the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatchepsut in Deir El Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon.

• At the scheduled time, transfer to Luxor Airport and fly to Cairo.

• Arrive in Cairo and transfer to your hotel.

• After your final breakfast in Egypt, go to the airport for your return flight.