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The journey
Discover Egypt's ancient wonders on an 8-day journey through Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan. In Cairo, explore the Giza Pyramid Complex, the Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili, and the Hanging Church before boarding a Nile cruise to Upper Egypt. Along the way, visit iconic sites including Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Edfu, Kom Ombo, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Temple of Philae.
After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you will be accompanied by your guide to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mekyrnus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple.
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Day by day
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt. Your tour guide will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.
At the hotel, your Egyptologist tour guide will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.
Overnight in Cairo.
A welcome drink is included.
After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you will be accompanied by your guide to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mekyrnus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple.
Head to the Egyptian Museum, where the treasures of the boy king Tutankhamen await you.
Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue, followed by a short drive to Islamic Cairo to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's oldest and most alluring bazaar.
Later, head back to the hotel and stay overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
After checking out from the hotel in the morning, you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for a flight with Egypt Air to Luxor, where you will be greeted and taken in an air-conditioned vehicle to your Nile cruise ship.
After lunch on board, enjoy visits to the impressive Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple.
Have dinner on board the ship and stay overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
After an early breakfast on board, head out to visit the Royal Cemetery of 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then continue to the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which the architects of the New Kingdom built during the 15th century BC.
Travel to the Colossi of Memnon.
After lunch, you will sail to Edfu, enjoying a leisurely dinner on board.
Overnight on board the ship.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
After breakfast, stop for a visit to the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon god.
Sail to Kom Ombo to encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, and learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple.
Have lunch back on the ship and sail to Aswan.
Enjoy dinner and stay overnight on the ship.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
After breakfast on the Nile cruise ship, enjoy a day's sightseeing in Aswan.
Start with the High Dam and then visit the Unfinished Obelisk in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the largest obelisk yet discovered.
Proceed to the beautiful Temple of Philae, devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor.
Have dinner and stay overnight on the ship.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast and then transfer to Aswan Airport for your return flight to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport and then taken to your hotel.
Overnight stay in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast.
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel followed by some free time at your leisure, after which you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast.
Where this trip takes you
Giza Plateau, Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Philae Temple
The route
The fine print
Meet and greet service by representatives upon your airport arrival
Assistance with guest relations during your stay
Bottled water during the trip
30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your visit, or an Egyptian SIM card for your unlocked mobile device
All service charges and taxes
All meals mentioned on the itinerary
All transfers via private air-conditioned vehicle
Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo
Accommodation for three nights in Cairo, including daily breakfast
Accommodation for four nights on a 5-star superior Nile cruise ship, full board
Private sightseeing tours in Cairo (listed in the itinerary)
Sightseeing tours on the cruise
English-speaking Egyptian tour guide
Entrance fees to all sites mentioned on the itinerary
International airfare
Entry visa to Egypt
Any optional tours
Personal spending
Tipping
This tour must be booked at least 48 hours before your travel date. Confirmation of this tour will be received at the time of booking.
Tour is operated in English.
French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Russian-speaking guides are available if requested at the time of booking.
Experience the best of Egypt with a Nile cruise vacation. You will begin your expedition in the capital, where you'll start at the Giza Pyramids and Coptic & Islamic sites. On board the cruise, the Colossi of Memnon, Unfinished Obelisk, Karnak Temple, Philae Temple, Luxor Temple, and many more await you.
Logistics
Your 8 days finish where they began, in Oruba Road قسم النزهة،، Cairo Governorate.
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