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Egypt · Cruise & Sailing
The journey
Visit Egypt's historical landmarks, including the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, the Valley Temple, the Egyptian Museum, the Karnak Temples, and Luxor Temple. Fly from Cairo to Luxor to board a 5-star Nile cruise for a one-of-a-kind experience along the river. Explore the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, the beautiful Temple of Philae, the Ptolemaic Temple at Edfu, and the Temple of Sobek at Kom Ombo. Sail around Elephantine Island in a local felucca boat and enjoy sightseeing in Aswan.
Sail around Elephantine Island in a local felucca boat and enjoy sightseeing in Aswan.
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Day by day
An Egypt Guided Tours representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and handle all your procedures through passport control, the luggage area, and customs formalities.
After that, you will be taken to your hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle.
Overnight stay in Cairo.
After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the Great Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus), and see the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple.
Pay a visit to the Egyptian Museum, where you can see the collection of Tutankhamen among other splendid pharaonic artifacts.
Return to the hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.
Check out from the hotel in the morning and head to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor, where you will be met and assisted, then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your 5-star Nile cruise.
After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple.
Dinner and overnight stay on board the Nile cruise.
After breakfast on the Nile cruise, go on an excursion to the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon.
After lunch, sail to Edfu.
Enjoy a leisurely dinner on board.
Overnight stay on board the Nile cruise.
After breakfast on the Nile cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu.
Sail to Kom Ombo to see the Temple of Sobek, the crocodile god.
Enjoy lunch on board.
Continue sailing towards Aswan.
Dinner and overnight stay on board the Nile cruise.
After breakfast on the Nile cruise, enjoy a day's sightseeing in Aswan.
Start with the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, then continue to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the goddesses Isis and Hathor.
Sail around Elephantine Island in a local felucca boat.
Dinner and overnight stay on board the deluxe Nile cruise.
After breakfast, disembark from your Nile cruise and transfer to Aswan Airport for your return flight to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport. You will then be taken to your hotel.
Overnight stay in Cairo.
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
Where this trip takes you
Great Pyramid of Giza, Great Sphinx of Giza, Valley of the Kings, Philae Temple
The route
The fine print
Accommodation in Cairo at a hotel on a bed-and-breakfast basis, and accommodation on the cruise on a full-board basis
All transfers and entrance fees to the places mentioned
English-speaking Egyptian tour guide
The price excludes train tickets, tips, and other personal expenses.
Logistics
Your 8 days finish where they began, in Cairo.
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