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

• Meet your tour guide upon arrival at Cairo International Airport and check in to your hotel for the night.

• Visit the Giza Pyramids, the last remaining of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Nearby, see the Sphinx, a marvellous sight carved out of a natural rocky outcrop, with a lion's body stretching 45 m and paws 15 m long.
• Stop by the Papyrus Institute and a perfume factory to observe how souvenirs are made.
• Continue to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, considered one of the world's wealthiest museums. It houses more than 250,000 pieces from different periods, arranged in chronological order of Egyptian art, where you can observe changes in artistic taste over 3,000 years.
• Return to your hotel in Cairo.

(Optional lunch)

• Have breakfast and transfer to Cairo International Airport to take your flight to Luxor.
• Meet your guide in Luxor and cross to the west bank to visit the Valley of the Kings. The visit to the Tomb of Tutankhamun is not included, and your guide will explain the tombs.
• Move to the beautiful Temple of Der El Bahari, dedicated to the funerary cult of Queen Hatshepsut, and see the Statues of Memnon.
• Continue to the dock and embark on a 5-star Nile Cruise on a full-board basis.

Overnight in Luxor.

• Transfer to the massive Temple of Karnak, regarded as a holy city of columns, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines, obelisks, and the scarab, which is famous for its magical stories that you may experience for yourself.
• Visit Luxor Temple, which was once joined to Karnak by an avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, many of which still remain.
• Sail to Edfu for an overnight stay.

(Optional tour: Balloon ride over the West Bank in Luxor - early morning before the tour)

• Have breakfast and visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, dedicated to the Lord of the Sky. Its Ptolemaic architecture is preserved so exceptionally that it clearly demonstrates its marvellous design.
• Sail to Kom Ombo, dominating a curve of the Nile. This Ptolemaic temple strikes the imagination with its romantic setting. It is astonishing because it later became a double temple: Haroeris with the head of a falcon and Sobek with the head of a crocodile. The famous mummified crocodile of Kom Ombo is a sight not to be missed.
• Head to Aswan for a galabya party and overnight stay.

• Have breakfast and visit the Aswan High Dam. Then continue to the Unfinished Obelisk.
• Visit the beautiful Temple of Philae, dedicated to the worship of the Goddess of Love, Isis.
• Return to the cruise for an overnight stay on board in Aswan.

• Have breakfast and head to Aswan Airport to fly back to Cairo.
• Or
• Escape the city of Aswan and uncover the wonders of Ancient Egypt on a tour to the Abu Simbel Temples. As you explore, learn from your expert guide about the temples' rich history and how the complex was moved from the banks of the River Nile. Then transfer to Cairo. (Optional sound and light show at the Giza Pyramids at an extra charge.)

• Have breakfast and transfer to Cairo International Airport for your final departure flight.