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Capture the best of what Egypt has to offer in only 8 days in this deluxe Cairo and Nile cruise package. Discover the jewels of Egypt through visiting its top fascinating touristic cities of Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. Witness firsthand the last remaining ancient wonder of the world, the Great Pyramids of Giza. Watch daily life flow along the Nile River by once you embark your cruise in Luxor and explore breathtaking ancient temples and tombs between Luxor and Aswan, such as the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple and Philiae Temple.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Cairo – Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s

Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then he will escort you to the hotel by an air-conditioned coach. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairoand then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chepbren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx, and Valley Temple facing the great statue. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then, transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum. Continue to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Back to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili.

Optional tour to the Sound & Light Show at Giza Pyramids – $60 per person.

Day 3: Fly Cairo to Luxor – Nile Cruise Tour

Check out from hotel in the morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight with EGYPTAIR to Luxor where you will be met and assisted, then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your Egypt Nile cruise to check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Dinner on board the Nile cruise.

Overnight on board the Nile cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.

Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions

You’ll have an early breakfast on board, then head out to visit the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then to Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshpsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BC. Travel on to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu, enjoying a leisurely dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Edfu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Royal Cemetery, the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.

Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

After breakfast on board, you’ll 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. You’ll then sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple. You’ll have your lunch back onboard the ship and sail on to Aswan. You’ll also have dinner onboard.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Temple of Edfu, Kom Ombo, Temple of Kom Ombo.

Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours

After breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, proceeding to the beautiful Temple of Philiae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Dinner on board.

Overnight on board your Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae.

Day 7: Fly from Aswan to Cairo

Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, then transfer to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo where you will be met and assisted at the airport then taken to your hotel.

Optional tour to enjoy Abu Simbel Temples, which were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertiti. The price of Abu Simbel tour is $120 per person.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

Visits: Optional tour to Abu Simbel Temples.

Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home

Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.