| Day 1: Cairo, arrival |
Upon arrival to Cairo Airport, you’ll be escorted by our service team who will help you through the passport control and the customs and then, you’ll get a transfer to hotel.
Meals: (--) |
| Day 2: Cairo, Pyramids, Sakkara and Memphis |
After breakfast, you’ll meet your guide to start a full-day trip to visit the step pyramid of Sakkara which is the first stone building in the history. You will visit Memphis, the first capital of the unified Egypt and then, you’re going to visit the magnificent and great Pyramids of Giza, the fascinating Sphinx and the valley temple besides.
During the tour, you will have lunch in a local restaurant and you’ll have the opportunity to visit a papyrus institute to discover how the first paper in the history of mankind was made by the great pharaohs in Egypt. Later, you will go back to the hotel for an overnight.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch |
| Day 3: Cairo, the Egyptian museum of antiquities, the Citadel and Khan el Khalili Bazaar. |
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After breakfast, you’ll start a full-day trip. You will start visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities and the treasures' room of the famous young king "Tut Ankh Amun". The tour takes almost two hours and then the guide will give a free time to enjoy the fragrant of the past. Then, you will drive to the old Islamic part of the city, visit the Citadel of Saladin and the “Alabaster Mosque” of Mohamad ali Pasha, and you’ll finish your tour by visiting the famous old bazaar of “Khan el Khalili”. Lunch will be during the tour in a local restaurant. Later, you’ll get a transfer to the hotel and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch.
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| Day 4: Cairo / Abu Simbel / Aswan / Komombo |
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After breakfast in the early morning, you'll get a transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Abu Simbel. Upon reaching Abu Simbel, you will have a guided tour to the great and magnificent temple of "Ramses II" and the temple he built for his beloved wife "Nefertari". Then, you get a transfer back to the airport for your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival to Aswan, you will get a transfer to your Nile cruise and embarkation. Then, you'll start your sightseeing tour by visiting the High Dam, the unfinished Obelisk and the wonderful temple of “Philae”and then back to the cruise and sail to Komombo. After lunch you'll visit Sobek tembel in Komombo and then continue sailing to Edfu and overnight. Dinner will be aboard.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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| Day 5: Edfu / Luxor |
After breakfast, you'll visit Horus temple in Edfu and continue sailing to Luxor. Lunch and dinner aboard the cruise. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
| Day 6: Luxor East and West Banks |
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After breakfast, you'll visit the necropolis of the “Valley of the Kings” where you will see the famous tombs of the Pharaohs. You can visit up to three tombs. After that, you'll visit the temple of queen “Hatshepsut” at "El Dier el Bahari" and the colossi of "Memnon". Then, you'll have lunch aboard and after that, you'll visit the karnak temples and Luxor temple. overnight aboard.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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| Day 7: Luxor / Hurghada |
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After breakfast, disembarkation and then you'll get transfer to Hurghada by an A/C. vehicle. Overnight in Hurghada.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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| Day 8 & 9: Hurghada |
Free at leisure enjoying the perfect weather and you have a great opportunity to join any of our special optional programs (please see Hurghada day trips).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner |
| Day 10: Hurghada / Cairo, departure |
After breakfast, you’ll have a transfer to Hurghada airport for your flight back home (could be Via Cairo).
Meals: Breakfast. |
