| Day 1: Cairo, arrival |
Upon arrival to Cairo Airport, you will be escorted by our service team who will help you through the passport control and the customs and then, you will get a transfer to you hotel.
Meals: (--) |
| Day 2: Cairo, Pyramids, Sakkara and Memphis |
After breakfast, you will meet your guide to start a full-day trip to visit the step pyramid of King "Zoser" in Sakkara which is the first stone building in the history, then you will visit Memphis that was the first capital of the unified Egypt. Later, you are 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 will 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 and then you will go back to the hotel for an overnight.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch |
| Day 3: Cairo, Egyptian museum, Citadel Coptic Cairo, Bazaar |
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After breakfast, you'll meet your guide to start a full-day trip. Visit the Egyptian museum of antiquities and the treasures room of the 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 and visit the Citadel of Saladin and the “Alabaster Mosque”. Visit one of the oldest churches in Christianity, “The Hanging Church” and after that, you will have the opportunity to visit the old Synagogue. Lunch will be during the tour in a local restaurant and you will finish your tour by visiting the famous old bazaar of “Khan el Khalili”. Transfer back to the hotel and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch
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| Day 4: Cairo / Luxor, Embarkation, west bank |
After breakfast in the early morning, transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival in Luxor, you get a transfer to the Nile cruise for embarkation and then start your sightseeing program. We take you directly to the necropolis of the “Valley of the Kings” where you are going to visit the famous tombs of the Pharaohs. After that, you will visit the valley of the queens then the temple of queen “Hatshepsut” at "Al Dier el Bahari" and then visit the colossi of "Memnon". Back to the cruise. Lunch and dinner on board. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
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| Day 5: Luxor East Bank / Esna |
Breakfast and then you will start your tour by visiting “Thebes”, one of the oldest capitals of ancient Egypt. Visit the temples of “Karnak” which are the most magnificent and biggest temple complex. Later, you will visit the amazing “Luxor temple” that was built by the great pharaoh Amenophis III. Back to the cruise for lunch. Free in the evening. Dinner and overnight. The cruise starts sailing towards Aswan. The cruise gets through Esna Lock and continue sailing to Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner.
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| Day 6: Edfu / Kom Ombo / Aswan |
You will have breakfast aboard. The cruise reachs Edfu and there you will enjoy visiting the temple of "Horus" then sailing to Kom Ombo and visit the temple of "Sobek" and then continue sailing to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan aboard.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner |
| Day 7: Aswan Sightseeing |
After breakfast you will start your tour with the High Dam, the unfinished Obelisk and the wonderful temple of “Philae”. Then, you will have a great opportunity to sail the Nile on a felucca and visit the botanical island of Lord Kitchener. Lunch and dinner aboard the cruise and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner |
| Day 8: Aswan / Cairo, Departure transfer |
After breakfast, disembarkation and then you will have a transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be escorted for your connection flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast. |
