8-Day Essential Egypt (4 stars + Sleeping train)

8-Day Essential Egypt (4 stars + Sleeping train)

a short trip in Egypt focusing on the highlights of Egypt Pyramids, Cairo & Nile Cruise, in 08 days-itinerary is ideal for first-time visitors to Egypt or for those looking to fit the classic sights of ancient Egypt. You will spend 02 nights in Cairo, with a guided tour of the pyramids at Giza & Sphinx, Put all this into context at Cairo’s Egyptian Museum. Then take a Sleeping train to Aswan to your Nile cruise, All meals are included and you’ll stop to visit temples and tombs on the banks of the Nile, including the Valley of the Kings, Karnak temple, Luxor temples.

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Cairo (No Meals)

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Arrive in Cairo airport, you will be met and assist by our representative who will assist you through the formalities, and then be transferred to your hotel to meet your tour manager for briefing about the tour package, overnight at your hotel in Cairo.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Day 2: Cairo, Sleeping train to Aswan (B, D)

Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
After breakfast you will start the tour by visiting the awe inspiring pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza plateau then head to visit the Egyptian museum, and finally to the open market (Khan El Khalili) the Bazaar with the numerous souvenirs shops and the coffee shops. Transfer to Giza train station, you will take Overnight Sleeping train to Aswan. Dinner and Overnight on train
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Day 3: Aswan (B, L, D)

Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
Breakfast at the train. Our representative will meet and transfer you to your Nile Cruise, beginning the day with a tour of the famous High Dam of Aswan. Next you will visit the romantic Temple of Philae. Overnight on your 5 star standard Nile cruise.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Day 4: Nile Cruise, Kom-Ombo, Edfu (B, L, D)

Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
Optional early morning trip to Abu Simbel by road or flight - without missing any part of the tour
Enjoy sailing down the fertile bank of the Nile to visit Kom-Ombo and Edfu Temples. Continue down the Nile to the city of Luxor, overnight on your 5 stars standard Nile Cruise.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Day 5: Nile Cruise to Luxor (B, L, D)

Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
After breakfast, we will arrive in Luxor and tour the East Bank of Luxor. Here you will experience the massive Karnak temple and historic Luxor temple, overnight on the Cruise.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Day 6: Luxor - Sleeping train Luxor to Cairo (B, L, D)

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
After breakfast, tour the West Bank of Luxor. Start your tour off with the world famous Valley of the Kings, then onto the Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir al-Bahri), and finish with the great Colossi of Memnon, the last remains of Amenophis III's temple. Then you will be transferred to Luxor train station to Catch the overnight Sleeping train to Cairo, Dinner and Overnight on train
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 7: Day 7: Optional tour to Alexandria and Al Alamien (B)

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Arrival Cairo, meet and assist at the train stations , Free time in Cairo, or you have the chance for an Optional tour to ALexandria or Alexandria and Al Alamien, Overnight Cairo

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 8: Day 8: Flight (B)

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
After breakfast take your memories with you in the flight back home.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.