8 Days Pyramids and Nile Cruise By Air

8 Days Pyramids and Nile Cruise By Air

Experience Egypt with Nile Cruise Holiday. Stop in Cairo to visit the Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum before flying to Luxor to embark on a Nile cruise. See impressive ruins and beautiful scenery between Luxor and Aswan on a luxurious 5-day cruise before returning to Cairo to depart.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Cairo

Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock) Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At 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. Welcome Drink

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation for 1 night in Cairo including breakfast

Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing

Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and 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, Chephren 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, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar.. Back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Accommodation for 1 night in Cairo including breakfast & Lunch


Day 3: Fly Cairo to Luxor – Nile Cruise Tour

Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
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 Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board Nile cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation for 1 night in Cairo and 1 night in Luxor



Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions

Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
After breakfast on your Nile cruise, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC. Head to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on board Nile Cruise
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor

Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
After breakfast on Nile Cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god.Have your lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board your Nile Cruise
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan



Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours

Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
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 Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan



Day 7: Fly Aswan to Cairo

Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
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. Overnight in Cairo
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight In Cairo

Day 8: Fly Back Home

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

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.