Enjoy our 9 days tour in Cairo and Luxor - Aswan Nile Cruise

Enjoy our 9 days tour in Cairo and Luxor - Aswan Nile Cruise

Enjoy the magic of the Nile with Egypt Tours-Queen Isis Package. You will travel through the ancient Egyptian History from North to the South. The greateness of the Pyramids and the beauty of the temples on Nile Banks all are in Queen Isis Package

Itinerary

Day 1: Cairo / Arrival

Pass By: Cairo Tower, El-Gezira, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Welcome to Cairo! Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative who will assist you through immigration and customs formalities. After you have collected your luggage he will then take you, in our deluxe vehicle, to your Cairo hotel.

in the evening you will visit Cairo Tower

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 5 stars Hotel in Cairo

Day 2: Cairo /Pyramids & Cairo Museum

Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a full day tour. In the morning you will be driven to see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx: the most famous monuments of not only ancient Egypt, but of the entire ancient world! These massive stone structures were built around 4,500 years ago on a rocky desert plateau close to the Nile.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
In the afternoon you will be taken to the Egyptian Museum: gaze at the wonders of King Tutankhamen, including his golden death mask; stare upon the mummies of some of Egypt's ancient pharaohs (optional); lose yourself in the many rooms and galleries, where thousands of artefacts are awaiting your visit. Afterwards you will be returned to your hotel; the evening is your own.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 5 stars hotel in Cairo

Day 3: Cairo Churches and Khan Elkhalili

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt
After breakfast you will be taken to see Cairo famous Churches, including: The Hanging Church and the Church of St. George the Martyr, 2 churches built into the walls of the Fort of Babylon and its remains could be Cairo's oldest structures; and the Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius), where, it is said, the Holy Family took shelter in a cave, with the church being erected her to commemorate this. This whole area is a world famous destination for Pilgrims.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo Egypt
No trip to Cairo would be complete without a visit to Khan Al-Khalili. The bazaar is loud, crowded, colorful, and exciting—full of all kinds of goods and shiny baubles. You can find the typical tourist trinkets here, but don’t let them distract you from the genuinely fine shopping to be found here.

There is a spice market where you can buy fresh spices of any variety. The perfume market is awash with countless mixing scents of essential oils. Deeper into the market there are gold vendors and antique shops full of interesting pieces.

There are fabric shops and carpet vendors and sellers of just about anything you might desire. If you cannot find what you are looking for, do not hesitate to ask a vendor because there is a good chance they will know where to find it.

Even if you are not looking to buy, taking a walk through the winding alleys of this labyrinthine district, you are sure to find something that will catch your eye.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 5 stars hotel in Cairo

Day 4: Cairo free day ( optional tours to the citadel )

Stop At: Cairo Citadel, Al Abageyah Shar'a Salih Salem, Cairo 11511 Egypt
It is check-out time, after you have had breakfast, and then you have time to do whatever you want until you are picked up for your transfer to Ramses railway station, where you will board the night sleeper service to Aswan, which departs at 2025. Dinner is served once Cairo has disappeared behind you.

Optional Suggestion: Cairo Citadel

The Citadel became the centerpiece of these great fortifications, protecting the city from the heights of the rocky hills that overlooked it. Completed in 1183 AD, Saladin’s Citadel served as the seat of government in Egypt for 700 years until Khedive Ismail moved into Abdeen Palace in newly constructed Downtown Cairo in the 1870s.

Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: sleeper train

Day 5: Nile Cruise / Aswan

Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
0815 and you have now arrived at Aswan station. Here you will be met and assisted by our representative who will transfer you to your cruise boat: your floating hotel for your next 4 days.

After lunch you will be driven to see the High Dam, the worlds largest rock filled dam
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Philae Temple, Aswan First, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
a short sail to the Temple of Philae, moved to the island of Agilika after the waters of Lake Nasser flooded its original location. It is then back to Aswan to rejoin your cruise and as the Nile laps gently underneath you, dinner will be served.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Deluxe Nile Cruise

Day 6: Nile Cruise Kom Ombo & Edfu Temples

Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
After Breakfast the cruise will stop by Kom Ombo Temple dedicated to the gods Horus, the falcon and Sobek , the crocodile. Though the temple is damaged but its remains have a lot of important things like the Surgical instruments and how it was used to help pregnant ladies to give birth.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Horus at Edfu, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
After Lunch enjoy a horse carriage ride to the temple of Horus in Edfu. This temple is the second largest in Egypt and also is considered the most complete at all. There you will enjoy the architecture of ancient Egypt and you will be able to imagine how the ancient temples were.

After your visit to this superb temple you will be taken back to the boat in plenty of time before it departs Edfu and sets sail for Esna. Once you reach Esna you will watch as it sails through the Esna locks. Once through the locks the boat continues on its course towards Luxor, which it will reach after you have had dinner.

Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 Stars Deluxe Nile Cruise

Day 7: Nile Cruise Luxor Valley of the kings - Hatshepsut Temple and colossi of Memnon

Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
After Breakfast start your tour to visit the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (1550 – 1080 BC).
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
visit the temple of queen Hatshepsut, the only female Pharaoh who ruled Egypt for almost 22 years (1490 – 1468 BC). The temple is one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. Furthermore
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Al Bairat, الأقصر، Luxor Governorate, Egypt
there will be time for a brief photo stop at the colossi of Memnon, once marked the entrance to the funerary temple of Amenhotep III.
Duration: 20 minutes

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

Day 8: Nile Cruise / Luxor Karnak and Luxor temples

Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
You will have your final breakfast on the boat before you have to check out. Your tour guide will pick you up to visit Karnak Temple, this is the largest religious temple complex in Egypt, and dedicated to the Theban triad; Amun-Re, his consort Mut and their son Khonsu
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
you will visit the majestic Luxor temple, built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to Amon-re the principal deity of Luxor.

You will be driven to Luxor railway station to meet your train at 2130 and once more dinner is served as a famous city disappears behind you.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sleeper train

Day 9: Cairo City tour and final Departure

Pass By: Cairo Festival City Mall, Cairo 171-11835 Egypt
An early wake up call for breakfast and at 06:45 the train arrives at Ramses station where you will be met by our representative. The rest of the day is yours until it is time to be transferred to the airport for your final departure.

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