7 days
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See the best of Egypt in just one week on this tour-and-cruise combo. You’ll start in Cairo, where you’ll visit the Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum before flying to Aswan for a cruise up the Nile River to Luxor. You’ll visit ancient temples and burial sites and see the Aswan High Dam, returning to Cairo by flight at the end of your cruise.
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What attractions will I visit on this Tour?
During this experience, the places you will visit include:
Stop 1: Pick up from Cairo International Airport
Our staff will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign with your name to take you in a private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel. There our guide will explain and provide you with detailed information about all the sights to be done in Cairo in the coming days. In case you have time in the evening you could get your first look at the pyramids with an amazing sound and light show (optional), or maybe head to downtown Cairo for a Nile dinner show cruise (optional).
Meals: Meals are not included this day
Accommodation: Ramses Hilton 5*, Conrad Nile by Hilton 5* Grand Nile Tower 5*
Stop 1: Pyramids of Giza
After breakfast, your guide will be waiting for you to visit the Giza plateau to explore the world famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos and the Great Sphinx; these structures that have stood tall for 4500 years. He discovers the beauty of the Sphinx, one of the largest monolithic statues in the history of mankind. Enjoy the views and take extraordinary photos. You will find your local Egyptology guide to be a wealth of knowledge and full of enthusiasm about the history of Egypt and his country in general.
Stop 2: Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world, has the largest collection of Egyptian items in the world, around 120,000 artifacts (some in storage), some of the most famous collections are tomb contents of King Tutankhamun. and the room of the Royal Mummy, and we can see the Interior and Walls, The antiquities were distributed in two floors. In case you want to visit the Museum of Egyptian Civilization where the mummies of the most important pharaohs are located, you must coordinate with your Guide one day before or prior notification by email.
Stop 3: Coptic Cairo
Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo that encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of Saint George, and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. Meet and learn the place where two religions merge in Old Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch included
Accommodation: Ramses Hilton 5*, Conrad Nile by Hilton 5* Grand Nile Tower 5*
Stop 1: Cairo International Airport
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Aswan City. Upon arrival, your private driver will be waiting for you to go directly from the airport to Philae Temple is an island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Nasser Dam and Lake, one of the most In Nubia, the Philae Temples, 12 kilometers south of Aswan, was an ancient pilgrimage center for the cult of Isis and dazzled travelers with its power for centuries.
Stop 2: The Aswan High Dam
Then move on to visit the High Dam which was built between 1960 and 1970 to control flooding, provide water for irrigation and generate electricity, the reservoir it created, Lake Nasser is 550 km long and 35 km wide. The dam itself is 111m high, 3800m long and 980m wide at the base, 40m at the top. At the end of the visit we will take you to the cruise, so that you can check in and enjoy the buffet lunch on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included.
Accommodation: On board the cruise.
Stop 1: Kom Ombo Temple
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board before visiting the Temple of Kom Ombo, shared by two gods: Sobek and Haeroris.
Stop 2: Temple of Horus
Sail towards Edfu, enjoying lunch on board. Then we will visit the best preserved temple of worship in Egypt, the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Enjoy afternoon tea as you cruise to Esna. Dinner and night on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included.
Accommodation: On board the cruise.
Stop 1: Valley of the Kings
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board before visiting the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery of 62 pharaohs. The Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs were discovered. Those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. You will visit 3 tombs, listen well to your knowledgeable tour guide who will detail the great history of the tombs there.
Stop 2: Hatchepsut Temple
Next, we will visit Queen Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple, which was built by New Kingdom architects for Pharaoh Hatshepsut around the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari.
Stop 3: Colossi of Memnon
Next, we will make a short stop in front of the Colossi of Memnon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Accommodation: On board the cruise
Stop 1: Luxor Temple
Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast. Then transfer to visit the temples of Luxor and Karnak. In the afternoon transfer to the airport to take your flight to Cairo.
Stop 2: Return to Cairo
Finishing the tour in the most important temples of Luxor, our staff will be in charge of transferring you to the Luxor Airport so that you can take the flight back to Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Included in Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure. We hope you enjoyed the tour, Bon Voyage!
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Does not include accommodation for this day.
Min - Max (Persons) | Adult Price | Children Price |
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2 - 15 | $1,250.00 | $450.00 |
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