EGYPT: CRUISE ON THE NILE

Arrival at Cairo Airport

On you arrive at Cairo Airport our Representative will meet you and help with arrival procedures and Transfer you to your Booked Hotel

Optional Tour: Sound & Light Show at Pyramids ($35 P. Pax included transfers)

Tour Sakkara, Memphis, and Giza Pyramids

Today you will visit the Necropolis of Saqqara with the Step Pyramid of Zoser. Visit ancient Memphis, considered the first capital of Ancient Egypt. You Will continue to Giza to visit the area of the great three Pyramids, the Valley Temple, and the Sphinx.

 At the end of the day, you will proceed to the train station to get the sleeper train traveling from Cairo to Aswan

Visits of Aswan

Upon arrival in Aswan, you will be met and greeted by our English-speaking representative who will transfer you by private A/C Bus to your fabulous Nile cruise ship. Check-in before 12:00 PM. In the beginning, you will have your Lunch meal on board. After Lunch, you will be transferred to visit The High Dam, which was erected by the Egyptian president Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood. After that, you will enjoy sailing on the Nile by a motor boat to reach the Temples of Philae Island, which was erected during the Graeco-Roman period and was dedicated to the goddess Isis. At last, you will be escorted to visit The Unfinished Obelisk, which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to the god Amon Ra. 

After finishing your tour, you will return to your ship. At night, free at leisure on your own in Aswan.

• N.B: If your arrival time to Aswan is so early, so we will start the tour direct upon arrival as the cruise check-in time is at 12:00 and we don’t want our guest to waste their time waiting at the lobby for check-in

Optional Tour to Abu Simbel – Sailing to Kom Ombo & Edfu

For those who will go to Abu Simbel:

Early Weak up and Departure to Nubian Land (280 KM) to visit the two great temples of Abu Simbel accomplished by Ramses II, Those temples were cut in the rocks of the Nubian mountains and were destined to sink under the waters of Lake Nasser after building the High Dam of Aswan, The UNESCO collaborating with many countries succeeded to save those two temples and relocate them on a safe plateau respecting the same coordination of the original location back to Aswan on time of Lunch and sailing to Kombo

For those who will not go to Abu Simbel:

Free time to relax on the Sun-Deck or to walk around in Aswan and its traditional market

After Lunch visit, the Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to Sobek, the Crocodile, and Horoeris the Falcon, Return on board and sailing to Edfu

Arrival in Luxor – Visit the West Bank of Thebes

Breakfast on the Nile cruise. After that, you will start your magical tour in ancient Thebes, the sacred land by exploring the west bank of Luxor including Valley of the Kings, which is considered the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried. After that, you will proceed to visit the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. This temple is considered one of the most wonderful examples of Architecture in ancient Egypt because it was totally carved inside the mountain. At the end of the tour, you will visit the Colossi of Memnon, which belongs to king Amenhotep III. After that, you will return to your ship to have your lunch. Afternoon, free at leisure. 

• N.B: Optional Excursion, Sound & Light Show at Karnak Temple ($30 / Pax Including Return Transfer and Ticket)

Disembarkation – Visit Karnak & Luxor Temples – Train to Cairo

Check out after breakfast (at 08:00 AM). After that, you will enjoy your tour discovering the East Bank of Luxor, including the most wonderful Karnak Temples Complex, which is considered to be the biggest complex construction in the world covering an area of a hundred. Finish your lovely tour in the Temple of Luxor, built by one of the kings of the 12th. dynasty & completed by the well-known king Ramses II. After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred by private A/C Bus to the Train Station of Luxor, Overnight on the Sleeper Train heading to Cairo.

• Lunch at Restaurant after the Tour
• Dinner & Breakfast aboard the Train

Arrival in Cairo – Islamic Cairo – Khan El Khalili Bazaar

In the morning Our tour manager will meet you at the Train station and you will proceed to visit  Islamic Cairo with the Citadel, founded by Saladin using stone blocks taken from the pyramids, and the Mohamed Ali alabaster mosque overlooking the city, one of the most beautiful in the world. Walk in the Khan el Khalili bazaar, a jewel of the fourteenth century, the real beating heart of the city with its 11 thousand shops. Here a labyrinth of alleys, winds, and stories intertwine, scents and aromas of spices and voices of muezzin spread. At the end of the visit transfer to the Hotel in Cairo

Meals Included: 

• Breakfast aboard the Train
• Lunch at a Local Restaurant during the Tour

Free Day – (Optional Excursion to Alexandria)
For those who will participate in the Optional Tour to Alexandria:
After Breakfast you will leave with your guide in an A/C Vehicle to Alexandria; the Second Capital of Egypt, where you will visit the catacombs of Kom El Shokkafa, the New Library of Alexandria, and the Pompeo’s Pillar
Lunch at Restaurant during the tour
Return to Cairo at the End of the Day
For those who will not participate in the Tour of Alexandria:
Free day to Relax or walk around at your leisure

Great Egyptian Museum, and Fly back home
After Breakfast Possibility to participate in the optional tour of the Great Egyptian Museum. See all artifacts discovered in the Nile Valley where you have done your Nile Cruise a couple of days ago, See and admire the Treasures of King Tutankhamun, and his funerary shrines and golden Mask.
At a good time Transfer to Cairo Airport where you will be assisted by our airport staff to finalize the departure formalities and get your flight back home.