DAY 01 : Arrival to Cairo:
Upon arrival in Cairo International airport, our representative will meet you & transfer to the hotel.
(Check-In after 13:00pm) and check in to hotel. Remaining day is leisure and Overnight in Cairo.
DAY 02 : Pyramids and Sphinx,
Breakfast, start the days tour with a visit to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt dating from 3100 BC which contains the beautiful representation of King Ramsis II through his colossal statue. Then proceed to Sakkara where we will see the world-famous Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest known of Egypt's 107 Pyramids. At the Pyramids area, visit the Three Pyramids built for Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren & Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau and the mysterious Sphinx. Transfer to Your hotel in Cairo and Overnight.
DAY 03 : Flight to Aswan - Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor:
After breakfast check out from hotel and transfer to Cairo airport for flight to Aswan, upon arrival in Aswan meet & assist and transfer to board the Nile Cruise. Embarkation before lunch. Then depart with the tour guide to visit the High Dam, one of the biggest dams in the world and was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960's. Then proceed to the Unfinished Obelisk, a huge obelisk incompletely carved - 41 meters high - that shows the techniques the ancient Egyptians used in carving obelisks. Afterwards move on to visit the Philae Temple which was dedicated to goddess Isis. It's now reassembled at a new site on Agilika Island about 500km from its former site on Philae Island. (If time allows, additional/alternative morning excursions can be added to Abu Simbel or a felucca ride to view Elephantine Island, the Plantation "Kitcheners" Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum). Overnight onboard Nile Cruise.
DAY 04 : Kom Ombo and Edfu:
(According to the Nile Cruise special sailing conditions Abu Simbel tour might be available on this day)
The cruise sails to Kom Ombo & upon arrival visit The Temple of Sobek & Haroeris, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the river bank. Return to the cruise & sail to Edfu. On arrival visit the Temple of Horus, the largest and most complete preserved Temple combining Pharaonic and Greek architectures. Overnight onboard cruise.
DAY 05 : Luxor and the West Bank:
Sail to Esna and Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor, move to the West Bank of the Nile to visit the Valley of Kings & Queens, a vast City of the dead where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks and filled with treasures for the afterlife by generations of Pharaohs. Then proceed to the foot of the cliff to see the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman who ruled Egypt in Pharaonic History. On the way back to the River Nile, your road passes by the famed Colossi of Memnon, known in Ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn. Return back to cruise and Overnight onboard cruise.
DAY 06 : East Bank - Flight to Cairo:
After breakfast it is time to disembark from the cruise, Meet with your guide and depart to visit the Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. After the morning tour you have free time at leisure until transfer to the airport for flight to Cairo, upon arrival Cairo meet & assist and transfer to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
DAY 07 : Tour to Citadel, Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo & Khan El Khalily Bazaar:
After breakfast departs from hotel to start the day tour visiting the Egyptian Museum, then the Citadel of Saladin with its Alabaster Mosque and the Tomb of Ottoman ruler Mohamed Ali. The excursion also includes touring around the Old Cairo area where you can find a mixture between the Islamic and Christian Monuments such as the Abu Serga Church, Al Mo'allaqa Church or Hanging Church which are dated back to the beginning of the 5th Century AD and are built as the basilica style along with the world famous Khan El-Khalily Bazaar. Overnight in Cairo.
DAY 08 : Departure:
Breakfast, check out and as per your flight time transfer to Cairo International Airport.
