7 days Egypt Pyramids & Nile cruise by Air

First time visiting Egypt? This is the tour you should choose! An enormous classical trip which allow you to explore Egypt specially the Ancient face as it is including the Historical sights of Cairo, going to upper Egypt Luxor & Aswan which housing 20% of the world’s monuments. 3 nights Cairo + 3 nights Nile cruise by air including transportation, sightseeing and private Egyptologist tour guide.

Day 1 – Arrival day

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 hotel for check in & overnight.

Meals: Onboard

7 days Egypt Pyramids & Nile cruise by Air

Day 2 – Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Egyptian museum

Breakfast at hotel is followed by a visit to one of the Seven Wonders; The great Pyramids of Giza; (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus) were reckoned by the Greeks to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren (2620 BC). Hewn from natural yellowish limestone and standing 65 feet-high and 187 feet-long, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion’s body.

After lunch, you will visit the Egyptian Museum: gaze at the wonders of King Tutankhamen; lose yourself in the many rooms and galleries, where thousands of artifacts are awaiting your visit.
At the end of the day, you will be transferred back to your hotel & overnight.

Meals: Breakfast & lunch

Day 3 – Nile cruise: Aswan (High dam & Philae temple)

Breakfast at hotel & check out, then you will be transferred to Cairo airport for your domestic flight to Aswan. Upon arrival; 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 world’s largest rock filled dam, and 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.

Meals: Lunch & Dinner onboard

Day 4 – Nile cruise: Kom Ombo & Edfu

A new day and your first breakfast onboard as the boat sails majestically towards Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Horus and Haroeris.

After the visit, you will be taken back to the boat for your lunch while it sails onward to Edfu, home of the best-preserved temple in Egypt: The Temple of Horus. It is then back to the boat and you can watch as it departs Edfu and sails 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

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner onboard

Day 5 – Nile cruise: Luxor

An early breakfast and then it is time to visit the West Bank of Luxor: the tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings; the magnificent temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahri finishing with the immense Colossi of Memnon.

After lunch, which you will have on board, you will visit the magnificent Karnack and Luxor Temples. Once your visit to these ancient Theban Temples is completed you return to the boat where your last dinner, upon this floating hotel, will be served.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner onboard

Day 6: Luxor / Cairo

Disembarkation after breakfast, then you will be transferred to Luxor airport for domestic flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival; you will be met and assisted by our representative who will transfer you to your hotel for check in & overnight.

Meals: Breakfast