Overview
See the best of Egypt in 8 Days travel package, Visit the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, Khan Al Khalili in Islamic Cairo before heading south to Abu Simbel and embark on a nile cuise from Aswan to Luxor.
Highlights
- Giza
- Aswan
- Luxur
Itinerary
Day 1 :
Day 1:Arrival Cairo
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Day 2 :
Day 2:Pyramids / Museum
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx, and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar.. Back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 :
Day 3: Fly to Aswan - Aswan sightseeing
Early transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan where you will be met and assisted by a Our representative, who will then transfer you to visit the famous High Dam, majestic Philae temple of devotion to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the massive Unfinished Obelisk, still resting on its side in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt. Then, back to the Hotel and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 :
Day 4 : Abu Simble Group Tour
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan by a modern air-conditioned coach to enjoy a small group tour to Abu Simbel. The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom.
The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramsses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramssess II.The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramsses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one. Later on, you will be escorted back from Abu Simbel to your Cruise in Aswan for embarkation .
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5 :
Day 5: Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
After breakfast on board, you’ll sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple. You’ll have your lunch back on board the ship and sail on to Edfu, where you’ll stop to visit the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon god. Reboard the ship for afternoon tea and a leisurely ride to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6 :
Day 6: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours
In the early morning, enjoy a relaxed breakfast on board as you sail to Luxor. You’ll then set out to visit the West Bank of Luxor, take an excursion to the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BCE at Deir El-Bahari. You’ll proceed to the towering Colossi of Memnon, and then back to the Nile cruise ship and have lunch aboard. As the ship makes its way up the Nile, you’ll enjoy afternoon tea. Dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 7 :
Day 7: Disembarkation- Fly back to Cairo
Breakfast aboard the cruise before disembarkation, and then you will be accompanied by your tour guide to the ancient Karnak and Luxor temples along the east bank of Luxr then transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo where we will meet you then transfer to your hotel .
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8 :
Day 8:Final Departure - Fly Back Home
Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Includes/Excludes
Includes
- • Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
- • Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
- • All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- • Domestic flight ticket Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo
- • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
- • Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan including daily breakfast
- • Accommodation for 3 nights on 05 star Superior Nile Cruise on full board
- • All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Tours)
- • All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing
- • Local English-speaking tour guide during your trips
- • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
- • Meals at hotel, Nile cruise and during your tours as mentioned in the itinerary
- • Bottled water during the trip
- • Portage when needed
- • 30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device
- • All service charges and taxes
Excludes
- • International Airfare
- • Entry visa to Egypt
- • Any optional tours
- • Personal spendings
- • Tipping