Best of Egypt and Nile cruise 10 Days

Once you arrive at Cairo International Airport, our representative will meet and assist you and then will be transferred by a private A/C car to the hotel. 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.

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your private guide to start memorable full day exploring the classic sites of ancient Egypt. Enjoy a pickup service at the hotel and transfer to your first destination, the city of Memphis, which was founded by King Mina and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. This place was considered to be the centre of politics and culture in Egypt for over 3000 years. explore the statue of Ramses II and the alabaster sphinx of Queen Hatshepsut in Memphis.

Then transfer to the famous step pyramid of Zoser, the oldest major stone structure in the world, which was built 4800 years ago by King Djoser. Visit the Tombs of the Nobels in Sakkara and learn more about the daily life of ancient Egyptian noblemen.

Have a traditional lunch at local restaurant. After that, transfer to discover the Pyramids of Giza
and Great Sphinx. We will visit the Great Pyramids - Cheops, Chephren  Mykerinos then
explore the Valley Temple where the priests mummified the dead body of King Chephre.
Continue your tour with visits to The Great Sphinx of Giza, is a limestone statue of a reclining
sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. With our guide you will explore and learn about the mystery of one of the oldest and largest sculptures in the world.

At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Overnight in: On board - In Cairo
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After the breakfast be ready to enjoy amazing full day tour, we will be visiting the Egyptian Museum with the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world, Citadel, Old Cairo and
Khan El Khalili bazaar.

At 09:00 am, we will pick you up from your hotel to start your amazing tour. We will start with the most interesting Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 overwhelming artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewellery which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated.

Then continue your day tour to The Citadel where you visit The Alabaster Mosque Of Mohamed Ali Pasha. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. After that, transfer to discover the area of Islamic and Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St.
Barbara, Church of Abu Serga. Then you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo old bazaar. At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Overnight in: On board - In Cairo
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Breakfast at your hotel. In the morning after the checkout you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor. Our representative will meet and assist you at Luxor Airport, transfer to the Nile Cruise by private air-conditioned vehicle. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple.

Today enjoy to visit Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worship in the history, dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. End your tour by visiting the Temple Of Luxor, it was built by Amenhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. at the end will be driven back to your Nile Cruise in Luxor.You will have dinner on board the ship and stay overnight.
Overnight in: On board - In Luxor
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and dinner

Early breakfast on board, then meet your Egyptologist tour guide to discover The West Bank of Luxor. Transfer in a private air-conditioned vehicle and relax in comfort as you travel to explore the most important historical monuments in Luxor. Drive to the west bank where you will visit the Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for
burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah and AmonhotepII. Move on to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately 1490-1469 B.C), the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt. You will pass by the colossi of Memnon which are remains of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. Then back to your Nile Cruise before sail to Edfu via Esna. Lunch and dinner on board
Overnight in: On board - In Edfu
Meals: Breakfast , lunch and dinner

After breakfast on board, you’ll visit to the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon god. Then 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 onboard the cruise and sail on board to Aswan. Dinner and stay overnight on board the cruise ship.
Overnight in: On board - In Aswan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner.

Breakfast on the Nile cruise , then enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and then visit the Unfinished Obelisk in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the largest obelisk
yet discovered. You’ll then continue to the beautiful Temple of Philae, devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. You’ll have your dinner and stay overnight aboard the Nile Cruise.

Overnight in: On board - In Aswan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner

Breakfast on board, after disembarkation transfer to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport and then taken to your hotel. Overnight stay in Cairo.
Optional : Abu Simbel day Tour from Aswan
Overnight in: On board - In Cairo
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at your hotel, and today you have the choice of having a free day in Cairo or enjoy tour to Alexandria.

Optional Tour to Alexandria :
Amazing private full day tour, you will have the chance to discover Alexandria the second largest city in Egypt. Our private tour guide will pick you up from your hotel by a private A.C. car in either Cairo or Giza to drive to Alexandria. First, visit Pompey Pillar. It was constructed in honor of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivalling the Soma and the Caesarean. Then drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria, continue to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then, to Bibliotheca Alexandria. At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at hotel. transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast