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This eight day tour gives you the highlights of Cairo with a Nile Cruise. Discover Cairo and visit the pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian Museum, and the Sphinx. Set sail on a Nile cruise and visit Karnak, Thebes, Edfu, Kom-Ombo, the High Dam, Philae Temple and more.
Day 01
Arrive Cairo
Arrive Cairo where you will be met by our representative who will help you with your immigration and customs formalities. Later you will be transferred to your hotel, for overnight.
Day 02
Egyptian Museum - Pyramids of Giza
Breakfast, then start your tour visiting the Egyptian Museum famous for its antiquities from Egypt's Pharaonic period, which dates back some 50 centuries and includes the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. P.M. drive to the pyramids of Giza. Cheops pyramid, the largest of the three, was built in the 3rd dynasty about 2690 B.C., and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the pyramids of Chephren, we find the sphinx carved from a single piece of stone, it is a lion with a pharaoh's head thought to be a portrait of the pharaoh Chephren. Have a camel ride by the pyramids area and visit the Papyrus Institution. Return to your hotel to your hotel for an overnight. (B)
Day 03
Cairo - Luxor - Embark Cruise Ship
Breakfast, then you will be met and transferred to Cairo airport for your flight to Luxor, upon arrival at Luxor airport, you will be met and transferred to embark your cruise ship. Lunch then visit the temple of Karnak, which took over 1500 years to build and is considered the world’s largest religious complex. Then a visit to the temple of Luxor, which was started by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II. Dinner and overnight on board your cruise ship. (B, L, D)
Day 04
Nile Cruise
Breakfasts, then cross to the west bank of the Nile to visit the Necropolis of Ancient Thebes. Explore the valley of Kings and Queens where tombs of 64 pharos and 57 queens have been discovered, and enter some of the most remarkable burials. Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari and Colossi of Memnon. Lunch, sail to Esna. Cross the lock. Continue to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board your cruise ship. (B, L, D)
Day 05
Nile Cruise
Breakfast, and then visit the temple of Horus in Edfu (237 BC), the best-preserved Egyptian temple in existence. Lunch, Sail to Kom-Ombo. Visit the Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board your cruise ship. (B, L, D)
Day 06
Nile Cruise
Breakfast, and then visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk. Lunch and then Felucca ride and visit Philae Temple. Dinner and overnight on board your cruise ship. (B, L, D)
Day 07
Disembark Cruise Ship - Cairo
Breakfast, and then disembark your cruise ship where you will be met and transferred to Aswan airport for your flight back to Cairo, upon arrival at Cairo airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel for overnight (Abu-Simbel optional tour and flight with sightseeing is available). (B)
Day 08
Depart Cairo
Breakfast, then you will be met by our representative and transferred to Cairo airport, and helped through your check-in and immigration formalities for your international flight back home. (B)
Included in this tour:
- 03 nights accommodation in Cairo on B/B basis.
- 04 nights on board Nile Cruise on F/B basis with all sightseeing.
- Full day tour to visit the Egyptian Museum, Pyramids & Sphinx.
- Multilingual escort throughout tour.
- Deluxe air-conditioned motor coach throughout.
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