9 Day Egypt with Nile Cruise Tour

Guaranteed Weekly Departure

Every Wednesday (Minimum 2 pax)

Day 1: Thu - Arrive Cairo, Luxor

Arrival in the Land of the Pharaohs, at Cairo International airport, Our Representative will be waiting for you after you get your luggage and clear customs and will be holding the Egypt wholesale sign, then escorted to the domestic terminal for your flight to Luxor, arrival and transfer to your Nile Cruise. Dinner and overnight in Luxor. (D)

Day 2: Fri - Luxor, Esna

After breakfast, visit Karnak and Luxor Temple, a centuries-old city of pylons, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines and obelisks, back to the Cruise for lunch, sail to Esna, overnight. (B, L, D)

Day 3: Sat - Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo

Visit Esna Temple, the temple now stands in the middle of the modern town at a level about nine meters below that of the surrounding grounds. Sail to Edfu and Visit Edfu Temple, also known as the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god, (237 B.C.) considered the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak. Sail to Kom Ombo and overnight in Kom Ombo. (B, L, D)

Day 4: Sun - Kom Ombo, Aswan

Sail to Aswan. P.M. Visit the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple. Overnight in Aswan. (B, L, D)

Day 5: Mon - Aswan, Optional Abu Simbel

Morning free at your leisure or you may choose our optional tour (Abu Simbel tour $285 p.p) Situated 280km south of Aswan. The two temples of Abu Simbel are the most magnificent temples in the world visit to Abu Simbel. Back to Aswan, P.M. Felucca Ride. Overnight in Aswan. (B, L, D)

Day 6: Tue - Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor

Early sail to Kom Ombo and Visit Kom Ombo Temple (the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek & Haroeries), sail to Edfu. Sail to Luxor & Overnight. (B, L, D)

Day 7: Wed – Luxor, West Bank

Visit The West Bank, including the Valley of the Kings, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshipsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon, back to the cruise for lunch. Overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)

Day 8: Thu - Luxor, Cairo

Breakfast and check out from your Nile Cruise, transfer to Luxor airport for your flight back to Cairo. Drive to the Giza Plateau, home of Egypt’s signature attractions, the Great Pyramids, proclaimed by the Greeks to be among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The largest among these is the Great Pyramid of Cheops, probably built more than 2,600 years before the time of Christ. Standing 480 feet tall this is the last of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that still standing. Little is known of Cheops, you`ll also see the inscrutable and mysterious Sphinx, known in Arabic as Abu al-Hol ("the Father of Terror") and carved almost entirely from one piece of limestone.

After lunch, proceed to the Egyptian Museum you`ll stroll through the halls highlighting each historical period of this ancient land, Marvel at the glittering treasures of King Tutankhamen, unparalleled in their variety, exquisite beauty, and sheer weight in gold. Seeing this treasure of more than 1,700 fabulous items buried with a young and relatively unimportant king, who can even imagine what the tombs of great and long-lived pharaohs must have contained? You may want to enter the Royal Mummies room for an additional fee and view the "sleeping" Kings of ancient Egypt.

drive to the Citadel of Mohamed Ali, also known as the Fortress of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi), built in 1183 and overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills. The structure, with its domes and minarets, looks over a number of important buildings, including the Alabaster Mosque. Its domed interior, used by Moslems for daily prayers, is a spectacular sight of twinkling lights and beautiful mosaics.

Proceed to Old Cairo; explore some of the early religious monuments of the city. You`ll visit the El Muallaqa, dating to the late fourth and early fifth century. This basilica was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon. Muallaqa means "suspended or hanging." Destroyed in a ninth-century earthquake, the church became the center of the Coptic (or Christian) Church of Egypt from the time it was rebuilt in the eleventh century until the 14th century. Make a stop at the Ben Ezra Synagogue, built sometime between the sixth and ninth centuries AD. The temple contains a Jewish Heritage Library, containing documents found here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as well as descriptions of relations between various Jewish sects.

End the day with a walking tour of the largest 13th century covered oriental market, the largest traditional shopping bazaar in the world, the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar. In the tiny alleyways, there are hundreds of shops where you can watch gold and coppersmiths, brass makers, and fortunetellers at work. Look also for leather goods and woodwork inlaid with camel bone and mother-of-pearl. Bargaining, Arab-style, is the norm here, and practiced as a national pastime. Overnight in Cairo. (B, L)

Day 9: Fri - Departure

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight. (B)

Tour Inclusions:

• 7 nights accommodation aboard the 5 Stars Deluxe Nile Cruise - Outside Cabin - based on full board Sailing from Luxor to Luxor.
• 1 night accommodation at 5 Stars Hotel - Standard Room - based on bed and buffet breakfast.
• All transfers will be provided by air-conditioned minivan/bus with English Speaking Host and include porterage.
• Domestic Air Cairo/Luxor/Cairo on Economy class.
• Nile Cruise shore excursions as per the above itinerary with a local English speaking guide.
• Full Day tour in Cairo includes: (Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo & Bazaar) with a Local English speaking Egyptology. 

Special Features:

• Guaranteed Departure
• Maximum 10 passengers per tour

Price Exclude:

• Egypt entry visa ($25.00 per person).
• Customary tips to driver, guides, cruise staff, etc.
• Abu Simbel tour $285 p.p
• International flights