Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo
When arriving in Cairo, our representative will be waiting for you to help with passport control and luggage. Later on, they'll drive you in our private car to your hotel, to settle and get some rest.
Overnight Cairo
Hotel Steigenberger El Tahrir hotel
Meals: No Meals
Day 2: Pyramids, Saqqara, and Memphis tour
After breakfast, meet your guide and driver to start your tour of Giza. Travel to the West Bank of the Nile to visit the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx. Next, we'll drive south to Saqqara, the step pyramids of King Zoser. Visit Memphis if time permits, and then drive back to your hotel.
Overnight Cairo
Hotel: Steigenberger El Tahrir hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Optional Activities: Sound & Light show at the Pyramids with Dinner or without
Day 3: Optional trip to visit NMEC and GEM museums
After breakfast, Today is a free day to explore Cairo, or you can choose to go on an optional trip to visit NMEC and GEM museums. The New Grand Egyptian Museum is situated approximately 2 KM from Giza pyramids, also known as the Giza Museum, and is part of the Giza plateau new project. The museum is built on 117 acres and is described to be the largest archeological museum in the world. The organizers received 1557 entries from 82 countries, making it the largest architectural competition in history. The Museum will also be an international center of communication between museums, to promote direct contact with other local and international museums. The Grand Egyptian Museum includes a children’s museum, conference center, training center, and workshops similar to the old Pharaonic places. Most of the stone statues displayed in the present old Cairo museum which is located on Tahrir square are to be transferred to the new Grand Egyptian Museum, and those golden pieces of King Tut, as well as all the jewelry, displayed there will remain in the old museum. NMEC, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo's latest museum addition. NMEC is the first museum in the MENA region that houses the earliest civilization in history, the ancient Egyptian civilization. The museum offers a general overview of all the different historical periods in ancient Egypt through visual representations. The museum overlooks Ein-El-Sira lake, Cairo's only lake remaining.
Overnight Cairo
Hotel: Steigenberger El Tahrir hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: Cairo City Tour Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Coptic Cairo, and Khan El Khalili Old market
After breakfast, you'll start your tour in Cairo along with the East Bank of the River. First, we'll visit the Egyptian Museum where you can see the collection of King Tut. Then we'll visit the oldest part of Cairo where you can see the Hanging Church. From here we'll explore the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, the oldest market in Cairo, and walk through Al Muiz Street. Back to your hotel
Overnight Cairo
Hotel: Steigenberger El Tahrir hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Optional Activities: Luxury Nile Felucca Dinner with soft drinks
Day 5: Flight to Luxor, East Bank tour, Overnight Luxor hotel
Flight to Luxor, East Bank tour, Overnight Luxor hotel
After breakfast, morning flight from Cairo to Luxor, arrival, check into the hotel, Tour to visit the East bank of Luxor (Luxor and Karnak temples).
Overnight Luxor
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Sonesta Luxor Hotel
Day 6: West bank tour Luxor - Overnight Luxor hotel
Tour to visit the West Bank of Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple, and Colossi of Memnon
Overnight Luxor
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel : Sonesta Luxor Hotel
Day 7: Boarding in Esna – El Kab – Quessia, Overnight Dahabiya
Departure from any address in Luxor to Esna (50km south), the home port of the Dahabiya. Embarkation on the Dahabiya for a 4-day cruise along the Nile between Esna and Aswan. A visit to the Esna temple and a short walk through the local markets. Sail to El Kab, the ancient town of Nekheb, to visit the remains of its temples and some of the tombs cut into the cliffs. Set sail for a small island where the boat will moor for the night. You will have dinner on board the Dahabiya or on the tranquil banks of the Nile. First night on board.
Overnight Dahabiya Boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Boat : Dahabiya Boat
Day 8: Edfu – Wadi el Shat
Sail to Edfu and explore the Temple of Horus, Egypt’s best-preserved temple. Set sail towards a little island to anchor for the night; following stops will take you to small settlements and the desert. Dinner will be served on board the Dahabiya or on the Nile’s peaceful banks. The second night aboard the ship.
Overnight Dahabiya Boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Boat: Dahabiya Boat
Day 9: Gebel el Silsila – Kom Ombo – Maniha
Explore the ancient sandstone quarries and rock-cut chapels of Horemheb, Seti I, Ramesses II, and Merenptah in Gebel el Silsila. The trek up the Nile continues towards Kom Ombo’s twin temples of Haroeris and Sobek. Set sail for Maniha Island, where the Dahabiya will spend the night. Dinner will be served on board the Dahabiya or on the Nile’s peaceful banks. On the third night aboard the ship.
Overnight Dahabiya Boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Boat: Dahabiya Boat
Day 10: Daraw – El Koubania, Aswan
Sail to Daraw and enjoy a walking tour of the hamlet to see the marketplaces. Daraw was originally the final destination on the famed 40-day desert journey between Sudan and Egypt. Sailing continues to El Koubania, a Nubian hamlet near Aswan. The fourth and last night on board.
Overnight Dahabiya Boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Boat: Dahabiya Boat
Day 11: Disembarkation in Aswan, Abu Simbel tour
Disembark, Early morning departure by AC Van to Abu Simbel to admire the famous temple of Ramses II and the temple of his wife Nefertari, overnight at Aswan hotel.
Overnight Aswan
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: Tolip Aswan Hotel
Day 12: Aswan tour, Flight to Cairo
After breakfast, Start your day tour to visit the Philae temple by motorboat on the Nile as that temple is located on an Island then visit the High Dam, flight to Cairo, transfer to your hotel, and Overnight in Cairo.
Overnight Cairo
Hotel: Steigenberger El Tahrir hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Day 13: Departure
After breakfast, check-out for transfer to Cairo airport for a flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast