12 Days Package Cairo, Aswan Nile Cruise / Luxor / Cairo

Day 1:  Arrival Cairo

Our representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport then will transfer you to your hotel, and then he will do your check in and give you detailed information concerning your itinerary.

Overnight Cairo (Steigenberger Tahrir hotel).

Day 2: Cairo, Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and Camel Ride 09:00 AM

After breakfast your Egyptologist guide will pick you up from the hotel to accompany you for a visit to The Great Giza pyramids which were constructed between 2589 and 2530 BC by the famous three rulers of the 4th dynasty Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, these amazing pyramids are the last standing monuments of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, then riding a camel by the great pyramids cruising the Sahara desert where you can take a good pictures of the 9 pyramids of Giza lined up all together in one shoot .

Lunch stop with a pyramids view before going back to the hotel to relax , then in the evening pick up time to attend the most amazing spectacular Sound and Light show at the Pyramids of Giza by night listening to the ancient history being narrated by the sphinx with laser lights transferred back to the hotel.  

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

 Overnight Cairo (Steigenberger Tahrir hotel).

Day 3:  Cairo, Saqqara Necropolis full day & Memphis

After breakfast at the Hotel your Guide will pick you up to accompany you on a visit to Sakkara, which was a famous ancient burial ground in Egypt, here you will visit the world famous Step Pyramid of Djoser the most splendid monument at Sakkara and its unique in the ancient Egyptian architecture , consider the world's oldest major stone structure, then continue your tour and visit Memphis, which was founded by the pharaoh Menes, and it was the Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it remained an important city throughout ancient Egyptian history ,then break for Lunch before going back to the hotel to relax and a free evening .

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

 Overnight Cairo (Steigenberger Tahrir hotel).

Day 4:  Check out / Coptic Cairo & Egyptian Museum/ Sleeper Train to Aswan

After breakfast you will check out from the hotel and start your tour to the hanging church, one of the oldest churches in Egypt, named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon fortress in Coptic Cairo (old Cairo), then visit the cavern church where the holy family stayed during the journey to Egypt, then break for lunch (koshari at the most famous restaurant in Egypt).

  After lunch continue you day tour to the Egyptian museum the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East, and houses the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world, the museum displays an extensive collection spanning from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Era.

By the end of the tour you will be transferred to the train station to catch your sleeper train to Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

 Overnight sleeper train.

Day 5:  Arrival Aswan / Aswan sightseeing

After Arriving Aswan in the morning you will start your tour to visit Philae Temple which dedicated to the Goddess Isis and it was built during the Ptolemaic era, one of the last ancient Egyptian temples to remain active, as it continued to function until the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (527–565 AD)

Then later you will break for lunch & check-in the hotel for 1 night.

Afternoon you will enjoy and experience a Felucca tour the Most Traditional Egyptian Boat powered by the wind, relax and enjoy the river breeze, and the charming view of Elephantine Island.

Meals: breakfast & Lunch

 Overnight Aswan (Tolip Hotel)

Day 6:  check out / a private tour to Abu Simbel temples / check-in the Nile cruise

After check-out from the hotel, you will be picked up at 04:30 AM  to Abu Simbel which is ( approx 3 hours drive ), you will enjoy the sun rise between the hugs of the desert, and will have 10 mins break on the way for tea or coffee, then you will continue your drive, once you arrive the site you will visit the Great temple of Ramses II and the temple of his wife Queen Nefertari, which cut into the mountain built before his 34th regnal year, both temples were discovered in 1813 almost completely sanded up and Belzoni cleared it in 1817, then both temples were moved in 1964 by the help of Egyptian government and UNESCO to avoid the rising water of the Nile, after finishing your visit you will be driven back to Aswan to check-in the Nile Cruise .

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

 Overnight onboard (Nile cruise).

Day 7:  Nubian village / Navigation to KomOmbo

After breakfast you will visit the Nubian village then back to the cruise for lunch.

Afternoon the Nile cruise will start sailing along the Nile River towards Luxor and enjoy the scenery of the amazing landscape, islands and the birds immigration.

 after 4 hours sailing from Aswan  you will visit KomOmbo Temple, which dedicated to two gods, Horus the Falcon headed God and Sobek the Crocodile headed God of the Nile and fertility, after enjoying your tour Back to the Cruise and sail onto Edfu ( About 5 hours sailing ).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

 Overnight onboard in Edfu. (Nile cruise).

Day 8:  Edfu Temple & Navigation to Luxor & Luxor Museum

At 6:15 AM Pick up time to visit Edfu Temple by a horse carriage, the temple was built during the Ptolemaic Era between 237 BC and 57 BC, consider to be the most preserved temple of Ancient Egypt, after finishing your tour you will back to the cruise enjoy breakfast & sailing onto Luxor via Esna water lock .

After arriving Luxor and by the evening (AT 6:00 PM) you will visit Luxor Museum, located on the cornice, overlooking the east bank of the river Nile, and was inaugurated in 1975.

Then after we will back to the cruise to have dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

 Overnight onboard in Luxor. (Nile cruise).

Day 9:  Hot air balloon (optional trip) / check out / Karnak temples / Lunch & check-in/Luxor temple by sunset

Note: *** optional trip***

Early morning your guide will pick you up from the cruise, to experience the balloon over Luxor with a light breakfast and tea, to explore the ancient temples and the valley of the kings during the sun rise and to enjoy that mix of nature the west bank of Luxor provides.

After breakfast on board you will check out and start your tour to visit the Karnak Temples the greatest and important worship site in history which dedicated to the Theban triad God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu.

Then break for lunch and after check in the hotel to rest and relax.

By the sunset you will visit the majestic Luxor Temple which was constructed approximately 1400 BC, by King Amunhotep III, of the 18th Dynasty New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II of the 19th, after enjoying your visit you will be transferred to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

 Overnight in Luxor (Sonesta Saint George hotel).

Day 10: Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple and the colossi of Memnon / Fly back to Cairo

After breakfast you tour guide will pick you up from the hotel to explore the West bank of Luxor, you will start your visit to:

*the mysterious Valley of the Kings where 64 tombs royal and non-royal were discovered, The Royal tombs are very well decorated and preserved with the ancient Egyptian beliefs and mythology about the afterlife.

* then continue your visit to the unique Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, she was not the only queen to rule the ancient Egypt, many queens ruled before her but her fame came from all the monuments she constructed after ascending the throne and still standing till now.

*then Carry on to the magnificent Colossi of Memnon, two huge statues of king Amonhotep III.

Then break for lunch and transfer to Luxor airport to catch your flight back to Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

 Overnight in Cairo. (Steigenberger Tahrir hotel).

Day 11: National Museum of the Egyptian Civilization/ Saladin citadel & Mohamed Ali Mosque

After breakfast you will visit the NMEC which opened recently in April 18th after the golden parade of the royal mummies in April 3rd, where you can meet the mummies of the kings of ancient Egypt in person for the first time, in addition to a very beautiful artifacts from the ancient times through the middle ages until the modern Egypt.

Then after you will explore Saladin citadel, one of the most iconic monuments in Islamic Cairo, and among the most impressive defensive fortresses dating to the Middle Ages, many monuments were added to the Citadel over the centuries, providing visitors today with an array of places to visit, such as the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha known as the alabaster mosque and was commissioned between 1830-1848.

Then break for lunch and after drive back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

 Overnight Cairo. (Steigenberger Tahrir hotel).

Day 12: Final Departure

You will be picked up from the hotel to catch your international flight for the final departure and the end of our services.  Safe Travels

Meals: Breakfast