View the three Pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza, The Egyptian Museum and many of the phenomeinal wonders of Cairo during your four day stay. From Cairo, fly to Luxor and board your cruise ship for a four night insight of the mysteries of the Nile River. Visit Edfu and tour by felucca around Elephantine Island which was one of most powerful forts on Egypt's southern borders. The tour is for those who want to experience the highlights of Egypt.
Package Includes
Roundtrip airfare on available carrier to CairoArrival Meet and Greet in CairoReturn private transfers from Cairo Airport to hotel4-nights accommodations in CairoAmerican Buffet Breakfast dailyRoundtrip airfare between Cairo, Luxor and Aswan4-night Nile Cruise with outside cabin, full board, excursions and transportation*Sightseeing as notedEgyptologist English speaking guide24 hour customer service assistanceHotel taxes and service charges*Full Board includes Meal only. Beverages are not includedPackage price excludes airport taxes and fees
(Fuel Surcharges are included in the package price)
Vacation Package Itinerary
Day 1: (Thursday) Depart United States, overnight flight
Day 2: (Friday) Cairo
Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Day at leisure to explore the city.Accommodation: Cairo (B)
Day 3: (Saturday) CairoBreakfast at the hotel, then proceed with a full day sightseeing visiting the Three Pyramids & their Guardian the Great Sphinx, The Stepped Pyramid of Sakkara, which is know to be the first stone structure in history, and Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Visit the Egyptian Museum the most important depository of Egyptian antiquities anywhere in the world. Your tour also includes a visit to the Citadel of Saladin and Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali before returning back to your hotel.Accommodation: Cairo(B)
Day 4: (Sunday) CairoBreakfast at hotel followed by a day at leisure. Optional tour to Alexandria or Half Day tour to Memphis and Sakkara (additional cost).Accommodation: Cairo(B)
Day 5: (Monday) Cairo to LuxorAfter breakfast you will be met at your hotel and transferred to Cairo airport for your onward flight to Luxor. Upon arrival in Luxor you will be met and transferred to your cruise ship. Lunch will be served onboard before joining a tour of the East bank which includes Luxor Temple and the Temple complex of Karnak which beats every other pharaonic monuments with the exception of the Pyramids of Giza. Transfer back to your cruise ship.Accommodation: Luxor(B,L,D)
Day 6: (Tuesday) LuxorFollowing Breakfast onboard, disembark for a visit to the West Bank which includes the Colossi of Memenon, The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari and the Valley of the Kings. These secretive tombs of New Kingdom Pharaohs were planed to preserve their mummies and funerary impedimenta for eternity. Return to your cruise ship for lunch onboard whilst sailing downstream to Esna.Accommodation: Esna (B,L,D)
Day 7: (Wednesday) Esna to EdfuContinue sailing this morning to Edfu. Visit the Temple of Edfu, which is dedicated to the God Horus. Return to the ship for lunch and continue sailing to Kom-Ombo. Visit the Temple of Kom-Ombo which was built on a hillside overlooking the Nile.Accommodation: Kom-Ombo (B,L,D)
Day 8: (Thursday) AswanBreakfast and lunch on board whilst sailing to Aswan. Afternoon tour by Felucca around Elephantine Island which was one of the most powerful forts on Egypt's southern borders. Dinner onbard. Overnight on board cruise ship in Aswan.Accommodation: Aswan (B,L,D)
Day 9: (Friday) Aswan - Cairo
Disembark after breakfast and join a tour of Aswan. Visit the famous High Dam which was an engineering miracle which it was built in the 1960s. The Unfinished Obelisk which gives us a great deal of information about the original builders set about their tasks, and the Temple of Philae which is dedicated to goddess Isis, which was once flooded by the river Nile. Transfer to Aswan Airport for your onward flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation: Cairo (B)
Day 10: (Saturday) Return to USAAfter breakfast, you will be transferred back to Cairo airport for your return flight home.