Explore Egypt in 8 Days, Cairo, Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor.

Upon arrival a representative will meet you at the airport and Pick you up to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy Cairo! 

after breakfast and check out, Your Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in an A/C van. You will be taken to enjoy a private excursion to the Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus). Next is a visit to the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion’s body, which dates back to the time of the King Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. Next up you will head to the Steps Pyramid of Zoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser.

After lunch at local restaurant, travel to Memphis, which was founded by King Menes and was the capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years as the first capital of Egypt. Here we can see the Statue of Ramses II. Then you will be taken to Cairo Train Station to take your sleeper train to Aswan, you will arrive to Aswan Station around 10:20 am.

Upon arrival to Aswan Train Station you will be met and assisted by our Rep to transfer you to Your cruise boat, your floating hotel for Your next 4 days.

after lunch you will be taken to visit the High Dam, the worlds` largest rock filled dam, than you will visit the Philea temple, and back to your cruise, dinner is served

Lunch and Dinner will be served onboard. 

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A new day and your first breakfast on board as the boat sails majestically towards Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Horus & Sobek. After the visit you will be taken back to the boat for your Dinner, Overnight onboard. 

The Nile Cruise will start the sailing forward Kom Omba at 02:00 Pm.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be served onboard. 

Early morning you will be met with your guide who will lead you to explore Edfu temple, then back to the Cruise to have your breakfast and enjoy relaxing the rest of the day onboar, around 03:00 pm, you will experience seeing the crossing of the Esna Lock by the Nile cruise, Around 10:00 pm you will reach Luxor.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be served onboard. 

According to the arranged pick up time , and after the breakfast and check out, you will meet your tour guide who will assist you and lead you to explore the below sights, then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport to take the flight back to Cairo, upon arriving to Cairo airport, you will be met with our Rep, who will help you and transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. 

You will visit 3 tombs in the valley of Kings, you will explore the mortuary temple of the Queen Hatshipsut, Photo stop by the colossi of Memnon, lastly you will visit the Karnak complex of temples. 

Breakfast will be served on bard,

Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. 

7TH DAY: 

Our Qualified Tour Guide will pick You up from your hotel/ airport in an A/C Van.You will then travel to Alexandria and visit the 3rd Century Pompey’s Pillar, a 25 meter red Aswan granite column that is the last of the remaining relics of the Seraphim Temple. Constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesareum. Our specialist tour guide will talk to you about the lighthouse of Alexandria and many interesting stories about ancient Romans Emperors. Next is Qayetbay citadel from outside, situated on the entrance to Alexandria’s eastern harbor.You will also visit the largest Roman cemetery, the Catacombs consisting of three levels cut in the rock.Finally, then you will be taken back to your hotel in Cairo. 

After breakfast, and according to your flight details you will be picked up from hotel to Airport.