Luxury Private Egypt Tour

Travel back in time and witness over 7,000 years of civilization today as you marvel at the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Other highlights of the day include a visit to the new Grand Egyptian Museum, the most important depository of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Overnight in Cairo.

Early morning transfer to Cairo Airport, for your flight to Aswan. Arrive in Aswan and transfer to your Nile Cruise. Upon arrival you will be escorted to your luxury cruise ship where you will spend the next 3 nights and 4 days relaxing and enjoy the sailing from Aswan to Luxor. After lunch, the Nile Cruise shore excursion will start. Visit the High Dam, located near Aswan, the world-famous High Dam was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960’s. Continue to the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk. Much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from quarries in the Aswan area. Our last visit today will be to the Temple of Philae, was dismantled and reassembled (on Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae Island) in the wake of the High Dam. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, is in a beautiful setting which has been landscaped to match its original site.

Optional Tour to Abu Simbel:

A short early morning flight brings you to the shores of Lake Nasser in Nubia, home to the two massive rock temples of Abu Simbel. Carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II, the temples were relocated to their current location during the creation of Lake Nasser. As we arrive in Aswan you may also choose our Optional Tour Abu Simbel (AIR) situated 174 miles southwest of Aswan, exploring the magnificent monuments carved into solid rock 3,000 years ago. In a monumental feat of modern engineering, these massive temples were moved to their present location when construction of the Aswan High Dam in 1960 created Lake Nasser and flooded their original location.

Discover the temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo as you make your way further south toward Nubia and the town of Aswan, which gently hugs the Nile River at the High Dam Aswan. This is a legendary place, where kings once entertained. Sail to Edfu for dinner and overnight.

We start with a visit to Edfu Temple. Dedicated to Horus, the falcon headed god, it was built during the reigns of six Ptolemies. We have a great deal of information about its construction from reliefs on outer areas. Back to the cruise for lunch, sail to Luxor via Esna. In the afternoon proceed to your East bank visit of Luxor, to visit the Karnak Temple. 

Evening, you may add the Optional: Sound & Light Show. It will tell the story of Karnak and the temple. Inaugurated in 1972 the Sound and Light Show in the Temple of Karnak begins with a historical introduction covering the birth of the great city of Thebes and the construction of the Temple. Depicting the glorious achievement of the Pharaohs, spectators listen to the lyrical and poetic descriptions of artistic treasures, grand festivals, heroic deeds and literature of the times. Overnight in Luxor.

The highlight of your day will be the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, known as the world’s ‘largest outdoor museum of antiquities’. This extraordinary necropolis is the site of Tutankhamen’s tomb, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, and in the midst of this land of mystery.

Transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to your hotel in Cairo where you may enjoy a customized wellness treatment before bidding farewell to this ancient city, known fondly as “the mother of the world”. Overnight in Cairo

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight back home.