Cairo/Nile cruise/By sleeper train

8 days / 7 nights
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2 nights in Cairo, 3 nights Nile Cruise & 2 nights on Sleeper train

Day 1: Sat or Wed or Monday
Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage will greet you. From the airport you will be transferred by a private A/C car to yourhotel and overnight in Cairo. (No Meals)

Day 2: Sun or Thu or Tuesday Breakfast. Start your full day visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities. Collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tut-Ankh-Amon collection of

treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the

1920s when his tomb was excavated. Lunch at local restaurant than visit the great Pyramids – Cheops, Chephren &

Mykerions. Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at Sphinx – a huge funeral complex guarded

by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Continue to visit Papyrus Institute & Perfume palace.

If we have Time visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars. afternoon/evening transfer to Giza station to catch the sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner & Breakfast on board

Day 3: Mon or Fri or Wednesday

Aswan. Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to the Cruise. Boarding before lunch,

Embarkation. Lunch on board. Visit The High Dam (One of the most outstanding architectural achievements

of the twentieth century. It was constructed to replace the old Aswan dam built in 1902 to protect

Egypt from the floods as well as providing irrigation and electricity all over Egypt.) and The Philae

temple.  (The Temple of Isis is one of the greatest Temples in Egypt and it occupies about a quarter

of the island. It is the main Temple on the island, with its huge, complete, pylons and beautiful

scenes), Sail to Kom Ombo. (Located in Kom Ombo town, 45 km north of Aswan. It is built on a hillside overlooking the Nile. This temple was constructed in the Ptolemaic Roman era for the worship of god Haroeris and Sobek, the crocodile god. It is noted for relief engravings on its walls which show ancient surgical tools, bone saws and dentistry tools. Nearby there are three mummified crocodiles. Afternoon Tea.Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris.

Sail to Edfu. Dinner on board. Disco party. Overnight in Edfu

Day 4:Tue or Sat or Thursday
Breakfast on board. Visit The Temple of Horus in Edfu. (Lies in Edfu town, 123 km north of Aswan on the west bank of the Nile. It dates to the Ptolemaic period. It was dedicated to the worship of god Hours represented as a falcon. It is one of the most beautiful Egyptian temples, distinguished by its huge splendid structure that blends Pharaonic and Greek architecture. Cross the lock. Sail to Luxor. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party. Overnight in Luxor.(B, L, D)

Day 5:Wed or Sun or Friday

Breakfast on board. Visit The Luxor Temples and Karnak temples, a series of temples, built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it’s 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake Afternoon tea. Dinner on board & Overnight in Luxor.(B, L, D)

Day 6: Thu or Mon or Saturday

Breakfast. Visit the West Bank including: Valley of the Kings (Is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom; the Colossi of Memnon (The two colossi are made of sandstone, which during ancient times was brought from Gabal El Silselah. Each colossus, including the pedestal and the crown, is about 21m tall and represents King Amenhotep III seating on his throne, wearing the Memes, or royal headdress, with the divine cobra protecting his forehead. On the sides of the colossi there is a representation of the Nile god Hapi, bending together the lotus and the papyrus plants, symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt) and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Hatshepsut was the fifth Pharaoh of the18th-dynasty who was one of the handful of female rulers in Ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs. Her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power). Disembarkation. transfer to Luxor train station to catch the sleeper train to to Cairo. Dinner & Breakfast on board

Day 7: Fri or Tue or Sunday

Cairo, Arrival, meet & assist by our local representatives and transfer to the hotel. (Optional Full Day tour in Cairo ) or (Optional Alexandria day trip). Overnight in Cairo.

(Optional Full Day tour in Cairo visit Salah El Din Citadel and Mohamed Ali Mosque, Tour Old Cairo historic churches & Amr abn Elase Mosque) per person $ 65 included Lunch & Dinner at local restaurant

(Optional Alexandria day trip Enjoy Cairo To Alexandria Day Trip, Visiting Pompey’s Pillar. It was constructed in honour of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century, and Qaitbey Citadel. Abo Elabbas mosque, Visit the Panorama Library Alexandrina the second biggest one in the world, Montazah palace and  enjoy fresh seafood by the Mediterranean.) per person $ 95 included Lunch & Dinner at local restaurant

Day 8: Sat or Wed or Monday
Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final

departure formalities

Included:

  • 2 nights hotel accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis
  • 3 nights on the Nile cruise of your choice; Aswan & Luxor full board – excludes drinks
  • All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan are with A/C Bus
  • All your tours and excursions in Cairo are with A/C vans
  • The service of meet and assist at all your destinations
  • English speaking Egyptologist guide
  • Sleeping train with accommodation in sleeper cabins/couchettes
  • All entrance fees except inside the Pyramids, Royal Mummies room at the Egyptian museum, and King Tutankamun’s tomb at the Valley of The Kings

Excluded:

  • Visa Entry for Egypt
  • Tipping, Drinks, Personal expenses (Laundry, Sauna, telephones…etc)
  •  Any meals or optional tours not mentioned in the program

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