8 Day Egypt Tour
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo .
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel to ensure a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo. Welcome drink included
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Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing
After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple. Then, head out to the Egyptian Museum where the treasures of the boy king Tutankhamen await you. Continue to Coptic Cairoto visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue followed by a short drive to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest and most alluring bazaar. Later, you’ll head back to the hotel and stay overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
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Day 3: Fly from Cairo to Luxor - Nile Cruise Tour
After your checkout from the hotel in the morning, you’ll be transferred to Cairo Airport for a flight with EGYPTAIR to Luxor, where you will be greeted and taken by an air-conditioned vehicle your Nile cruise ship. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. You’ll have dinner on board the ship and stay overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
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Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
You’ll have an early breakfast on board, then head out to visit the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BC. Travel on to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu, enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on board the ship. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
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Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
After breakfast on board, you’ll stop for a visit to the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon god. You’ll then sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple. You’ll have your lunch back onboard the ship and sail on to Aswan. You’ll have dinner and stay overnight onboard the cruise ship.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
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Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tour
After your breakfast on the Nile cruise ship, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and then visit the Unfinished Obelisk in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the largest obelisk yet discovered. You’ll then proceed to the beautiful Temple of Philae, devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. You’ll have your dinner and stay overnight aboard the ship. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
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Day 7: Fly from Aswan to Cairo
You’ll disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast and then transfer to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport and then taken to your hotel. Overnight stay in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast.
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Day 8: Cairo - Fly Back Home
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel followed by free time at your leisure, after which you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast.
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Inclusions – :
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Meet, greet and assist upon arrivals and departures
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All transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles
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Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, including daily breakfast
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Accommodation for 4 nights on a 5-star superior Nile Cruise ship, full board
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Lunch in Egyptian local restaurant during Cairo tour
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English speaking tour guide
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Entrance fees to the listed attractions
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All taxes and service charges
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Portage when needed
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Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo
Exclusions :
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International airfare
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Egypt entry visa
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Any extras not mentioned in the Tour itinerary
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Tips and gratuities
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Accommodation and Pricing :
MAY-SEPT
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1115.00 USD Per Person in Triple Room
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1149.00 USD Per Person in Double Room
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1635.00 USD One Person Traveling Alone
OCT-APRIL
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1305.00 USD Per Person in Triple Room
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1339.00 USD Per Person in Double Room
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1899.00 USD One Person Traveling Alone
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