Egypt 9 Nights 10 Days Adventure with Nile Cruise from Cairo

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival Cairo
2 stops
1
Luxor Travels
Luxor travels
Admission ticket free
2
Cairo
You will be met and assisted by one of our representatives at the airport of Cairo who will escort you to your hotel for a night in Cairo.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
Cairo
4 stops
3
Cairo
Today you enjoy a day tour of Cairo. First stop is at Giza Plateau, where one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramids of Giza, still stands. You will visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley to the Great Sphinx. Afterwards, you visit the Egyptian Museum. After the day tour and lunch you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for a flight to Aswan. Upon arrival you will check in to your hotel for a night in Aswan (Meals included: BL).
Admission ticket free
4
Pyramids of Giza
In the morning you will be picked up from your accommodation for a guided tour of Giza. Your first stop will be at Giza Plateau, where one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramids of Giza, still stands. You visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley where the guardian of this Mortuary complex, the mighty Sphinx, stands with great pride.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Great Sphinx
the guardian of this Mortuary complex, the mighty Sphinx, stands with great pride
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
spanning a period of over 50 centuries. The Museum has the world’s largest and richest collection of Egyptian Antiquities, among them the priceless collection of King Tut
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Aswan and Nile cruise
3 stops
7
Aswan
You will be brought to your cruise ship for check-in, after which you begin a guided day tour to the Temple of Philae, which was built in honor of goddess Isis. After this visit you will see the High Dam. You spend the night on board in Aswan (Meals included: BLD).
Admission ticket free
8
Temple of Philae
the Temple of Philae, which was built in honour of goddess Isis. After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods. You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening. Spend the night on board in Aswan.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Aswan High Dam
you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.
25 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Kom Ombo and Edfu
3 stops
10
Aswan
Today the ship sails to Kom Ombo and Edfu. In Kom Ombo you visit the Temple of Sobek and later on you will visit the Temple of Horus, the falcon-headed god, in Edfu. In the evening you have dinner on board and spend the night (Meals included: BLD).
Admission ticket free
11
Temple of Kom Ombo
In Kom Ombo you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek The temple is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. The temple was built in the early second century by Ptolemy VI Philometor.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Temple of Horus
visit the Temple of Edfu which is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. This is quite a young temple and is well-preserved making it very impressive. At every site you will get information from your Egyptologist tour guide and you will get free time to explore the ancient monuments by yourself.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Luxor
1 stop
13
Luxor
Today you can just enjoy the view relaxing on the sundeck while watching the local life on the river and its banks. You spend your last night on board in Luxor (Meals included: BLD).
Admission ticket free
Day 6
Luxor East and West Bank
9 stops
14
Luxor
Today you enjoy a guided tour to Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank of Luxor. To conclude your Nile cruise itinerary you visit Karnak Temples on the East Bank. After the day tour you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for a flight to Cairo. Upon arrival you check in to your hotel in Cairo (Meals included: BL).
Admission ticket free
15
Valley of the Kings
First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. It consists of tombs embedded in the mountain Thebes. Here, you visit 3 tombs of various dynasties. Your Egyptologist tour guide will be on hand to recommend and advise you as to which tombs to visit
2 hours • Admission ticket included
16
Tomb of Ramses III
The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Tomb of Ramases IX
Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince . The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
18
Tomb of Merenptah
In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
19
Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)
Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun300.00 EGP) (optional) King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings
20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
20
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamun and belonged to the same dynasty.Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh
1 hour • Admission ticket included
21
Colossi of Memnon
the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III. two vast 60-foot (18-meter) seated statues
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
22
Temple of Karnak
Temple of Amun, also known as Karnak Temples. You visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Cairo
1 stop
23
Cairo
Today you can spend the day at leisure or you can take an optional tour to the old part of Cairo. You will spend the night in your hotel in Cairo (Meals included: B).
Admission ticket free
Day 8
Desert safari
3 stops
24
Egypt
In the morning you will picked up by an air-conditioned car that will take you on a desert safari to the Oasis of Bahariya and the White Desert, which is the largest in the world. You will set up camp and enjoy an overnight under the stars (Meals included: BLD).
Admission ticket free
25
Bahariya Oasis Guide
Bahariya (Bahereya) Oasis,
Admission ticket free
26
White Desert
White Desert, Farafra, Egypt
Admission ticket free
Day 9
Cairo
1 stop
27
Cairo
You can start your day with a beautiful sunrise in the desert. Then you drive back to Cairo where you can spend the rest of your last day at leisure (Meals included: BL).
Admission ticket free
Day 10
Departure Day
1 stop
28
Cairo
After breakfast at your hotel you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your departure flight (Meals included: B).
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• Copy of passport is required at time of booking for all participants

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