Egypt Highlights & Nile Cruise

09 Days - 08 Nights

Highlights

• The Grand  Egyptian Museum

• The Egyptian Museum

• The Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx

• Sakkara Pyramids

• The Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali.

• Old Cairo

o   Cruise Sightseeing:

• Karnak Temple

• Luxor Temple

• Hatsheput Temple

• Valley of Kings and Memnon

• Tomb of King Tutankhamun

• Tomb of Ramses VI

• Edfu Temple

• Kom ombo Temple

• Aswan High Dam

• Philae Temple

• Abu Simbel Temples

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 Saturday: Arrival Egypt

Welcome to Egypt! Upon arrival to Cairo airport you’ll be met and assisted by Egypt Unlimited Tours representative at the Cairo airport, who will help you to go through the security area, luggage claim and customs. Then our representative will be escorting you to your Hotel in Cairo.

Overnight Cairo Hotel: 5-star Luxury hotel.

Day 2 Sunday: Giza Pyramids / The Sphinx / Saqqara Pyramids

After breakfast, you will be picked up by your Egyptologist for a full day tour of Giza and its environs. Your tour will start with a visit to:

Giza Pyramids: You will visit the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza, located on the outskirts of Cairo, and considered amongst the seven Wonders of the World. The Great Pyramids are over 4500 years old, and are massive in size, with some of the blocks weighing in excess of two and a half tons each.  

Camel Ride: No trip to Egypt would be complete without a camel ride at Giza Pyramids. so you will have an opportunity to mount your individual camel for a short ride across the sands of Giza to the Sphinx.

The Sphinx: Enter the temple of the mysterious Sphinx, an ancient figure shrouded in legend and mystery. Your Egyptologist will enthrall you with the tales told of this fascinating figure.

After Lunch we will visit:

Saqqara Pyramids, the necropolis of Memphis, home of the step pyramid, the first limestone structure ever built. Explore its 4350 years old colored tombs. Get the chance to go inside a pyramid and see the ancient Hieroglyphics that have been engraved on its walls for thousands of years. Your tour will include a visit from inside Saqqara pyramids. Then drive back to your Hotel.

Overnight Cairo Hotel: 5-star Luxury hotel

Meals included: Breakfast hotel / Lunch in one of the best restaurant / Dinner

Day 3 Monday: Fly to Luxor and Visit Karnak & Luxor Temples

• Breakfast at hotel.

• Transfer to Cairo airport to fly to Luxor, Meet and assist at Luxor airport.

• Visit the Karnak temple The temple complex has four parts. The most commonly visited one is the Precinct of Amun-Ra.

• Transfer to check in your LUXURY Nile Cruise.

• Lunch on board

• Afternoon tea time.

• Visit Luxor temple by Night.

• Dinner on board

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise

• Meals included: Breakfast hotel / Lunch cruise / Dinner cruise

Day 4 Tuesday: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple

• Breakfast onboard.

• Visit West Bank of Luxor - Valley of the Kings,  tomb of King Tutankhamun, tomb of Ramses VI , Temple of Queen Hatshepsut ( El-Deir El-Bahari ) and Colossi of Memnon.

• Sail to Edfu via Esna lock.

• Lunch on board

• Afternoon tea

• Dinner on board

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

• Meals included: Breakfast Cruise / Lunch cruise / Dinner cruise

Day 5 Wednesday: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

• Breakfast onboard

• Visit Horus Temple in Edfu, the falcon God Horus.

• Lunch on board

• Afternoon tea during Sailing to Kom Ombo

• Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo

• Sail to Aswan

• Dinner on board

• Galabia Party After Dinner

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

• Meals included: Breakfast Cruise / Lunch cruise / Dinner cruise 

Day 6 Thursday: Abu Simbel Temples / Felucca Ride

• Breakfast on board

• After breakfast on-board, Drive for three hours to Abu Simbel temples, to visit The two temples in Abu Simbel complex were carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari.

• Lunch onboard

• Felucca on the Nile around Kitchener island during the sunset.

• Dinner on board

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

• Meals included: Breakfast Cruise / Lunch cruise / Dinner cruise

Day 7: Disembarkation / Philae Temple / The High Dam / Fly back to Cairo

• After Breakfast disembark from the Cruise.

• Visit the High Dam of Aswan and the Temple of Philae It was dedicated to the goddess Isis, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.

• Transfer to Aswan airport and fly back to Cairo.

• Upon arrival to Cairo meet & assist then transfer to your hotel and overnight.

• Overnight Cairo Hotel: 5 Star Luxury Hotel

• Meals included: Breakfast / Dinner  

Day 8: Grand Egyptian Museum / The Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali

After Breakfast you will visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest museum in the world for one single civilization. You will stand face-to-face with the Golden Mask of the boy King Tutankhamun. You will be dazzled with the amount of treasures and artifacts that this museum holds. Afterwards a visit to the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Situated on the summit of a centuries-old citadel, this is a fine example of an Ottoman-era mosque.

Lunch in one of the best Local restaurant in Cairo.  

Overnight Cairo Hotel: 5 Star Luxury Hotel

Meals included: Breakfast Hotel / Lunch in one of the best restaurant in Cairo

Day 9: Final Departure

After breakfast transfer to Cairo Airport for the final Departure with Unforgettable Memories.

• Meals included: Breakfast Hotel.    

What is included in the tour:

o   Meet and Assist by our representatives at all Airports.

o   Private Luxury air-conditioned vehicles throughout.

o   All Airport Transfers as mentioned.

o   Baggage Transfer.

o   4 Night's accommodation in 5* Luxury Hotel in Cairo based on B/B.

o   4 Night's accommodation in 5* Luxury Nile Cruise based on Full Board.

o   Domestic flight tickets Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo.

o   Entrance Fees to all the sites mentioned in our above itinerary.

o   All meals as mentioned per day.

o   Service of an Egyptologist guide on a private tour throughout your trip.

o   Unlimited Bottles of water during the sightseeing and meals.

o   24 hour "Emergency" Hotline.

o   All Taxes and VAT

What is NOT included in the tour:

o   International Flight Ticket from home.

o   Entry visa to Egypt USD25.

o   Any extra meals or drinks that is not mentioned in the itinerary .

o   Travel Insurance.

o   Items of Personal nature (Laundry, Phone Calls, Service Charges…)

o   Gratuities/Tipping.