Elegance of the Nile

13 Days - 12 Nights

Highlights

• The Egyptian Museum (or the Grand Egyptian Museum, upon its opening)

• The Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx

• Saqqara Pyramids

• Dahshur Pyramids

• The Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali

• Khan Khalili Bazaars

  Cruise Sightseeing:

• Karnak Temple

• Luxor Temple

• Hatsheput Temple

• Valley of Kings and Memnon

• Tomb of King Tutankhamun

• Tomb of Ramses VI

• Deir el-Medina

• Edfu Temple

• Kom ombo Temple

• Aswan High Dam

• Philae Temple

• Abu Simbel Temples

• Unfinished Obelisk

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 Friday: Arrival Egypt

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

Overnight Cairo Hotel: 5 star Luxury hotel.

Day 2 Saturday: Saqqara and Dahshur Pyramids

After Breakfast. Start your day by visiting Saqqara, the necropolis of Memphis and home of the Step Pyramid, the first limestone structure that was ever built. Explore its 4350 year old colored tombs. Go inside a pyramid and see the ancient Hieroglyphics engraved on its walls thousands of years ago. Your tour will include a special entry to one of the recent discovered tombs in Saqqara. Have lunch in a local restaurant then visit the Bent and Red pyramids of Dahshur in the middle of nowhere so you get to experience the way how all the pyramids of Egypt used to look like. 

Overnight Cairo Luxury Hotel

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch

Day 3 Sunday: Giza Pyramids / The Sphinx

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 Giza Plateau, 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.

Lunch at 9 PYRAMIDS restaurant with a panoramic view of the 9 Pyramids all together.

Then drive back to your Hotel.

Overnight Cairo Hotel: 5 star Luxury hotel

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

Day 4 Monday: Fly to Luxor / Visit Karnak and 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 5 Tuesday: Valley of the Kings and Colossi Of Memnon

• Breakfast onboard.

• After breakfast, Visit the Valley of the Kings, tomb of King Tutankhamun, tomb of RamsesVI. It was a royal cemetery for over 500 years, and 62 pharaohs and other nobles were buried there.

• Stop to visit Colossi of Memnon.

• Lunch on board

• The rest of the afternoon is free for leisure. You can enjoy the stunning views of the Nile from the cruise ship’s sundeck while sailing to Edfu.

• In the evening you are invited to the captain’s cocktail party, where you meet the crew and enjoy delicious local and international cocktails.

• Afternoon tea

• Dinner on board

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

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

Day 6 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 7 ThursdaY: Temple of Philae / Unfinished Obelisk /  Nubian Village

• After breakfast on-board.

• Visit Isis Temple, you take a motorboat ride to the Temple of Philae, beautifully located on an island. The temple was built in 208 BC and dedicated to the goddess Isis.

• Visit Unfinished Obelisk, the largest-known ancient obelisk, lying on its side in a stone quarry. It measures around 140 feet tall and weighs nearly 1,200 tons

• Lunch onboard

• Felucca on the Nile around Kitchener island.

• Take a motorboat ride through the cataracts of the Nile to a Nubian village. There you will meet the Nubians and visit their homes and local school to experience their way of living. Back on board the cruise ship.

• Enjoy the Nubian party featuring traditional music and folk dances on the cruise.

• Dinner on board

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

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

Day 8 Friday: Abu Simbel Temples / The Aswan High Dam

• After Breakfast onboard.

• Drive to the majestic Abu Simbel Temples, one of the most impressive monuments of ancient Egypt. The temples were carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC for Ramses II and his wife Nefertari.

• Back to the cruise ship, on the way you stop to see the High Dam of Aswan.

• Lunch and Dinner onboard.

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

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

Day 9 Saturday: Sailing to Luxor / Nile River Cruise

Today, you can relax while cruising the Nile back to Luxor. In the meantime take part in the second Q&A session with your Egyptology Expert.

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

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

Day 10 Sunday: Temple of Hatshepsut  /  Deir el-Medina 

·        Breakfast onboard.

• After breakfast, Visit the Hatshepsut Temple, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the most characteristic temples in Luxor. It was built for the most successful female pharaoh to rule over Egypt.

• Visit Deir el-Medina, the ancient workers’ village and home to the artisans and craftspeople of Thebes.

• Back to the cruise.

• Lunch on board

• The rest of the afternoon is free for leisure.

• Afternoon tea

• Evening enjoy the Sound and Light show at Karnak Temple.

• Dinner on board

• Overnight onboard Luxury Nile Cruise.

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

Day 11 Monday: Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali / Old Cairo

After Breakfast morning flight to Cairo. Upon arrival we will visit 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. Wrap up the day by walking through old Islamic Cairo; walk in El Muizz Street which has the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world; explore the winding alleyways of the famous Khan El Khalili market, the major souk in the Islamic Cairo district. Back to your hotel and overnight.

Overnight Cairo Luxury Hotel

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch

Day 12 Tuesday: The Egyptian Museum / Farewell Dinner

After Breakfast we 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. Back to your hotel. In the evening, during the farewell dinner at Naguib Mahfouz Restaurant, enjoy live music and celebrate your unforgettable journey to Egypt.

*The visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum depends on the time if its opening. Until then, the tour itinerary will include the visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities at Tahrir Square.

Overnight Cairo Luxury Hotel

Meals included: Breakfast / Dinner

Day 13 Wednesday: Final Departure

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

Meals included: Breakfast

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

o   7 Night's accommodation in 5* Luxury River cruise based on Full Board.

o   Round Trip Domestic flight tickets Cairo to Luxor and Luxor 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.