SECRETS OF EGYPT AND THE NILE

11 Days - 10 Nights

(Cairo - Abu Simbel – Aswan - Luxor)

03 Nights Nile Cruise & 03Nights LAKE NASSER CRUISE

Highlights

• The Egyptian Museum

• The Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx

• Sakkara Pyramids

• The Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali.

• Old Cairo

• Hanging Church

o   Lake Nasser Cruise and Nile Cruise Sightseeing:

• Karnak Temple

• Luxor Temple

• Hatsheput Temple

• Habu Temple

• Valley of Kings and Memnon

• Edfu Temple

• Kom ombo Temple

• Aswan High Dam

• Philae Temple

• Abu Simble Temples BY FLIGHT

• Kasr Ibrim

• Wadi El Sebou

• Kalabsha Temple

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 Tuesday: Arrive Egypt

Welcome to Egypt. On arrival at Cairo Airport you will meet & assist by our representative after that you will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned car. Upon arrival at the hotel he will check you in and give you all your details.

Overnight in Cairo.
OPTIONAL sound and light show at the pyramids ($60 per person)
Day 2 Wednesday: Cairo Sightseeing
After Breakfast  Enjoy a Visit to Memphis, to view the colossal statue of Rameses II and great alabaster sphinx. then Sakkara, view the Step Pyramid of Zoser. Then a visit to one of the Seven Wonders of the World the Pyramids of Giza and the inscrutable Sphinx

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast / Lunch

Day 3 Thursday: Cairo Sightseeing
After Breakfast start your visit to the Citadel, and visit the alabaster mosque. Then visit a famous Khan El Khalili bazaars. This afternoon, visit Tahrir Square, Next is the Egyptian Museum, an unrivaled warehouse of  Pharaonic treasure, housing the golden treasure recovered from the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4 Friday: CAIRO & Abu Simbel
After Breakfast . our staff Transfers you to the airport for your flight via Aswan to Abu Simbel. On arrival, board your cruise boat on Lake Nasser (Prince abass) . After Lunch on board enjoy a visit to the Great Temple of Abu Simbel . Rameses II himself. The smaller Temple of Hathor,. Spend some time exploring inside the 3,200 year old walls, depicting scenes of Rameses and the Gods. Back to your cruise

Evening enjoy the sound & light show at Abu simbel temple

Overnight in Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner
Day 5 Saturday: Lake Nasser Cruise
after breakfast Enjoy a view of Kasr Ibrim, still continue  sailing  to Amada, noted for. Also,. Explore the temple dedicated to Amun-Re and Re-Harrakte and also visit the Tomb of Penniut, deputy of Nubia.

Overnight Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner
Day 06 Sunday: Lake Nasser Cruise
After breakfast Enjoy a visit to Wadi El SebouValley of the Lions named after the great Avenue of Sphinxes which led to the Temple of Rameses II. Now time to relax and enjoy a sailing to Aswan

Overnight Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner
Day 7 Monday: Lake Nasser cruise & Nile Cruise

After breakfast Enjoy a Visit to the Temple of Kalabsha, built by the Roman Emperor Octavius Augustus and dedicated to the local fertility god Mandulis. Disembark from Lake Nasser Cruise and our staff transfers you to Nile cruise cross over the Aswan High Dam. Then take a motorboat to the Temples of Philae, rising from the waters of the Nile. Aswan granite quarries Unfinished Obelisk  then go to your second cruise ship which will transport you up the Nile.

Overnight Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8 Tuesday: Aswan & Nile cruise

After breakfast. Will sail on  a traditional Nile sailing boat (felucca,) around Aswan Botanical Gardens. Afternoon Cruise will set sail to Kom Ombo Upon arrival in Kom Ombo visit the Temple of Two Gods. Continue sailing Enjoy the beautiful Nile while sailing to Edfu. Enjoy an Egyptian style galabeya party

Overnight Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9 Wednesday: Nile Cruise

After breakfast Enjoy a visit to the Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. After exploring the beautifully preserved wall reliefs back to your Nile cruise set sail to Luxor. Upon arrival , start to visit the fabulous Luxor Temple.

 Overnight Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10 Thursday: Disembark Luxor & Fly to Cairo
after Breakfast,check out , then start to visit the west bank of the Nile for a photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon.  And visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, blending into the cliff face above. Also a visit to the Valley of the Kings, back to the east bank of luxor to visit the amazing temple complex of Karnak, after that our staff transfer you to the airport to fly back to Cairo.

Overnight Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 11 Friday: Final Departure

After breakfast, Check out, staff transfers you to the airport, assists with exit formalities and checking in for your International departure. With your wonderful memories.

Meals: 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 4 Nights’ accommodation at 5* Hotel in Cairo based on B/B .

o 3 Nights’ accommodation on board of 5* Nile Cruise based on full board.

o 3 Nights’ accommodation on board of 5* Lake Nasser Cruise based on full board.

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

o   All meals as mentioned per day.

o   Domestic flight tickets Cairo / Abu Simble / Aswan and Luxor / Cairo.

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.