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Cairo & Nile Cruise Round Trip

Cairo • Luxor • Nile Cruise • Aswan

From the Giza pyramids to the temples of the Nile, with a full-board cruise and all transfers.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Cairo

Meet our representative at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Rest after your flight, and your guide will brief you on the days ahead.

Day 2: Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx & Saqqara

Spend the day with your private Egyptologist at the Giza plateau and the Sphinx, then visit the Step Pyramid at Saqqara and the ancient capital of Memphis.

Day 3: Egyptian museums & Old Cairo

Discover the treasures of ancient Egypt in Cairo's museums, then wander through Old Cairo and the Khan El Khalili bazaar.

Day 4: Fly to Luxor: Karnak & Luxor Temple

Take a short flight to Luxor and visit the vast Karnak complex and Luxor Temple, which is beautiful in the late afternoon light.

Day 5: Luxor West Bank

Visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. A sunrise hot-air balloon ride can be added as an option.

Day 6: Board your Nile cruise

Transfer to your Nile cruise ship, settle into your cabin and enjoy a first evening on the river.

Day 7: Nile cruise: Esna & Edfu

Sail south through the Esna lock and visit the beautifully preserved Temple of Horus at Edfu.

Day 8: Nile cruise: Kom Ombo & arrival in Aswan

Visit the twin temple of Kom Ombo on the riverbank, then continue to Aswan for sunset on the water.

Day 9: Aswan: Philae Temple & felucca

Explore Philae Temple, the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, then take a felucca sailboat around Elephantine Island.

Day 10: Departure

Transfer to the airport for your flight home, or extend your stay with us.

Price includes

  • Airport meet & assist and all private transfers
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Meals as per itinerary (breakfast daily; full board on the cruise)
  • Private Egyptologist guide and air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
  • Bottled water in the vehicle
  • Flights between cities as per itinerary

Price does not include

  • International flights
  • Visa fees
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Drinks and personal expenses
  • Optional activities (for example hot-air balloon)
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