1 Week in Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise
Discover just how amazing Egypt is with this astonishingly good 1 Week in Egypt Tour. Visit Egypt’s most famous sites in Cairo, including the Great Pyramids of Giza; the Sphinx; the Egyptian Museum, and more before catching a short flight to Luxor for your incredible 5-Star cruise from Luxor to Aswan.
Enjoy Egyptologist-guided small group tours in Luxor; Edfu; Kom Ombo and Aswan, all of which will bring you face to face with some of Egypt’s very best attractions, including Valley of the Kings; Karnak; Hatshepsut Temple; Horus Temple; Isis Temple and more before flying back to Cairo for your flight back home.
1 Week in Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise
Day 1: Your 1 Week in Egypt Tour Begins
Arrive in Cairo for your epic 1 Week in Egypt Itinerary and be met at the airport by your tour manager and one of our drivers who will then take you to the hotel where you will be staying for the next two nights. When you get to the hotel, you will be assisted with check-in and your tour manager will confirm a pick up time for the following day’s tour. With this having been taken care of, you can enjoy a free Welcome Drink and then enjoy the remainder of the day as you wish.
Day 2: Pyramids and Museum Tour
After breakfast, your Egyptologist guide and driver will fetch you and take you for a private guided tour to the Giza necropolis and the Egyptian Museum. First, you will visit the necropolis to see the famous pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple, and then you will have a break to enjoy some lunch.
Next, you will head to the Egyptian Museum in the heart of Cairo to see the world’s largest collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts. You will also visit the museum’s Treasures Room which hosts a permanent exhibition displaying the many artifacts and treasures which were recovered from the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Once you have finished exploring the museum, your guide and driver will take you back to your hotel and you will have the rest of the day to yourself.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3: Nile Cruise Embarkation and Luxor East Bank Tour
Your 1 week in Egypt itinerary enters the next phase today, so short after breakfast you will check-out from the hotel and you will be driven to the airport where you will board a flight to Luxor. When your flight lands, you will again be met at the airport, and then you will be taken to board a 5-Star Nile River cruise ship.
Enjoy a nice lunch aboard the vessel, after which one of our Egyptologist guides will take you for a small group tour on Luxor’s East Bank to see Luxor Temple and the vast Karnak Temple complex. After your tour you will return to the ship and you will have the rest of the day to yourself. Enjoy the first night of your cruise on the water at Luxor.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: West Bank Tour and Cruise to Edfu
After breakfast on the ship, you will enjoy another onshore excursion, this time to the West Bank to see the Valley of the Kings; the rock-cut mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Once everyone is back on board the vessel, it will begin a leisurely cruise to Edfu where you will be spending this night of your cruise on the water.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Horus Temple, Kom Ombo Temple and Cruise to Aswan
After another good on-board breakfast you will enjoy an excursion to see Horus Temple which is the best-preserved temple ever discovered. Next, your cruise ship will sail to Kom Ombo where you will enjoy another guided tour of Kom Ombo Temple, and then finally your cruise ship will head for Aswan where you will spend this night of your 1 week in Egypt in your cabin on the water.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Sightseeing in Aswan
Enjoy breakfast as usual, and then it will be time for another excursion, this time to see the Aswan High Dam; the Unfinished Obelisk, and the ancient Temple of Philae. You will arrive back on the ship before lunchtime, and you will then have the remainder of the day for yourself. Enjoy the final night of your Nile cruise on the water in Aswan.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 7: Return to Cairo
Enjoy breakfast on the ship and then it will be time for you to disembark. At the appropriate time, you will be driven to the airport and you will board a flight back Cairo where you will again be met by your tour manager and a driver who will then transfer you to the hotel where you will be staying for the last night of your 1 week in Egypt package.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 8: 1 Week in Egypt Tour Ends
Your 1 Week in Egypt tour package has come to an end, so at the appropriate time you will need to check out from the hotel, and then you will be driven to the airport in time for you to board your flight back home.
Inclusions – What is included in your 1 Week in Egypt Tour:
- Domestic flights
- Meet, greet and assist with all arrivals and departures
- All transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles
- Accommodation in Cairo for 3 nights (includes breakfasts)
- Accommodation on Nile cruise liner for 4 nights (full board)
- All sightseeing tours mentioned in the 1 Week in Egypt itinerary
- English speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the 1 Week in Egypt itinerary
- Portage when needed
- Free mobile phone during your stay, including limited free minutes
- All service charges and taxes
Exclusions – What is NOT included in your 1 Week in Egypt Tour:
- International airfare
- Egypt entry visa
- Optional tours not mentioned in the 1 Week in Egypt itinerary
- Personal expenses
- Entrance fees to special archaeological sites such as the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum- Inside one of the Pyramids — Tutankhamen’s Tomb at Valley of the Kings
- Tips and gratuities
Accommodation Plan (Gold)
- Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa
- Salacia Nile Cruise
- Le Passage Hotel and Casino
Price per 1 person | May to September | October to April |
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Triple Room (min. 3 pax) | $1305 | $1505 |
Double (min. 2 pax) | $1345 | $1540 |
Solo (1 pax only) | $1905 | $2215 |
Accommodation Plan (Diamond)
- Kempinski Nile City Hotel Cairo
- MS Mayfair Nile Cruise
Price per 1 person | May to September | October to April |
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Triple Room (min. 3 pax) | $1540 | $1735 |
Double (min. 2 pax) | $1585 | $1775 |
Solo (1 pax only) | $2499 | $2765 |
Prices for our 1 Week in Egypt Tour are quoted per person in US$ and are valid until the 30th of April 2020, except during the Christmas, New Year, and Easter holidays.
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