8 Day Egypt Itinerary [Customizable] 8 Days in Egypt

Experience the best of Egypt with an epic 8 Day Egypt Itinerary that has been expertly crafted by a Category “A” Tour Operator that has been providing high quality Egypt tours and Nile Cruises for more than 65 years. Join us for private Egyptologist-guided tours in Cairo to see the Great Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum and so much more, then fly to Aswan and allow the magic to continue.

Visit the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel; board a 5-Star Nile River cruise, and marvel at many of Ancient Egypt’s most famous sites, including Valley of the Kings; Queen Hatshepsut Temple; Karnak; Temple of Horus; Temple of Isis, and more before returning to Cairo for your flight back home.

Our 8 Day Egypt Itinerary runs on Fridays, Saturdays, Tuesday and Wednesdays.

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8 Day Egypt Itinerary: Cairo, Abu Simbel and Nile Cruise

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Itinerary

DAY 1 – 8 Day Egypt Itinerary Begins

When you arrive at Cairo International Airport for your tour, your tour manager will be there to meet and assist you, and then you will be driven to the hotel where you will be staying while you are in Cairo. Your tour manager will assist you with check-in and then discuss your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary with you to confirm pick up times for your upcoming tours. After this, you will be left to enjoy the remainder of your first day as you wish.

Included: Free Welcome Drink

DAY 2 – Pyramids, Museum and Khan el-Khalili Tour

Start the 2nd day of your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary with a good breakfast at your hotel, and then at the time which will have been confirmed with you, your Egyptologist guide and one of our drivers will fetch you from your hotel for your private guided tour.

Your first stop today will be at the Giza plateau to see famous Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx, along with the Valley Temple. This is a large site to explore, and your visit take up most of your morning, after which you will be taken for lunch at a good local restaurant.

After lunch, you will enjoy a visit to the Egyptian Museum where you will be able to admire the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including all those which were recovered from King Tutankhamen’s tomb, and which are now on display in the museum’s special Treasures Room.

Next, you will be taken to see and explore the 14th-century Khan el Khalili Bazaar. Even if you don’t intend doing any shopping, this historical bazaar is definitely one of Cairo’s not-to-be-missed attractions. Once you are finished at the bazaar, your guide and driver will then take you back to your hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Transfer to Aswan and Aswan Tour

Today you will check-out from your hotel in the morning and will be driven to the airport to board a short flight to Aswan. When you land in Aswan, you will once again be met by one of our Egyptologist guides and a driver, and then you will be taken for a sightseeing tour that will including visiting the Aswan High Dam; the giant Unfinished Obelisk, and the incredible Temple of Philae.

After your tour, you will be driven to the hotel when you will be staying for this of your 8 days in Egypt itinerary, and once you have been checked in, you will have the remainder of the day to yourself to enjoy as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 4 – Abu Simbel Tour and Nile Cruise Embarkation

Today you will check-out shortly after breakfast, and then you board a clean and modern air-conditioned coach that will take you to Abu Simbel to see the absolutely amazing rock-cut temples that were constructed during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II to serve as lasting monuments to him and his beloved wife, Queen Nefertari. Unlike your tours in Cairo, your Abu Simbel tour is a small group tour rather than a private tour.

After your visit to the Abu Simbel Temples, you will return to Aswan, and you will be taken to board your 5-Star Nile cruise. Lunch will be served on the ship shorty after you have boarded, and then you will have the rest of the day for yourself. This night of your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary will be spent on the water in Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 5 – Cruise to Esna with Excursions at Kom Ombo and Edfu

Begin the 5th day of your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary with a nice leisurely breakfast aboard your cruise ship, and then sit back and relax while sailing to Kom Ombo where you and a small group of our other clients will disembark with one of our Egyptologist tour guides who will take you to see the ancient Temple of Kom Ombo. After your stop at Kom Ombo, your cruise ship will start sailing to Edfu, with lunch being served along the way.

On arrival at Edfu, you will enjoy another onshore excursion, this time to see Edfu Temple which is also known as Horus Temple. This is Egypt’s best preserved ancient temple. Once everyone is back on board the ship, it will then sail to Esna and tie up for the night. Enjoy afternoon tea along the way, and another good dinner on the ship in the evening.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 6 – Cruise to Luxor and Luxor Tour

Enjoy breakfast out on the river while your cruise ship is sailing to Luxor. Shortly after you dock in Luxor, you and the other members of your small group will be taken for another fascinating excursion, this time to see 3 more incredible ancient sites: Valley of the Kings; Queen Hatshepsut’s rock-cut mortuary temple, and the Colossi of Memnon, all of which are located on Luxor’s West Bank.

Following your outing to the West Bank, you will return to the ship, and then you will have the rest of the day free to enjoy as you wish. Enjoy the 6th night of your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 7 – Cruise Disembarkation, East Bank Tour, and Return to Cairo

This day of your 8 days in Egypt itinerary will see you heading back to Cairo, but before happens, first enjoy a good breakfast on the ship and another fantastic tour, this time to the East Bank to see two remarkable ancient sites: Luxor Temple and the massive Karnak Temple complex. At the appropriate time, our tour representative and our driver will transfer you to the airport, and you will then board a short flight back to Cairo.

When you land in Cairo, your tour manager and one of our drivers will be waiting for you, and they will transfer you to the hotel where you will be staying for the last night of your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 8 – 8 Day Egypt Itinerary Ends

Your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary concludes today, but by now you will have discovered firsthand that even though this is quite a short Egypt itinerary, 8 days is long enough for people to see so many of Egypt’s fascinating ancient monuments.

Enjoy breakfast as usual, and then when the time is right, you will need to check out so that we can get you to Cairo International Airport in time for you to board your flight back home.

Meals Included: Breakfast

What is Included

Inclusions – What is included in your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary:

Meet and assist service for at arrival and departure
Customer Service assistance throughout your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary
All transfers and tours in clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles
Hotel accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo (bed and breakfast)
Hotel accommodation for 1 night in Aswan (bed and breakfast)
Accommodation for 4 nights on 5-Star Nile Cruise (full board}
Any other meals as specified in the itinerary
Free bottled water during tours and road trips
Domestic flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Luxor to Cairo
All Cairo tours mentioned in the Cairo to Abu Simbel Tour Itinerary (Private Tours)
All tours during Nile Cruise (small group tours)
Admission tickets for all attractions mentioned in the 8 Day Egypt Itinerary
English speaking guides for all tours
Mobile phone or Egyptian SIM card loaned to you with 30 minutes free call time local or 5 minutes international
All service charges and taxes

Exclusions – What is not included in your 8 Day Egypt Itinerary:

International airfare
Entry visa for Egypt
Optional tours mentioned or not mentioned in the 8 Day Egypt Itinerary
Personal expenses
Tipping kitty.

Price

Gold Accommodation Plan

Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa (5-Star)
Helnan Aswan Hotel (5-Star)
Le Passage Hotel and Casino (5-Star)
Movenpick Royal Lily Nile Cruise (5-Star)

Price per 1 person	May to September	October to April
3 Sharing	$1309	$1509
2 Sharing	$1339	$1539
Solo	$1929	$2239

Diamond Accommodation Plan

Movenpick Hotel, Cairo (5-Star)
Sheraton Cairo Hotel and Casino (5-Star)
MS Mayfair Nile Cruise (5-Star)

Price per 1 person	May to September	October to April
Triple	$1554	$1699
Double	$1585	$1730
Solo	$2285	$2545

Prices for our 8 Day Egypt Itinerary are quoted per person in US$ and are valid until the 3oth of April 2020, except during the Easter, Christmas and New Year holidays.