11-Day Dahabiya Luxury Nile Cruise and Cairo Tour

Your tour manager meets you and assists you at the airport when you arrive in Cairo, and then you are transferred to your hotel in one of our deluxe air-conditioned vehicles. After you have been checked in, your tour manager will discuss your itinerary with you and confirm pick-up time for the following day’s tour. With a complimentary “welcome” drink and the beauty of Cairo waiting, you’re free to spend the rest of the day as you wish.

Start your day with a wholesome breakfast at your hotel before meeting your private guide, who will take you to the legendary Giza Plateau. Begin your adventure by admiring one of the Seven Wonders of the World — the Great Pyramids of Giza. Explore the iconic Sphinx and the Valley Temple before enjoying lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant.

Afterwards, visit the brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), also known as the Giza Museum, located just 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the pyramid complex.

Return to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

After a hearty Egyptian breakfast, meet your knowledgeable guide for a visit to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, home to the royal mummies and an outstanding collection representing Egypt’s rich and varied heritage.

Continue to Old Cairo, where you’ll discover some of the oldest churches in the country. After lunch at a local restaurant, explore the historic Salah El-Din Citadel, with its magnificent Mohammed Ali Mosque and breathtaking panoramic views of Cairo.

Spend the night in Cairo.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

After breakfast you’ll be driven to Cairo Airport where you’ll board a flight to Luxor for your luxury Dahabiya Nile cruise. Your Eyaru Dahabiya yacht will take you along the river for the next week, ensuring you see the most spectacular sights in comfort and complete safety.

After lunch, you will leave the cruise ship to see a complex of temples located at Amon-Ra at Karnak. You will see a hypostyle hall that was built with 137 columns, and it is a spectacular sight.

You will also see the 28th Dynasty Luxor Temple before spending a relaxing night on board the your Dahabiya in Luxor.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Enjoy your breakfast on the cruise, and then head off board to explore the Luxor West Bank. The Valley of the Kings will show you where the tomb of Tutankhamen was found by Howard Carter in 1922.

You will also visit the magnificent mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.

Back on your luxury Dahabiya Nile cruise, you will be served lunch while sailing towards Esna and you will spend the night moored in a peaceful location a short distance from Esna Lock.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Visit Esna Temple in the morning shortly after breakfast. Most of this day will be spent sailing on the Nile, and as even draws near, your Dahabiya will tie up for the night near Hegaz Village.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

After breakfast, your Dahabiya will sail to Edfu where you will be taken to see the Temple of Edfu.

This is the best-preserved ancient cult temple ever discovered in Egypt. After your tour, you will sail towards Bassawa Island where you will spend another relaxing night on the water.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Enjoy breakfast on the luxury Dahabiya Nile cruise, and then sail to Gebel El-Silsila where you will be taken to see Gebel El-Silsila. Next, you will sail to Kom Ombo for another excursion, this time to see the Ptolemaic Temple of Kom Ombo.

This temple was dedicated to two gods: Horus and Sobek. Horus had a falcon head and is known as the god of the morning sun. Sobek is known as the god of the crocodile. Spend another enjoyable night on board your Dahabya on the Nile, this time near a village called Fares.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Spend another relaxing day taking in the sights and sounds of the Nile River. On arrival in Aswan you will visit the Temple of Philae and the Unfinished Obelisk.

This night of your cruise will be spent on the water at Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

There are no tours scheduled for this day of your trip although you will have the option of visiting the magnificent rock-cut Abu Simbel Temples which are about a 4.5 hour drive from Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Wake up to one last breakfast on your Dahabiya and then you’ll check out and you’ll be driven to Aswan airport to board a flight to Cairo. You will be met when you arrive at the airport in Cairo and you will then be taken to the International Departures hall in time for your flight home.

Board your flight with memories that words cannot describe, and know that we enjoyed the opportunity to show you the ancient treasures of this fascinating land

Meals included: Breakfast