8-Day Egypt Tour in December w/ Nile Cruise [Group Tour]

When you arrive in Cairo for your tour in December, one of our representatives will meet you at Cairo International Airport and then you will be driven to the 5-Star hotel where you’ll be staying while you are in Cairo. Once at the hotel, you’ll be assisted with check in, and your tour manager will briefly discuss your itinerary with you. You’ll be offered a free “Welcome” drink, and then you will have the rest of the day to yourself. You can either relax at the hotel, or you can head out and do some exploring on your own.

Included: Free Welcome Drink

After a delightful breakfast at your hotel, set off with your private guide toward the Giza Plateau, home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — the Great Pyramids of Giza. Admire the timeless beauty of the Sphinx and Valley Temple before savouring lunch at an authentic local restaurant.

Later, visit the newly inaugurated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), located roughly 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the pyramid site.

Return to your hotel for the night in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Begin your day with an Egyptian-style breakfast and join your guide for a visit to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, famous for housing the royal mummies and exhibits that narrate Egypt’s long and colourful past.

Next, travel to Old Cairo to see some of Egypt’s oldest churches. Enjoy lunch at a nearby restaurant before heading to the magnificent Salah El-Din Citadel, where you’ll explore the impressive Mohammed Ali Mosque and take in panoramic city views. Overnight stay in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Start the 4th day of your Egypt tour in December with another hearty breakfast at your hotel and then you will be checking out so that we can transfer you to the airport for your short flight to Aswan. When you land in Aswan, you will once again be met at the airport, and then you will be taken to board your 5-Star Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor.

Lunch will be served on board the vessel shortly after embarkation, and then it will be time for some sightseeing in Aswan.

First, you will be taken to see Aswan’s ancient granite quarries to see the Unfinished Obelisk, the biggest obelisk ever discovered.

Next will be a very pleasant boat ride to the amazing Temple of Philae which was relocated in its entirety to its current location in order to save it from the rising water of Lake Nasser after the Aswan High Dam was built.

Once you are finished at Philae Temple, you will then return to the ship in time for a good dinner. Later in the evening there will be some entertainment on board the vessel, and you will be spending the first night of your cruise on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After enjoying a 5-Star breakfast aboard ship, you will begin sailing towards Kom Ombo, and on arrival, you will be taken to visit and explore the intriguing ancient Temple of Kom Ombo which was dedicated to two different gods simultaneously. After your tour of this temple, you will then be taken to visit the Crocodile Museum, after which you will return to the ship in time for another good lunch.

After lunch you will be sailing to Edfu where you will enjoy another wonderful shore excursion to explore the Temple of Horus at Edfu. This ancient temple was buried beneath the desert sand for more than 2,000 years, and because of this it is exceptionally well-preserved.

After visiting this site, you will then return to your ship and it will then begin sailing to Esna where you will be spending this night of your cruise on the water. Dinner will be served at the usual time, and there will once again be some on-board entertainment in the evening.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

As always, a good hearty breakfast will be waiting for you when you wake up, and then your cruise ship will sail to Luxor. Shortly after you arrive, you will be taken to see two of the best ancient Luxor attractions on the East Bank: Luxor Temple and the huge Karnak Temple complex which formed over a period of more than 2,000 years.

After your tour, you will head back to the ship in time for another good lunch, and then you will have the entire afternoon to yourself to enjoy as you wish. Afternoon tea and dinner will be served at the usual times, and there will once again be on-board entertainment in the evening.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

This day of your Egypt tour in December will see you flying back to Cairo, but before that happens, first enjoy one last breakfast on the ship, and then it will be time for final disembarkation and an incredible tour on the Luxor West Bank.

Once your tour begins, your first stop will be at Valley of the Kings, an ancient royal necropolis. More than 60 tombs have been discovered here, including the most famous one of them all, that which belonged to King Tutankhamen.

Moving on from the necropolis, you will visit Queen Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple which was carved out of the mountainside. Your last stop of the day will be at the Colossi of Memnon, and then you will have some free time in Luxor before being taken to the airport for your flight to Cairo.

As is always the case when you travel with us, you will once again be met at the airport in Cairo, and then you will be escorted to the hotel where you will be spending the last night of your unforgettable Egypt tour in December.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Wake up to another delicious breakfast at your 5-Star hotel, and then at the appropriate time your tour manager will meet you and assist you with check-out if need be, and then escort you to Cairo International Airport in time for your flight back home.

You can be absolutely certain that you will never be able to forget your Egypt tour in December, and we hope that you will be back again at some point in the future. We wish you all the best, and we hope you have a safe and pleasant onward journey.

Meals Included: Breakfast