7 Day Ancient Egypt Tour [Small Group] Cairo, Nile Cruise

DAY 1 – Ancient Egypt Tour Begin

When your plane lands in Cairo, your tour manager and one of our drivers will be at the airport waiting for you. Once you have passed through immigration, you will then be transferred to your hotel in one of our deluxe air-conditioned vehicles. You tour manager will ensure you enjoy a smooth check-in and then discuss your itinerary with you and confirm a pick-up time for the following day’s tour. Enjoy a free Welcome Drink at the hotel, and then spend the remainder of the day as you wish.

DAY 2 – Classic Cairo Sightseeing Tour

Our 7-day Ancient Egypt Tour really get into full swing today. Enjoy a good breakfast at your hotel, and then at the confirmed time, your Expert guide and driver will fetch you for your sightseeing tour. Your first stop today will be at the ancient Giza necropolis to see the famous pyramids and the Sphinx, and also the Valley Temple.

After your tour of the pyramids, you will be taken for lunch at a good local restaurant, and then you will visit the Egyptian Museum. The collection of relics and artifacts at this museum is simply amazing. Don’t forget to check out the Treasures Room to see all the artifacts that were recovered from the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

Next, you will be taken to see the centuries-old Khan el Khalili Bazaar. This is one of the biggest and oldest bazaars in the entire Middle East. No trip to Cairo is complete without visiting the bazaar at least once. After spending some time at the bazaar, you will be driven back to your hotel for the night.

Note: Optional Pyramids Sound and Lights Show in the evening – $60 p/person

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Transfer to Aswan, Cruise Embarkation and Aswan Tour

The next phase of our 7-day Cairo and Nile Cruise Holidays begins today. Check-out from your hotel at the confirmed time, and then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Aswan. When you land at the airport, you will once again be met, and then you will be taken to board your 5-star Nile cruise

Have a good lunch aboard the boat, and then your Expert guide will take you to see three famous sites. First you will visit the Aswan High Dam, which once complete, resulted in the formation of Lake Nasser, one of the world’s biggest manmade lakes.

Your second stop will be at the amazing Temple of Philae. This ancient temple would have been lost to the waters of Lake Nasser if it had not been moved to higher ground when the High Dam was being built. Spend some time exploring the temple, and then you will visit the Unfinished Obelisk. This would have been the biggest obelisk ever made but the project was abandoned when cracks started appearing.

Following your tour, you will then head back to the cruise ship and you will have the rest of the day to yourself. This night of our 7-day Cairo and Nile cruise holidays is spent on the quiet waters of the Nile at Aswan

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Abu Simbel Temples and Kom Ombo Temple

Today you will leave for the Abu Simbel Temples very early, so instead of having breakfast on board your cruise, you will be issued with a breakfast box to eat along the way. The drive from Aswan to the Abu Simbel temples takes approximately 4 hours, but it really worth the drive.

The ancient Abu Simbel Temples are huge rock-cut temples that were constructed during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II. In addition to them serving as temples, they were also intended to serve as lasting monuments to the pharaoh and his wife, Queen Nefertari. No amount of words can describe this truly magnificent site.

After your tour of the temples, you will be driven back to the cruise ship, and then it will depart for Kom Ombo. On arrival, you will enjoy another excursion, this time to see Kom Ombo Temple. This ancient temple essentially consists of two identical halves because it was dedicated to two different gods. One half was dedicated to Sobek, while the other half was dedicated to Horus.

Have lunch back on board the boat while you are sailing to Edfu, and enjoy the afternoon as you wish. Dinner is served at the usual time, and this night of your 7-day Cairo and Nile cruise holidays is spent on the Nile at Edfu.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 5 – Edfu Temple and Cruise to Luxor

This day of our 7-day Ancient Egypt Tour has been reserved mostly for leisure and relaxation. Enjoy another good breakfast on the boat, and then you will be taken to see the ancient Temple of Edfu. This temple was buried under the sand for more than 2,000. Because of this, it is now Egypt’s best-preserved ancient temple.

After your tour of the temple, you will return to the ship, and then it will cruise to Luxor. There are no other tours or excursions today. Meals will be served at the usual times, and in the evening there will be an authentic Egyptian Belly Dance Show on board the cruise ship.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 6 – Cruise Disembarkation, Luxor Tour and Return to Cairo

Enjoy breakfast on the cruise ship as usual, and then shortly after you have eaten, it will be time for disembarkation from your cruise and you Luxor sightseeing tour. During this tour, your Expert guide will take you to see the top two attractions on the Luxor East Bank, and the top three attractions on the Luxor West Bank.

On the East Bank, you will visit Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple, and then on the West Bank you will visit Valley of the Kings which is home to more than 60 ancient tombs. You will also visit the ancient mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. After your tours, you will have some free time for yourself to do some shopping. At the appropriate time, you will be taken to Luxor Airport to board your flight back to Cairo.

On arrival at the airport in Cairo, your tour manager and a driver will meet you, and then transfer you to your hotel. The last night of our 7-day Cairo and Nile cruise holidays in spent in Cairo for the convenience of our clients.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 7 – Cairo and Nile Cruise Holidays End

Enjoy a good breakfast at your hotel, and then at the appropriate time, your tour manager and your driver will fetch you and take you to the airport in time for you to catch your flight back home. Sadly, your trip has now come to an end and it will be time for everyone to say goodbye. It might be a sad moment, but you will be boarding your flight with memories that will last forever because our Cairo and Nile Cruise Holidays are simply unforgettable.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Inclusions – What is included in our Ancient Egypt Tour:

• Fast Track service upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.
• Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
• Transfer to the airport for final departure
• Customer Support available during your stay
• All transfers to/from airports and hotels in air-conditioned vehicles
• Domestic flight ticket Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo
• Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo hotel with breakfast
• Accommodation for 3 nights on board cruise Aswan to Luxor on full board
• All sightseeing tours in Cairo and on the cruise are small group tours
• All sightseeing tours as mentioned in the itinerary
• Local English-speaking tour guide during your tours
• Bottled water during times outside your hotel or cruise ship
• Admission fees to the sights throughout the tours as per the itinerary
• Meals in the hotels, cruise and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary
• Applicable taxes for all hotels and Nile cruise included in the price

Exclusions – What is not included in our Ancient Egypt Tour:

Accommodation Plan (Gold

• Hilton Pyramids Golf Hotel (5-Star)
• MS Salacia Nile Cruise [suite](5-Star)

Accommodation Plan (Diamond)

• Le Riad Hotel de Charme (5-Star)
• MS Salacia Nile Cruise [upper suite] (5-Star)

Prices are quoted per person in US$ and are valid until the 30th of April 2024, except during the Christmas, New Year, and Easter holidays.