8-Day Christmas in Egypt Itinerary w/ Nile Cruise

DAY 1 – Christmas in Egypt Tour Begins

When you book a tour with us you are never alone, so when you arrive in Cairo for your Egypt Christmas Holiday, one of our representatives will meet and greet you at Cairo International Airport. You will then be driven to the luxury hotel where you’ll be staying for the next two nights.

Once at the hotel, you’ll be assisted with check in, and our 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

DAY 2 – Cairo Historical Monuments Tour

Begin your day with a superb hotel breakfast, and then shortly after you have eaten, you will be picked up, and you will enjoy a guided tour of Cairo.

Start your Christmas in Egypt tour with the only remaining one the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the famous Giza Pyramids. Here you will see the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which the ancient Greeks called Cheops. In addition to Cheops you will be able to visit the pyramids of Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaure (Mykerinos). You will also visit the Sphinx and the Valley Temple while you are here.

After your tour of the pyramids, you will be taken for a nice lunch at a good local restaurant, and after that you will visit the amazing Egyptian Museum where there are around 120,000 items on display, including all the treasures which were found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen. There are also some real-life mummies on display, but they are kept inside their own room, and visitors who would like to see the mummies are required to purchase an admission ticket at the museum.

Next, you will be taken to the city’s Islamic Quarter for some more sightseeing, and for an opportunity to shop at the famous Khan el-Khalili Bazaar which has been around for several centuries already.

Finally, and a rather long but fascinating day, your guide and your driver will take you back to your hotel, and then the rest of the day will be all yours.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Flight to Luxor, Cruise Embarkation, and Luxor Sightseeing

After breakfast your tour manager will escort you to Cairo Airport, where you will board a flight to Luxor. In Luxor you will be met by our representative and taken to board the luxury Nile cruise ship which will be your home throughout your cruise.

In the afternoon after you have had lunch, you will spend time exploring the Luxor East Bank area, including the Temples of Karnak and the Luxor Temple. You will enjoy afternoon tea and dinner aboard ship.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Luxor West Bank Sightseeing Tour

Day 4 of your Christmas in Egypt tour package starts with a lovely leisurely breakfast on the water at Luxor. After breakfast, you will then disembark, and you will enjoy a tour of the Luxor West Bank. Here, 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, that which belonged to King Tutankhamen.

Moving on from the necropolis, you will visit Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple which was carved out of the mountainside. Your last stop of the day will be at the Colossi of Memnon, and from there you will make your way back to the ship.

Enjoy another excellent lunch, and then spend the rest of the day doing as you please, with afternoon tea being served while you are sailing to Edfu. Dinner will once again be served in the evening, and this night of your cruise will be spent on the water at Edfu.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner

DAY 5 – Edfu to Kom Ombo, and on to Aswan

After enjoying a 5-Star breakfast aboard ship, you will be sailing to Edfu where you will enjoy a 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 for another good lunch, and then you will begin sailing towards Kom Ombo. On arrival, you will explore the Kom Ombo Temple and from there you will be taken to visit the Crocodile Museum. Return to the ship after the museum, and it will sail to Aswan. Enjoy afternoon tea and a wonderful dinner aboard the ship. Tonight you will be sleeping on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner

DAY 6 – Aswan Sightseeing Tour and Leisure Time

Start the 6th day of your Christmas in Egypt package with another hearty breakfast aboard the ship, and then it will be time for some sightseeing in Aswan. First, you will be taken to see the vast Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser, a massive undertaking which essentially gave new life to modern-day Egypt.

Next, you will go and see the Unfinished Obelisk, the biggest obelisk ever discovered, and from here you will enjoy a lovely boat ride to the amazing Temple of Philae. This magnificent monument was relocated in its entirety to its current location in order to save it from the rising water of Lake Nasser following the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

After spending some time at the temple, you will then return to the ship in time for another good lunch. The remainder of the afternoon is all yours to enjoy as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner

DAY 7 – Transfer by Air to Cairo

Wake up to another delicious breakfast on your 5-Star Nile cruiser, and then enjoy a little bit of free time. At the time which will have been confirmed with you, you will check-out and you will disembark, and then one of our tour managers will escort you to Aswan Airport where you will be boarding a short flight back 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 up market hotel where you will be spending the last night of your unforgettable Christmas in Egypt.

Once at the hotel, you will be assisted with check-in, and our tour representative will confirm a pick-up time for the following day, and then he will leave you to enjoy the remainder of the day as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 8 – Your Christmas in Egypt Tour Ends and Final Departure

As always, enjoy breakfast, and then you will have some free time for yourself, depending on what time your flight leaves Cairo. At the appropriate time, you will be picked up from your hotel, and you will be driven to the airport in cool air-conditioned comfort.

On arrival at the airport, you will be assisted in any way possible, and then it will be time for everyone to say goodbye so that you can proceed through immigration in time for your flight. We hope you have had a truly unforgettable Egypt Christmas Holiday, and we would love to welcome you back again some time. Have a safe and pleasant flight, and thank you for trusting us with your travel dreams.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Inclusions – What is included in your Christmas in Egypt package:

• Meet and assist service for at arrival and departure
• Customer Service assistance throughout your Exclusive 8 Day Christmas in Egypt tour and cruise
• All transfers and tours in clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles
• Hotel accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo with breakfasts
• Accommodation for 4 nights on 5-Star Nile Cruise with full board
• Any other meals as specified in the itinerary
• Free bottled water during tours and road trips
• Domestic flights from Cairo to Luxor and from Aswan to Cairo
• All Cairo tours mentioned in our Christmas in Egypt itinerary (small group tours)
• All tours during Nile Cruise (small group tours)
• Admission tickets for all attractions mentioned in the itinerary
• English speaking driver/guides for all tours
• All service charges and taxes

Exclusions – What is not included in your 8-Day Christmas in Egypt package:

• International airfare
• Entry visa for Egypt
• Optional tours mentioned or not mentioned in the itinerary
• Personal expenses
• Tipping kitty.

Gold Accommodation Plan

• Hilton Pyramids Golf Hotel (5-Star)
• Le Passage Hotel and Casino (5-Star)
• Movenpick Royal Lotus Nile Cruise (5-Star)

Diamond Accommodation Plan

• Sheraton Cairo Hotel and Casino (5-Star)
• Movenpick MS Royal Lotus Nile Cruise (5-Star)

Prices for our 8 Day Christmas in Egypt 2022 tour and cruise are quoted per person in US$ and valid for the 2022 Christmas and New Year holiday period.