13 nights 14 days Cairo, upper Egypt, Nile cruise and lake Nasser Cruise
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Cairo, transfer to the hotel
Overnight in Cairo
Meals :
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel followed by a Welcome briefing about the whole itinerary then starting the tour to the Grand Egyptian museum (GEM ) in Cairo followed by the Citadel of Saladin and the alabaster mosque of Muhammad Ali then return to the hotel.
Dinner outside the hotel at a local restaurant.
Overnight in Cairo
Meals: B – D
Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel and start the tour to the pyramids of Giza as well as the Sphinx and the
valley Temple where they used to mummify the kings in ancient Egypt.
Lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo and return to the hotel
Overnight at the hotel in Cairo
Meals: B – L
Day 4 Early start to check out from the hotel and transfer to the Cairo Airport to fly to Aswan.
Arrive at Aswan and drive to Abu Simbel through the desert Road and enjoy the tour at Abu Simbel temples, the biggest temples ever carved in the mountains then check in the lake Nasser Cruise for lunch.
In the afternoon transfer to watch the spectacular sound and light show at Abu Simbel temple
Overnight on board the cruise
Meals : B – L – D
Day 5
After breakfast, enjoy sailing in lake Nasser headed towards the castle of Ibrim.
In the afternoon, and after lunch you will have a visit to the famous temple of Amada, Temple
of Derr and the tomb of pennut.
Overnight on board
Meals: B – L – D
Day 6
Breakfast and transfer by the tender boat to the temple of wadi Elosboa built by Ramses II followed by the visit to the temple of DAKKA and the Temple of Moharrak built by the emperor
Augustus then return to the boat
A long sailing for more than 10 hours towards Aswan while crossing the tropic of Cancer on the way
Overnight on board
Meals : B – L – D
Day 7
Breakfast and visit to the temple of Kalabsha Then the Temple of Beit El Wali and Gerf Hussain
as well as the Kiosk o;f Kertasy then return to the boat to check out and start the visit to the high
Dam and the Temple of Philae and then check in the Nile Cruise
In the afternoon will take a sailboat for an hour to enjoy the sunset on the Nile
Overnight on board
Meals : B – L – D
Day 8
Breakfast on board then sailing by the cruise towards Kom Umbo , visit the Temple of Kom
Umbo then return to the hotel and start sailing to Edfu visit at temple and return to the boat
Overnight on board
Meals: B – L – D
Day 9
Breakfast on board and enjoy sailing down the Nile with the beautiful scenery of Egypt as it
looked the same 4,000 years ago. Halfway to Luxor will go through a lock at the city of Esna then
continue to Luxor, arrive in the afternoon and visit the Luxor Museum
Overnight on board
Meals: B – L – D
Day 10 Breakfast then check out the cruise and start the tour to the west side of Luxor, visit the valley
of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the colossi of Memnon returned to check in the hotel.
afternoon free at leisure.
Overnight on the hotel Luxor Meals : B – D
Day 11 Breakfast and start the tour to the great temples of Karnak then visit the Temple of Luxor return
to the hotel, free afternoon at leisure
Overnight at the hotel
Meals : B – D
Day 12
Breakfast at the hotel then check out, transfer to Luxor Airport to catch the flight back to Cairo
and start the tour to Khan El khalili old market then transfer to the hotel
Overnight at the hotel in Cairo
Meals : B
Day 13
Breakfast at the hotel then start the tour to the oldest stone building in history known as the step pyramid in Sakkara followed by lunch at a countryside restaurant in Sakkara then visit the oldest church in Egypt known as the hanging church as well as the crypt where the holy family lived while they were hiding in Egypt
Farewell dinner and overnight at the hotel
Meals : B, L, D
Day 14
Transfer to Cairo international airport for international flights home
Trip Include & Exclude
Price of the Package includes:
All accommodations in 5 star hotels and Nile cruises
All entrance fees to included sights
All transfers to and from airports, sightseeing.
All included meals in the itinerary
Not Included in the package:
International flights
Entry visa at the airport
Tipping for tour guides, Reps, drivers, porters, staff on cruises.
Optional Tours available for this tour
Hot air Balloon over the west side of Luxor
Sound & Light Show at The pyramids of Giza
Sound & Light Show at Karnak Temple, Luxor
Sound & Light Show at Philae Temple, Aswan
Nubian Village by motorboat, Aswan