Private 7-Night Cairo, Aswan, and Nile Cruise with Flights

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Day - Cairo

Stop At: Cairo Governorate, Cairo Governorate
Today, your driver will pick you up at Cairo International Airport. A welcome drink is included to mark your arrival.
Duration: 12 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 5-star hotel in Cairo

Day 2: Cairo and Giza Pyramids

Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
After hotel pickup at 9 am, set off with your guide for Giza and the UNESCO-listed pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Afterward, view the Great Sphinx, dating to the time of Chephren, and visit the Valley Temple, used in part as a pharaonic mortuary.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Egyptian Antiquities Museum, Midan El Tahrir Geographical Society Building, Cairo 11511 Egypt
Next, continue to the Egyptian Museum, home to thousands of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including Tutankhamun’s treasures and gold funerary mask.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 5-star hotel in Cairo


Day 3: Aswan Tours

Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Today, transfer from Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan. On arrival, transfer to and board your Nile cruise ship in time for lunch on board. Later.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: High Dam, Aswan Egypt
enjoy guided tours to see the Aswan High Dam and Old Dam.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan Egypt
Visit the Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan, Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5-star Nile cruise ship

Day 4: Aswan – Kom Ombo - Edfu

Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Enjoy breakfast on board, and if you wish, take an optional tour to Abu Simbel temple, and its neighbor, the Nefertari Temple.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
After lunch on your ship, sail to Kom Ombo and stop to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus. This evening, cruise to Edfu with dinner on board.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5-star Nile cruise ship

Day 5: Edfu – Essna – Luxor

Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the god Horus. Then, sail to Esna Lock over an onboard lunch, and continue sailing to Luxor.
Tonight, dinner is served on your ship
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5-star Nile cruise ship

Day 6: Luxor - West Bank

Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Considered among the most significant archaeological destinations on earth, the Valley of the Kings was the burial place for many of Egypt’s New Kingdom pharaohs—the most famous of which is the tomb of Tutankhamun, aka King Tut. The remaining tombs are divided into three sections; those of Ramses VI and Ay rank among the most beautiful, thanks to their intricate detail.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
This impressive mortuary temple, built by Queen Hatshepsut, seems to blend in with the limestone cliffs from which it was cut. The meticulously restored complex happens to sit on one of the hottest places on the planet, so most visitors come in the cooler morning hours.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Colossi Arte Contemporanea, Via Corsia del Gambero 16, 25121 Brescia Italy
Standing nearly 60 feet (18 meters) above the desert plain, the two faceless statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III are often the first monuments you’ll see when visiting Luxor’s West Bank. Each of the two Colossi was cut from a single block of stone.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Afterward, transfer to Luxor airport and fly to Cairo.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 5-star hotel in Cairo

Day 7: Alexandria "optional tour"

Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Following a hotel breakfast, perhaps choose to use your remaining time in Cairo on an optional tour. Perhaps take a 12-hour trip to Alexandria (additional cost) to discover this seaside city, seeing its 15th-century Qaitbay Citadel, spectacular new Alexandria Library, and Roman catacombs.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 5-star hotel in Cairo

Day 8: Cairo

Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Depending on your flight departure time, enjoy breakfast at your Cairo hotel before a driver transports you to the airport for your flight.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.