11 Days – 10 Nights
Cairo - Giza - Nile Cruise with Full Board and Sightseeing from Aswan to Luxor - Edfu - Hurghada in the Red Sea Area - Cairo
Discover the beauty of Ancient Egypt and the Charm of the Red Sea Hurghada.
Cairo – Giza – 3 Nights on Nile Cruise with Sightseeing from Aswan to Luxor with Full Board passing through Kom Ombo and Edfu – Luxor – Hurghada – Cairo.
Start: Sunday & Tuesday.
Accommodation
Category Silver
Cairo: Oasis Hotel Pyramids or Barcelo Pyramids or Pyramisa Cairo or similar Standard Room. 4✰✰✰✰
Cruise: M/S Chateau La Fayette or Blue Shadow or Similar 5✰✰✰✰✰ De Luxe.
Hurghada: Beach Albatros The Club or Arabia Azur Resort or similar. 4✰✰✰✰
Category Gold
Cairo: Conrad Cairo or Steigenberegr Pyarmids Cairo or Ramses Hilton or Similar 5✰✰✰✰✰.
Nile Cruise: M/S Chateau La Fayette or Blue Shadow or Similar 5✰✰✰✰✰.
Hurghada: Marriot Beach Resort or Hiton Hurghada Resort or Similar 5✰✰✰✰✰ De Luxe.
Official Check in: 15:00
Official Check out: 12:00 in the hotels and 9:00 in the Nile cruise.
Arrival to Cairo by your own international flight. Meet and assistance by our representative in Cairo Airport. Transfer to the hotel by our A/C vehicle. Check in. Overnight in Cairo.
After breakfast in your hotel, your guide will accompany you to the Great Pyramids of Egypt in Giza: Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaure together with the biggest carved colossal statue on the earth: the Great Sphinx, the guardian of the area. Lunch will be provided at a local restaurant (Beverages are extra). Then, afternoon you will be driven to the Tahrir Square to marvel at the Egyptian Museum that houses thousands of ancient antiquities and treasures from various periods of the Egyptian history. Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Free day in Cairo for optional excursions or for shopping.
Optional: Alexandria Full Day with Lunch: Early in the morning, pick up from your hotel and travel by coach / vehicle to Alexandria, 221 km northwest of Cairo. Alexandria was the ancient capital of Egypt before Cairo for about one Thousand years and now is the second city and first port of the country. Arrival to Alexandria and city tour including visits to the most famous landmarks of the city: Visit to the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa of the Roman time. Then visit the Alexandria National Museum. Visit the famous modern Library of Alexandria. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant (beverages are not included). Visit to the Fortress of Quitbai (from the outside), in the same place where the vanished famous Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on its Foundation. If time permits you will visit the Montazah Gardens, which were the gardens of Egypt’s Royal Palace in Alexandria. Return back to your hotel in Cairo. Kindly, consult us about!
Enjoy your breakfast in the hotel, transfer to Cairo Airport for a domestic flight to Aswan (included). When you arrive at Aswan Airport, our representative will meet and help you during the formalities of disembarkation. You will be transferred by a modern coach to visit the Temple of Isis in Philae Island that was center of pilgrimage in ancient Egypt and the cult of Isis. it is one of the most beautiful and most preserved temples in Egypt. Transfer the Nile Cruise to stay 3 nights with full board. Check-in. Enjoy a fun and cultural tour from Aswan to Luxor through Nile cruise. Lunch on board. Then, transfer to the cruise for check-in. Then, afternoon, you will make a Felucca ride (typical sailing boat) on the river Nile. return back to the cruise. Dinner will be provided on board. Overnight on Cruise.
Today, the cruise sails to Kom Ombo. It is about 45 km from Aswan. There, you will visit the Kom Combo Temple that is devoted to god Hor-Wer (Horus the elder) and Sobek (the crocodile god) according to ancient Egyptian believes. The temple is unique for its double design as it is divided between the two gods. Continue sailing to Edfu. Lunch on board. Enjoy the taste of the Egyptian Tee in the afternoon. Dinner is provided on board. Free at leisure on board. you reach Edfu (about 140 km from Aswan) to visit the Temple of Horus which was dedicated to the falcon god Horus, rebuilt in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BC. Then continue our sailing to Esna, 50 km from Luxor, where the cruise will cross the Esna Lock and sail towards Luxor. Then, you reach the famous city Luxor that contains a large amount of ancient Egyptian monuments. Overnight on Cruise.
** In Slow Nile Cruise Style Ex Aswan on Friday. The visit of Edfu temple will be on Sunday instead of Saturday.
Early you can have your breakfast in hotel. Then, prepare yourself to visit the West of Luxor that includes the Valley of the Kings on the western bank of the Nile; it is the necropolis of great kings of Thebes of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties. You can visit three royal tombs (please note that the Tomb of Tutankhamon requires an extra ticket). Then, you will reach to the Two Colossi of Memnon which belong to the Pharaoh Amenhotep III in the 18thdynasty. Each colossal measures 19.5 m in height and carved from single block of quartzite stone. After that, visit El Deir El Bahari Temple of Queen Hatshepsut that was built of limestone with great design and fine decorations. Return back to the Cruise.Lunch on board. You will visit the Karnak Temple on the eastern bank of the Nile. It is a huge complex of sanctuaries dedicated mainly to the Theban Triad Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. It was built by several kings like Senusret I, Amenhotep III, Ramesses II, Queen Hatshepsut, and Tuthmosis III and others during several times. The complex includes several pylons, courtyards, columns, obelisks, sanctuaries, and the sacred lake. Then, you will visit the illuminated Temple of Luxor; a very impressive ancient temple built by Amenhotep III (around 1420 BC). Dinner is provided on board. Overnight on Cruise.
**Slight changes might occur due to unforeseen circumstances, Weather, Sail conditions or technical reasons.
Check out and travel by air-conditioned vehicle to Hurghada (297 km) on the Red Sea, one the mot beautiful resorts of the Red Sea region. Hurghada is a paradise for amateurs of diving, snorkeling, windsurfing and other varieties of water sports. It is very well known for its beauty and richness in marine flora and fauna. The sea water is between deep blue crystal and turquoise in other areas. Arrival to Hurghada. The rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight in Hurghada on Full Board basis, Soft All-Inclusive.
Free at leisure in the resort in Hurghada for sunbathing, exploring, shopping, or taking up some of the many water sports activities that Hurghada has to offer.
Free at Leisure in Hurghada for another day on the hotel or on beach. Perhaps you would try some personal or optional excursions in Hurghada or to make shopping in Hurghada. Full board soft All inclusive. Overnight in Hurghada.
Optional activities (consult us about that!):
After breakfast in the hotel, check out. Transfer to Hurghada Airport for embarkation on the domestic flight with destination to Cairo. Arrival at Cairo Airport. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Overnight in Cairo. (Lunch and dinner are not including).
Breakfast in the hotel, check out. Transfer to Cairo Airport for embarkation on your international flight going back to your home country or the next destination. (End of our services).
Per Person in | Winter Rate | Summer Rate |
Double Room | 1519 US$ | 1457 US$ |
Single Room | 1907 US$ | 1817 US$ |
Per Person in | Winter Rate from 01/01/2024 till 31/04/2024 | Summer Rate from 01/05/2024 till 31/08/2024 |
Double Room | 1759 US$ | 1699 US$ |
Single Room (Hotels of 5 stars, Nile cruise of 5 stars) | 2479 US$ | 2364 US$ |
Notes
The Pyramids of Giza.
The Great Sphinx.
The Egyptian Museum.
Temple of Karnak.
Temple of Luxor.
Valley of Kings.
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Felucca Ride on the Nile.
Colossi of Memnon.
Temple of Philae.
Temple of Kom Ombo.
Temple of Edfu.
High Dam.
All services mentioned in the program.
Transfers in modern coach as per the itinerary.
Meet and assist in the airports of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan.
2 Domestic Flights: Cairo / Luxor and Hurghada/ Cairo, economic class.
Entrance fees of Historical Sites and Museums according to the itinerary.
Private official Tourist guide during the days of Sightseeing.
One bottled water for each person on the days of sightseeing.
4 nights in the hotel at Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
3 nights on Nile cruise on full board basis.
3 nights in hotel in Hurghada on full board basis.
Service charge, accommodation taxes and tours taxes.
International flight tickets.
Entry Visa. Consult us about it!
All personal expenses: extra drinks, laundry, telephone calls, etc…
Optional tours and any extras not mentioned in the program.
Tips for the guide, drivers and on board of the Nile Cruise.
Travel Insurance.
Panorama Pyramids Tower. Entrance 1. Apt. 202 – 2nd floor. Al Haram St. Mashaal. Al Haram. Giza. Egypt.