Eight Day Tour - Cairo and Nile Cruise

Day 1

CAIRO

Upon arrival in Cairo, you are met at the airport by our representative who will assist you through immigration and customs (including help with your visa if required) and driven to your hotel by private transfer. You will then have the rest of the evening to relax and settle into your hotel.

Overnight Cairo: Stay at the Hotel of your choice

Day 2

CAIRO: Tour: Pyramids and Grand Egyptian Museum

After breakfast, your private guide and driver will meet you at your hotel for a full-day tour of the pyramids at Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum. The morning will be spent touring these iconic monuments and the Sphinx. Afterwards, you will be driven to the Grand Egyptian Museum, where, with your guide, you will spend the afternoon looking at the wonders this recently opened museum has to offer - including the world famous treasures of King Tutankhamun.

Overnight Cairo: Stay at the Hotel of your choice

Day 3

CAIRO: Tour: The Citadel and the Khan al Khalili Bazaar

After breakfast, you will be met by your private guide and driver and taken on a half day tour to visit the Citadel, founded in 1176 by the Muslim commander Salah ad-Din, and the bustling Khan al-Khalili Bazaar with its maze of covered narrow alleyways selling anything from gold to spices and perfume. Afternoon at leisure. Time for you to simply walk the streets of central Cairo taking in the amazing atmosphere or having a coffee at one of the many street side cafes. Alternatively you might want to visit one of Cairo's other exceptional museums such as the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization which houses a truly wonderful collection of Royal Mummys.

Overnight Cairo: Stay at the Hotel of your choice

Day 4

CAIRO/LUXOR/CRUISE: Tour: Temples of Karnak and Luxor

After breakfast, you will be met and driven to Cairo Airport for the short flight to Luxor. Upon arrival you will be met by our representative and driven by private car to your chosen Nile Cruise boat to begin your four night cruise. Once you have settled in you will then have lunch. After lunch you will be met by your private guide and taken on a tour of the Temples of Karnak and Luxor. On returning to the boat you will have time to relax before dinner is served.

Overnight Luxor: Stay on the Nile Cruise boat of your choice

Day 5

CRUISE: Tour: Luxor West Bank

After an early morning breakfast your private guide will escort you to Luxor's West Bank to explore the Necropolis of Thebes. During this visit you will visit among  other sites the Valley of the Kings, The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and see the Colossi of Memnon. On conclusion of your visit to the West Bank you will return to your boat for lunch. The boat then sets sail for Edfu, via the lock at Esna, where the boat overnights. The afternoon can be spent relaxing on the sundeck while watching the Nile go by. Evening dinner on board.

Overnight Edfu: Stay on the Nile Cruise boat of your choice 

Day 6

CRUISE: Tour: Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo

Early morning visit to the Temple of Edfu with your private guide. The Temple, which was buried under sand for nearly 2,000 years is the best preserved Ptolemaic temple in Egypt and is dedicated to the god Horus. The cruise boat then departs early afternoon for Kom Ombo. Upon arrival there you will then visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, a dual deity temple dedicated to both Sobek and Haroeris.  The boat then sails on to Aswan where it berths for your overnight stay.

Overnight Aswan: Stay on the Nile Cruise boat of your choice  

Day 7

CRUISE: Tour: Temple of Philae, High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk

After an early breakfast you are collected from the boat by your guide who will then escort you on a visit to the legendary Temple of Philae dedicated to Isis and saved from the rising waters of the Nile caused by the building of the High Dam. On your return to your hotel, via the High Dam, visit the unfinished Obelisk, a gigantic obelisk dating from the New Kingdom, that would have weighed a staggering 1100 tonnes if finished. Evening dinner on board.

Overnight Aswan: Stay on the cruise boat of your choice  

Day 8

CRUISE/CAIRO

After a leisurely breakfast you are collected from your cruise boat by our representative for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo you will be met and transferred to catch your onward international flight back home. Our representative will escort you through the airport as far as passport control.