8 Days Cairo /Luxor/Aswan

A Trip To Remember

Overview

A breathtaking Long Nile Cruise. During the river cruise you’ll discover historical monuments
located in a large area, from Giza, Tell el-Amarna, Luxor with Karnak and Thebes to the Nile cataract in the southern part of Egypt—Aswan city. The journey—along the River Nile will show you the unique green Nile Valley and the contrasting but colorful desert beyond it. You’ll follow the footsteps of the Pharaohs. Visiting all the impressive monuments—from the pyramids of Cairo to the temple complexes of Upper Egypt. The trip will give you a unique chance to enjoy the journey from the ship’s sun deck, observing picture perfect scenes, and gradually entering the mysterious world of ancient Egypt. During the Long Nile Cruise, you’ll feel the warmth of ancient Egypt, and the beauty of the Nile will bring you inner peace and harmony with nature.

Essentials

All of the highlights, culture, access, and I-can’t-believe-we-did-that moments, all at a great price.

Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with character; mix of public and private transport.

Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.

Small group experience; Max 15, avg 10

All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Detailed Itinerary

With your scheduled flight, arrive in Cairo. Meet and assist your Tour Manager before customs clearance and transfer to Sofitel Gizeira, a five* Luxury hotel on its semi-island on Cairo’s Nile River. Check in over and overnight.

After you enjoy your Breakfast, your guide will take you to Giza’s pyramid plateau to have the privileged of watching some of the first fascinating sceneries, including the world-famous tombs of Cheops, Chefren, and mykerinos, as well as the sphinx.

After completion, The Great Egyptian Museum at the Cairo Gate on the Giza Plateau (next to the Pyramids) became the jewel of Egypt’s new crown and one of the world’s largest, most modern, and most famous museums. The Museum will house more than 50,000 artefacts, including all the personal holdings of the Golden King Tutankhamun, all gathered for the first time in one place.
Note: The Great Egyptian Museum is scheduled to open in 2022; if it is not open alliteratively, you will visit the Egyptian national Museum Afternoon; you will get a chance to see numerous pharaonic eras, including the Tutankhamun exhibition in our Egyptian National Museum trip.

Meals Included; Breakfast and Lunch 

Early Morning you get a transfer to Cairo airport to catch your plane to Aswan. Upon arrival in Aswan, your guided trip to the Aswan Dam begins; The first dam was built in 1898-1902 and was the largest dam in the world at the time, but later a new high dam was built in 1960-1971. After that, you will visit the Temple of Philae, then, you head to your Champollion II 5 * Nile Cruise Boat around noon. After check-in, you will have a ride on a felucca around the islands of elephantine, looking at the famous Cataract Hotel.

Early in the Morning, you have the opportunity to book optional tours at an additional cost, A trip to Abu Simbel, where you will drive there (about 4 hours). As part of a guided tour (by a local expert guide in Abu Simbel), you will visit the impressive rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel. After sightseeing (about 1.5-2 hours), you will return to Aswan. After Lunch, your sailing trip starts with a visit to Kom Ombo; after that, you will sail to Edfu and enjoy the river and the night lights emanating from the surrounding villages from your sundeck overnight.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Early Morning You’ll head to Edfu’s pier in the Morning to visit the Temple of Horus. Afterwards, you’ll start to sail to Luxor, where you’ll experience the captivating Nile panorama from the sun deck. Then you’ll arrive at Luxor’s old royal seat. Next, you’ll have a guided tour of the illuminated Luxor Temple.
Meals on Board: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Early in the Morning, the tour will begin on the West Bank near the tombs in the famous Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the statue of the great Memnon, and after that, you will visit Karnak Temple,. Later you catch a plane to a plane to Cairo ; upon arrival in Cairo , your tour Manager will escort you to a hotel near the airport ,your tour Manager will escort you to a hotel near the airport. 

Meals Included : Breakfast
Note: You can start earlier and book a sunrise ride in a hot balloon for an additional fee

After Breakfast, a guided tour set out for you to explore the ancient sites of the Coptic Cairo, the stronghold of Christianity in Egypt. You will visit the Babylon Fortress, the Hanging Church, the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, and the cave that was the shelter of the Holy Family after they fled to Egypt. Next, you start an exciting trip to citadel hill to enjoy a breathtaking view of Cairo’s old town. Later on, your guide will take you to see historical buildings and parts of the city wall in the renowned Khan el-Khalili bazaar,

Meals Included : Breakfast

After Breakfast, your tour manager will pick you up and head to the airport to safely catch a plane back home country.

Services & Transfers
All Transfer from Airport Hotel Airport
Flight Tickets Cairo – Aswan & Luxor /Cairo
One full-day tour of the pyramids, Sphinx and Egyptian Museum
Private tour Assistant Remote
Guided Tour of The High Dam Unfinished obelisk and Philae
Guided Luxor and Karnak Temple
Guided tour of Kom Ombo Temple
Guided Tour Edfu Temple
Guided tour of Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple and close of Memnon
Carbon footprint neutralization certificate

Superior Accommodations 5 *
Cairo: 4 Nights Radisson Blu or Similar on BB  
Nile Cruise: 3 Nights MS Champollion II on FB 

Tips
Visa
Extra Meals or Beverages
Optional Sightseeing by Locals
Nubian Village with Dinner
Abo Simbel Temple
Hot Air Balloon

Nile Trail III
“Downstream Nile Cruise Expedition"

Tour Code: NILTRA 7NTS

Brief Itinerary

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