The itinerary includes arrival in Cairo with a transfer to the hotel. Guests visit the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, and Museum of Antiquities. There's a free day in Cairo with optional tours. The journey continues with a flight to Abu Simbel followed by a Nile River cruise and a visit to the Abu Simbel Temple. The cruise includes stops at Kasr Ibrim, Amada, and Wadi El Seboua before sailing to Aswan to see the Kalabsha Temple. Guests then transfer to another cruise, visit Philae Temple via felucca ride, and explore Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples before sailing to Luxor. In Luxor, they visit Karnak and Luxor Temples, with an optional hot air balloon ride available. The trip concludes with a return to Cairo for departure.
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CITY | HOTEL/CRUISE |
CAIRO | Azal Pyramids - Pyramids Park - Barcelo |
ABU SIMBEL NILE CRUISE | Prince Abbas |
NILE CRUISE | Amwaj – Alyssa – Nile Shams |
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BOOK NOW Book NowArrival, reception, and assistance at the airport with visa regulations, transfer to the hotel and check-in at the hotel after 2:00 p.m. Overnight stay.
Breakfast at the hotel, departure from the hotel to begin the full-day tour to visit the three Giza Pyramids of Cheops, khephren, and Micah, built more than 4,500 years ago, called the Great Pyramids of Egypt, which still remain a mystery today due to its alignment and construction. Alongside these magnificent monuments, other temples and pyramids coexist, including the famous Sphinx of King Khafre, with the body of a Lion, and visit the Valley Temple. Stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to visit the Museum of Antiquities (duration 02 HRS) founded in 1857 by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, which displays artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a 5,000-year-old collection of rare art that is considered the largest and most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. More than 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, and we will also be able to admire Tutankhamun's fabulous treasure discovered by Howard Carter in 1822 and more monuments from ancient Egypt. Return to the hotel and overnight.
Breakfast and free day. Optional tours.
(OPTIONAL TOUR) The Sound and Light show at the Pyramids
(OPTIONAL TOUR) Dinner with oriental belly dancing show in a floating restaurant with round-trip transfer from the hotel
Breakfast. Check-out. Transfer to Cairo domestic airport and board a flight to Abu Simbel. Upon arrival, meet with the local representative and transfer to the Nile River cruise. Accommodation for 3 nights, with breakfast, lunch, and dinner (without drinks). Start visit to the Abu Simbel temple. Dinner and overnight on board.
(Optional Tour) the Sound and Light show at the Abu Simbel Temples.
Breakfast on board the ship with free leisure time. Lunch will be served while sailing to Kasr Ibrim. Upon arrival, a tour of the Kasr Ibrim Citadel will be conducted from the ship's neckline, "entrance is not permitted." Dinner on board the cruise and overnight
Navigation to Aswan and cocktail during the crossing of the Tropic of Cancer. Lunch on board. As soon as you arrive in Aswan, visit the Kalabsha Temple, Beit El Wali, and the Kertassi kiosk. return to the cruise for dinner. Overnight stay.
Full Board Breakfast on board. Disembark and transfer to another cruise full board basis. Board before lunch, at 11:00 am, Lunch on board. Start the guided tour riding a felucca (typical Egyptian sailing boat) to admire the panoramic view of the Mausoleum of Agha Khan, Elephantine Island, and the Botanical Garden as a transfer to visit the Temple of Philae, built in the Ptolemaic period and dedicated to the Goddess Isis, the complex was dismantled and transferred to Agilkia Island, which through UNESCO intervention was saved from the waters of the Aswan dam. It was one of the last places of pharaonic worship in operation until the 6th century AD, and where the last known hieroglyphic inscription is recorded, dated 395 AD. At the end of the visit, return to the Nile cruise. Dinner and overnight
Breakfast, possibility for anyone interested to make the Optional visit to Abu Simbel.
(OPTIONAL TOUR) Visit the temple of Abu Simbel, the temple of RAMSES II, the largest fort in Egyptian history, and visit the temple of his favorite wife NEFERTARY, 280 km from Aswan by bus.
Have lunch on board. After lunch, sail to Komombo, upon arrival visit the Temple (Temple of Komombo) built in sandstone during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods and dedicated to two conquests: Sobek, with the head of a crocodile, and Haroéris with the head of a falcon. Visit the Crocodile Museum, dedicated to the history of the cult and mummification of that animal in Ancient Egypt. Navigate to Edfu. Dinner on board and overnight.
Breakfast and visit to the Temple of Edfu dedicated to the God Horus – God Falcon, built during the Ptolemaic period, is considered one of the most prestigious pharaonic temples and is in the best state of conservation. Return to the Nile cruise and sail to Luxor through the Esna lock. Lunch on board, afternoon tea served on the Sun deck. Arrival in Luxor and visit the east bank of Luxor, where we will see the destroyed complex of Karnak, dedicated to Amon Ra. Known since pharaonic antiquity as Ipet-isut, this was the most important cult center dedicated to the triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. The temple of Amun and the sacred precinct of Karnak are connected by an avenue of sphinxes with the body of a Lion and the head of Amun. Continue to visit the Luxor temple. At night, watch the oriental spectacle (Festa Galabeya) on the Nile cruise. Dinner on board and overnight.
(OPTIONAL TOUR) Balloon ride over Luxor
Breakfast - Check out at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the flight Cairo. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel. Overnight stay
Breakfast. Check out from the hotel and free time, transfer to the airport.