DAY 1: ARRIVE IN EGYPT
Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Regardless of what time you arrive for your 8 day Egyptian adventure, a tour representative will be standing by to meet you at the Airport. Once immigration formalities have been completed, you will be taken to check-in at the Hotel. Your tour representative will then assist you with check-in, and then the two of you will discuss your tour itinerary and confirm the pick-up times for your various tours.
DAY 2: GIZA PYRAMIDS/EGYPTIAN MUSEUM/ KHAN EL KHALILI BAZZAR
You’ll enjoy a leisurely breakfast at your hotel, and then head out to the Great Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Afterward, you will visit the Great Sphinx, and then the Valley Temple. The Egyptian Museum is also on the itinerary, where you will enjoy viewing ancient artifacts from Tutankhamen, as well as other great pharaohs. Then you will enjoy a walking tour in the Old Market for 1 hr. back to the hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 3. CAIRO / ASWAN
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport, arrive at Aswan airport one of our representatives will meet you at the airport, and then you will be driven to board your 5-Star Nile cruise ship. After lunch on board, enjoy seeing the Aswan High Dam, the Philae Temple (dedicated to two goddesses, named Isis and Hathor), as well as the largest known obelisk from ancient times, located in the stone quarries of northern ancient Egypt. Enjoy dinner on board and spend the night on board in Aswan.
Meals included: Lunch and Dinner
DAY 4: TEMPLES OF KOM OMBO AND EDFU
Possibility to participate the trip to Abu Simbel in the early morning (optional excursion), Enjoy lunch while sailing to Kom Ombo and visit Kom Ombo Temple, a twin temple of the two gods, Sobek and Haerosis. The tour then sails to Edfu, and dinner served on board.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 5: SIGHTSEEING IN LUXOR
Breakfast and then visit the extremely well preserved cult Temple of Horus. Afternoon tea served while sailing to Luxor, Tours then go to the West Bank, where visitors will see the royal cemetery for sixty two Pharaohs. The Valley of the Kings. The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, built during the 15th century BC, and the El-Deir El Bahri and Colossi of Memnon are also included in this tour. Back on board the ship, lunch and dinner will be served while sailing. Spend the night in Luxor.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 6: SIGHTSEEING IN LUXOR
Enjoy breakfast on the ship before disembarking to visit Karnak Temple and the Luxor Temple on the East bank of the Nile River. After visiting the temples, our consultant will take you to Luxor Railway or the airport that goes back to Cairo, transfer to the Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast. Lunch
DAY 7. BREAKFAST, TRANSFER TO CAIRO AIRPORT
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport.