10 Days in Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor with a Nile cruise

Breakfast will be served at your hotel and afterward, your own guide will take you to the Giza Plateau where you will commence your day tour in Cairo, starting with a visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza, which is among the Seven Wonders of the World. See also the famous Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Upon finishing the pyramid tour, which also includes lunch at a local Egyptian restaurant, you will head to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, commonly referred to as the one in Giza. This particular museum of archaeology is situated about 2 kilometers from Giza's pyramids. At present, the GEM Complex is in a phase of limited outreach to determine site readiness as well as enhancement of the visitor experience prior to the site’s formal opening. Entry is only permitted to the Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, a few commercial sections, and outside gardens. After this, you will get back to your hotel.

You will spend the night in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).

Very early in the morning, check your room out of the hotel and transfer to Cairo Airport for your trip to Luxor. On arrival at Luxor airport, a meet and assist service will be provided before an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle is made available to transfer you to board your Nile Cruise. This is one of the highlights of Egypt classic tours, offering a comfortable and luxurious start to your journey. After boarding, lunch will be taken while sailing, and then there will be an idle period and tea in the afternoon. Dinner will also be served on the cruise.

Return back on board your cruise in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Make an early start to the day with breakfast on board as you cruise in the direction of Edfu in the morning. Thereafter, take a tour of the Temple of Horus at Edfu, considered to be the best-preserved temple of worship in Egypt. This is one of the must-see highlights of classic trips in Egypt. Afterward, return to the Nile cruise ship to continue your voyage to Kom Ombo. Have lunch on board, after which enjoy afternoon tea and some free time. In the evening, enjoy your dinner with a touch of culture as there will be an Egyptian Galabeya party on deck.

Overnight stay on board the cruise boat in Kom Ombo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Temple of Horus, and Kom Ombo.

Have your breakfast as you prepare to travel to Aswan. During the day, you will be picked up for a trip to explore some of the top Luxor and Aswan attractions, including the Granite Quarries and the Philae Temple. After the tour, you will be brought back to the ship for lunch while on board the cruise. Last but not least, in the evening, you will have dinner on the cruise and enjoy a delightful belly dancer and an Egyptian dance show.

Get ready to spend the night on a cruise in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Granite Quarries, Temple of Philae.

Start your day with breakfast at your Nile cruise and later relax in Aswan. If not, you may take a tour of the Abu Simbel Temples. The trip to Abu Simbel lasts for around three hours in a private air-conditioned vehicle. After reaching the destination, you will have a chance to visit the great Temples of Ramses II, which are constructed for the four universal gods, namely Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and Ramses II himself. After the tour, you are to head back to your Nile cruise in Aswan. You will have some free time before dinner served on board with the Nubian Show.

Your overnight accommodation will be on the cruise ship in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Aswan, Optional tour to Abu Simbel Temple.

While you take your breakfast on board you will be sailing towards Kom Ombo. Shortly after arriving at the Temple, you will join a tour of the temple devoted to the two gods called Sobek and Haeroris. When the visit is over and was have lunch on board the Nile cruise, passengers will go to Edfu. The last stop will be made at Esna, where tea will be served in the afternoon. You will have dinner on board the cruise in Esna.

You will spend the night aboard your cruise in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Kom Ombo Temple.

Make your day begin with a Nile Cruise breakfast while cruising on your cruise package towards Luxor. Afterward, a visit to the West Bank of the Nile is in order where a trip to the Valley of the Kings as well as the Temple of Hatshepsut, the burial site of the powerful queen of Egypt, will take place and also the Colossi of Memnon. After these adventurous tours, come back on the cruise for lunch and then for dinner onboard.

At the end of the day, you will spend the night on said cruise in Luxor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Visits: Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.

They will serve you breakfast on board, if applicable before you check out of the Nile cruise ship and prepare for disembarkation in Luxor. Next, there will be a guided tour of the East Bank, including visits to the marvels of the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor. Lunch will be offered at one of the luxurious hotels in the town of Luxor. Later, in the evening, you will be driven to the Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo, and upon arrival in Cairo, you will be assisted and escorted to a hotel near Cairo Airport.

Cairo will be the city for an overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.

Have breakfast at the hotel and then enjoy some leisure time with some activities of your choice. After that, you will be taken to the International Airport in Cairo for the final flight.

Meals: Breakfast.