12 Days in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Hurghada with Nile Cruise

The first meal of the day will be served at your hotel in Cairo and it will be enjoyed as part of the itinerary for the Cairo Day Tours in Egypt. A qualified licensed tour guide will be waiting for you and together you will go to the Great Pyramid of Cheops which is resting at 146 meters above the ground. Also, the pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus, the well-known Sphinx, and the Valley Temple which are situated in the Giza pyramid excursion tour area will be explored. While at the plateau, a sightseeing expedition of the Giza pyramids will take place providing you with photograph sessions as per the provisions of the Cairo daily tours.

Post your lunch, you will be taken to Saqqara for a visit to the Step Pyramid Complex which contains the Sphinx Djoser Step Pyramid being recorded as the first component ever made of full stone. The visit will also allow looking into the pyramid of Teti which is known for its gorgeously painted walls, elaborate ceilings, and gorgeous interior. Plus, one of the Caliph’s noble tombs in the complex will be opened for you, where you will see how the ancient Egyptians lived – the walls, the columns, and the corridors are decorated with scenes of everyday activities.

Your Cairo Day Tours are going to proceed to Memphis, the former capital of the pharaohs situated around thirty minutes to the south of Giza which is presently called Mit Rahina village. For every ancient Egyptian period, Memphis was an important religious and urban center for almost a thousand years. There is a chance to visit in Memphis - the alabaster sphinx museum, which is ancient Egypt’s second-largest sphinx carved out of a single 80-ton block of stone. The tour shall also include viewing the statue of the great Ramses II. Finally, you will go back to your hotel and have a night in Cairo.

You may also choose to take an optional tour of the Sound Light Show at Giza.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

This day of the excursion in Cairo is also set for fun activities. After breakfast, a historian guide will take you to The Egyptian Museum. It has the largest and the most priceless display of Egyptian Monuments on the whole planet. Amongst the displays, the most fascinating ones are the ones that belong to the golden king, Tutankhamun, whose tomb was found by one of the well-known archaeologists, Howard Carter, in some Valley of Kings in 1922. In addition, the Museum contains many Egyptian artifacts royal mummies, and many treasures of the kings.

First, you will head to the Citadel of Saladin, which is a fortress built in the 12th century to protect and enhance the status of Cairo as the capital. After this, you will be able to go to see the famous Alabaster mosque ordered by Mohamed Ali and built in 1805. To finish this part of your excursion, you can enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Cairo from the Islamic Cairo area full of ancient mosques, minarets, and domes with some dating back more than 1000 years.

Next, head forward as we will head to the so-called, after the Babylon Fort, The Hanging Church is known worldwide because of its unique design with no visible supports on top of the fort towers. Still, you are going to find out about the Church of St. Sergius or the Cavern Church, which rests right above a tomb where Jesus Christ and his mother were thought to have spent three months. Also, there is the underground well which once offered water for the holy family. As part of your tour of Coptic Cairo, you will travel to Ben Ezra Synagogue which is believed to be the very place where the Pharaoh’s daughter found prophet Moses in a little basket along the Nile.

With the assistance of your tour guide, you will learn more about Islamic Cairo, where, among other things, you will be inspired by what remains of the walls and gates built during the Fatimid period and will walk through the old streets and passages that have been in existence since the turn of the eleventh century A.D.

To conclude the day, participants will go on an enjoyable walk up to Khan El Khalili, an area where most would simply relax at the famous Al-Fishawy café for its refreshing mint tea before heading for easier shopping most preferably for souvenirs.

Finally, you may opt for the viewing of the sound and light spectacle Giza has to offer.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and then you will be taken to the Cairo International Airport, where you will take a domestic flight to Aswan. As soon as you arrive, you will be met by your guide and taken to the Nile cruise ready for boarding.

On board the cruise ship, guests will have the chance to ride on a Felucca boat and will visit Kitchener’s Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum.

After this activity, we will head back to the cruise ship and you are welcome to take some tea on the upper deck during the afternoon. Later on, after that, you will have a great supper while watching a Nubian Folkloric show and sharing your experiences from the day, this will be your first night on the Nile cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Begin your day with breakfast at the Nile view room. Later on, you will commence with the visit to the High Dam, then the Obelisk unfinished at the granite quarries and the Philae temple consequently. This here will draw each of your explorations to a conclusion as you will get on board and prepare to cruise to Kom Ombo.

After the boat has reached its location, the guests will be provided with a buffet-style lunch. Before the boat sails for Edfu, your guide will take you to the Temple of Kom Ombo.

We will have a relaxing afternoon tea on the Sun Deck, and spend the time enjoying the beautiful views. Later, there will be an evening dinner on board.

However, should you wish, a day tour of Abu Simbel can be organized.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Subsequent to having breakfast, prepare yourself to make a trip to the Temple of Horus in Edfu. This temple is dedicated to the falcon-headed god, Horus, and is said to be one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt. Once you are done with the temple visit, we will be leaving for Luxor. Lunch shall be served on the boat where also afternoon tea will be offered. As the last course of this day, dinner will be enjoyed on board the Nile with a lovely Galabeya party show.

However, as for the Nile cruise, you will be offered an overnight stay in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After having your breakfast, you will meet the private driver and the tour guide who will escort you on the Luxor West Bank Tours. Your personalized guide takes you to the Valley of the Kings, where you can find burial sites of more than 62 pharaohs of the New Kingdom, the most famous of which are Tutankhamun and Ramses II. The tombs that were dug into the mountain have stunning works of art as well as valuables that the kings of Egypt knew would come in handy in the other world.

Among those who want to spend some more time in Luxor during their day tour, we suggest that you choose to enlarge the scope of your trip by including the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, also known as El Deir El Bahary, who is known as the first woman to become a pharaoh.

Dinner will be served on the cruise after lunch and afternoon tea. As for the end of the day, you will be entertained with a splendid presentation of belly dancing.

Amazing views of the city of Luxor will await you after the Nile Cruise with promenades and other Luxor day tours.

If you wish, a Hot Air Balloon ride can also be included in your schedule of Luxor day tours.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

In order to enjoy the Luxor East Bank Tours, especially the Karnak Temples complex because it is an enormous reshaped site within the complex, it is suggested that you have breakfast to start the day.

This extraordinary site was built in honor of Ra the sun god, Amun in turn created many outstanding works for many Pharaohs of Egypt.

After this, be ready to move towards the stupendous Temple of Luxor which will most certainly be quite magnificent.

Afterward, you will appreciate and enjoy the soothing waters of the Red Sea while on your way to the sights of Hurghada, in a modernized air-conditioned vehicle. And l fill it and enjoy this amazing place.

The journey will take about three hours after you check into your resort in Hurghada for the evening.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

This day is intended for rest and cleansing from any harmful energy; in other words, it is a day of recreation. As part of our luxury tours in Egypt, we can offer you a number of optional activities so that you can see the best places on the Red Sea.

Prepare for an enthralling adventure of snorkeling at Mahmya Island with a Red Sea diving session with a licensed instructor. Enjoy bathing in the stunningly beautiful colorful corals and take part in two dives during the day, all part of our luxury Egypt private tours designed for unforgettable experiences.

Lunch and Soft drinks will be served during your dive excursion and there will be an introduction for the non-divers as well who will do snorkeling and picture-taking in the beautiful barrier reefs.

You will spend the night in your hotel located in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast on this day of your tour in Egypt, you are free to spend the day relaxing at your hotel.

You will spend one more night in a hotel in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner

Before you leave for Cairo International Airport, we propose that you gather for one last breakfast together. I will help you with the packing and all of the necessities for the journey back.

Meal: Breakfast.