10 Day Cairo & the Nile, Mr. Hilal Younis & Mrs. Luabren Sanchez, 25 Feb till 6 March 2022

Day 01: Friday 25 Feb Arrival at Cairo International Airport - Cairo

Upon arrival to Cairo International Airport, you will be met with our English-speakingrepresentative who will help and assist you in all formalities including getting the Entry Visa and bags assistance, then transfer you to your hotel for check in and overnight in Giza. 

(No Meals)

Day 02: Saturday 26 Feb. Visit Pyramids –Sakkara -Cairo.

* Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo.
* Visit the Great Pyramids & Sphinx.
* Lunch at a local restaurant.
* Visit Sakkara (The Step Pyramid).
* Transfer back to your hotel in Cairo and overnight.

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and getting ready to start the tour.

Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your day tour by visiting Pyramids of Giza "Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure", where the greatness has been embodiedin three pyramids with a limestone statue of Sphinx guarding the whole area.

Then proceed to one of our local restaurant to have your lunch.

After that you will proceed to the city of Sakkara, where you will be so excited by exploring
The Step Pyramid of king Djoser. This pyramid has a very nice story, when king Djoser asked his chief Architect Imhotep to create something different, so that the king could be buried at. As a result, the well-known Architect creates the Step pyramid, which surprised the king so much since it was considered to be a new achievement in this period.

After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo

(Breakfast – Lunch)

Day 03: Sunday 27 Feb. Fly from Cairo to Luxor - Free day in Luxor

* Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and check out.
* Transfer to Cairo airport and fly to Luxor.
* Flight from Cairo to Luxor.
* Arrival to Luxor and transfer to your hotel.
* Free day.
* Afternoon Luxor City Tour by Carriage @ 17.00 P.M.
* Hotel in Luxor is: Hilton Luxor Resort.
* (Breakfast).

Explore Luxor city in different way with horse carriage. you will take a Stroll among old Luxor streets and know more about real upper Egypt lifestyle. also you will visit local market of city. it will be unforgettable experience for you.

Luxor Horse Carriage Trip is a city tour by a horse carriage it is a wonderful experience that any visitor to

Luxor should not miss. Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor. Then you will start exploring the main streets of Luxor, and enjoy with an amazing trip through city which consider one of historic open air museum. You will go through the local market, the ancient sphinxes avenue that used to connect

Karnak temple with Luxor temple. Drive by the traditional bazaar and have a tea or coffee in the Egyptian way. Luxor horse carriage tour is indeed a way to live the Egyptian way. At the end of the tour you will be taken back to your hotel.

Day 04: Monday 28 Feb. Luxor East Bank - Nile Cruise Overnight.

* Optional Hot Air Balloon @ 4.30 A.M.
* Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor and check out @ 11.00 A.M.
* Transfer to the Nile Cruise for embarkation and check in.
* Lunch in the Cruise.
* Visit Luxor East bank (The Karnak Temple – The Luxor Temple).
* Dinner in the cruise and overnight.
* Nile Cruise is: Historia Luxury Nile Cruise.
* Optional Hot Air Balloon over the sky of Luxor.

See the sun rise over some of Egypt’s most famous ancient monuments on this exhilarating hot air Luxor balloon ride. After early morning pickup, travel to the west bank of the Nile River, and board a shared balloon basket for a 30- to 45-minute flight. Then, as you ascend, behold the thrilling bird’s-eye views as the sunlight illuminates the temples and mountains below. Gaze down over Karnak, Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple and other monuments, and absorb the peaceful dawn.

Later on, you will discover the East bank of Luxor including Karnak Temples Complex, which are the largest structures ever build in the history of the mankind. The principal building is that of god Amun Ra, since it was considered the house of god on the earth, the earlier structure date back to the middle kingdom, but there are some references which refer to the earlier buildings as old as the 3rd dynasty. Later on, you will proceed to visit Temple of Luxor, which was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well know king Ramses II. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re.

Free afternoon and Evening in Luxor while the Cruise is DOCKED (Without sailing)

(Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)

NB: The ship will be docking in Luxor in this night (no sailing)

Day 05: Tuesday 1 March Luxor West Bank - Sail to Esna - Nile Cruise

* Breakfast on Board of the Cruise and start the tour @ 7.00 A.M.
* Visit Luxor west bank “Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut & Colossi of Memnon”.
* Lunch on the Cruise.
* Sail to Esna and cross the lock.
* Lunch on the Cruise.
* Dinner on the Cruise and overnight.
* Breakfast on the Nile cruise.

After that you will start your magical tour in Thebes, the sacred land by exploring the west bank of Luxor including Valley of the Kings, which considers as the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried.

After that, you will proceed to visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. This temple is considered as one of the most wonderful examples of the Architecture in ancient Egypt, because it was totally carved inside the mountain.

At the end of the tour you will visit Colossi of Memnon, which is belonging to king Amenhotep III. After that you will return to your ship to have your lunch.

(Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)

Day 06: Wednesday 2 March Visit Edfu & Koum Oumbo Temples - Sail to Aswan

* Breakfast on board of the Cruise.
* Sail to Edfu and Visit the Temple of Edfu.
* Lunch on board of the Cruise.
* Sail to Kom Ombu and visit the Temple of Kom Ombu.
* Dinner on board of the Cruise and overnight.
* Breakfast on the cruise.

Then the guide will take you in a mysterious journey to land of secrets. This guided tour of today begins by visiting one of the most wonderful temples in Egypt, Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is considered to be one of the most well preserved temples in Egypt.

Lunch will be served on board during sailing to the city of Kom Ombo.

Afternoon, you will proceed to explore Temple of Kom Ombo, where the two gods Sobek & Haroeris were worshipped for a while. Get back to your ship and enjoy your lunch on the sun deck, watching the unique landscape of the great river Nile. On its banks the ancient Egyptian civilization has been created and flourished.

After the tour, you will get back to your ship, rest and refresh on board. Dinner meal will be served on board during sailing to the city of Aswan. Late evening arrives to Aswan and overnight.

(Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)

Day 07: Thursday 3 March Aswan City Tours - Nile Cruise

* Breakfast on board of the Cruise.
* Visit the High Dam, The Temple of Philae & the Unfinished Obelisk.
* Lunch in the Nile Cruise.
* Afternoon Felucca ride on the Nile to Elephantine Island.
* Dinner in the cruise & overnight.
* Breakfast will be served on board your ship.

Later on, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the great city of Aswan,including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood.

After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by a motor boat till reach Agilika Island, where you will visit Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Gaeco-Roman period and was dedicated to goddess Isis (mother of god Horus).

Finally, you will be escorted to visit one of the marvelous sightseeing in Aswan, The Unfinished Obelisk, which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to god Amun Ra.

After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred back to your Nile Cruise for Lunch.

(Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)

Late afternoon your tour guide will pick you up from your Nile Cruise in Aswan, and transfer to the Nile side where your Felucca is waiting. Board your boat and relax on the soft cushions. Experience the peace and tranquility of the Nile water that has been the lifeblood of Egypt since Pharaonic times.

Take your ride back and watch the sun sets slowly over the trees of the Botanical Island, the nearby Elephantine Island with fantastic reflection of a sand dune over the Nile.

Day 08: Friday 4 March Disembarkation from the Nile Cruise – Abu Simbel trip - Fly to Cairo

* Breakfast Box on Board of the Cruise and check out tour to the amazing Abu Simbel Temple.
* Transfer to Aswan airport to fly to Cairo.
* Flight from Aswan to Cairo departs Aswan.
* Arrival to Cairo.
* Arrival at Cairo and transfer to your accommodation hotel in Cairo and overnight.
* Hotel in Cairo is: ST REGIS HOTEL.
* Tour to Abu Simbel Temple.
* Breakfast at your ship & check out.

Later on, you will be transferred by private A-C van to Abu Simbel. The original site was known as Meha in the ancient times and was first documented in the 18th Dynasty, when Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south. Upon arrival, you will proceed to visit Abu Simbel Temples, which were built by king Ramses II. The first temple (the biggest one) was built by Ramesses II and being dedicated to the famous god Rahorakhty. While the second temple (the smaller one) was dedicated to king himself and his beautiful wife queen Nefertari.

After finishing your day tour, you will drive back toward Aswan (distance takes approx. 03 hrs by car).

Upon arrival to Aswan, you will be transferred to Aswan Airport to fly back to Cairo

Upon Arrival to Cairo, our representative will be waiting for you and will accompany you to your accommodation hotel in Cairo and Overnight.

(Breakfast)

Day 09: Saturday 5 March. Egyptian Museum - Citadel and Khan El Khalili

* Breakfast at your hotel.
* Visit the Egyptian Museum.
* Lunch at a local restaurant.
* Visit the Citadel of Salah El Din.
* Visit the Khan El Khalili & Old Cairo.
* Transfer to your accommodation hotel in Cairo.

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo. Then you will be met by our English Egyptologist tour guide to start your day tour by visiting The Egyptian Museum, which is considered to be one of the most important museums in the world, housing the Pharaonic monuments including those of the well-known king Tutankhamen.

You will have the good chance to see the great real pharaohs in their full body.

Lunch at local restaurant.

Then proceed to Old Cairo area, where you can visit Citadel of Salah El-Din, which played asa very important role in protecting Egypt, as it was considered the seat of power for more than 700 years.

Then we will accompany you to Khan El Khalili, which consider as one of the stunning bazaars in the Middle East.

After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred to your accommodation hotel in Cairo and overnight.

(Breakfast – Lunch)

Day 10: Sunday 6 March Final Departure

* Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and check out.
* Fly back from Cairo.
* Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo.
* Then our representative will accompany you to go to Cairo Airport.
* Then you will wait for your International flight back from Cairo.

(Breakfast).

Price

$3650 Per Person in Double Occupancy.