9 days Combining Culture Luxor Aswan & Nile Boat cruise

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Day 1 Cairo

On arrival in Cairo you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Day 2 Cairo

Today enjoy a full day tour of the Pyramids at Giza, with entry into the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Marvel at the mighty Sphinx and explore the ancient royal city of Memphis as well as the necropolis of Sakkara. 

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 3 Cairo

Visit the magnificent Egyptian Museum, with entry to the Royal Mummy Room, and the main sites of Islamic Cairo including the Citadel, the Mosque of Sultan Hassan and the Khan Khalili Bazaar. 

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 4 Nile Cruiser, Luxor

Morning flight to Luxor and transfer to your Nile cruiser. Afternoon tour of the magnificent Karnak and Luxor temples. Overnight on board.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Nile Cruiser, Edfu

Cross the Nile to Thebes Necropolis on the West Bank for a tour of the Valley of the Kings, the ancient burial site for nearly 500 years of the pharaohs during the 16th to the 11th centuries BC. Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Queens and the Colossi of Amenhutep III (Memnon). Afternoon sailing to Edfu via Esna. 

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 6 Nile Cruiser, Aswan

Explore Edfu and the well preserved Temple of Horus before cruising to Kom Ombo, an unusual double temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris. Continue sailing on to Aswan for overnight. 

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7 Nile Cruiser, Aswan

This morning enjoy a tour of the famous Aswan High Dam which controls the Nile River and forms the huge reservoir of Lake Nasser. Continue to the North Quarry with its giant Unfinished Obelisk still embedded in the rock. Take a boat trip to the beautiful Philae Temple, dedicated to the Goddess Isis. Due to the construction of Aswan Low Dam in the early 20th century, in order to save the temple, it was moved from Philae Island and reconstructed on nearby Agilkia Island.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8 Cairo

Disembark after breakfast with an option of visiting the awe-inspiring Temple of Abu Simbel by air. The two massive rock-carved temples were painstakingly relocated in 1968 following the creation of the Aswan High Dam. Afternoon flight to Cairo and transfer to your hotel.

Meal Plan Breakfast.

Day 9 Tour ends

Transfer to Cairo airport. Tour ends. B

Inclusions

• Economy class air ticket Cairo/Luxor and Aswan/ Cairo or vice versa.
• Transfers
• Accommodation
• Meals
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• 4 night Nile cruise
• Guides and admission fees