Itinerary
- Day 1
Cairo
You'll arrive in Cairo and connect with your tour representative at the airport terminal. A private air-conditioned vehicle takes you to your hotel, with standard check-in at 14:00. If your flight gets in early, the hotel has facilities to relax in, or you can arrange to check in right away if you've booked an extra night.
- Start point
- Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt (9 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise Holiday)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Azal Pyramids G-Hotel, Pyramids Park Resort )
Optional Activities
- 2-hour open buffet dinner Nile cruise with belly dancer, local band, and skirt rotation performer
- Sound and Light show
- Day 2
Giza - Aswan
After breakfast at the hotel, your personal guide meets you for a full day on Giza Plateau. You'll walk through the Great Pyramid of Khufu, then see the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure along with their smaller companions and the Great Sphinx. There's a photo stop to capture all three pyramids with Cairo's skyline behind them. Lunch follows at a local restaurant, then you'll head to the Egyptian Museum to see thousands of pharaonic pieces, including King Tutankhamun's golden treasures. Later, transfer to the train station for your overnight sleeper train to Aswan, with dinner provided.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel in Cairo), Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant), Dinner (Dinner on the sleeper train)
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (Sleeper train )
Included Activities
- Visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops)
- Visit the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure with 3 small pyramids
- Visit the Great Sphinx
- Visit the Valley Temple of Chefren
- Photo opportunity of the three pyramids with Cairo skyline background
- Visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities with golden treasures of King Tutankhamun and 250,000+ ancient Egyptian artifacts
- Overnight sleeper train to Aswan
Landmarks Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) Pyramid of Khafre Pyramid of Menkaure Great Sphinx Valley Temple Egyptian Museum - Day 3
Aswan
You'll have breakfast on the train, then your representative helps arrange your transfer to the Aswan hotel. The rest of your day is yours to do as you like. Optional tours can be set up if you're interested, but there's no scheduled activity.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Pyramisa Isis Island Aswan)
- Day 4
Aswan
Starting with breakfast at your hotel, you transfer to board your 5-star cruise before lunch. After eating, the tour begins with the High Dam, an engineering project completed between 1960 and 1970. Next comes the Unfinished Obelisk, thought to belong to Queen Hatshepsut and the largest known ancient obelisk in existence. Then you visit the Temple of Philae on Isis Island, which honors goddesses Isis and Hathor. The Granite Quarries round out the afternoon. Dinner happens on board the cruise.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch on the cruise), Dinner (Dinner on board)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nile Dolphin, Semiramis, Monica Nile Carnival, Hapi v, Princess du Nile, Sara King of Teba, Nabiltan, Ti-yiII)
Included Activities
- Visit the High Dam (Aswan)
- Visit the Unfinished Obelisk
- Visit the Temple of Philae on Isis Island
- Visit the Granite Quarries
Landmarks High Dam Unfinished Obelisk Temple of Philae Granite Quarries - Day 5
Edfu - Luxor
The cruise sails to Kom Ombo where afternoon tea is served. You'll tour the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to both the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, dating back to 180 BC. Then sailing continues to Edfu to see the Temple of Horus, the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak. By evening, you reach Luxor with afternoon tea and a traditional galabya party on board, followed by dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner on board with Galabya party)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nile Dolphin, Semiramis, Monica Nile Carnival, Hapi v, Princess du Nile, Sara King of Teba, Nabiltan, Ti-yiII)
Included Activities
- Sail to Kom Ombo
- Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo
- Sail to Edfu
- Visit the Temple of Edfu (Temple of Horus)
- Sail to Luxor
- Galabya party on board
Optional Activities
- Sound and Light show at Karnak Temple
Landmarks Temple of Kom Ombo Temple of Edfu - Day 6
Luxor
Breakfast is on board before you cross to the West Bank. The Valley of the Kings gets your attention first, a burial site used from about 1539 BC to 1075 BC containing roughly 60 tombs, including the famous Tomb of King Tutankhamun. You'll enter 3 of these tombs. After that, transfer to Queen Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple at El Deir El Bahary, a three-tiered structure dedicated to the god Amun. The Colossi of Memnon come next, two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. You finish with excursions to the Temples of Thebes on the Eastern bank, crossing the Nile.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast on board), Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nile Dolphin, Semiramis, Monica Nile Carnival, Hapi v, Princess du Nile, Sara King of Teba, Nabiltan, Ti-yiII)
Included Activities
- Visit Valley of the Kings (3 tombs including option to see Tomb of Tutankhamun)
- Visit the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
- Visit the Colossi of Memnon
- Visit the Temples of Thebes (Eastern bank)
Landmarks Valley of the Kings Tomb of King Tutankhamun Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Colossi of Memnon 
- Day 7
Luxor
Breakfast on board happens before you disembark. Then transfer to Karnak Temple, the largest temple complex ever built at 100 hectares, featuring three main temples inside. After lunch on the ship, your afternoon is free. Afternoon tea gets served, then dinner happens on board before your overnight sleeper train back to Cairo.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast on board), Lunch (Lunch on board), Dinner (Dinner on board)
- Accommodation
- Berth / Cabin (Sleeper train )
Included Activities
- Visit Karnak Temple
Optional Activities
- Sound and Light show at Karnak Temple
Landmarks Karnak Temple 
- Day 8
Cairo
You'll finish breakfast on the train and arrive in Cairo. Your representative meets you and takes you to Old Cairo to see El Azhar, the first Islamic University. From there, continue to Al Mouayyed Mosque and Bab Zuweila, the best preserved gate among Cairo's 7 original gates. Finally, transfer back to your Cairo hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast on train), Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Azal Pyramids G-Hotel, Pyramids Park Resort )
Included Activities
- Visit El Azhar (first Islamic University)
- Visit Al Mouayyed Mosque
- Visit Bab Zuweila
Landmarks El Azhar Al Mouayyed Mosque Bab Zuweila - Day 9
Cairo Departure
After breakfast at your hotel, your tour representative picks you up and drives you to the airport for your flight home.
- End point
- Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt (9 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise Holiday)
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
