10 Days Cairo – Nile Cruise – Hurghada

Upon arrival Cairo Airport, our representative will meet and assist you crossing the customs hall, then transfer to your hotel for check-in and overnight.

Around 08:00 am, you will be picked by our Egyptologist in private air conditioned vehicle to explore one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Visit the impressive 3 Pyramids of Kings Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure which are guarded by the rock-cut statue (The Sphinx) a large half-human, half-lion statue. The Great Pyramid of King Cheops is the only standing wonder from the ancient world, although it is 2,000 years older than any other wonder on the list.

Then you will proceed to visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiques which exhibits a collection now over 120000 masterpieces ranges from Pre-dynastic era, Pharonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess, with option visit to the mummies room at the Egyptian Museum where you may learn about the Great Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt,

Breakfast at your hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan city. Upon arrival will be met and assisted by your Egyptologist who will accompany you in an exciting tour to the world famous High Dam that was an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. It contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops; continue to the granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples. The quarries still hold the famous Unfinished Obelisk.

Then you will be taking by motor-boat to island of Egilka visit the majestic Philae temple that was dedicated to the Goddesses Isis.

Then you will be transferred to your Nile cruise ship, where you will enjoy the next 4 Days / 3 Nights Nile cruise Trip from Aswan up to Luxor with fantastic sailing and thrilling tours. Lunch, afternoon tea and free time at leisure aboard your Nile cruise ship in Aswan.

Breakfast on board, then you will be escorted by your Egyptologist for a tour to explore the impressive temples built by Ramses II in Abu Simbel which is one of Egypt’s most visited sites. Relocated in the 1960’s with the building of the Aswan Dam, Abu Simbel is a feat of modern and ancient engineering then you will be transferred to Aswan to embark your Nile cruise ship. Lunch, afternoon tea and free time at leisure aboard your Nile cruise sailing to Kom Ombo.

After breakfast you will be accompanied by your Egyptologist guide to visit Kom Ombo temple, the crocodile-headed God of fertility and creator of the world, lunch aboard your cruise with free time at leisure whilst sailing to Edfu to explore Edfu’s Temple of Horus, one of the best-preserved Ancient Egyptian temples on the Nile Continue the cruise down the Nile to Luxor. Afternoon tea is served on the sun deck with dinner and overnight stay onboard your Nile cruise ship.

Breakfast onboard the cruise, check-out the Nile cruise and then will be picked up by our tour guide to visit archaeological sites of the ancient Egyptians on the West Bank of the Nile including the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it.

Then heading to visit the two Massive temples on the Eastern Bank of the Nile, visit the Temple of Luxor and Temple of Karnak. Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means the most sacred of places. The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great Hypostyle Hall is an incredible forest of giant pillars. Then you will be transferred to the majestic Luxor temple which built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun. After finishing the tour, you will be transferred Hurghada for check-in and overnight.

Free time leisure by the red sea,

 You can also enjoy an optional tour like Giftun Island Snorkeling Excursion, Early morning, our representative will pick you from your hotel in Hurghada with air-conditioned vehicle towards Hurghada Marina to board on your boat which will sail towards the National of the Giftun Island Protectorate where you can relax on the sandy beach of the island while taking a sunbath or going for snorkeling in the Crystal waters of the Red sea and explore the marine life of the area with its rich coral reefs and the different shoals of beautiful colorful fishes, See turtles, angelfish, puffers, unicorns and more. See coral covered plateaus and pinnacles. You can also enjoy swimming with the dolphins in this area.

Snorkeling will be at different spots Take a leisurely snorkeling and swimming, scout the Underwater Amazing World, enjoy the relish of your lunch on board your boat

After finishing your tour, you will be transferred by the air conditioned vehicle to your hotel to stay overnight.

Free time leisure by the red sea,

 You can also enjoy an optional tour like the Submarine Excursion, Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada, to fascinating trip to discover the underwater world in the Red Sea and his marine life without getting wet, the air-conditioned submarine has large window with panoramic window view which will allow you to watch the magnificent coral reef gardens beneath the water and the different beautiful colorful fish, the vision is clear to take some photos for this terrific scenery. It’s an experience, you will never forget.

Free time leisure by the red sea, transfer to Hurghada airport for your flight back to Cairo, overnight Cairo.

Breakfast at your hotel, check-out then you will be transferred to Cairo airport for flight back home.