Day 01: Arrival to Cairo
Arrival to Cairo airport, Upon you arrival you will find our representative waiting you, then you will be transferred by A/C car to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 02: Fly to Aswan / Embarkation on Cruise
Enjoy your breakfast before checking out from your hotel, then you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for a flight to Aswan Airport where you will be met and assisted by our representative who will escort you by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your Egypt Nile cruise and Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03: Aswan Sightseeing Tour
Breakfast on your Nile Cruise in Aswan, then you will have a day tour to High Dam and Philae Temple, then get an afternoon visit to Nubian Museum. Enjoy Cocktail Party and Nubian Show on board the Cruise. Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04: Sail to Kom Ombo & Edfu
Breakfast and Lunch on board. Then at 14:00 you will Sail from Aswan to Kom Ombo to visit Kom Ombo Temple. Continue Sailing
at 19:30 to Edfu with a Guest Show on board your Nile Cruise. Overnight in Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 05: Edfu Temple / Sail to Luxor
Breakfast on board your Nile Cruise followed by a visit to Edfu Temple at 06:45. Back to the Cruise and Sail to Luxor via Esna Lock. Relish music in the bar. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 06: Luxor Sightseeing Tour
Departing at 07:00 for an amazing day tour in Luxor, Visit the West Bank and see the incredible Valley of the Kings and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at the area of El‐Deir El‐Bahari. Then at 14:00 enjoy a tour to Luxor East bank to visit Karnak and Luxor Temples. Enjoy Belly Dancer on board your Nile Cruise and Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 07: Sail to Qena / Dendara & Abydos
At 04:00 you will enjoy early Sail from Luxor to Qena. Arrive Qena to have a visit to Abydos Temple at 08:30, then visit Dendara Temple at 14:30.Back to Ship in Qena and enjoy Contest Party on board. Overnight in Qena.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 08: Sail to Sohag
At 05:30 in the early morning you will Sail from Qena to Sohag via Naga Hammadi Bridge and Abu Homar’s Lock. Treasure Hunt on board while sailing. Arrive to Sohag and Overnight there.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 09: Sail to Minya
Have a full day cruising. Cross Sohag Bridge and Sail to Minya via Asyuit’s Lock. Enjoy Black and White Party on board your Nile Cruise, then
arrive to Minya and Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10: Minya Sightseeing Tour
Departing at 07:00 to enjoy a tour to Tel El Amarna with a visits to northern tombs Tomb of Ahmose (EA3), Tomb of Meryre (EA4), Tomb of Pentu (EA5), Tomb of Panehesy (EA6), and Royal Tomb of Akhenaten. The Great Palace of King Akhenaten, The Small and great temples of Aten. This tour takes Approx. 3 hours. Then at 12:30 Visit Tuna El Gebel and Ashmunein. Lunch box will be served within the Visits. Back to your Nile Boat and enjoy Folkloric Show on board.
Overnight in Minya.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Beni Hassan Tour / Sail to Beni Suif
At 08:00 enjoy a visit to Beni Hassan, south of El-Minya, about half an hour driving from Minya dock (25 KM.) to visit 4 tombs there. Visit Tomb of Baqet III (BH15), Tomb of Khety (BH17), Tomb of Amenemhet (BH2) and Tomb of Khnumhotep II (BH3). This tour would take Approx. 2 hours. Then at 10:30 Sail to Beni Suif with enjoying Galabya Party on board your Nile Cruise. 18:00 Arrive to Beni Suif and Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12: Fayoum Tour / Sail to Cairo
Leaving the Cruise at 08:00 to have a tour to Fayoum city where you will visit Hawara Pyramids and Maydom Pyramid. Back to the Cruise and about 13:00 you will enjoy five hours Sailing to Cairo.Arrive to Cairo about 20:00 and Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13: Pyramids Tour / Egyptian Museum
Breakfast on board your Nile Cruise, then at 08:00 enjoy an amazing visit to the National Museum of Egyptian civilization in Cairo, Giza Pyramids and the great Sphinx. Takht (Oriental Music) on board Cairo Nile Cruise. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14: Disembarkation
Disembarkation from your Long Nile Cruise, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Inclusions :
Pick up services from airport or hotel
An Egyptology tour guide
12 nights on board Nile Cruise Aswan to Cairo on full board.
1 night in Cairo including bed and breakfast
All transfers in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan.
All your tours and excursions are by an A/C vehicle.
All your visits include entrance fees.
All taxes and services.
Exclusions :
Egypt ‘s entry visa
Gratuities & personal expenses
Beverages in hotels and restaurants
international & domestic flights
Payment Policy:
For all the classic tours payment based on the deposit of 25% of the tour cost is required to confirm the tour reservation at the time of confirming, 75 % will be done upon arrival, all our payments are via PayPal, and we accept credit card payments (Visa or MasterCard ONLY)
Prices:
Transportation:
All the transportation during the tour is based on private air-conditioned modern vehicles
Children Policy:
How to confirm a tour:
For confirmation, we need the names of your group & a copy of your passports to confirm the tour, arrival, and departure dates.
Flexibility:
All our tours are private, the vehicles and the tour guide are working only with you and your group, you are free to add or remove any item and match it with your own arrival & departure dates, And accordingly, if there are any changes will accrue in the tour price our guest will be informed with before the tour confirmation
Hotel Rating in Egypt:
Kindly note that the hotel rating in Egypt is not the same as in USA or Europe, so 5* hotels are always recommended. The 3* & 4 * hotels aren’t recommended as we receive complaints from our guests about them.
Overnight Sleeping Trains:
We don’t recommend it, it takes 15 to 18 hours on a very crowded train. The toilets are not clean enough and smelly. Food is not good in general. The beds are not that comfortable. Comment from a client: “However, I am 6’0″ (183 cm) tall and barely fit into the bed — anyone taller would have to curl up.”
We recommend upgrading your reservation to a domestic flight.
Additional Entry Tickets
All tours don’t include entrance fees to some special archaeological sites such as visiting inside one of the pyramids to see the deep burial chambers, the Mummies Room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, or entering the Tomb of Tutankhamen at Valley of the Kings in Luxor ….etc are also available at extra cost.
Alexandria library:
Note: Alexandria Library is closed on every public holiday. Entering the reading area will need an extra ticket cost.
Hotels and Accommodations
Hotels & Cruises we deal with:
Cairo: Le Méridien Pyramids – Steigenberger – Ramses Hilton.
Fairmont Nile City Cairo – Kempinski Nile
Marriott Mena House – The Nile Ritz-Carlton- Four Seasons – Fairmont Nile Premium.
OR SIMILAR …
Alexandria:
Four Seasons hotel . Palestine hotel
OR SIMILAR …
Luxor: Steigenberger Nile. Hilton-Jolie Ville – Sonesta St. George.
Sofitel Winter Palace.
OR SIMILAR …..
Nile cruises: MS Emilio, MS Radamis, MS Princess, MS Sara
MS Amwaj Nile Cruise, MS Nile Premium, MS Bule shadow, MS Jaz Jubilee, Crown Emperor, Steigenberger.
Sanctuary Sun Boat – Oberoi Cruises – Movenpick Royal Cruises – Sonesta Cruises – Le Fayan – Ms Farah -MS Amarco suites.
OR SIMILAR …..
Aswan: Helnan Aswan Resort- Movenpick Resort Aswan
OR SIMILAR …..
Lake Nasser Nile cruises:
Movenpick Prince Abbas Lake Nasser Cruise
OR SIMILAR …..
Camel ride safari:
You will have the opportunity to take a 15-minute short camel safari from the pyramids down to the sphinx. This is a great photo opportunity!
Traditional felucca ride in Cairo, Luxor, or Aswan:
There’s no better way to appreciate the easy pace of life on the Nile than to join a felucca sail trek. The felucca has been the most popular vessel on the Nile for centuries and is still widely used today. About 11m long and rigged with a tall lateen or triangular sail, it has no motor and relies only on the steady north wind.
Cairo Dahabiya CAFELLUCA
Enjoy Lunch or Dinner on Cairo Nile River cruising on a typical Felluca cruise for 2 hours. You can sail through the heart and soul of Cairo enjoying the tranquil scenes of the Cairo waterline being catered by the finest dining experience with nouvelle cuisine
The sound and light show at the pyramids, Karnak temples or Phiela temple:
You will attend the English version of the sound and light show. The magnificent history and achievements of the ancient Egyptians come to life as the illuminated pyramids and the impressive mysterious sphinx dominate the surrounding darkness, (sound and light schedule could be changed without prior notice)
Nile dinner cruise on the Nile Maxim or similar:
These cruises are known to offer one of the most luxurious dinner cruises on the Nile with the best service. The food and the entertainment (belly dancers, twirling dervishes, and singers) are known to be excellent. This is a dinner option for the tour. www.maximrestaurants.com dinner cruise booking will be according to the available schedule on the arrival day (5:45 pm to 7:30 pm & 8:15pm to 10:00 pm & 10:30 pm to 12:30 am & dinner cruise schedules could be changed without prior notice)
Dinner in Old Cairo:
Enjoy Cairo’s most spectacular open-air view. Serves fresh salads and delicious oriental and international dishes, you will enjoy the medieval atmosphere and the view of the old mosques and churches in old Cairo
Dinner in a local restaurant:
Near to the hotel to taste the local food &. Here you have a choice of red meat, chicken, fish, calamari & shrimp
Dinner or lunch on board a private yacht:
Enjoy your dinner or lunch on board a private yacht cursing the Nile up and down, only for your group