8 Day Egypt Luxury Tour and Cruise – Cairo & Nile Cruise

DAY 1 – Arrive in Cairo for your Egypt Luxury Travel Experience

When you land at the airport in Cairo for your bespoke Egypt travel adventure, your assigned tour manager will meet and assist you, and provide you with your entry visa for Egypt, and then he will escort you to the 5-Star hotel where you will b staying while you are in Cairo the vibrant capital of Egypt. On arrival at the hotel, he will help you with check-in and then discuss your travel itinerary with you and confirm collection times for your upcoming tours. After this, he will leave you to enjoy the remainder of your first day in Egypt as you wish.

Included: Free Welcome to Egypt Drink

DAY 2 – Giza Pyramids; Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo and GEM

This morning, after breakfast, your expert Egyptologist guide will meet you at your hotel and accompany you in a comfortable, modern air-conditioned vehicle to the Giza Plateau. Here, you’ll explore the legendary Giza Pyramids, the iconic Sphinx, and the Valley Temple, all located within the ancient necropolis. Included in this tour is a visit to the Solar Boat Museum, where you can see the reconstructed wooden boat used in ancient Egyptian rituals.

After exploring the Giza Plateau, continue to the nearby New Grand Egyptian Museum (Giza Museum), located about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the pyramids. Currently, the GEM Complex offers limited access, allowing visitors to preview its Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial area, and beautifully landscaped gardens.

Following your museum visit, you’ll enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant before heading to the historic Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo, overlooking Tahrir Square. This museum is home to the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the treasures of King Tutankhamen’s tomb.

To complete your day, visit the vibrant Khan el Khalili Bazaar in Islamic Cairo. This colorful marketplace has been a bustling hub since the 14th century and is a must-see for any visitor to Egypt. When you’re ready, your guide will escort you back to your hotel, where you can relax and enjoy the rest of your evening in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Your Egypt Travel Adventure on the Nile River Begins

The 3rd day of your luxury tour is the day you will be boarding your Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan, so once you have finished eating breakfast we will drive you to the airport where you will board a flight to Luxor. When your flight lands, one of our Luxor based tour representatives will meet you at the airport and then escort you to the area where you will be boarding the luxury Oberoi Philae 5-Star cruise ship for one of the most amazing journeys of your life.

Enjoy a good lunch after boarding, and then you will be taken to see to ancient attractions on Luxor’s East Bank. First you will visit the massive Karnak Temple complex, and then you will visit the impressively well-preserved Luxor Temple.

Following your tour, you will return to the ship where you will have some free time for yourself before dinner is served. This night of your Egypt holiday will be spent in the lap of luxury on the river at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Luxor West Bank Tour and Sail to Esna

This morning, shortly after breakfast, our tour guide will be taking you and a small group of our other clients for a tour on the West Bank. During this tour, you will be visiting three incredible monuments: Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon.

At Valley of the Kings, you will find more than 60 ancient tombs, nearly all of which belonged to royalty and other highly influential people. The most famous people who were entombed here were Ramesses VI and King Tutankhamen.

The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, on the other hand, is an almost indescribable complex which was carved out of the surrounding bedrock. It is considered to be one of the Incomparable Monuments of Ancient Egypt. From the temple, you and your group will start making your way back to the Oberoi Philae cruise ship, with a short stop to see two large ancient statues known as the Colossi of Memnon.

Once everyone is back on board the vessel, it will then travel to Esna where it will remain tied up for the night. Enjoy a nice cocktail party on the ship shortly before dinner, and get a good night’s sleep on the river at Esna

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5 – Sail to Edfu and on to Kom Ombo

The 5th day of your luxury Egypt holiday begins with an early morning cruise along the river to Edfu. Breakfast will be served along the way, and on arrival, our guide will take you and your small group to see the best preserved ancient temple in Egypt, the Temple of Horus.

After your tour, the boat will then travel to Kom Ombo. Enjoy another good lunch on the river, and then once you have finished eating, our guide will take you to see the fascinating Kom Ombo Temple complex which was dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god and Haeroris the falcon-headed god.

There are no other tours scheduled for this day, so once you get back to the ship, you will have the rest of the day to yourself. Enjoy dinner at the usual time, and spend this night of you Egypt holiday on the river at Kom Ombo.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 6 – Sail to Aswan and Aswan Sightseeing

The luxury Oberoi Philae will make another early departure today, and you will be able to enjoy your breakfast at leisure while you travel to Aswan. On arrival in Aswan, our guide will once again be taking you for a sightseeing tour, this time to see the Aswan High Dam and the magnificent ancient Temple of Philae.

Following your tour, you and your group will return to the ship for lunch, and then when you are finished eating, you will leave the ship again, and you will board a small motorboat that will take you on a short trip to visit the Nubian Museum.

When you are finished at the museum, the motorboat will bring you back again, and then you will have some free time for yourself before dinner is served at the usual time. Enjoy your last sleep on the Oberoi Philae in the comfort of your luxury cabin on the river at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 7 – Oberoi Philae Disembarkation and Flight to Cairo

Enjoy one last breakfast on the river and then you will have to disembark, and our tour representative will then escort you to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo. When you land in Cairo, your tour manager will once again be at the airport to meet and assist you, and to escort you to the hotel where you will be spending your last night in Egypt. No tours or excursions are scheduled for your last day in Egypt, so you are free to enjoy the day as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 8 – Your Luxury Egypt Trip Ends and Final Departure

Enjoy a good breakfast at your hotel, and then at the appropriate time, your tour manager will arrive with one of our drivers, and you will travel to Cairo International Airport for your flight out of Egypt. Your luxury travel adventure in Egypt is now over, so we will bid you farewell and wish you a very safe and pleasant onward journey.

Meals Included: Breakfast