11 Day Luxury Cruise and Stay – Cairo, Nile Cruise, (Abu Simbel)

DAY 1 – Airport Reception and Transfer to Cairo Hotel

One of our tour managers and one of our drivers meet you at the airport in Cairo when you arrive for your Luxury Cruise and Stay package in the Land of the Pharaohs, one of the most fascination destinations in the world. Once you have cleared immigration, you will then be taken to the hotel where you will be staying during your time in Cairo. You will be assisted with check-in, and then a pick-up time for the following day’s tour will be confirmed with you. After this you will have rest of the day to yourself to enjoy as you wish.

Include: Free Welcome Drink

DAY 2 – Memphis, Saqqara and Giza Pyramids

Start your day with a hearty Egyptian breakfast before meeting your personal guide, who will accompany you to the Giza Plateau. Here, you’ll begin your adventure by admiring the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Explore the plateau, including a visit to the iconic Sphinx and the Valley Temple. After your time at the pyramids, enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant before continuing to the Sakkara district, where you’ll explore the Sakkara Complex and see the Djoser Pyramid, the world’s first pyramid. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

NOTE: For an additional $150 fee, you can have your own professional photographer for two (2) hours at the pyramids. Include 20 edited high quality photos in printed album, plus a CD with a minimum of 100 edited digital images.

DAY 3 – Egyptian Museum and The New Grand Egyptian Museum

After breakfast, your first destination will be the New Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum, an archaeological museum located approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex. Currently, the GEM Complex offers limited access to preview site readiness and the visitor experience before the official opening. Visitors can access the Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial area, and outdoor gardens.

Following this visit, you’ll enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant. Next, you’ll proceed to the Egyptian Museum in the heart of historic Downtown Cairo, overlooking the renowned Tahrir Square. Here, you’ll marvel at extraordinary artifacts and treasures from ancient Egypt. Afterward, you’ll return to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 4 – Transfer to Luxor, Cruise Embarkation and Luxor Sightseeing

The next phase of your luxury Nile cruise and stay holiday begins today, so after breakfast you will check out from your hotel and then you will be taken to the airport for your flight to Luxor where you will again be met in person and then taken to board the magnificent 5-Star Oberoi Zahra Nile cruise ship. Have lunch aboard the vessel, and then enjoy a visit to the huge Karnak Temple complex and also to the Luxor Museum.

After your tour, your Egyptologist guide will get you and the other member of your small group back to the ship and you will then have some free time for yourself before dinner is served. Enjoy this night of your Luxury Nile Cruise and Stay package in your cabin on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5 – Luxor West Bank Tour and Temple of Dendera

Enjoy breakfast on the ship and then your Egyptologist guide will take you to see 3 incredible sites: Valley of the Kings; Temple of Medinet Habu, and the Colossi of Memnon. The Valley of Kings is home to more than 60 ancient tombs, all of which date back to the New Kingdom era. After your tour, you will return to the ship and it will cruise to Qena, with lunch served along the way. Shortly after reaching Qena, you will be taken to the ancient Temple of Dendera which was dedicated to the goddess, Hathor.

Return to the Oberoi Zahra cruise ship after your visit to the temple and then enjoy the rest you your day as you wish. This night of your cruise will be spent on the water at Qena.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 6 – Cruise to Luxor and West Bank Tour

Cruise back to Luxor in the morning and then enjoy another West Bank tour, this time visiting the Valley of the Nobles Tombs; the magnificent rock-cut mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the remarkable Luxor Temple complex.

Return to the cruise ship after your tour and then enjoy the rest of the day as you wish. This night of your cruise will be spent on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 7 –Cruise to Edfu and Temple of Horus

After a good breakfast on the ship while you cruise to Edfu where you will be taken to see Egypt’s best-preserved ancient cult temple, the Temple of Horus which was buried beneath the sand for more than 2,000 years. There are no other excursions scheduled for this day of your cruise, so after your tour, you will have the rest of the day to yourself and you will spend this night of your cruise holiday on the water at Edfu.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 8 – Cruise to Aswan and Aswan Sightseeing

Have breakfast while you cruise to Aswan, and then a bit later in the day your Egyptologist guide will accompany you on a sightseeing tour in Aswan during which you will visit the Aswan High Dam; the Unfinished Obelisk and the ancient Temple of Philae which had to be moved in its entirety to save it from the flooding of Lake Nasser after the Aswan High Dam was built.

There are no other excursions today, so after your tour, you will have the rest of the day to yourself, and you will spend this night of your Luxury Nile Cruise and Stay vacation on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 9 – Cruise to Kom Ombo and Back to Aswan

Today, your cruise ship will depart from Aswan in the morning and it will cruise to Kom Ombo where you will be taken to see the Kom Ombo temple that was once dedicated to two different gods. Because both gods had to be treated equally, this complex is essentially two temples, with one being a mirror image of the other.

After visiting the temple, you will return to the cruise ship and then it will cruise back to Aswan where you will be spending this night of your Luxury Nile Cruise and Stay vacation.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 10 – Free Day with Optional Abu Simbel Tour

There are no scheduled tours or excursions on the 10th day of your Luxury Nile Cruise and Stay holiday, but there is a highly recommended optional tour to one of Egypt’s top ancient sites, the amazing rock-cut temples of Rameses II and his wife Nefertari. If you don’t want to go for this tour to Abu Simbel, you will then have the whole day for yourself to enjoy as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 11 – Cruises End – Flight to Cairo for Final Departure

The last day of your Luxury Cruise and Stay holiday has arrived, so you will be checking out and disembarking from your cruise shortly after breakfast, at which point you will be taken to Aswan Airport to board a short flight back to Cairo in time for your connecting flight back home.

Meals Included: Breakfast