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

Discover the magic of Ancient Egypt in absolute comfort and style with an unforgettable 8-day luxury Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise that combines magnificent sightseeing and quality leisure time together in flawless harmony. With 5-Star accommodation; a 5-Star cruise on the Nile, and daily Egyptologist guided tours, you can be certain that our Nile cruise and stay vacations are the sort of travel adventures you will be able to cherish forever.

Visit Egypt’s ancient pyramids and Sphinx; admire more than 5,000 years of history at the Egyptian Museum; shop in a centuries-old medieval bazaar; stroll among ancient tombs, and explore the timeless temples left behind by powerful Egyptian pharaohs of the past. Enjoy all of this and so much more with our fully customizable luxury Egypt tours.

DEPARTURE SCHEDULE: Tours run every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

From: US$ 1995.00 /person

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Itinerary

DAY 1 – Arrive in Egypt for your Tour from Cairo to Petra

When you arrive in Egypt for your Tour from Cairo to Petra your tour manager will meet you at the airport. You will be transferred to your hotel in one of our deluxe air-conditioned vehicles. Your tour manager will assist you with check-in. He or she will also discuss your itinerary with you and confirm a meeting time for the following day’s tour. There are no tours scheduled for today so you will have the rest of your first day in Cairo to yourself.

DAY 2 – Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Medieval Bazaar

Begin your day with a good breakfast at your hotel, and then you will be picked up and you will be taken to the ancient Giza necropolis to see the famous Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. Unlike many of our other Egypt tour packages, you 8-day luxury Egypt tour with Nile cruise also includes an admission ticket for the Solar Boat Museum which is located at the Giza necropolis.

After your tour of the necropolis, you will be taken for some lunch at a good local restaurant, and then you will visit the amazing Egyptian Museum and its Treasures Room which houses all the artifacts that were retrieved from the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Your last stop of the day will be a trip the vibrant Khan el Khalili Bazaar which has been open since the late 14th century. When you have finished at the bazaar, your guide and driver will return you to your hotel and you will have the rest of the day to yourself.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Transfer to Luxor; Cruise Embarkation and East Bank Tour

Check-out from your hotel will be shortly after breakfast, at which point your tour manager and driver will transfer you to Cairo airport to board a short flight to Luxor. When you land in Luxor you will again be met by one of our tour managers and a driver who will then take you to board your 5-Star Nile cruise ship. Lunch will be served shortly after you board, and then a little bit later in the day one of our Egyptologist tour guides will take you and a small group of our other clients for a tour on the east bank of the Nile at Luxor.

During your tour, you will visit Luxor Temple and the vast Karnak Temple complex; two of Egypt’s most famous ancient Egyptian sites. Following your tour, you will return to the ship and then you will have the rest of the day to yourself. Enjoy this night of your Egypt Tours with Nile Cruise package on the river at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Luxor West Bank and Cruise to Edfu

Today, our Egyptologist guide will take you and the other members of your group for a tour on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor. First you will visit Valley of the Kings which is an ancient royal burial ground. More than 60 tombs have been discovered here, including the tomb in which Pharaoh Ramses VI was laid to rest, and also the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

After visiting Valley of the Kings, you will then be taken to see the astonishing mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut that was constructed and decorated by the same workers who excavated and decorated the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. It is today considered to be one of the Incomparable Monuments of Ancient Egypt.

Following your tour, you will return to the ship in time for lunch, after which it will begin sailing to Edfu. There are no other tours today, so you will have the rest of the day for relaxing, and you will spend this night of your Egypt travel adventure on the Nile at Edfu.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5 – Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

Have breakfast on the Nile and then enjoy a visit to Edfu Temple which also known as the Temple of Horus. This temple was buried under the sand for more than 2,000 years and as a result, it is the best preserved ancient Egyptian cult temple ever discovered in Egypt. Head back to the ship after your tour, and then enjoy a nice leisurely cruise while you travel along the Nile to Kom Ombo.

When the ship docks at Kom Ombo, you will be taken to see the remains of another fascinating ancient temple. Kom Ombo Temple was essentially a twin temple complex that was dedicated to two different gods: Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god.

Once everyone is back on board the vessel, it will then start sailing along the Nile to Aswan, with lunch being served along the way. Enjoy a lovely leisurely afternoon out on the river, and spend this night of your Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise package on the Nile at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 6 – Aswan Tour and Leisure Time

Breakfast is served aboard the ship as usual, and then you will be taken to see the Aswan High Dam; the giant Unfinished Obelisk, and the spectacular ancient Temple of Philae that was dedicated to two different Egyptian goddesses: Hathor and Isis. After your tour, you will return to the ship with your guide and then you will have the rest of the day free for leisure and relaxation.

Lunch and dinner will be served aboard the cruise ship at the usual times, and you will spend this night of your trip on the river at Aswan again

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 7 – Return to Cairo

Your classic trip along the Nile has come to an end, so enjoy your last breakfast on the river, and then you will check-out and disembark, and you will be taken to Aswan Airport to board a flight back to Cairo. As usual, you will once again be met at the airport in Cairo and then driven to the hotel where you will be staying for the last night in Egypt. There are no tours scheduled for this day, so you will be free to enjoy the remainder of the day as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 8 – Luxury Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise Ends

At the appropriate time, you will check out from your hotel, and then you will be driven to Cairo International Airport in time for you to catch your flight back home. Your 8-Day Luxury Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise package has now come to end.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Included

What is included in your tour from Cairo to Petra:
  • One of our tour representatives present at airports to meet you and see you off for all arrivals and departures during your trip
  • Entry Visa for Egypt provided upon arrival at Cairo Airport
  • Assistance available from our customer service department throughout your Luxury Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise trip
  • All transfers/tours in private air-conditioned vehicles
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo (including daily breakfast)
  • Accommodation for 4 nights on board a 5-star Nile Cruise (full board)
  • Domestic flights from Cairo to Luxor and from Aswan back to Cairo
  • Complimentary Cairo Photo Session at Giza Pyramids
  • 20 Edited Picture in a High Quality printed album
  • CD contains minimum 100 Digital edited professional photos
  • English speaking tour guides for all tours
  • Entrance fees to the sites and attractions mentioned in the Luxury Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise itinerary
  • All meals listed in the travel itinerary
  • Free bottled water during the tours and during road trips
  • 30 minutes of local calling (5 min. international) and a mobile phone or Egyptian SIM loaned for the duration of your trip
  • All taxes & service charges – the price you see is the price you pay
NOTE: All tours in Cairo are private tours, and all tours during your cruise on the Nile are small group tours.

Excluded

What is not included in your tour from Cairo to Petra:
  • International flights to and from Egypt
  • Optional tours mentioned or not mentioned in your Luxury Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise travel itinerary
  • Personal expenses
  • Tipping kitty.

ACCOMMODATION PLAN

Gold Plan

  • Sheraton Cairo Hotel (5-Star)
  • Movenpick Royal Lily Nile Cruise (5-Star)

Diamond Plan

  • Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at First Residence (5-Star)
  • Sonesta St. George Nile Cruise (5-Star)

Prices

Select your preferences

Prices are quoted per person in US$ and valid until the 30th of September 2023, except during the Easter, Christmas and New Year holidays.

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Design Your Custom Tour

Explore Egypt your way by selecting only the attractions you want to visit!

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Design Your Custom Tour

Explore Egypt your way by selecting only the attractions you want to visit

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