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

Turn your dream holiday into a reality with one of our amazing Nile cruise and stay packages, a bespoke 11-Day Luxury Cruise and Stay package that is truly flawless in every way. Enjoy private Egyptologist-guided tours to some of the top historical monuments in and around Cairo, including the Giza Pyramids; Saqqara, and more. Board a flight to Luxor and step aboard the luxurious Oberoi Zahra cruise ship for an adventure on the Nile which you will never forget; a cruise that will bring you face to face with some of Egypt’s very best ancient sites to be found in Luxor; Qena; Edfu; Kom Ombo and Aswan.

Experience the magic our luxury Egypt tours with more than 65 years of experience right by your side every step of the way.

DEPARTURE SCHEDULE: Tours run every Saturday and Sunday

From: US$ 3985.00 /person

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Itinerary

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

Your Egyptologist guide and private driver will fetch you from your hotel and then drive you to Memphis which was the Egyptian capital during the Old Kingdom era. After some sightseeing here, you will then travel to Saqqara to see the ancient Saqqara necropolis which is most famous for its Step Pyramid which was constructed for Pharaoh Djoser. It is also the very first pyramid ever built. By the time the Giza pyramids were built, the Step Pyramid would already have been considered ancient.

Next, you will be taken for lunch at a good local restaurant and then you will visit the ancient Giza necropolis where you will be able to see fabled Giza Pyramids; the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple. Once your tour of this site is over, you are then driven back to your hotel and you will have the rest of the day for yourself.

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 – Cairo Museum and Monuments Tour

Begin the 3rd day of your luxury Nile cruise and stay holiday with another good breakfast at your hotel, and then your guide and driver will fetch you and take you to the Egyptian Museum. There are more than 100,000 ancient artifacts in this museum, including all the relics and treasures that were discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamen. These are now part of a permanent exhibition in the museum’s Treasures Room which you will visit while you are at the museum.

Enjoy another nice lunch after you are finished at the museum, and then you will visit a number of other attractions, including the Cairo Citadel and the famous centuries-old Khan el Khalili Bazaar. After your tour ends, you will again be dropped off back at your hotel and you will have the rest of the day for yourself.

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

Included

What is included in your 11 Day Luxury Cruise and Stay
  • One of our tour representatives present at airports to meet you and see you off for all arrivals and departures
  • Assistance available from our customer service department throughout your 11 Day Luxury Cruise and Stay itinerary
  • All transfers/tours in private air-conditioned vehicles
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo (including daily breakfast)
  • Accommodation for 7 nights on board 5-star Nile Cruise (full board)
  • Domestic flights from Cairo to Luxor and from Aswan to Cairo
  • Free WiFi at your hotel, on your cruise, and in vehicles
  • English speaking tour guides for all tours
  • Entrance fees to the sites and attractions mentioned in the 11 Day Luxury Nile Cruise and Stay itinerary
  • All meals listed in the itinerary
  • All taxes & service charges – the price you see is the price you pay
NOTE: All tours in Cairo are private tours, and all shore excursions during your Nile cruise are small group tours.

Excluded

What is NOT included your 11 Day Luxury Cruise and Stay
  • International airfare to and from Egypt
  • Entry visa for Egypt
  • Optional tours mentioned or not mentioned in your 11 Day Luxury Cruise and Stay itinerary
  • Personal expenses
  • Tipping kitty.

ACCOMMODATION PLAN

Accommodation

  • Four Season Hotel Cairo at First Residence (5-Star)
  • Oberoi Zahra Nile Cruise (5-Star)

Prices

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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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