Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Cairo -

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt
As you arrive at the Cairo International Airport, You will be greeted by our representative to assist you through the customs formalities. You will then be transferred by an air-conditioned coach to your hotel for check-in and stay overnight. The representative will review the itinerary with you to confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing

Breakfast at your Hotel in Cairo. Afterwards, we head to Giza Plateau to explore one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren & Mykerinus. The ticket includes seeing the pyramids from outside, the panorama, the Great Sphinx, which stands guard over the pyramids and the Valley Temple of Chephren. Extra tickets to the entry of any one of them and to the Solar Boat Museum on the south side of the great pyramid. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren & to visit his Valley Temple.

Afterwards , Transfer to Enjoy the Egyptian Museum tour. More than 120,000 items are on display Here, with another 150,000 Stored in the basement. Pride of the collection are the treasures of Tutankhamun. There are great pieces from every period of ancient Egyptian history from 3100 BC, Through to the Greek-Roman items of the 2nd Century AD. Some of these items have been transferred to the new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza, currently under construction and due to open in 2020. Additional visit to the Mummies Hall at the museum ( extra ticket on spot ). Then, we continue driving to Islamic Cairo and explore the Bazaar Khan el Khalili, It was built in 1382 by Garkas Al-Khalili. It Is one of the biggest oriental bazaars in the Middle East .

Transfer back to the hotel and overnight in cairo. Meals: Breakfast , Lunch.

Day 3: Fly Cairo to Luxor - Nile Cruise

Check out from Cairo hotel after breakfast ,Transfer to Cairo International Airport for a flight to Luxor.The city of Luxor is situated in southern Egypt covering an area of 417 square kms ( 161 sq mi ). It is characterized as the world’s greatest open-air museum. In ancient Egypt was called waset which means city of the sceptre. It was once the capital of the New Kingdom 1550-1060 BC.

Upon arrival at Luxor , You will be transferred to board your 5 star Nile Cruise Ship. After Lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive & monumental Temples of Karnak. It was built over a 1300-year period, the temple of Amun (the state God), that lies at the heart of the complex covers more than 60 acres.

Then, we head to the nearby Temple of Luxor. It was constructed approximately 1400BC. It was a primary cult temple, dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the pharaohs were crowned in reality or conceptually. In the Hieroglyphic language, it is known as ipet resyt ( the southern sanctuary). Both were famed throughout the ancient world and have attracted tourists since Greek & Roman times.

Dinner on board the Nile Cruise & Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions

Early Breakfast on board. Afterward, we cross to the west bank of Luxor city to visit the legendary Valley of the Kings, which was the necropolis of the New Kingdom pharaohs. 63 tombs have been found there and numbered on the maps in the order of their discovery ( entrance ticket to three tombs), while the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun is optional with extra ticket.

Afterwards, we visit the amazing partly rock-hewn Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut 1507 BC at Deir al-Bahri. It is a breath taking sight. Afterward, we pay a visit to the alabaster workshop (optional). on the way back we stop at the Colossi of Memnon , soaring 18 meter high & originally guarded Amenhotep’s Mortuary Temple 1390 BC.

N.B., if you did visit the valley of the kings and the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut before, you can replace them with the Mortuary Temple of Ramses the 3rd at Medinet Habu, which is 2nd only to Karnak Temples in size and detail with reliefs that reach 27 m showing an oversized Ramses scattering enemies from his chariot. As well as Egypt’s sole relief of a naval battle against the Sea Peoples.

Then, we see seeing the Valley of the Nobles, that is made up of more than 400 tombs mainly from The New Kingdom, providing an invaluable insight into daily life in the New Kingdom (entrance ticket to two tombs).

Instead of visiting the Valley of the Nobles , We can visit we head to the Valley of the Workers at the village of Deir al-Medina ,where the craftsmen, servants & laborers who worked on the royal tombs lived in that village. Its tombs provide a rare insight into the lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt.

Lunch on board the Nile Cruise, Sail to Esna , Cross the Esna Lock, Cocktail reception on board, Dinner

and overnight in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

Early Sail to Edfu . After Breakfast on board while sailing to the city of Edfu in the morning. We visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon headed god of kingship and protection called Horus. This most preserved temple in Egypt was built by Ptolemy the 3rd in 237 BC .

Back to the Nile Cruise Ship to continue sailing to Kom Ombo. After the Lunch meal on board the ship,

We walk to the Ptolemaic Temple of kom Ombo, overlooking the River Nile. It was dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god & to Horus the falcon-headed god. It was begun by Ptolemy The 6^th in the 2^nd Century BC. A museum near its place houses 40 crocodile mummies that have been found in the nearby necropolis. Kom Ombo was important location to the caravan routes from Nubia & various gold Mines. It is surrounded by fields of sugar cane and corn.

Dinner and overnight in Kom Ombo . Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours

Sail to the city of Aswan , the southernmost town in Egypt , was the ancient Egyptian Gateway to Africa and the home of many granite quarries from which most of the obelisks seen in Luxor were sourced. Its ancient name (SWNET) is derived from the ancient Egyptian symbol for trade or market. It was equally important as a military station as a place of traffic.

Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then, enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, which is an embankment dam built across the Nile and built between 1960 and 1970. Then, we head to the Island of Philae, one of the rescued and relocated monuments after the building of Aswan Dam in 1898-1902, where we can explore its amazing temple, that was dedicated to the goddess Isis the divine mother of the pharaoh.

Afterwards, we visit the largest known ancient obelisk ( the Unfinished Obelisk), which is located in The northern region of the stone quarries. The bottom side of the obelisk is still attached to the bedrock. If finished it would have measured around 42 m long or 137 feet long and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons. Lunch & Dinner on board. Overnight in Aswan. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Nile Cruise - Disembarkation

Breakfast on board the Oberoi Philae Cruise Ship. After Disembarkation, You will be transferred to Aswan Airport for a flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, Transfer to your Hotel in Cairo and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast