Cairo, Luxor & Aswan Cruise 11 days \ 10 nights

Welcome to Egypt. Hope you had a pleasant flight.

At the Airport, you’ll meet one of our representatives who’ll offer you all kinds of help through passport control.

Then you’ll be transported to the hotel, check-in while enjoying a welcome drink, and have a good night.

Good morning. Enjoy a tasty breakfast full of calories to charge your energy to be ready for what you will witness.

Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, three lined up Pyramids for three gerat Kings, Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, to be their gate to the afterlife, and they had left it safe under the surveillance The Sphinx.

Then visit Memphis, the oldest capital of Egypt, where you can find an open-air museum showing some precious pieces from different periods of Egyptian history.

Then visit the Sakkara Complex, where they got the idea of building a Pyramid for the first time. It is a pyramid consisting of six benches called “Zoser Pyramid” or also known as the Step pyramid, built in the 27th century BC during the Third Dynasty.

Lunch en route.

After all these visits, you will need a break, go back to the hotel, and get some rest. Good night.

Have your breakfast, and get ready to see another side from Cairo.

Visit The Egyptian Museum, there you will know about the Pharaonic era in detail. 100.000 pieces of antiquities and original treasures are telling stories about history, don’t miss the particular section of King Tut Ankh Amen.

Then walk through ages by visiting Salah El Din Citadel. A massive fortress built by the great leader Salah El Dine, who was facing crusades. This fortress was his defensive point in Egypt. Here also, you will find Mohamed Ali Mosque, which was added in the 19th century by Mohamed Ali Pasha, that will amaze you with its magnificent Islamic architecture.

Then walk between the streets of an old district where Khan El Khalili open market exists, enjoy the Islamic architecture, and buy yourself a souvenir.

Lunch en route.

Back to the hotel, have a good night.

Wake up early, have a quick breakfast, then check-out from the hotel as you’ll be transported to the Airport to take a flight to Luxor.

Upon arrival, our representative will meet you at the Airport, leads you to the Nile cruise where you’ll stay for the next few days floating on the River Nile, enjoy one of the Egyptian luxury tours.

Check-in, and have lunch on board.

In the afternoon, you’ll have the opportunity to relax and have some rest; this city is full of greatness; everywhere you go, you will find a monument from the Pharaoh’s time, and it’s considered an open museum.

A nice prepared dinner will be served on board.

Good night.

After breakfast, you’ll be heading to the west bank.

Every step in this city will show you a part of history; we call it the open museum, so we intend not to let you miss any of it.

Valley of the Kings, this valley is basically a vast cemetery where some great Kings were buried from the time of the New Kingdom; you’ll be able to go inside three of these tombs to watch yourself how great their ways of burial were. (Tutankhamun tomb is excluded)

Temple Of Queen Hatshepsut, the excellent location with the brilliant design of Senmout are making this temple a masterpiece, and for sure, the fact that it belongs to a woman who was ruling Egypt is making it so unique.

The Two Colossi of Memnon, depicting King Amenophis III. A King who was reigning the 18th Dynasty. It’s the ruins of an old destroyed temple.

Back to the Nile cruise, have lunch while it’s starting sailing for the first time. Enjoy a unique experience passing through Esna Lock.

Enjoy the rest of the day on board while proceeding to sail toward Edfu.

Good morning. This is Edfu.

Edfu Temple, where Horus, the falcon, was worshipped, in Egyptian mythology he was the son of Isis and Osiris. The temple was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BCE.

Back on board, sail again, this time to Kom Ombo, to visit another temple.

Kom Ombo Temple, where you’ll meet other gods from Egyptian mythology, Sobek the crocodile, and the falcon under the name of Haroeris. (You can skip this visit for now, and postpone it while going back to Luxor).

Back on board, where you’ll find all the meals served, and you’ll be sailing to Aswan.

At your breakfast, you’ll find yourself in one of the most beautiful cities in Egypt. Aswan seems to be another good day ahead.

Start by visiting The High Dam, a megastructure built to be a shield from the Nile rising and to produce electricity. The construction started by the early sixties, leaving behind Lake Nasser.

Then visit Philae Temple, after being moved from its original location to Agilkia Island, that due to the construction of the High Dam, it was risking to sink.

Have lunch on board.

In the afternoon, explore the city by yourself; you’ll have free time to walk around.

Back to the boat again to spend the night and have dinner.

In the morning, and after breakfast, ride a felucca and move around the Aswan Nile Islands.

Then the boat will be sailing again, to Luxor, no, we are not done yet.

Enjoy a comfortable stay on board with all the luxury.

Spend all day onboard while sailing, enjoy the Nile and the sun, relax.

All-day sailing, all meals served on board.

Luxor again, it still has something to tell you. After breakfast, you’ll go on visits again.

The Great Temple Of Karnak, this magnificent temple built during 2000 years, it’s hard to give it an exact age nor an exact builder, as several Kings and rulers were participating in the construction, don’t miss your way while walking between the 134 columns.

Luxor Temple, King Amenophis III, and the great Ramses II had built this temple to be where they could rejuvenate their kingship.

Back to the Nile cruise, enjoy dinner, and have a good night.

Unfortunately, our trip came to its end; you’ll be transported from the Nile cruise to Luxor Airport to take your flight back home via Cairo.

While leaving, remember what you had seen, and make a decision with yourself to visit another time. Until then, wave goodbye to Egypt.