10-Day Ultimate Egypt: Cairo Highlights & Luxury Nile Cruise 10 days

Day 1: Arrive in Cairo

Welcome to Egypt & start of your holiday! Upon arrival at Cairo airport Our representative will be waiting for you inside the terminal before visa & immigration office and will be holding a sign with our company name “(hidden) “ help you obtain your visa, go through passport control and help you to get your luggage and finally guides you to the outside (exit) of the terminal where will you be met by your driver who will transfer your to your hotel, Overnight.

Day 2: Desert Tour (Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Sakkara)

Today you will drive to Giza Plateau for a private guided tour of the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and Khafre’s Valley Temple by using shuttle bus, then Lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants, followed by a visit the amazing Sakkara complex, where you will also get the chance to see some fantastic Mastaba’s, and the complex of king Djoser and its step pyramid, and then transfer back to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 3: Cairo tour (Grand Egyptian Museum & The Citadel)

Today you will head to visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, where most of the fabulous treasures of the Pharaohs especially the treasure of Tutankhamun Amon is kept then, the lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants then, we’ll drive to the Citadel of Salah al-Din’s 12th century fort: built to defend the city against Crusader attacks and the seat of government for almost 700 years. Visit the mosque of Muhammad Ali, it dates back to 19th century and enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the Citadel’s terrace, then the lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants, then you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Day 4: City Tour (Civilisation Museum, Khan El Khalili & Coptic Cairo)

Today you will head to visit the Egyptian Civilisation Museum. It is the first museum in Egypt to contain artefacts dating back to prehistoric times, through the Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Islamic eras, up to the modern era, with a unique collection like the water o’clock dating back to the reign of Amenhotep III (c. 1391–1353 BCE). It is also the home of Royal mummies of 18 kings and two queens from the Pharaonic era, then the lunch will be served in one of the local restaurants. followed by a visit to the old Coptic area, including the Hanging Church, the Church of Sergius & Bacchus, and Ben Ezra Synagogue, then will transfer you to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar, which is located in the heart of Islamic Cairo. Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel

Day 5: Cairo – Fly to Luxor Every Monday & Saturday

Today, our driver will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and transfer you to Cairo airport to catch your flight to Luxor. Once you arrive in Luxor, our driver will pick you up from Luxor airport /or Railway station and head to do a private tour of the New Kingdom temple complex of Karnak - at its peak, the largest and most significant religious centre in ancient Egypt. Drive to Luxor Temple for a private guided tour of this complex known as the Southern Sanctuary to ancient Egyptians and dedicated to the renewal of kingship. You will then transfer to your Nile cruise for check-in before lunch, enjoy dinner on board, Overnight on board.

Day 6: Luxor West Bank

Breakfast will be followed by a private guided tour of the legendary Valley of the Kings: burial site for 63 New Kingdom pharaohs, royal family members and nobility whose richly decorated chambers were furnished with every conceivable necessity for the after-life - from chariots, furniture and tools to food offerings, servants, statues and weapons. Drive to Deir al Bahari for a private guided tour of Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple. Built in the mid-15th century BC, this rather modern looking temple blends harmoniously into the limestone cliffs from which it is partly hewn and had twin functions: the main east-west axis served as the sanctuary of Amun-Ra’s barque (a vessel used in the after-life) while the north-south axis represented the life cycle of the pharaoh from coronation to rebirth, transfer back to you Nile cruise, start Sail to Edfu & Overnight on board.

Day 7: Nile cruise: Edfu- Kom ombo

Following breakfast, commence your day with a visit to the renowned Edfu Temple, celebrated as Egypt’s most impeccably preserved temple. Immerse yourself in the captivating history of this majestic sanctuary devoted to Horus, the revered falcon-headed deity. According to ancient Egyptian legends, the Edfu Temple. Sail to Kom Ombo for a private guided tour of one of Egypt’s most beautifully situated temples. Located on a bend in the Nile where sacred crocodiles would bask in the sun, Kom Ombo Temple is unique in Egypt for being dedicated to two gods: the local crocodile god Sobek and Haroeris (Horus the elder). Overnight on board.

Day 8: Aswan: High dam, Philae temple & Unfinished obelisk

Today, your guide will take you on a private tour of the High Dam and beautifully situated Temple of Philae: dedicated to the goddesses Isis and Hathor and relocated to the Island of Agilkia during construction of the High Dam in order to save it from the waters of the dam’s lake (Nasser). End your tour with a private guided tour of the Unfinished Obelisk for valuable insights into the work and skills of the ancient stonemasons. You will then transfer to your Nile cruise for check-in before lunch, enjoy dinner on board, Overnight on board.

Day 9: Aswan – Check out – Fly to Cairo

Breakfast and cruise check-out, then we will drive you to your Aswan airport to catch your flight to Cairo.

Day 10: Final departure

Today, after checking out, we will transfer you to Cairo Airport to catch your flight back home! Tour ends!

What to bring: Valid passport for 6 months Comfortable shoes, suitable clothes according to the season Sunglasses, sun cream, hats

Children Policy 0 - 1.99 Free of Charge 2 - 5.99 pay 25% of the tour price 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of the tour price 12+ pay the tour price as an adult person