DAY 1: ARRIVAL – CAIRO

Arrival at Cairo airport, assistance and transfer to the scheduled hotel and overnight in Cairo.

DAY 2: PYRAMIDS & GEM

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to visit the Giza plateau, where you will face the pyramids, the only wonder of the 7 ancient ones still standing; the great pyramid of king “Cheops” from the 27th century BC. Continue to see the other pyramids of “Queferen” and “Mikerinus”. Finish the visit next to the famous enigmatic sphinx that represents the king “Queferen” himself in his form with a human head and the body of a lion. Then we continue to learn about the technique of the ancient Egyptians doing various things using the papyrus plant. Proceed to visit The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo, a marvel of modern architecture and ancient history! It’s right next to the iconic pyramids. The museum is set to become one of the largest and most renowned museums in the world. Return to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch.

Optional tour: Depart for the Sound & Light show in the Giza pyramids area with dinner at a local restaurant

Day 3: CAIRO– ASWAN 

Breakfast and departure to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan (85 minutes). Arriving at Aswan airport, we will start direct visit the temple of the goddess Isis of Philae built on beautiful island of Philae then moved to Igelika Island. Continue to our Nile cruise, check in, have lunch on board and in the afternoon. A free time in leisure and dinner onboard. Overnight in Aswan.

Included Meals: Full board.

Optional tour: go to the town of Nubia, by motorboat, reach the edge of one of the Nile islands where you can enjoy various activities, swim in the Nile, visit one of the local traditional houses and receive an Arabic lesson in the village school and whoever wants can ride a camel.

Day 4: CRUISE – ABU SIMBEL – KOM OMBO

Breakfast and continue sailing to Kom Ombo. Have lunch on board and leave again in the afternoon to visit the temple of the god Sobek, the crocodile with the flu had more than 3000 alligators and you will still see some mummified in the temple museum. Return to the ship and sail to Edfu and oriental dinner on board with an oriental night. Overnight onboard

Included Meals: Full board.

Optional tour: Depart early in the morning to visit the temples of Abu Simbel, of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari carved into the rock with a height of more than 30 meters. Return to Aswan at noon.

Day 5: CRUISE – EDFU – LUXOR

Breakfast and free time on board and continue sailing to Luxor. Arriving Luxor and departure to visit the Karnak temple complex, which is the largest in the world with so many columns and scenes, then we continue to the Luxor temple, with its beautiful façade adorned with enormous statues of the Egyptian hero Ramses ll. Return to the boat and dinner. Night in Luxor. 

Included Meals: Full board.

Optional tour: departure by horse carriage to the EDFU temple, dedicated to the god Horus the falcon, the most preserved and complete in Egypt, considered a unique temple. Return to the ship.

Day 6: CRUISE – LUXOR – CAIRO

Breakfast and at the scheduled time departure to Luxor airport return to Cairo. Arrival, assistance, and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

Optional tour: Early Departure to enjoy a magnificent hot-air balloon flight over the ruins of the temples and tombs of ancient centuries on the western bank.

Optional tour: Departure to visit the famous Valley of the Kings where 62 tombs were discovered of several magnificent Egyptian kings, with painted walls. Then visit the temple of Queen HATSHEPSUT, the only one with 3 terraces in the middle of the hill and finish the tour with a stop to see the 2 giant statues of MEMNON that are in front of the facade of the temple of King AMENHOTEP III. 

DAY 07: CAIRO – DEPARTURE – MOSQUE – COPTIC NEIGHBORHOOD – KHAN EL KHALILI MARKET (OPTIONAL)

Breakfast and departure according to the scheduled time to Cairo airport to take the international flight home.

Meals: Breakfast.

Optional tour: Departure to visit the fortress of Sultan Saladin and the marble mosque of MOHAMED ALI. We continue towards the Coptic neighborhood to visit the important church of SAN SERGIO, where the holy family took refuge and we end the tour in the old bazaar of KHAN EL KHALILI, Back to the hotel. 

Optional tour:Go out to enjoy Dinner at a floating restaurant on the Nile with a belly dance and dervish dance show.