8 Days in Cairo with an Airplane Nile Cruise for Groups

 After breakfast, your English-speaking tour guide will meet you at the hotel to begin your tour of the Giza Pyramids. The pyramids of Giza include the Great Pyramid of King Cheops and the Middle Pyramid of his son Chephren, two of the oldest wonders of the world that are still standing today. You will also see the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of King Chephren.

 You will be transferred to the Egyptian Museum, which houses the most extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. Also on display is the golden treasure found untouched in the Valley of the Kings and a group owned by King Tutankhamun.

You will then visit the Coptic Cairo tour where you will see the Roman fortress of Babylon and The Hanging Church raised above two towers of this Roman fortification. Next, you will visit the church of Abu Serga and the Synagogue of Ben Ezra.

 Enjoy a traditional Egyptian lunch at one of Cairo's most famous restaurants. After lunch, we'll visit Cairo's famous mosques—including the Fatimid Khan el-Khalili and the Mosque of Ibn Tulun—to get a feel for Islamic Cairo. We'll finish our tour with a stroll through the Khan El Khalili bazaar, one of Cairo's oldest markets for some souvenir shopping, before returning to our hotel.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Prepare to leave your hotel in Cairo to be transported to Cairo International Airport for a domestic flight to Luxor, where you will be met by a representative of our company. Join your 5-star Egypt Nile Cruise which starts in Luxor and ends in Aswan. After lunch on the cruise ship, start East Bank tours in Luxor by visiting the magnificent Temple of Luxor started in the time of King Amenhotep III and was completed by several rulers among them was king Ramses II who built the outer part of the temple and adjoining the triple chaples of Queen Hatshpsut and Tutmosis III.

Your delicious dinner will be served overnight aboard.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 Your tour guide will accompany you to start the west bank tours in Luxor after breakfast on the Nile cruise. You'll begin with visits to the Colossi of Memnon and the Valley of the Kings, followed by Queen Hatshepsut's temple, or what many call the temple of El Deir El Bahari. Have lunch at a local restaurant before boarding your bus for Edfu.

At night, enjoy a dinner buffet filled with fresh produce and then prepare for entertainment including musical performances and belly dancing.

Optional Hot air Balloon ride in Luxor.

Overnight aboard the Nile Cruise.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

While on board your Nile cruise, you will be served breakfast. Next, head to the Temple of Kom Ombo to see the magnificent temple that houses many gods, including the crocodile god Sobek and Haroeris. As the cruise ship continues toward Aswan, enjoy your complimentary lunch.

When you spend the night in Aswan on your luxury Nile cruise, dinner will be served on board while you enjoy a Nubian spectacle.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 Breakfast is served on the boat before visiting the charming town of Aswan to see the High Dam in Aswan and the Unfinished Obelisk, which was probably built by Queen Hatshepsut.

Enjoy your dinner and overnight on board.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A fantastic opportunity to fly or drive in the morning to Abu Simbel to see the most magnificent Egyptian temple built by Ramses II. (Selective activity) ( optional activity )

 Your representative will transfer you to Aswan airport for your flight back to Cairo on the last day of your Egyptian Nile cruise. You'll have a delicious breakfast and then depart the ship. On arrival at Aswan Airport, your private transport will take you to Giza, where we have booked you into a hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Included meals: Breakfast

 You will have breakfast in the hotel, check out, and then be driven to Cairo International Airport for your final departure. You can book a tour of Cairo during this time if you wish.

Included meals: Breakfast