10 Day Round Trip Nile Cruise and Cairo Tours

It’s important to treat oneself to travel experiences that are excellent in every way while on vacation, and that’s what this Nile cruise and stay in Cairo are all about. Considering that every last aspect has been meticulously taken care of, you shouldn’t worry at all.

“Your VIP treatment will soon start.”

It couldn’t be much simpler to arrive at Cairo International Airport for your Nile Cruise and Cairo tour because your designated tour manager will be waiting for you when you do. You will receive all the help you need before being chauffeured in elegance to the hotel where you will spend the following two nights.

At the hotel, you will be assisted with check-in, a pick-up time will be confirmed with you for the next day’s tour; you will be offered a Free Welcome Drink on us, and then we will leave you alone to enjoy the remainder of your first day as you wish.

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Enjoy a typical 5-Star hotel breakfast in Cairo before being met by your personal guide and one of our drivers, who will accompany you to the world-famous Giza Plateau to see the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Valley temple, which faces this magnificent iconic figure, and the famed Sphinx are both located here.

After a delicious lunch at a reputable local restaurant, you’ll be transported to the Egyptian Museum to see its King Tutankhamun Treasures Room. The museum’s “Royal Mummies Room” is another place you’ll go.

Continue to Coptic Cairo after leaving the museum to see the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Visit the intriguing and vibrant Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to 1382, to cap up your sightseeing day.

After that, you’ll be driven back to your hotel, where you’ll spend the night.

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Breakfast

Lunch

After enjoying a 5-Star breakfast, check out of your hotel. Once picked up, you’ll be driven to Cairo International Airport to begin your trip to Luxor.

You will be greeted upon arrival in Luxor and driven to the ship for your 5-Star Nile River trip. You can spend the remainder of the afternoon however you choose while the cruise ship travels to Esna after lunch on board.

Afternoon tea will be provided a little later in the day, and just after that, there will be a brief Captain’s Welcome Cocktail Party. A delectable dinner will be provided in the early evening, after which the evening is all yours. You’ll be spending the night at Esna sleeping on the water.

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You will have breakfast on the river as you go to Edfu on the fourth day of your Nile Cruise and Cairo tour.

You will disembark when you reach Edfu and enjoy a tour of the admirably preserved Ptolemaic Temple there that is devoted to Horus. This temple is currently the best-preserved ancient structure in Egypt because it was submerged in sand for more than 2,000 years.

After exploring this amazing location, you will board the ship again and travel to Kom Ombo.

During your voyage to Kom Ombo, lunch will be served on the river once more, and you’ll then have the afternoon to yourself. Later on in the day, afternoon tea will be provided, followed by another elegant supper in the early evening.

You will spend the night on the water in Kom Ombo and there will also be an Egyptian Galabya party on board the ship this evening.

Meals Included

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

The fifth day of your Nile Cruise and Cairo vacation gets underway early this morning as you set sail for Aswan. Enjoy a satisfying breakfast on board before arriving at Aswan, where you will be driven to view the magnificent Aswan High Dam and the incredible ancient Temple of Philae.

After your tour is finished, you’ll return to the boat, where a wonderful lunch will be waiting for you.

You will disembark once more shortly after lunch, and you will have a pleasant cruise on a classic felucca boat to view Aswan’s beautiful botanical gardens from the sea.

You will later return to your cruise ship, where dinner will be provided after some free time.

Both an authentic Egyptian belly dancing display and a highly entertaining Egyptian folklore show will be presented tonight on board the ship. You will spend the final night of your Nile Cruise and Cairo stay vacation on the water at Aswan.

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Your Nile Cruise and Cairo vacation’s sixth day includes a visit to the stunning Abu Simbel Temples.  When Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south, they first became aware of the original site, which was known as Meha in prehistoric times. This was during the 18th Dynasty.

The evening will also feature a very entertaining Nubian folkloric performance, which will once more take place near Aswan’s waterfront.

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Lunch

Dinner

Once more, your ship will set sail early today, serving breakfast on the river as it makes its way to Kom Ombo.

You will disembark at Kom Ombo, where you will be taken to view the Temple of Sobek, which is devoted to the gods Horus, the falcon-headed god, and Sobek, the crocodile god.

After spending some time seeing this amazing old temple complex, you will head back to the ship, which will then depart for Esna via Edfu while lunch is being served.

Take advantage of the ample free time, a second delicious dinner in the evening, and a restful night’s sleep on Esna’s serene waves.

Meals Included

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Breakfast is served on the river while cruising to Luxor as your Nile Cruise and Cairo tour gets underway early today.

You will disembark at Luxor, but this time it will be for an amazing tour of the most impressive ancient sites on the West Bank. On this journey, you’ll go to the Valley of the Kings, an ancient necropolis where more than 70 royal tombs have been found, including those of King Tutankhamun and Ramses VI.

A fascinating visit to the majestic rock-cut Temple of Queen Hatshepsut will follow that. Last but not least, you will take in a quick visit to the Colossi of Memnon before returning to the cruise ship in time for lunch.

The rest of the day is yours to spend however you like. You will spend the final night of your wonderful Nile cruise on the water at Luxor, and dinner and afternoon tea will be given as normal.

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Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

After another delicious breakfast, you will disembark and travel to Luxor’s East Bank, where the ruins of the ancient Karnak Temple complex are located. It took more than 2000 years to finish this enormous edifice.

The similarly spectacular and surprisingly well-preserved Luxor Temple will be your next stop.

Today, you will eat lunch at a reputable restaurant in Luxor before being driven to the airport, where you will catch a flight back to Cairo, at the appointed hour.

On arrival at the airport in Cairo, your tour manager will once again meet you, and then escort you to the 5-Star hotel the place you will be staying for the last night of your Nile Cruise and Cairo tour.

Meals Included

Breakfast

Lunch

After one final breakfast in the magical Land of the Pharaohs, your tour director and a driver will be waiting to take you to the airport.

After helping you check in and with your bags, it will be unfortunately time for everyone to part ways. Have a happy and safe journey back home.

Meals Included

Breakfast