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Thrilling 8 days tour to Cairo and Nile Cruise!!

Abu Simbel, Egypt
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Duration

8 Days / 7 Nights

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English, Espanol

Overview

Enjoy the most popular and unique sites of Egypt in 8 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise tour.

Visiting Egypt is the dream of almost every person on this planet. This tour package of ours is undoubtedly going to make your dream come true. You will visit The Great pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx, which are structures of much enigma and adoration worldwide. Exciting! Isn’t it? Do you know what the cherry on the cake is? You will be boarding the extravagantly beautiful Nile Cruise, which will surely mesmerize you thoroughly. Valley of the Kings, The Karnak Temple, The Hatsheput Temple are the other impressive places you will be visiting. The itinerary presented below will surely make this tour irresistible for you. Book your tickets now!

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Highlights

  • Cairo Attractions:
  • Giza Pyramids Complex
  • The Valley Temple
  • The Egyptian Museum
  • The Great Sphinx
  • The Great Pyramid of Khufu
  • Luxor Attractions:
  • Karnak Temple
  • Colossi of Memnon
  • Valley of the kings
  • Hatshepsut Temple
  • Luxor temple
  • Aswan Attractions:
  • Edfu Temple
  • Philae temple
  • Kom Ombo Temple
  • The Unfinished Obelisk
  • Abu Simbel Temple

Bulk discount (by Percent)

Bulk discount adult
# Discount group From adult To adult Value
1 Group 5 adult 5 %
2 Group 10 adult 10 %
Bulk discount children
# Discount group From adult To adult Value
1 Group 5 child 5 10%
2 Group 10 child 10 20%

Itinerary

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Day 1: Welcome to Enigmatic Egypt

On arrival at the Cairo airport, you will get received by our representative. He will do all the formalities at the Cairo International Airport to facilitate your entry at the airport. After finishing all the formalities, you will get greeted by your tour guide. He will take you to your deluxe hotel in Cairo in a personal air-conditioned vehicle. You can relax in the hotel until the evening. You will be taken to a Special Cruise Dinner on a cruise in the River Nile in the evening. You can enjoy some fantastic dervish shows while having food in an open buffet. After having dinner, you will be taken back to the hotel for overnight.

Day 2: A Glimpse of the world-renowned Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum

A delectable breakfast will be awaiting you in the morning. After having your breakfast, your guide will take you to the following exciting and breathtaking sites.

Giza Pyramids Complex

Giza Pyramids have been standing tall for the last four thousand years. It has been an important tourist place in the present time, but it has attracted people from all over the globe even in the past. One can imagine the incredible beauty and splendor of this place. There are 3 main massive pyramids and six smaller ones in the Giza Pyramid complex. The three giant pyramids are as follows: The Great Pyramid of King Khufu, Pyramid of King Chefren, and Pyramid of King Menkaure.

The Great Pyramid

It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Its remarkable architecture represents the height of human intelligence in areas of art and science. It took around 20 years to build this structure. King Khufu commissioned it. It's giant size, and beauty attracts millions of people worldwide.

The Valley Temple

The Valley Temple is famous for its Mummification practice in ancient times. Moreover, it is one of the most well-preserved structures of ancient Egyptian civilization. It was a mortuary temple built for King Khafre and his family members. It is a part of the Giza Pyramids complex.
You will then get transferred to a fantastic restaurant with Pyramid/Nile view for Lunch. After this, you will have a visit to the Egyptian museum.

The Egyptian Museum

It is also known as the Museum of Egyptian antiquities. Your Egypt tour is incomplete without a visit to this Egyptian Museum. It has around 120,000 artifacts. It's also famous for the king Tutankhamun's treasure of which the young king's gold mask is remarkable.
After visiting the Egyptian museum, you will be back at your hotel in Cairo for the overnight.

Day 3: Visit Luxor- Explore Luxor East bank

Have a sumptuous breakfast in the five-star hotel in Cairo, after which you will be dropped to The Cairo International Airport to board the flight to Luxor. Your tour guide will receive you at the Luxor airport from where he will take you to some of the most breathtaking sites you would have ever seen.

Karnak Temple

The three significant deities to whom the temple is dedicated are Amun, his wife Mut, and son Khunso. The main highlight of the structure is the large open-air museum. The temple is also associated with other gods' worship like the Osiris, Isis, Ptah, and Montu.

After visiting this structure, you will return to the Nile Cruise for Lunch. In the evening, you will behold the night beauty of Luxor: The Luxor Temple.

Luxor Temple by Night

The best time to behold the beauty of the Luxor Temple is indeed at night. It had been built over hundreds of years by Amenhotep III, Ramses II, Tutankhamun, and other pharaohs. There is also a granite shrine of Alexander, The great in one hall.

Then you will be brought to the Nile cruise for an overnight stay.

Day 4: Explore Luxor West Bank

In the morning, an excellent breakfast will get served to you on board the Nile Cruise. Then you will visit some of the best places on the west bank of Luxor.

The Majestic Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the kings has a tunnel to the afterlife concept and a beautiful staircase to heaven. It houses around 63 beautiful tombs of the great ancient pharaohs of Egypt. It houses splendid artifacts. It is the burial site for Egyptian kings of the 18th,19th, and 20th dynasties. The tour guide will visit an unforgettable experience by furnishing all the necessary historical data.

The Hatsheput Temple
The Hatsheput Temple, as the name suggests, is built by Queen Hatshepsut herself. The construction of this temple gets built during her rule in the 18th dynasty. It is a mortuary temple that she got constructed for herself. She is one of the rare female pharaohs in Egyptian history. Her remarkable reign truly justifies this magnificent and exquisite structure.

The Colossi Of Memnon
King Amenhotep III got a big temple built for himself. In front of the temple, there were two gigantic statues. The temple got destroyed, but what remains now are just the two giant statues called the Colossi of Memnon. It's one of the oldest art pieces. It gets considered to be the protector of the Egyptian city from all the dangers.

After visiting the above sites, you will return to the Nile cruise for delicious Lunch. You can spend the rest of your day and night enjoying and relaxing at the cruise.

Day 5: Behold the extravagant Edfu and Kom Ombo Temple

Edfu Temple

Edfu Temple holds a unique position in the history of Egypt. It is dated back to the 2nd to 1st century B.C. The temple is associated with the worship of the sky god Horus. According to Osiris's popular myth, the temple gets built where the devil god sets, and the hero legend Horus fought. You can witness an awe-inspiring blend of Egyptian and Greek designs inside the temple. After this, you will be sailing to Kom Ombo, where you will see the fantastic Kom Ombo Temple.


Kom Ombo Temple
Kom Ombo temple is also known as the hill of gold. The temple construction is between 205-180 BC in the ruling period of Ptolemy V. It is a double temple. It shows the influence of the Ptolemaic as the well Roman period. Interestingly, both temples get dedicated to Sobek and Hathor, the crocodile gods.
After witnessing the sites mentioned above, you will be sailing to Aswan on the cruise. It will be a day-long journey, and you will spend your night overboard the Nile cruise.

Day 6: Welcome to Aswan Tourist Sites

After starting your day with a delectable breakfast in the Nile Cruise, you will be exploring the Nubian City, Aswan.

The Aswan High Dam

The Aswan high dam is one of the significant attractions of Aswan. It gets constructed in the third quarter of the 20th century in collaboration with the popular Hydro project Institute of Russia. The dam intends to built to have effective control of the Nile flooding. Furthermore, the High barrier helps generate Hydroelectricity and provides water preservation for agriculture in its reservoir lake Nasser.

The Unfinished Obelisk

The Unfinished Obelisk Structure is an exceptional monument. During the period of Queen Hatshepsut, the construction of the obelisk began. The unique structure gets constructed to place at the entry of the temple Karnak. Its height is 42 meters and weighs 1200 tons that clearly shows the brilliance behind its construction. The obelisk had cracked while it was built and remained in the same place till today.

The Philae Temple

The Philae temple gets dedicated to Isis, the goddess of Love and Beauty. Isis is also the deity of motherhood, birth, and healing. The temple was dismantled and brought to the Agilkia islands under the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project after the High Dam construction. King Ptolemy II built it. Its architecture has the features of the Egyptian New kingdom and also shows Grecco Roman influence.

Day 7: Witness the Great Abu Simbel Temples

Check out from the Nile Cruise in the morning. Your private tour guide will take you to Abu Simbel to witness the beautiful temples there.

Abu Simbel Temples
Be ready to behold two majestic temples. One gets dedicated to King Ramses II. The other smaller temple is devoted to his beloved wife, Nefertari. The temple receives carved on a sandstone cliff on the western bank of the Nile. The temples were unknown to the world until they get rediscovered in 1813. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Day 8: Good-Bye Egypt

After enjoying a week of thorough adventure, you will be going back home. Have a lavish breakfast at the hotel, after which your tour guide will direct you to Cairo International Airport in an air-conditioned vehicle.

As we want you to enjoy the trip to the utmost, we will be giving you the option of adding or removing tours in the itinerary. We want this trip to be the most beautiful experience for you and wish to accommodate your unique needs and desires.

Included/Excluded

  • Assistance service will be provided at Cairo International Airport.
  • Entrance fees are a part of the package for the sites mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Egyptologist travel guide will be part of your trip to enrich your experience of different sites.
  • Your transportation to different places will be in personal air-conditioned vehicles.
  • Four Nights accommodation will be provided onboard the Deluxe Nile Cruise.
  • Three Nights stay at a five-star hotel in Cairo
  • Flight Tickets from Cairo to Luxor and from Aswan to Cairo will be provided.
  • All the service taxes, and charges required in the trip will get include.
  • International Airfare will get excluded.
  • Egypt entry visa will be excluded.
  • Tipping is excluded from the tour package.
  • Few entries like inside the solar boat and Egyptian pyramids.
  • The inside entry to the Royal Mummy room of the Egyptian museum will get excluded.
  • Entrance fees to the Valley of Kings and sites like Tutankhamen, Ramses VI, and Seti I tombs need to be paid on the spot.

Durations

Multi day

Tour's Location

Abu Simbel, Egypt

FAQs

What do I pack for the tour?
- To have a hat during the trip will be handy enough.
- Sunglasses and Sunblock.
- Your regular passport that is valid for six months.
- Camera to capture the beautiful tour moments.
- Carry warm clothes if you are planning to make excursions in winter.
- If you visit Egypt in summer, carry cotton clothes according to your comfort.
- In the uneven terrain of Egypt, comfortable shoes will be so handy. So make sure that you have a good and comfortable pair of shoes.
What are the Safety Precautions amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic?
Considering the present COVID 19 pandemic situation, there are few safety measures taken during the Egyptian trip. They are as follows:
- Social distancing must compulsorily need to be ensuring throughout the journey.
- The sanitization of travel vehicles will be maintained appropriately.
- As part of the safety measures, regular and proper temperature checks for the staff will be ensured.
- Also, the temperature checks will be made for travelers after the arrival.
- To maintain adequate safety, hand sanitizers must be in use by the staff and travelers.
- The payments will be received in a contactless way for the add ons and gratuities. - Online payments and transactions are highly preferable.
- As a fundamental and primary step of safety, face masks will be provided for all the travelers, staff, and whoever in association with the trip.
- Proper hand wash at regular intervals are made by the guides, receptionists, and drivers linked with the tour.
- As per the COVID safety regulations, the hotels that provide the accommodations for the tourist will have only a maximum of 50% of the hotel's capacity.
- The staff 24*7 will ensure ü Right and efficient support. In case of any symptoms and ailments, please kindly take proper actions.
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