8 Days Classic Egypt Tour

Cairo International Airport, Egypt - Luxor, Egypt

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8 Days | 7 Nights

Tour Types: Private

Runs: Everyday

Accommodation: 5* Hotel, Ultra Luxury Nile Cruise

Minimum Age: 15

Tour Description

Get a glimpse of the most iconic monuments and treasures of the Ancient World when you visit Egypt on this exclusive tour. You'll visit the impressive Great Pyramids and Sphinx before sailing down along the Nile on a luxurious cruise. As you drift along the Nile more highlights of Egypt will slip into the view and your boat will pull in so you can tour them fully. We will take you to the Valley of the Kings, and other temples and necropolises that have stood the test of time for more than 4,500 years.

Highlights

See the Great Pyramids and Sphinx
Sail along the Nile River on a luxury cruise
Visit the top attractions in the East Bank and West Bank of Luxor

Tour Itinerary

Day 1
Cairo Airport - Cairo
1 Stop

Cairo Airport

Ahlan Wa Sahlan – welcome to Egypt! Our representative meets you at the passport control of Cairo Airport. Transfer to your booked hotel in Egypt’s capital, check-in. The remainder of the day is free.

1 hour

5* Le Riad Hotel de Charme or similar hotel

Day 2
Pyramid of Giza & Sphinx – Egyptian Museum
3 Stops

Pyramid of Giza

After breakfast at the hotel drive to Giza Pyramids. Khufu's pyramid is the northernmost and largest of the three. In classical antiquity, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and is the only one to have survived. Khephren's monument can be easily identified by the casing stones that still cling to its pointed top. The much smaller pyramid of Mycerinus had not been completed by the time of the king's death. Its intended granite revetment was only partially applied.

2 hours

Sphinx

The Great Sphinx is part of the funerary complex of Khephren. Its impressive leonine body with the royal head is sculpted in an outcrop of the native limestone. Part of the face, including the nose, has been deliberately damaged. Transfer back to your hotel in Cairo and overnight.

1 hour

Egyptian Museum

Breakfast at the hotel. We will accompany you from your hotel to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities near Tahrir Square in Cairo. It houses the world’s largest, most precious, and rare collection of genuine artifacts, over 250,000 pieces are displayed dating back to 5000 years.

2 hours

5* Le Riad Hotel de Charme or similar hotel

Breakfast

Day 3
Fly to Luxor – Luxor & Karnak Temples – Cruise
3 Stops

Luxor Airport

Once arrived in Luxor, transfer to your Nile Cruise for embarkation. Enjoy your lunch on board.

1 hour

Luxor & Karnak Temple

Transfer to the East Bank of Luxor. Proceed to the most important and most sacred of the sites, the Temple of Luxor. It was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well-known king Ramses II. The temple was conceived as a remote southern annex to the temple of Karnak, at a distance of about 3 km from it. Hence, it faces the Karnak Temple, and was connected to it by a long processional avenue, flanked by rows of sphinxes on either side. Have a wonderful tour to Karnak Temples, which are the largest structures ever build in the history of mankind. The principal building is that of god Amun Ra, which is the melting pot of religion and politics.

3 hours

Nile Cruise

Return to the cruise, have dinner and overnight on board.

Sonesta St George Nile Cruise

Breakfast

Day 4
Luxor West Bank – Cruise
3 Stops

Valley of the Kings

Breakfast on board. Transfer to the Valley of the Kings, the most famous concentration of royal tombs in Ancient Egypt. Disappointed by the failure of the pyramids to protect their royal owners from robbery and desecration, the kings of the New Kingdom decided to adopt a more secure mode of burial. Instead of the pyramid, they opted for deep, rock-cut galleries and halls.

2 hours

Hatshepsut Temple

Continue to Hatshepsut Temple at Deir el-Bahari, Steep cliffs in the shape of a horseshoe form a natural background to two monumental buildings standing side by side, each belonging to a different period. The earlier one, on the left, was built by King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep (11th Dynasty), as a combined tomb and funerary monument. More than 500 years later, the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty), whose tomb is situated in the Valley of the Kings, used the same site for the construction of her funerary temple.

1 hour

Nile Cruise

Back to the cruise for lunch and later dinner while sailing to Edfu. Overnight on board.

1 hour

Sonesta St George Nile Cruise

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

Day 5
Edfu – Kom Ombo – Cruise
2 Stops

Temple of Edfu

Breakfast on board. Enjoy a visit to the Temple of the falcon god Horus at Edfu which is the best preserved example among the Greco-Roman temples of Egypt. It is also the repository of the most detailed legacy on matters of cult and temple function. Return to your cruise for lunch and sail to Kom Ombo.

21 hours

Kom Ombo

The tour begins by visiting the double temple of the Hellenistic period on the eastern bank, the Temple of Kom Ombo. You’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple. Lunch on board then relax and enjoy the rest of the afternoon. Enjoy a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight onboard the ship.

1 hour

Sonesta St George Nile Cruise

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

Day 6
Aswan Visit – Cruise
4 Stops

High Dam

Breakfast on board. You will explore the city of Aswan including the High Dam, Egypt's modern example of construction on a monumental scale. The controversial Aswan High Dam contains 18 times the amount of material used in the Great Pyramid of Khufu and created Lake Nasser, the world's largest artificial lake.

1 hour

Unfinished Obelisk

Continue to visit the Unfinished Obelisk which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to the god Amun Ra.

2 hours

Philae Temple

Then proceed to a motorboat to reach Agilkia Island, where you will visit the Temple of Philae that was erected during the Greco-Roman period and was dedicated to the goddess Isis. On the walls of the temple of Philae were inscribed the latest hieroglyphic and demotic inscriptions.

1 hour

Nile Cruise

After the tour, you will get back to the ship to have lunch on board. Enjoy a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight onboard the ship.

Sonesta St George Nile Cruise

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

Day 7
Disembarkation – Fly to Cairo
1 Stop

Cairo Airport

Breakfast on board and disembarkation. Transfer to Luxor airport for your departure to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, transfer to your hotel and overnight.

1.5 hours

5* Le Riad Hotel de Charme or similar

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

Day 8
Cairo – Cairo Departure
1 Stop

Cairo Airport

Breakfast at your hotel and transfer at the Cairo airport for departure. Ma’a Salamah!

1 hour

Breakfast

Inclusions

Transfers in private, air-conditioned vehicle in Egypt.

Daily mineral water during excursions.

Lunch on local restaurants.

Entrance fees to mentioned sites.

Private Nile Cruise tour program with Sightseeing and English speaking guide.

01 day tour in Cairo with a professional English speaking private tour guide.

4x night accommodation of the Nile River Cruise on full board basis.

3x night accommodation with breakfast in Cairo.

Airport transfer upon arrival and departure in Cairo and Luxor.

Meet & Assist at the airport in Cairo & Luxor.

Internet access to your mobile phone.

Exclusions

International & Domestic Airfare.

Travel insurance.

Egypt Entry Visa.

Entrance fees to see the Pyramids from inside & the Tutankhamun Tomb in the Kings' Valley.

Departure taxes from airports International departure about 25 USD$ per person, Domestic depar-ture about 05 USD$ per person.

Meals and beverage not stated.

Tips, portage and private expenses.

Practical Info

- The price is calculated for this itinerary. Modified itineraries may result in higher costs.
- Any change in the number of passengers affects the quote.
- The driver/tour guide escorts according to the booked itinerary, he is not 24/7 at your disposal.
- Official check-in time at hotels 15:00 – check-out time at hotels 12:00.
- We do not check the availability of accommodation when planning your trip. Once you booked and any hotel is not available, we search for an alternative and inform you.
- The cruise schedule may be changed in sequence due to navigational circumstances; mentioned attractions will all be visited.
- The regular departure days of the 04 days / 03 nights cruises are Fridays, Mondays, and Wednesdays. In case of a Monday cruise, there will be no chance for an optional tour to Abu Simbel.
- The quoted cruise is 5* luxury cruise. If you want to upgrade to 5* luxury superior or 5* grand luxury inform us in advance.
- The triple room in Egypt is a double room + extra bed or sofa bed.
- The entry visa to Egypt costs for non-restricted nationalities 25 $USD per person upon arrival.
- Departure taxes at airports cost for international departures 25 $USD per person, for domestic departures 5 $USD per person.
- Minor travelers must be accompanied by adult travelers.
- If you opt to have this tour to be customized please let us know so we can send the rates accordingly.

How to Book this Tour

- After booking the tour with us online, one of our consultants will get in touch within 24 hours. You need to pay then a 25% deposit by credit card or by bank transfer. The full payment is due latest 15 days before the tour start.
- Cancellations or changes need to be sent in written form. Charges are as follows:
• 5% of the total price of the trip for cancellations from the date of booking until 41 days before departure.
• 50% of the total price of the trip for cancellations or changes made 40 to 15 days before departure.
• 100% of the total price of the trip for cancellations or changes made 14 to 01 days before departure or no show.
- For refunds, we do not cover transaction fees charged by credit card companies and banks.

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