Cairo - Aswan - Luxor 8 days 7 Nights with Nile Cruise

8 days Egypt package of Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan, including a Nile cruise. Get excited with our unique Bastet Travel, where you will enjoy and explore the great pyramids of Giza as well as the wonderful treasures in the Egyptian museum.

Next, you will visit the top attraction sites of Luxor and Aswan on a Nile River cruise ship from Karnak temple, Hatshepsut temple, Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens, and Abu Simbel temple.

Ultimately, you will have a comprehensive idea of Egypt's Islamic and Christian history through a visit to the famous mosque and church in Cairo.

Our Egypt Nile Cruise Tour Package which includes an 8-day/7-night trip from Cairo to Aswan and Luxor is the ultimate travel experience. This outstanding trip which presents an outstanding combination of luxury and adventure, is a top option among our Egypt tours. The best accommodations and outstanding service which are features of our Egypt luxury tours will be yours when you set off on this Egypt nile cruise tours. With an unmatched level of comfort and elegance as you float along the magnificent Nile River this package stands out among Egypt luxury nile cruise. Our Bastet Travel are tailored to the tastes of discriminating tourists and promise a trip full of remarkable experiences and luxurious accommodations.

 

CHILDREN POLICY:

0 - 01.99 Free
2 - 05.99 pay 25% of the tour price
6 - 11.99 pay 50% of the tour price
12 years and over pay the full price of the trip per adult person

Route

A CairoB LuxorC Al HaramD Kom Umbu

Day 1Cairo, Arrival

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and assisted by Your Egypt Tours representative, who will help you during passport control, luggage area, and customs formalities. Then you will be transferred to your 5-star hotel in Cairo on a private air-conditioned vehicle for check-in.

Overnight: in Cairo luxury hotel.

 

Day 2Giza Pyramids & The Egyptian Museum

After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a day tour of the Giza Pyramids: Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple belonging to the Pyramids of Chephren.

After visiting the pyramids, you will continue across the plateau for a photo opportunity of the three pyramids rising from the sands, with the Cairo skyline in the background.

A short drive to the city side of the plateau finds you standing at the feet of the Sphinx, for thousands of years, the enigmatic symbol of Egypt!

 After your tour of the Giza Pyramids, you will visit the world-renowned Egyptian Museum, which exhibits a collection of over 250,000 masterpieces ranging from the Pharaonic era to the Greco-Roman period. It includes the amazing Treasures found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, the child pharaoh.

In the evening, transfer to the railway station, taking a first-class sleeper train to Aswan.

Optional Activities:

  • Enter the chambers of the pyramids

Overnight: on sleeper train | Meals: Breakfast.

Day 3Aswan Attractions & Nile Cruise

Breakfast onboard sleeper train. Once you arrive at Aswan train station, you will be met and assisted by our representative, who will take you to embark on your Nile cruise for the next 4 days.

Later you will go on an exciting tour of the world-famous High Dam, an engineering miracle built in the 1960s. Thereafter, you will go to the island of Egilka on a motorboat to visit the majestic Philae temple dedicated to the Goddesses Isis.

Overnight: onboard luxury cruise | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Day 4Kom Ombo & Edfu Temples

Breakfast on board your Nile cruise. Early morning you will be sailing to Kom Ombo. You will be escorted by your Egyptologist private guide to visit Kom Ombo temple, the crocodile-headed God of fertility and creator of the world.

Then you will take your lunch aboard your cruise with free time at leisure while sailing to Edfu to explore Edfu's temple of Horus. Continue the cruise down to Luxor. Afternoon tea is served on the sun deck with dinner.

Overnight: onboard luxury cruise | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

 

Day 5Luxor, West Bank

Breakfast on board the cruise, and then you will be taken to the West Bank of the River Nile to visit the two colossal statues (Colossi of Memnon).

Following this, you will visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent pharaonic tombs were discovered. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deer El Bahary, dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut. You will head back to your cruise ship for lunch. After having afternoon tea on the Cruise, you will have free time at leisure.

Optional Activities:

  • Visit the tomb of King Tutankhamun

Overnight: onboard luxury cruise | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

 

Day 6Luxor, East Bank

After breakfast, you will be accompanied by your guide to visit the Karnak Temple, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name I pet-it means "the most sacred of places." The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than 2,000 years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, you will find the great "Hypostyle Hall," which is an incredible forest of giant pillars.

After this, you will be transferred to Luxor temple, which was built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for rituals and festivals dedicated to the god Amen. And then, you will be transferred to the Luxor train terminal and take a sleeper train back to Cairo.

Overnight: on sleeper train | Meals: Breakfast.

Day 7Cairo City Tour

Upon arrival at Giza station, you will be driven to your hotel. Check-in and Afternoon, Look beyond the pyramids and pharaohs and discover the Citadel of Salah el-Din, where Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque stays.

Explore the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo, including The Hanging church or the suspended church; this basilica church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon. The church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt.

Continue to Khan el Khalili Bazaar and Enjoy free time to stroll through the maze of streets and try your luck bargaining with the shop owners for a souvenir of your trip to Egypt.

Overnight: in Cairo luxury hotel | Meals: Breakfast.

Day 8Cairo, Deaprture

Breakfast at your hotel and check out, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure.

Inclusion

  • Meet-and-assist services upon arrival and departure.
  • All transfers on air-conditioned vehicles.
  • Accommodation in Cairo for 2 nights at 5 star-hotel, including breakfast Accommodation on 5-star deluxe cruise for 3 nights on full-board basis.
  • Accommodation on a sleeper train for 2 nights on half-board basis.
  • All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, entrance fees and transfers.
  • Daily Breakfast at Cairo hotel.
  • 2x Breakfast & 2x Dinner on board the Sleeper train.
  • 3x Breakfast, 3x Lunch & 3x Dinner on board the Nile cruise.
  • Bottled water during the tours.
  • Porterage when needed.
  • All taxes and service charge.

 Exclusion

  • International airfare.
  • Gratuities/Tipping (Recommended).
  • Meals except where indicated.
  • Any optional tours and shows not mentioned in the itinerary: Sound and Light show at the Temples of Karnak in Luxor and Egyptian Cultural Dinner Nile cruise and Show in Cairo.
  • Entry visa to Egypt.
  • Entrance fees to: Tutankhamen’s tomb in Luxor.