Pyramids & Nile by Air
Classic Tours
8 Days 7 Nights | Weekly
Combine the rich heritage of Cairo with a magical 5 days Nile cruise on this Egypt vacation package—a must for any history lover. Experience the best Egypt tour package with Discovery Travel Group.
You’ll begin your tour in Cairo. This is where you will visit the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum. Next, fly to Luxor to embark on a Nile cruise motor ship. Finally, discover captivating attractions and natural scenery between Luxor and Aswan on a 5-day Nile cruise.
You will visit Egypt’s top highlights; that’s why this is the best Egypt travel package ever made.
Included
- Meet and greet service by our representatives upon your arrival at the airport
- Assistance from guest relations during your stay
- All transfers via private air-conditioned vehicle
- Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, including daily breakfast
- Accommodation for 4 nights on a 5-star superior Nile Cruise ship, full board
- Private sightseeing tours in Cairo (listed on itinerary)
- Sightseeing tours on the cruise shared with a Discovery Travel group
- Local English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees to all sites mentioned on the itinerary
- All meals mentioned on the itinerary
- Bottled water during outings outside of hotel or cruise ship
- Portage as needed
- All service charges and taxes
Excluded
- International Airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours
- Personal spendings
- Tipping
Tour Plan
Day 1
Arrival in Cairo - Welcome to The Land of The Pharaohs
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and escort you to your hotel in Cairo in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.
At the hotel, your tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour to start your Egypt tour package.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Welcome drink included.
Day 2
Pyramids And Cairo Sightseeing
After breakfast, you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: The Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple.
Then, head out to the Egyptian Museum. Continue to Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest and most alluring bazaar.
Later, you’ll head back to the hotel.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.
- Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili.
Day 3
Fly From Cairo To Luxor - Nile Cruise Tour
After your check-out from the hotel in the morning, you’ll be transferred to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor, where you will be greeted and taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to your Nile cruise.
After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. You’ll have dinner on board the ship.
- Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
- Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.
Day 4
Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
You’ll have an early breakfast on board, then head out to visit the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which the architects of the New Kingdom built during the 15th century BC.
Travel on to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu, enjoying a leisurely dinner on board.
- Overnight aboard your cruise in Edfu.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
- Visits: Royal Cemetery, the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.
Day 5
Edfu And Kom Ombo Temples
After breakfast on board, you’ll stop for a visit to the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon figure.
You’ll then sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the mythic figures Sobek, the crocodile, and Horus, the falcon, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple.
You’ll have your lunch back onboard the ship and sail on to Aswan.
You’ll also have dinner onboard.
- Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
- Visits: Temple of Edfu, Kom Ombo, Temple of Kom Ombo.
Day 6
Aswan Nile Cruise Tour
After your breakfast on the Nile cruise, enjoy a day of sightseeing in Aswan.
Start with the High Dam and then visit the Unfinished Obelisk in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the largest obelisk yet discovered.
You’ll then proceed to the beautiful Temple of Philae, devoted to the two figures Isis and Hathor.
You’ll have your dinner on board of your cruise ship.
- Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
- Visits: High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae.
Day 7
Fly From Aswan To Cairo
You’ll disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast and then transfer to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport and then taken to your hotel.
- Overnight in Cairo.
- Meals: Breakfast.
Day 8
Cairo - Fly Back Home
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel followed by free time at your leisure, after which you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
- Meals: Breakfast.
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