Pyramids, Nile Cruise & Abu Simbel

Arrival Cairo

Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport, and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.

At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

• Overnight in Cairo.
• Welcome Drink.

Pyramids And Museum

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, the famous Sphinx, and Valley Temple facing the great statue.

Lunch at a good quality local restaurant.

Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum.

Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Back to your hotel.

• Overnight in Cairo.
• Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.
• Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo, Khan El Khalili.

Fly To Aswan - Aswan Sightseeing

Early transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan, where you will be met and assisted by a Discovery Travel Group representative, who will then transfer you to visit the famous High Dam, the majestic Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis and Hathor, and the massive Unfinished Obelisk, still resting on its side in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt.

Then, back to the hotel.

• Overnight in Aswan.
• Meals: Breakfast.
• Visits: High Dam, Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk.

Abu Simbel Tour

Discovery Travel Group representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan by a modern air-conditioned coach to enjoy a small group tour to Abu Simbel.

The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the New Kingdom.

Therefore, the Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramesses II was dedicated to Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and Ramesses II himself, representing key figures of universal significance.

The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramesses II. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also called the Temple of Hathor, who was associated with the sun and revered as the wife of Ramesses II.

So, in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramesses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor, and the sun together as one.

Later on, you will be escorted back from Abu Simbel to your Cruise in Aswan for embarkation.

• Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
• Visits: Abu Simbel.

Kom Ombo And Edfu Temples

After breakfast on board, you’ll 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 on board the ship and sail on to Edfu, where you’ll stop to visit the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world.

The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon figure. Reboard the ship for afternoon tea and a leisurely ride to Esna.

Enjoy dinner on board.

• Overnight aboard your cruise in Esna.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
• Visits: Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple.

Luxor Nile Cruise Tours

Enjoy a relaxed breakfast on board in the early morning as you sail to Luxor.

You’ll then set out to visit the West Bank of Luxor, take an excursion to the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then to the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BCE at Deir El-Bahari.

Next, you’ll proceed to the towering Colossi of Memnon, and then back to the Nile cruise ship and have lunch aboard.

You'll enjoy afternoon tea as the ship makes its way up the Nile.

Dinner on board.

• Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. 
• Visits: Royal Cemetery, Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.

Disembarkation & Fly Back To Cairo

Breakfast aboard the cruise before disembarkation, and then you will be accompanied by your tour guide to the ancient Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple along the east bank of Luxor.

Then transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo, where we will meet you, and then transfer to your hotel.

• Overnight in Cairo.
• Meals: Breakfast.
• Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.

Final Departure - Fly Back Home

Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

• Meals: Breakfast.