Essential Egypt
Essential Egypt by Nile Cruise
9 days Cairo to Cairo
Tour type: Group
Introduction
Visiting all the important sights in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, this tour offers you 3 fantastic options to travel around the country : by Land, by Felucca or by 5 star Nile Cruise boat.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 Welcome to Cairo
The city of the mysterious pyramids and pharaohs, tombs and temples and more than 6000 years of history. Arrival transfer from the airport to our hotel in Cairo. In the evening our tour leader will meet us to brief about the next days of your journey.
Day 2 Cairo
Today we will first visit the Giza Plateau to explore the world famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mycrenos. In the afternoon we will head our way to Sakkara, the first capital of ancient Egypt, famous for its step pyramid built by King Zoser in 2700 B.C. In the evening we’ll board the overnight train to Aswan.
Day 3 Aswan
Our day will start with the discovery of the High Dam before visiting the Philae Temple - dedicated to the Goddess Isis - and the unfinished Obelisk.
Day 4 Aswan, Nile Cruise
Today we’ll board our 5 star Nile Cruise boat to start our cruise on Nile. We’ll first visit the Elephantine and Kitchener Islands and continue our way down to north. Overnight stay in cruise boat including all meals.
Day 5 Nile Cruise
Today we’ll sail all day long on Nile and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of one of the greatest rivers on the earth. Overnight stay in our 5 star cruise boat including all meals.
Day 6 Nile Cruise, Komombo, Edfu, Luxor
After breakfast we will head our way to the Komombo Temple which was built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and god Horus. Then we’ll continue to Edfu to visit the largest and best preserved temple in Egypt. The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus and was built over a 180-year period from 237 BC to 57 BC. Then we’ll head our way to Luxor. After cheking into our hotel, we’ll depart to visit the temple of Luxor on the East Bank of the Nile which was dedicated to the great god Amun, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu (the mood god) - together representing the Theban triad. The temple was built on the site of a probable smaller structure for the god Amun, while the earliest parts of the temple seen today date from the 14th century BC and the time of Amenhotep III.
Day 7 Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Karnak, Cairo
After breakfast we’ll depart for the West Bank of the Nile where our donkeys are waiting to take us into the Valley of the Kings through quiet roads with lovely views of the Nile. After the donkey ride, we’ll start our discovery with this magnificent sight, “the city of the Dead”, where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks, decorated richly, and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the Pharaohs. Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut will be our next stop. In the afternoon we’ll proceed to the Temple of Karnak, one of the most important religious centres in the ancient Egypt before boarding our overnight train to Cairo.
Day 8 Cairo
Our journey will continue with a visit to one of the most important museums in the world, the Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100.000 relics of ancient Egypt. Today we’ll also discover the Citadel of Saladin, Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Hanging Church and the world famous Kahn El Khalili bazaar.
Day 9 Cairo
Our trip will end after breakfast in Cairo. Transfer to the airport.
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