8 Days Cairo And Luxor Tour With Nile Cruise

Arrival to Cairo airport, our representative will assist you through passport control formalities and retrieve your luggage.  From the airport, you will be transferred by a private A/C car to your hotel.

Egypt Tours planner guide will pick you up from your hotel to start an exciting tour of the Pyramids of Giza: Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos. You will have an opportunity to take an amazing panoramic photo of the three pyramids, a must for this tour and other stunning photo opportunities. For an optional fee, go inside the Pyramid of Cheops.  Then proceed to the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Mummification. Relax and have an enjoyable lunch at a local restaurant. At Sakkara, view the glory of the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the first stone building in history and also a tomb of one of the nobles.  Then move to Memphis City and visit its splendid open-air museum where you will view the colossal statue of the great King Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx. At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.

Start your tour visiting Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, which houses an impressive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, consisting of more than 250,000 pieces, including Tutankhamun’s treasures, jewelry  and gold, which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3500 years before it was discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated  After that, visit the Citadel of Salah El Din which was constructed by Salah El Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specifically from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years. then we will transfer you to the airport to catch your evening flight to Aswan and check into hotel.

Breakfast, then join your private tour guide to visit Aswan Highlights:  The High Dam:  It was built across the Nile at Aswan and was constructed between 1960 and 1970, and has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt.   The Unfinished Obelisk:  The largest obelisk in ancient time. It was ordered by Hatshepsut (1508–1458 BC) to complement the Lateran Obelisk (which was originally at Karnak} and was later brought to the Lateran Palace in Rome.  Philae Temple:  The temple dedicated to Goddess Isis of Love and Beauty. The temple complex was dismantled and relocated to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project, protecting this and other complexes before the 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam.  After that, check into the Nile Cruise and overnight on board.

Tour starts early morning.  You will get a breakfast box,  then join your private tour guide for a tour of Abu Simbel Temples:  The two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. The Temples are rock-cut structures, and both built during the reign of King Ramses II 1200 B.C. One temple is dedicated to King Ramses II and the second temple is dedicated to his beloved wife Queen Nefertari.  The carvings and artwork that decorate both temples are incredible, consisting of hand-carved pillars, wall paintings, carvings, statues and much more.  After lunch, you will continue sailing on the Nile cruise.  

Sail to Kom Ombo and visit Kom Ombo Temple:   A temple overlooking the Nile. This temple divided into 2 temples with 2 entrances, 2 hypostyle Halls, and 2 sanctuaries.  Continue sailing to Edfu Temple:  Dedicated to God Horus. Edfu temple considers the most preserved Greco-Roman temple all over Egypt and its walls portray a "Play" showing the overcome of Horus over the Devil God Seth. Sail to Luxor, arrive late night and overnight on board.

Nile cruise checkout, then you will be accompanied by your tour guide, in a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit the East and West Bank including Karnak Temple.  No site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak. It is the largest temple complex ever built by man. It represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders and Pharaohs. The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples situated on 247 acres of land.  Your lunch will be served at an oriental restaurant then transferred to Luxor Temple. The Temple of Luxor was the center of the most important festival, the festival of Opet. built largely by Amenhotep III and Ramses II. The temple’s purpose was a setting for the rituals of the festival. The festival was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.   Valley of the Kings: The final resting place of Egypt's rulers dynasty, it is home to tombs, including the great pharaoh Ramses II and boy pharaoh Tutankhamen. The tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world.  Most of the decorations inside the tombs, still well preserved. Hatshepsut Temple: It is one of the most beautiful & best preserved of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt. The temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels Colossi of Memnon: Two massive stone statues of King Amenhotep III , the only remains of a complete mortuary temple. The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone. You will then be transferred  to Luxor airport for your flight back to Cairo. Overnight stay in Cairo.

Transfer you to Cairo airport.