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Journey Highlights
ARRIVAL Day 1, November 5, 2026: Welcome to the Land of the Pharaohs
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt!
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and will then escort you to your hotel 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.
Welcome drink included.
Day 2, November 6, 2026: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing
After breakfast at the hotel, you will visit Sakkara, the first Pyramid ever built in Egypt followed by the Step Pyramid of King Djoser and the Teti Pyramid. After Sakkara, you will travel to Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt, to visit the Colossal statue of Ramses II. Then on to the famous Giza Plateau to visit the only remaining wonder from the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Great Pyramids of Khufu (called Cheops by the Ancient Greeks). Also on the plateau are the pyramids of Khafre (Chephren) and the smallest Pyramid Menkaure (Mykerinos). The plateau is as famous for the mysterious structure 'the Sphinx' as it is for the Pyramids, where you will visit the Valley Temple. Later on you will be transferred back to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Note: There is an additional charge to enter inside any of the Pyramids and also the Solar Boat Museum. Please speak with your Tour Guide if you wish to purchase tickets.
Breakfast and lunch included.
Day 3, November 7, 2026: Cairo Sightseeing
After breakfast, you will be accompanied by your personal guide to the Grand Egyptian Museum where the treasures of the boy king Tutankhamen await you. Then we move on to Old Cairo to visit the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, Church of Abu Serga. Continue driving to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest and most alluring bazaar. Later, you’ll head back to the hotel and stay overnight in Cairo.
Breakfast and lunch included.
Day 4, November 8, 2026: Felucca on the Nile
This afternoon, you will have lunch on a felucca — a traditional wooden boat as you enjoy a two-hour cruise on the Nile River.
Breakfast included.
Day 5, November 9, 2026: Fly from Cairo to Luxor - Nile Cruise Tour
After you check out from the hotel in the early 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 your Nile cruise ship. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. You’ll have dinner on board the ship and stay overnight.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Day 6, November 10, 2026: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
You’ll have an early breakfast onboard, then head out to visit the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom 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 on board the ship.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Day 7, November 11, 2026: 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 god. You’ll then sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple. You’ll have your lunch back onboard the ship and sail on to Aswan. You’ll have dinner and stay overnight onboard the cruise ship.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Day 8, November 12, 2026: Aswan Tour
After breakfast, a tour representative will pick you up from your cruise in Aswan by a modern air-conditioned coach to 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 goddesses Isis and Hathor.
In the afternoon, you will tour a Nubian Village. Our tour guide will pick you up from your Nile cruise in Aswan to sail on the Nile by a motorboat to the Nubian Village that is located on West Bank of the River Nile in Aswan and just opposite to Soheil Island and near the Aswan Dam passing by the First Cataract of Aswan. This fantastic tour to the Nubian Village let’s you meet and interact with a Nubian family and to learn about their simple lifestyle, culture and traditions, and then you be transferred back to your hotel.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Day 9, November 13, 2026: Disembarkation -Abu Simbel Tour - Fly back to Cairo
You’ll disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast and then a tour representative will pick you up from your cruise in Aswan by a modern air-conditioned coach to visit 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.
The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramsses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramssess II.The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramsses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one. We will stop for lunch. Later that afternoon, you will be escorted back from Abu Simbel to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo where you will meet and then transferred to your hotel.
Breakfast and lunch included.
DEPARTURE Day 10, November 14, 2026: 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.
Breakfast included.
Included:
· Skip the airport line with our Fast Track service upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.
· Meet and greet service by our representatives upon your airport arrival
· Assistance with guest relations during your stay
· All transfers via private air-conditioned vehicle
· Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor and Luxor to Cairo
· Accommodation for 5 nights in Cairo, including daily breakfast
· Accommodation for 4 nights on a 5-star superior Nile Cruise ship, full board
· Private sightseeing tours
· 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 spending
· Tipping
Accommodation:
Deluxe Accommodation
Cairo Stay: Movenpick Media City or Hilton Pyramids Golf
Nile cruise: Nile Style Nile Cruise