Cairo, Nile & Lake Cruise Luxury Tour

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt

You will meet Cairo Top Tours tour leader who will be waiting for you at Cairo International Airport with a signboard showing your name during each Cairo day tour. You will be transferred by your private driver to your hotel by an exclusive air-conditioned vehicle. At the hotel, the tour leader will support you with a quick check-in and review your Egypt Luxury Tours' itinerary with you to confirm all pick-up times for each and every tour. Overnight in Cairo

Welcome Drink

Your breakfast buffet will begin in the morning at the hotel in Cairo before your expert tour guide transfer you to begin your first Cairo day tour in Egypt, now you will go to the Giza Plateau where you will see the largeness of the pharaohs in the field of architecture which appeared in the Great Pyramid of King Cheops who was the son of Snefru and the owner of the greatest structure ever built in the history, and the pyramids of his son Chephren and his grandson Mycerinus.

Your Egyptologist will explain the time of the pharaohs and how they lived a prosperous life to decide to build great buildings as burial tombs, not only in Giza necropolis but we have here more than 100 Egyptian pyramids that vary in size and significance. At the high plateau, you will have full scenery of the 3 pyramids and enjoy a pleasant camel ride around Giza Pyramids which is an optional activity that will give you the chance to capture amazing photos with the assistance of your Bedouin guide who knows how to find the best shots. The famous Sphinx now is your next station, it was built to guard the 3 Pyramids and its location at the entrance of Giza Plateau proves that. Continue the tour to Giza Pyramids to see the Valley Temple of king Chephren which is dedicated to the mummification rituals before the burial of the Pharaoh, made out of Aswan red granite and is paved with alabaster, the way how the huge stone blocks are attached together is an architectural marvel itself.

We will move to Cairo Downtown to visit The Egyptian Museum, showing a very big number of Egyptian artifacts all over the world it dates to various periods of ancient Egyptian history, and the most valuable royal treasure was found without being touched by Howard Carter in 1922, the golden collection of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen whose tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Take your time exploring the museum before moving to the next sightseeing tour in Cairo.

Enjoy your high-quality lunch in a fancy restaurant then you will be transported to the area known as Coptic Cairo to see the ruins of the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon which was built as early as the 1st century. You will discover the most exciting churches in Egypt like The Hanging Church, suspended above the fortress' ancient towers, and the church of St Sergius which is also called the Cavern (Al Maghara) church or the holy family church and it is built above the vault where the holy virgin Mary and her baby Jesus Christ stayed approximately three months near the well that supported them with the required water supplies, the interesting Coptic Cairo tour resumes as we will visit Ben Ezra Synagogue said to be the site where the basket of Moses was picked up from the Nile by the Pharaoh's daughter.

Then you will be accompanied by your guide to continue your Cairo Day Tours to the area called Islamic Cairo, exploring the Medieval walls and gates of the city founded by the Fatimids and its old paths date back to the 10th century, the walk ends by having a tasty tea mint at Fishawy cafe which is one of the oldest cafes in the bazaar of Khan El Khalili, which is an open-air old bazaar where you can buy things that will remind you of the great time you spent in Egypt!

Optional tour to the sound and light show in Giza
You will have the chance to book an amazing sound and light show at Giza Pyramids if you have time after the big tour.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today, we are heading to Luxor! Get ready as your tour leader will transfer you to Cairo International Airport to catch your flight heading to the tourism capital of the world, Luxor, where you will be met and assisted by our representative there, then you will be taken to embark on your 5 stars Movenpick MS Royal Lily. After having lunch on board, start Luxor tours to visit the Luxor East Bank Tour and to see the Karnak Temple the largest complex of religious activities the world has ever known, then you will walk in glory between the avenue of Sphinxes till you reach the majestic Temple of Luxor that was built in 3400 years ago in Thebes, (Luxor nowadays). It was the cultural and religious center in ancient Egypt during the new kingdom.

Your preferred dinner will be served overnight on board the Nile cruise.

A great chance to enjoy an optional tour to the sound and light show in Karnak Temple

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Your open-buffet breakfast will be served in the morning aboard your Nile cruise boat before you start Luxor day tours, cross the Nile to visit the two colossal statues of King Amenhotep III distinguished as the Colossi of Memnon, the two statues are all that remain from a vanished temple, then you will move the Valley of the Kings, where more than 62 pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried including the famous King Tutankhamen and the victorious Ramses II who was one of the most significant kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, the tombs are cut from the mountain, decorated with captivating paintings and packed with treasures belongs to the royal pharaohs. Continue the tour to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, which the locals also call the temple of El Deir El Bahary, the first female ruler in the history of Egypt who ruled Egypt for 20 prosperous years.

Take your lunch after Luxor West Bank Tours are done, you will sail to Edfu and enjoy your dinner and entertainment aboard the boat.

Overnight aboard your Nile Cruise.

Optional Luxor Hot Air Balloon 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After having your delicious breakfast aboard your Egypt Nile River Cruise, visit the temple of Edfu. that was dedicated to the protector of kingship, God Horus the falcon, Sail to Kom Ombo to visit the captivating Temple of Kom Ombo devoted to two gods of ancient Egypt, Haroeris and the crocodile God Sobek. Tasty lunch is going to be served on board Movenpick MS Royal Lily. Sail towards Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board your deluxe Nile Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

In the early morning, enjoy your tasty breakfast aboard the Nile cruise boat, and start Aswan day tours by visiting the famous High Dam, an engineering marvel and the most extensive project in modern Egypt, the awe-inspiring Temple of Philae dedicated to Goddess Isis of magic and beautifully situated on an island, we can enter the temple by an enjoyable motorboat ride, Then continue to the largest known obelisk within the granite quarries in Aswan, the Unfinished Obelisk. Your tour guide will accompany you back to the cruise ship, Lunch and gourmet dinner will be served and overnight aboard the cruise ship.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will have a breakfast box because we will disembark from Movenpick MS Royal Lily in the early morning. Then transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle to Abu Simbel temples accompanied by your tour guide, about 3 hours and a half driving. After that, you will embark on one of the 5-Star Lake Nasser cruises in Egypt, MS Movenpick Prince Abbas Lake Nasser cruise. Check into your cabin then your lunch will be served.

Visit the Temple of Abu Simbel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

aboard your Nile Cruise, enjoy your breakfast while sailing to Qasr Ibrim, it is the only site in Nubia which survived the inundation. it became an important frontier during the Roman occupation when the first fortress was built on the site of an earlier temple. Qasr Ibrim was a cult center for Nubian tribs until the 6th century when they converted to Christianity. Tour is done from the ship's sun deck as entrance to the site is not permitted. Your lunch will be served while sailing to Amada. Visit the temples of Amada and the Temple of Derr as well as the tomb of Pinout, A relaxing afternoon sail to Wadi El Seboua. Enjoy your dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

In the early morning after taking your breakfast, continue your Tours in Egypt, you will have a tour of the temple of Valley of the Lions, or in Arabic Wadi El Seboua, the temples of Dakka, and Moharraka. Lunch will be served on board. Sail to Aswan while dining and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Check-out after taking your breakfast and disembarkation from MS Moevenpick Prince Abbas Lake Nasser cruise in Aswan. Then visit the beautiful Kalabsha temple, this was one of the largest free-standing temples of Nubia built out of Nubian sandstone and dedicated to the Nubian god Meryl. It has been saved by the Federal Republic of Germany from being flooded, Beit El Wali it is a temple in Nubia built by thy might pharaoh Ramses II devoted to the God Amun Ra and the Kiosk of Kertassi. After that, you will be transferred to Aswan Airport to board your flight to Cairo.

Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be transferred to the hotel.

Overnight in Cairo hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Your Egyptologist guide will transfer you from the hotel in Cairo to continue your Tours in Egypt heading to Alexandria the shining pearl of the Mediterranean and the second-largest city in Egypt, the city is named after its founder, the Macedonian leader Alexander the Great. Start your tour visiting 

1. Pompey’s Pillar, one of the city’s major landmarks, a 30 m high column and is a single cut from pink granite that historians had many opinions about the reason why the pillar is standing alone flanked by the two beautiful sphinxes.
2. The Citadel of Qaitbay, the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast, Qaitbay Citadel, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay.
3. Catacombs, the largest Roman cemetery in Egypt, consisting of three layers of tombs and chambers cut out of the rock under the ground, the site was owned by an Egyptian family who was romanized.
4. The Bibliotheca of Alexandria. It was not only an important ancient library but also the center of learning and scientific research for the ancient world and a destination for scholars from all over the Mediterranean.
5. Memorial of the unknown soldier of Alexandria, the statue of Alexander the great, drive along the sea boulevard (the Cornish) to see the whole city passing over bridge of Stanly landmark of modern Alexandria.
   Late afternoon drive back to Cairo. Overnight in the hotel

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your last breakfast and Cairo Top Tours representative will transfer you to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Meals: Breakfast

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