Pyramids and Christmas Nile Cruise by Train

Arrive in Cairo and start your Xmas tours in Egypt

When your plane lands in Egypt, begin your Egypt Christmas tours 2020\2021, Cairo Top Tours' representative will be waiting for you at Cairo International Airport with a sign bearing your name, he will accompany you to your transportation.

You will be transferred to the hotel by a private air-conditioned modern vehicle. When you arrive at Cairo pyramids hotel, the Cairo Top Tours tour leader will assist with a quick check-in and he will review your Egypt Christmas and New Year Tours itinerary with you to confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Cairo

Welcome Drink

Your breakfast will be served in the main restaurant in your hotel in Cairo and get prepared, you will meet your Egyptologist guide to start your amazing Cairo Day Tours. He will escort you to Giza Plateau, you will start sightseeing during the tour to Giza Pyramids by visiting the great est pyramid of Cheops which is 4500 years old and considered one of the seven wonders of the world, then you will proceed to see the pyramids of king Chephren owner of the Great Sphinx and king Mycerinus who built the small Giza Pyramid, You will also get the chance to view the famous Sphinx, which is carved with the head of a man most probably king Khafre himself and the body of a lion. Finally, our accredited guide will take you to explore the Valley Temple of king Chephren dedicated to the mummification of the king's body.

At the middle of the day, stop to take your lunch in a local restaurant then you will move to The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square, the museum has one of the most exceptional collections of Egyptian artifacts all over the modern world and the most valuable and only royal treasure that was discovered entirely which belongs to the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen whose tomb in the valley of the kings was unearthed in 1922.

Then you will continue your Coptic Cairo trips to visit the fortress of Babylon and The Hanging Church built during the end of the Roman Era, suspended above the ruins of the ancient towers of the fort to symbolize the triumph of Christianity over paganism, as well as the Church of St. Sergius or the holy family church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which is probably the site where the basket of baby Moses was floating on the Nile until the daughter of Pharaoh found it.

After the Coptic Cairo tour, we will move to begin the Islamic Cairo tour, exploring the famous market of Khan El Khalili. The bazaar that endured from the 10th century to have an interesting walk while enjoying the shopping tours in Cairo before having some tea mint in one of the local cafes in the best area for the Islamic Cairo trips.

You will be transferred to Giza train station to start the journey by the sleeper train to Luxor. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.

Overnight inside your comfortable compartment.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Your breakfast and morning coffee or tea will be served aboard the train. Upon arrival to Luxor, you will be met and assisted at Luxor railway station by Cairo Top Tours representative, then you will be taken to board your 5 stars MS Royal Lily Egypt Nile Cruise. After having a hearty lunch aboard the boat, you will start Luxor day tours directly at the East Bank, we will take you first to the complex of Karnak Temples, which is considered as the largest man-made religious complex in the world, and then we will go to visit Temple of Luxor wonderfully illuminated at night.

After completing tour Luxor East Bank Tours, enjoy the sunset from the Nile cruise is so beautiful, enjoy it and relax until your flavored dinner will be served on board and you will enjoy the entertainment then spend the night on the Nile in Edfu aboard MS Royal Lily Egypt Nile River Cruise.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy your breakfast buffet then you will be accompanied by your accredited guide during the West Bank of Luxor tour the Nile to visit the two massive statues of Amenophis III well known as the Colossi of Memnon. Then you will be amazed by the beautiful rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the cemetery of more than 60 pharaohs who ruled Egypt during the New Kingdom including the famous kings like Tutankhamen and Ramses II.

All the tombs are hewn from the Theban Mountain and richly decorated with the fascinating paintings and colors when the valley was discovered they were full of gold and treasures, which the Pharaohs had prepared to enjoy during an eternal life starts by their death.

You will continue your sightseeing tour to visit Queen Hatshepsut Temple built by her famous architect also known as El Deir El Bahari, the first female ruler in the written history, and then we will take you back to the ship to have your good quality lunch on the way to Edfu.

The Nile cruise will start sailing right when you come back and you will enjoy the beautiful landscapes during the tea time.

Your onboard dinner will be served in the evening followed by music and dancing show and entertainment.

Overnight aboard Nile Cruise.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy your tasty breakfast before beginning your Aswan day tours, you will be taken by the horse carriages to visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to the falcon God Horus, the Temple of Edfu. When you complete the visit to the temple, your carriage will take you back to the ship to sail toward Aswan and stop at Kom Ombo, when you reach Kom Ombo you will walk out of the boat to see the great Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the crocodile, God Sobek, and Haroeris. Your guide will escort you back to your MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise to enjoy your lunch on board. in the afternoon you will start sailing to Aswan.

Dinner will be served on board in the evening and overnight in Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy the charming view of the Nile while eating your favorite breakfast. Begin your Aswan excursions by touring the famous High Dam one of the most important development projects in Egypt, then move to the wonderful Philae Temple dedicated to Goddess Isis which was built in 280 B.C during the reign of Ptolemy II and beautifully situated on an island we can reach the temple after an amazing boat ride.

The tour continues to the granite quarries in Aswan to visit the largest known Obelisk, it was left unfinished inspiring the scientists about how such granite monoliths were freed from the quarry, the Unfinished Obelisk most probably carved by Queen Hatshepsut. We will take you back to your Egypt Nile River Cruise, fine dinner will be offered and you will spend the last night aboard your magical Nile cruise.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy your tasty breakfast then disembark your MS Royal Lily Nile cruise to enjoy a free day at Aswan or you can book one of our optional tours like the Optional Tour to Abu Simbel, where you can see the Great Temple of Abu Simbel dedicated to the worship of Ramses ll and the small temple of Nefertari, both were excavated out of the solid rock of a mountain, Tour to the Nubian Village or Felucca Ride in Aswan.

Later in the evening, the Cairo Top Tours representative will take you to the Aswan railway station to board the Sleeper Train back to Cairo. Your light dinner will be served onboard overnight inside your private compartment.

Included Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

You will take a light breakfast aboard the train before you get off in Giza railway station, Cairo Top Tours guide will meet and assist you then you will be transferred to your hotel to check-in as early as possible. You will have the opportunity to enjoy the rest of the day experiencing one of our best optional Cairo excursions.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Your early breakfast will be served at approximately 8 am at your hotel in Cairo. You can enjoy our optional Cairo day tours if you want or just rest until the time of your flight and then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Check more of our variety of Egypt excursions and book the most budget tours in Egypt if you're having a 1-day layover in Cairo to have a direct trip from Cairo airport to the pyramids from our range of day tours from Cairo airport or if you have enough time to try our Egypt Tours Packages. You can browse our website for the best of Egypt tours and Egypt day trips along with the Shore excursions in Egypt which we can handle perfectly to make your Cairo day trip from Alexandria port easy and fun. Travel from Cairo to Siwa Oasis as our Egypt day tours also offer Cairo transit tours and the best-organized tours from Cairo airport.