The top trip to Cairo and the Christmas Nile Cruise by Air

Have breakfast in Cairo at your hotel. 

You will be picked up from the hotel lobby to start your Cairo day tours by your Egyptologist guide. You will visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Pyramid of King Chephren, the third ruler of the 4th dynasty, and the Pyramid of King Mycerinus are all on the Giza Plateau, where you will be taken.

The Great Sphinx, a statue of a mythical being with a lion's body and a human head, is called the Sphinx. which stands in for the necropolis's watchman, will also be visited by us as part of this trip. The Valley Temple of King Chephren, constructed in Aswan granite for the mummification of the king, The colonnade of the temple is made up of 16 pillars that are shaped like the English alphabet's letter T.

Visit the Egyptian Museum to continue your Cairo explorations. The largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts in the entire world can be found at the Egyptian Museum, the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East. A sizable collection from pre-captivity times to the Greek and Roman eras is on display at the museum, and the only intact royal treasure is that of the golden pharaoh Tutankhamen, whose tomb in the Valley of the Kings was discovered in 1922.

After that, you can take a Coptic Cairo tour to see the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon and the so-called Hanging Church, which is perched above the fortress's towers. Following that, you will see Ben Ezra Synagogue, which is thought to be the location where the basket containing baby Moses was discovered; the church of Abu Serga, built above the cavern where the holy family is said to have spent about three months; and the well from which they were drinking.

You will eat lunch at a fine Nile-view restaurant before continuing your tour to Islamic Cairo and spending some time in Khan El Khalili, the country's first bazaar. 

Finally, you will be dropped off at Le Meridian pyramids resort.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

After breakfast, check out of your hotel in Giza, and your tour leader will meet you at the airport to drive you to Aswan, where you will meet our representative and board the enthralling Nile Cruise.

You will enjoy your first lunch on board the cruise after check-in, and you will meet your guide in the lobby to begin your amazing Luxor day tours by visiting the magnificent Temple of Karnak, which spans a large area. Temple of celebration for Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The largest temple ever constructed. The ancient Egyptians called the temple of Karnak Ipet-isu, which translates to "most exclusive of places." It is a temple city with over 2,000 years of history, built to honor the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.

 You will then continue your Luxor East Bank Tours to the Temple of Luxor, which is dedicated to the Theban Trinity (Amun, Mut, and their son Khonsu), and it is beautifully lit.

Your delicious dinner meal is going to be served onboard your Egypt Nile River Cruise and spend your first night in Luxor on the water of the eternal river.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

You will enjoy the west bank of Luxor tour after breakfast on the Nile cruise boat, then cross the Nile to see the two enormous statues of Amenhotep III known as the Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III, a Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, had two colossal statues built to guard his mortuary temple on the western bank of the Nile, across from Luxor.

Visit Upper Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a long, narrow desert area located just west of the Nile River. Nearly all of the kings (pharaohs) of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539-1075 BCE), from Thutmose I to Ramses X, were buried there; it was a part of the ancient city of Thebes. Visit Hatshepsut's Temple, also known as El Deir El Bahari, which was built by renowned architect Senmout for Queen Hatshepsut, the first female monarch in history.

Enjoy your filling lunch as the ship sails to Edfu, so you can continue your enjoyable Egypt Christmas and New Year tours and stop at the interesting sights en route. Onboard the cruise ship, a second dinner will be served before the musical performance and entertainment. The second night is going to be spent in Edfu, by the Nile.

Optional hot air balloon ride

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

During your breakfast on board your Egypt Nile River Cruise, you will be escorted off the boat to visit Edfu's well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple, which is dedicated to the falcon god Horus. The architectural and decorative elements of the temple have endured so well because they were buried beneath layers of settlement trash for millennia. 

Returning to the cruise, which will keep heading south in the direction of Kom Ombo. When you arrive in Kom Ombo, you will disembark the ship once more to explore the fascinating temple there, which honors both God Horus and the local crocodile god Sobek. The temple is distinctive because it is actually a double temple, honoring both Horus, the falcon-headed god, and Sobek, the crocodile god. The design combines two temples into one, with chapels and gates on each side. Once you have had enough time to explore the temple, you will return to the ship, where you can eat lunch before the boat makes its final stop at Aswan.

Dinner and overnight are served on board the Nile Cruise at Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

After a breakfast buffet is served on board the Nile cruise, your private guide will take you on a sightseeing tour of Aswan. After visiting the High Dam, one of the largest dams in the world and a famous engineering feat, you will board a boat to the magnificent Philae Temple, the last place where ancient Egyptian gods were worshiped even after the spread of Christianity. The temple is located above a lovely island in the Nile.

The tour goes on to the Aswan granite quarries, where you can see the largest known obelisk, which was probably created by the great queen Hatshepsut but left unfinished to tell us the tale of how such monoliths were extricated from the quarry. The unfinished obelisk, which is the largest ancient obelisk known to exist, is situated in the northern section of the ancient Egyptian stone quarries in Aswan. 

You will return to your amazing Egypt Nile River Cruise after finishing the fascinating Aswan day tours. You will enjoy your lovely dinner on board and spend your final night at sea in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

After enjoying an oriental breakfast on board your cruise on your final day in Aswan, you will disembark and meet our airport representative, who will drive you to Aswan Airport so you can catch your flight back to Cairo.

At the Cairo International Airport, you will be welcomed and assisted. Our tour guide will then drive you to your hotel in Giza.

Overnight in Cairo hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

The hotel will serve breakfast for the final time, and you can spend the morning at your leisure or sign up for one of our optional Cairo excursions. Later, get ready to be driven to Cairo International Airport for your last flight out of Egypt. with one of your most treasured Christmas tours to Egypt.

Meals: Breakfast