18 Days Cairo, Alexandria and Nile Cruise by Flight (4 Stars)

Day 1: Arrival to Cairo
Arrival to Cairo airport, Upon you arrival you will find our representative waiting you then you will be transferred by A/C car to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 2: Sakkara Tour
Breakfast. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel then transfer to visit the Step Pyramids of Zoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser. The tour includes visits to the tombs and museums in the site.

(Optional) Evening trip to attend the Sound & Light show in the Pyramids area.

Overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 3: The Pyramids Tour
Breakfast. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your Egypt pyramid tour, you will start your pyramid tour to visit the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus.

Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren. Back to the hotel & overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 4: The Egyptian Museum Tour
Breakfast. Start your tour visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 5: Cairo by night and Felucca ride
Breakfast. Free morning.
Enjoy a relaxing experience of a felucca ride in the River Nile, where you can discover the amazing view of Cairo at night or enjoy the sunset or the warm sun if you wish to have your felluca during the day.

Start your Cairo by night & shopping tour. You will have a great visit for Tahrir Square (Liberation Square) explaining all what’s happened during 25th. January revolution in this square, Stops will include protest sites and meetings with people Tahrir square.

You will also have Nile photo stop. Then we will move on to tour el-Azhar & el-Hussien mosques and Khan el-Khalili bazaar for shopping. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 6: Cairo Free Day
Breakfast. Free day.
Overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 7: Cairo – Luxor
Breakfast. Transfer to the domestic airport. Departure by the plane to Luxor. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Check in & overnight in Luxor.

 

Day 8: Luxor West Bank Special Tour
Breakfast. Our guide will pick you up from the hotel to start a visit to Malkata Palace of Amenhotep III. Colossi of Memnon. Move to visit the Valley of the Kings. Back to the hotel and overnight in Luxor.

 

Day 9: Luxor East Bank Special Tour
Breakfast. Our guide will pick you up from the hotel to start a visit to Luxor temple and Luxor Museum. Back to the hotel and overnight in Luxor.

 

Day 10: Luxor Free Day
Breakfast. Free day.
Overnight in Luxor.

 

Day 11: Luxor Hot balloon ride – Nile Cruise
Breakfast.
Hot Balloon: Should you want to make your stay in Luxor an unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles.
The flight is approximately 30:45 minutes depend on the weather

Transfer to the Nile Cruise. Check in, lunch & dinner on board . Overnight in Luxor.

 

Day 12: Karnak & El Deir El Bahari Temples – Nile Cruise
Breakfast. Transfer to visit The Temple of Karnak and The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Overnight in Cruise.

 

Day 13: Nile Cruise
Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Visit the Temple shared by the two Gods Sobek & Haroeris in Kom Ombo. Afternoon Tea. Overnight in Kom Ombo.

 

Day 14: Nile Cruise
Breakfast on board. Sail to Aswan. Visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries & the Temple of Philae Lunch on board. Overnight in Aswan.

 

Day 15: Aswan – Abu Simbel
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation. Departure to visit the Temple of Abu Simbel, The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King’s wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Transfer to the hotel in Abu Simbel & overnight.

 

Day 16: Abu Simbel Free Day
Breakfast. Free day.
Overnight in Abu Simbel.

 

Day 17: Abu Simbel Free Day
Breakfast. Free day.
Overnight in Abu Simbel.

 

Day 18: Abu Simbel – Aswan – Cairo
Breakfast. Transfer back to Aswan by an A/C vehicle. Arrival and transfer to Aswan airport and departure by plane to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 19: Cairo Free Day
Breakfast. Free day.

(Optional) Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your tour to Alexandria. Start the tour with the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit it’s open court and free museums.

Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and on every public holiday. To enter the reading area you will need to purchase an extra ticket.

Then visit the Site of the Lighthouse; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World on which now stands the castle of Qaitbey. Visit the royal gardens of King Farouk (the last king in the history of Egypt) and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek as well as the royal beaches of the queens.

Continue your tour by visiting the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, as well as the memorial of the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria and the statue of Alexander the Great.

You can then stop for lunch (Optional) before visiting the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa before driving along the Cornish (30 km) to see the whole city of Alexandria from the sea side which includes the old harbor of Alexandria where we found 7000 monuments underwater.

Stop over the famous bridge of Stanley – the modern landmark of modern Alexandria, before visiting the old downtown of Alexandria and walking through the old city-center of Alexandria: built by Alexander the great. Travel in comfort back to your hotel.

Alexandria has so much to see, feel, eat and buy so if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary – just let us know what you are interested in and we will arrange it for you at the cost price – no profit to us.
Travel in comfort back to your hotel.