The Top of Egypt: Luxury Cairo, Nile Cruise & Sharm El Sheikh 12 Days 11 Nights

You will be picked up from your hotel early in the morning by Your Private tour Guide & driver to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. After that transfer to Memphis which was founded by King Menes, and was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the alabaster Sphinx of Memphis. 

Then Move to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then to the Panoramic area where you will be able to take the best pictures for the three pyramids together & try the Camel ride as well ( Optional Tour with extra fees)   Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of Chephren and visit to the Valley Temple then Later, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo and Overnight 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Sakkara Complex, and Memphis the oldest Capital.

After breakfast at your hotel in Cairo transfer to Cairo Airport to take your flight to Aswan 

Upon Arrival to Aswan Airport you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Luxury 5 Star Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan before lunch. Enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: High Dam, Temple of Philae, Unfinished Obelisk.

Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. The Temple of Kom Ombo was built in the honor of two deities: the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus. Also, Kom Ombo’s importance lies in its huge sugar-cane. .

Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu.  According to Egyptian myths, it was the place where the falcon-headed god Horus avenged the murder of his father Osiris by killing Seth. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Temple of Kom Ombo, Edfu Temple.

Have your breakfast on board during your sail to Luxor, Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon, Lunch on board; proceed to visit the East Bank (Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple). 

Then Move to visit Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worship in history and was dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. It was constructed from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to the Graeco Roman Kingdom.

Then the last tour in Luxor to Luxor Temple. It was built by Amunhotep III in the 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. King Ramses II was the most famous king in the 19th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt for about 67 years. It was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu together representing the Theban triad. Enjoy visiting Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon

Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Have your dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.

Breakfast on board; disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, and then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in Sharm.  (Connection flight via Cairo)

Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.

Meals: Breakfast.

N.B.: Most flights from Luxor to Sharm is indirect flight via Cairo Airport.

Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometer protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai's southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terms, herons, gulls and ospreys, Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves.

Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.

Meals: Breakfast.

Visits: Free day, Optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park.

Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or join our optional tour to the Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Taba Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world's second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments.

Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.

Meals: Breakfast.

Visits: Free day, Optional tour to Saint Catherine's Monastery.

Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or join our optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, Like Dahab day tours the Colored Canyon is majestic. Take a walk among dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book.

Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.

Meals: Breakfast.

Visits: Free day, Optional tour to the Colored Canyon.

Breakfast at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will be transferred to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for flight to Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen collection of treasure, gold and jewelry which was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was discovered.

Move to Coptic Cairo" where you will visit the "Hanging Church" which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary ,It's called "Hanging" because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress "Babylon" .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.

Then visiting "Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church" which is believed to have been built on the spot (The Crypt) where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt.

And ending Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to the "Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra" which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts

Khan el-Khalili Bazaar where traders have been selling their ware ever since the 14th century. If there is anything in particular you want to buy at the bazaar, your guide will be happy to help you find what you are looking for. Even if you don’t want to do any shopping, the bazaar is a great place to walk around, or to sit down for some coffee while you watch the locals going about with their daily lives

Later, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo and Overnight

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo, Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Khan El Khalili.

Breakfast at your hotel, then transfer to Cairo Airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.