Explore Cairo, Nile Cruise & Sharm El Sheikh

Egypt, Cairo
Duration

12 Days

Tour Type

Group Tour

Run

Saturday & Wednesday

Start From

1627$ USD

Overview

This distinctive Top of Egypt: Cairo, Nile Cruise and Sharm El Sheikh is your perfect choice to enjoy all that Egypt has to offer! You will explore the wonders of Cairo like the Giza Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, and Khan El Khalili. Afterwards, you go for an unforgettable journey from Luxor to Aswan Nile Cruise with our Egypt Nile River cruises. You will be having a wonderful time with luxurious facilities and top-class services. The historical sites you visit would include the Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Philae Temple, the High Dam, Kom Ombo Temple, and Edfu Temple. Afterwards, you travel to Sharm El Sheikh tour to have an amazing time on the beaches and the marvellous nightlife of Sharm at the end of your Egypt travel packages!

Included
  • Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
  • Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
  • All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Domestic flight (Luxor/ Sharm – Sharm / Cairo)
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including bed and breakfast
  • Accommodation for 3 nights on a 5-star superior cruise on full board
  • Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train on half board basis
  • Accommodation for 4 nights in Sharm El Sheikh including bed & breakfast
  • All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Guided Tours)
  • All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing Deluxe Tours group
  • Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
  • Bottled water during outings outside of hotel or cruise ship
  • Meals at hotels, Nile Cruise, and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Portage when needed
  • All service charges and taxes
Excluded
  • International Airfare
  • Entry visa to Egypt
  • Any optional tours
  • Personal spending
  • Tipping
  • 01
    Day 1: Arrival Cairo - Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s

    Welcome to the lands of Egypt, upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport, your tour manager will meet and assist you to collect your Luggage You will then transfer to an exclusive air-conditioned vehicle. Once you reach your hotel your tour manager will assist you with your check-in and check your itinerary to establish and confirm all the pick-up times for all your activities during your Cairo day tours.

    • Overnight in Cairo.
  • 02
    Day 2: Full Day Tour to the Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis & Sakkara/Overnight Train to Aswan
    Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Sakkara Complex, and Memphis the oldest Capital.

    Check-out from your hotel in Cairo after having your breakfast then You will be picked up from your hotel by Your Private tour Guide & driver to visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the world's oldest 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 Giza Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Then to the Panoramic area where you will be able to take the best pictures of the three pyramids together and 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 Giza railway station to board the sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner will be served on board.

    • Overnight inside your compartment.
    • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
  • 03
    Day 3: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours / Aswan Sightseeing
    Visits: Temple of Philae, Unfinished Obelisk.

    Breakfast on board the train, Deluxe Tours representative will meet you at Aswan train station and then you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Egypt Nile River Cruises for embarkation in Aswan before lunch. Enjoy visiting the Unfinished Obelisk, the largest that the Pharaohs ever dealt with. However, due to a problem at its bottom, they left it where they found it and where we explore it today in the Southern quarries of Aswan. The trip includes a demonstration of the construction of obelisks in ancient Egypt./p>

    Then move to visit the Philae Temple, the popular ancient Egyptian Temple. Dedicated to Osiris and Isis, the temple was relocated due to the building of the High Dam in one of the largest international campaigns at the time. The temple is featured with several pylons, huge decorated stone capitals, and several other sections.

    • Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.
    • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
  • 04
    Day 4: Visit Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
    Visits: Temple of Kom Ombo, Edfu Temple.

    Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board, and visit the Temple of Kom Ombo the Temple of two Gods: Sobek, the Crocodile God of fertility, and the falcon-headed Horus. This is where you enjoy exploring all the wonders of the temple.
    Sail to Edfu, and lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu which is Dedicated to the falcon god, Horus, one of the most impactful gods of ancient Egypt, this marvelous temple is the best-preserved temples of the Ptolemaic period in Egypt. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner on board.

    • Overnight aboard your cruise in Esna.
    • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
  • 05
    Day 5: Luxor Sightseeing /Nile Cruise Tours
    Visits: Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.

    Breakfast on board during your sail to Luxor, Visit the West Bank of Luxor, or the city of the Dead as the Pharaohs used to call it. You start your visits by exploring the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the most charming mortuary temples of ancient Egypt. Famous Queen Hatshepsut constructed this temple which is featured with its terraces, statues of the queen disguised as a Pharaoh, and the chapels of Anubis and Hathour.

    Your next visit to the West Bank would be to the Colossi of Memnon. These two huge statues represent the only remaining section of the once glorious temple of Amenhotep III. 

    Your last visit of the day would be to the Valley of the Kings, the richest necropolis of ancient Egypt. Starting from the 18th dynasty, kings began digging their tombs inside the mountains to hide them away from robbers. The best tombs today include the popular tomb of Tut Ankh Amun, the tomb of Tuthomsis III, and many other beautifully colored tombs.

    Lunch on board; proceed to visit East Bank (Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple). 

    Start by visiting Karnak Temples, the Karnak Temple, the amazing complex that took more than 1000 years to be completed as each king and Pharaoh wanted to have his contribution added to it. You visit the startling hypostyle hall constructed by Ramses II, the sacred lake, several obelisks, and much more.

    Your next visit would be to the Luxor Temple, another fascinating temple of ancient Egypt. Featured with the two huge statues of Ramses II at the entrance, the temple was constructed more than 3000 years ago. It shows how great, and brilliant the

    Pharaohs were with a civilization that existed for thousands of years.

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

    • Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.
    • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
  • 06
    Day 6: Fly Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh

    Breakfast on board, disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, and then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for a 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 flight from Luxor to Sharm is indirect flight via Cairo Airport.

  • 07
    Day 7: Sharm El Shiekh Optional Excursions
    Visits: Free day, Optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park.

    Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed Protected Area with some of the finest locations in the world for snorkeling. You would be spending the day enjoying everything Ras Mohamed has to offer. The park contains some of the best snorkeling and diving locations in the world offering an unparalleled diversity of sea life. enjoy several unique locations within the park and spend the day snorkeling, swimming, and relaxing on the boat. An open buffet lunch will be served on board.

    • Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.
    • Meals: Breakfast.
  • 08
    Day 8: Sharm El Shiekh Optional Excursions
    Visits: Free day, Optional tour to Saint Catherine's Monastery.

    Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or join our optional private tour to the Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai St. Catherine monastery 220 km northwest of Sharm el Sheikh and located between the St. Catherine's mounts and Moses Mount which is the oldest monastery of Christianity. It is an Orthodox Greek monastery within its amazing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures. Among its treasures is the Museum of St. Catherine where there are icons attributed to the painter Angelo, one of the most famous artists of the 15th century, or to his peers, as well as all six icons by Michael Damaskenos which are considered among the most important works of the Cretan School of the 16th century. After that head to enjoy Dahab day tours, the Flower Power City in the Red Sea, for a city tour and shopping tours in Dahab. Then, we will drive you back to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh.

    • Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.
    • Meals: Breakfast.
  • 09
    Day 9: Sharm El Shiekh Optional Excursions
    Visits: Free day, Optional tour to the Colored Canyon.

    Free day in Sharm El Sheikh or join our optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the Colored Canyon tour is majestic with its attractive and unique colors, and the canyons extend in narrow lanes. The reason behind these distinctive colors is the presence of magnesium and iron oxides. You return to your hotel after this amazing tour.

    • Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.
    • Meals: Breakfast.
  • 10
    Day 10: Back to Cairo

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

    • Overnight in Cairo.
    • Meals: Breakfast.
  • 11
    Day 11: Visit Egyptian Museum, Coptic and Islamic Cairo Sightseeing Tours
    Visits: Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo, Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Khan El Khalili.

    Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo then you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: the Egyptian Museum which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun's 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 dates back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to the 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 the Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to the "Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra" which gained its importance from its Geniza (Storeroom) was found during the 19th century and contains 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 you want to buy at Khan El Khalili 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 and watch the locals with their daily lives

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

    • Overnight in Cairo.
    • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
  • 12
    Day 12: Cairo - Fly Back Home

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

    • Meals: Breakfast.
MAY-SEPT

Cairo Sheraton Hotel 
Savoy Sharm El Sheikh Hotel
Blue Shadow Nile Cruise

  • 1827 $ Per Person in Triple Room
  • 1947 $ Per Person in Double Room
  • 2707 $ One Person Traveling Alone
OCT-APRIL

Cairo Sheraton Hotel 
Savoy Sharm El Sheikh Hotel
Blue Shadow Nile Cruise

  • 1967 $ Per Person in Triple Room
  • 1990 $ Per Person in Double Room
  • 2887 $ One Person Traveling Alone

Price quotes are in US dollars per person per trip all the Year Except over Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter holidays.

  • 0 to 1,99 years: FREE
  • 2 Years Old and below 6 years: 25% of adult price
  • 6 Years up to 11.99 years: 50% of adult price
  • 12 and Up: Calculate as an adult price.

Notes:

  • Children policy is applied to children who share rooms with their parents (Maximum 2 Child sharing parent's room some hotels Maximum 1 child sharing parents’ room) If your tour includes airfare, additional charges for your children may apply. According to Booking Policy.

We are offering the minimum down payment of just 10% to secure your spaces on the tour including hotel room, cruise cabin, domestic flight ticket, and other travel services. The remaining balance can be paid up to four days prior to your arrival date or in cash upon arrival at the destination to your Representative.

In case you cancel your trip, the following of charges will be applied:

  • From the date of booking until 61 days before your arrival date, 7% of the tour package price will be charged.
  • Between 60 and 21 days before your arrival date, 20% of the entire tour Package price will be charged.
  • Between 20 and 7 days before your arrival date, 40% of the package tour price will be charged.
  • Between 6 and 1 days before your arrival date, 75% of the tour package price will be applied.
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