Luxury 12 days 11 Nights Cairo, Nile & Lake Cruise

Day 1: Arrive in Egypt

Arrival to Cairo airport, your tour manager will assist you at Cairo International Airport and provide an entry visa for Egypt and then he will escort you to your hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. After you have checked in your tour representative will discuss your itinerary and confirm your pick-up times for upcoming day trips. You’re free to spend the rest of the day as you wish and Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Full day Pyramids and Egyptian Museum and Bazaar Tour 

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel in Cairo before checking out, and then your personal tour guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple. Then, head out to the Egyptian Museum. Continue to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore 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 khan el khalili bazaar is a great place to walk around, or to sit down for some coffee while you watch the locals going about their daily lives. Later, you will be transferred to your hotel and Overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Lunch.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo, Khan EL Khalili.

Day 3: Fly Cairo to Luxor –Nile Cruise Tour Visit the East Bank 

Check out from your Hotel at Cairo in the morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor where you will be met, then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your 5 star Nile Luxury cruise for check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive 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 move 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 the Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon.
Dinner and overnight on board the Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions / East Bank 

After breakfast on your Nile cruise, 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 and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board . After lunch, you will sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board.

Overnight on board your Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

After breakfast on Nile Cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. One of the best-preserved temples of the Greco Roman era, that of Horus at Edfu. Enjoy a magnificent experience as you take a horse-drawn carriage ride back and forth to the temple and marvel at Upper Egypt’s local life. Pass through the slow-paced, rural life of the local farmers and fishermen. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking lush, fertile landscapes dotted with banana and date palm trees.

Sail to Kom Ombo, enjoying the Nile’s breeze while eating. Touch down on the shores of Kom Ombo and walk through the town of Kom Ombo among the locals until you arrive at the unusual Kom Ombo temple with its two identical entrances, hypostyle halls, and sanctuaries. After your visit, head back to your cruise where you will enjoy an appetizing lunch while sailing to your second stop of the day, Edfu.

Dinner and overnight on board your Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours / Aswan Sightseeing 

After breakfast on the Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor.

Dinner and overnight on board your Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Aswan to Abu Simbel Private transfer / Lake Cruise

After breakfast, disembarkation from Cruise. Then transfer by air-conditioned Coach to Abu Simbel visit the two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramses II.The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramses II and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one After that embark your 5-star deluxe lake Nasser Nile cruise, M/S Moevenpick Prince Abbas. Check-in Abu-Simbel on board. Lunch on board, and then visit the Temple of Abu Simbel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Kasr Ibrim

Breakfast is served while sailing to Kasr Ibrim. Arrive at Kasr Ibrim. Tour conducted from the ship's sun deck as entrance to the site is not permitted. Lunch served while sailing to Amada. Visit the temples of Amada and Derr as well as the Tomb of Pennut, A relaxing afternoon sail to Wadi El Seboua. Dinner and overnight on board
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 

Day 9: Temple of Dekka

In the morning tour to Wadi El Seboua, the temples of Dakka, and Meharakka. Lunch on board. Sail to Aswan while dining and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 

Day 10: Disembark/ Back to Cairo

After breakfast, check-out in and disembarkation from Lake Cruise in Aswan, Then visit the Kalabsha Temple, Beit El Wali and the Kiosk of Kertassi. After that transfer to Aswan Airport to board your flight to Cairo. 
Arrival at Cairo Airport and transfer to your hotel in Cairo and Overnight.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 11: Alexandria Day Tour

After breakfast, transfer to Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt, visiting Qaitbay Citadel, built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay on the spot of Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse. Then move on to the new and much acclaimed Alexandria Library. Also visit the Roman cemetery cut out of the rock, the Catacombs. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to Cairo overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch