This program will allow us to enjoy a visit to Upper Egypt in its entirety over 4 nights, traveling from Luxor to Aswan. We’ll enjoy sailing along the Nile’s banks and visiting the most important landmarks of ancient Egypt. Following this, we’ll take a flight to the ancient and modern capital of Egypt, Cairo, where we’ll visit the most significant ancient Egyptian sites: the Three Pyramids and the Sphinx, along with many old religious landmarks—Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish. This will take place over 3 nights of accommodation at one of the agreed-upon hotels according to the accommodation plan.
The program includes all meals on the cruise and at the Cairo hotel, as well as lunch during the visits in Cairo. It also includes admission to all the archaeological sites mentioned in the program and one of our most skilled tour guides.
Hotel or Cruise pickup and drop-off
It will be determined by the Tour guide
Based on the arrival time of the plane and the transfer to the cruise, the program will be scheduled by your tour guide and you. If the arrival time is in the first half of the day, we will start the visits after lunch, but if the arrival is late, the program will begin on the day following the arrival.
Cruise Visiting program 4 nights:
Karnak temple – Luxor temple in the East bank of Luxor.
Valley of the Kings – Colossi of Memnon – Temple of Medinet “Habou” in the West bank of Luxor.
Sail to Edfu and visit the temple of Horus.
Sail to Kom ombo and visit the temple of Sobek.
Sail to Aswan and visit the temple of Philae & Obelisk Unfinished. Travel to Abu Simbel in an Option.
Then, Flight to Cairo and stay their 3 nights to visit:
Pyramids – Sphinx the temple of the valley – Sakkara & Pyramid of Djoser – Cairo Museum – Sultan Hassan Mosque – Khan El Khalili Ancient Souk and the Old Cairo area, which contains several ancient churches, visited by people of all faiths, as well as the Jewish Temple (Ben Ezra Synagogue)
Enjoy Tours representative or the Tour guide will meet and greet you at Luxor airport and then you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship. According to the arrival time, the program will be scheduled in advance via WhatsApp messages before arrival. We can either start the program or only complete the arrival and accommodation on the cruise, and then explain the program and the time of the first visits. Meals are included on the cruise. There will be free time, and the first night will be spent in Luxor.
On the first day, we will visit the West Bank of the Nile, where we’ll see the famous Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings’ tombs, and the Medinet Habu Temple, then return to the cruise ship for lunch.
Then, we’ll go out again to visit the East Bank of the Nile, where we’ll visit the Karnak and Luxor Temples. Afterward, we’ll return for dinner, have some free time, and prepare to begin sailing toward the city of Edfu.
After having breakfast on the cruise, we will visit the Temple of the God “Horus” in Edfu. Then, we will return to the boat to have lunch and enjoy a three-hour sail until we reach the city of Kom Ombo. Following that, we will visit the Temple of the God “Sobek”. We will then return to the boat for dinner. Afterward, we will sail overnight to the city of Aswan.
On this day, we will visit the most romantic temples by motorboat, the Philae Temple, followed by a visit to the Unfinished Obelisk. Then we will return for lunch. We will take a felucca trip along the banks of the Nile River. There will be free time in Aswan, and then dinner and overnight stay on the cruise ship in Aswan.
After arriving in Cairo and make the transfer from the airport to the booked hotel according to your accommodation plan, and with the help of your tour guide or representative in facilitating the check-in at the hotel, providing the program and the pickup time of the first visit on the following day. Free time and dinner at the hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
On the first day in Cairo, after having breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the Egyptian Museum, with its various sections detailing the ancient Pharaonic Egyptian era and its many statues. Then, we will visit the Old Islamic area and see the Sultan Hassan Mosque and the Khan el-Khalili district, the oldest Egyptian market. We’ll have lunch between visits. Finally, we will visit the Old Coptic Christian and Jewish area.
Afterward, we’ll return to the hotel for free time and have dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
After having breakfast, we will go on one of the most wonderful visits in this program: a visit to the Three Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple. Then we will have lunch at one of Cairo’s restaurants. After that, we will continue our visits to the Saqqara area and Djoser’s Pyramid.
Then we will return to the hotel. There will be free time, and dinner will be at the hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
After having breakfast and getting ready to check out of the hotel and taking the transfer to Cairo International Airport to catch the flight back home.
