Onboard international flight from North America to Egypt.

Upon arrival at Cairo airport, meet & greet and transfer to the hotel (transfer is not included if you booked the land only package). 

Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is one of the largest cities in Africa standing for more than 1,000 years on the same site across the banks of the Nile. 

The remainder of the day is at your leisure to enjoy this fascinating city on your own.

Please note, we recommend that you select flights which arrive no later than 4 pm on Day 2 or earlier if possible.

After a delightful breakfast, start your tour by visiting the Giza Pyramid Complex. The Pyramid is surrounded by mystery and fringe theories due to its complex interior and its sheer magnitude. Entry into the Great Pyramid is optional.

Continue to see the Great Sphinx, a 73m (240ft) high limestone statue in the shape of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and a head of a human believed to be built by King Khafre as a symbol of wisdom and power. 

Explore the Valley Temple, a place where the extraordinary Mummification of Kings’ bodies is believed to have taken place in the Ancient Egypt Kingdom. It is one of the best-preserved structures of Ancient Egyptian civilization, made from limestone, holding amazing diorite statues of Chephren. Visit the Egyptian Museum, one of the biggest Museums in the world. It holds a number of great artifacts and monuments dating back more than 4000 years from Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Coptic, to Islamic. There are thousands of extravagant statues, jewelry and funeral objects like the treasures of King Tutankhamen.

Explore the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, the oldest market in the region dating back to 970 AD and known to many as the golden brick road of the Middle East. All the phenomenal Islamic architectures and decorations of the street are highly enchanting and remain in good condition till today. Visit Papyrus Institute and learn how this ancient art has been revived after thousands of years.

 Optional Tour: Dinner Cruise on the Magical Nile River   USD 99 / Person

Special Egyptian dinner aboard a Nile River Ship with local entertainments including a musical concert by a folklore band featuring belly dance and the memorable traditional Egyptian Tannoura dance. 

After Breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor. On arrival, meet your guide for another breathtaking adventure.

Visit the Karnak Temple, the largest religious building in the world. The complex was built over the centuries, from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (2040 – 1782 BC), through the New Kingdom (1570 – 1069 BC), to the Ptolemaic Dynasty (323 – 30 BC), and the ruins today cover over 200 acres of land. Karnak is believed to have been an Ancient observatory as well as a place of worship. Stop at a local perfume gallery and study the history of this well known special local product.

You will be transferred to Nile Cruise to check in. Enjoy your lunch and relax.

Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple constructed approximately 1400 BC. Unlike other temples in Luxor which are dedicated to Pharaohs in death, Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of Kingship. It may have been where many of the Pharaohs of Egypt were crowned. After the tour, you will be transferred back to Nile Cruise for dinner and overnight stay onboard.

Remarks for the Nile cruise:

1.Wifi on the cruise might be slow or unstable. Rate is around U$5 per hour or U$10 per day for each device.

2.Beverages onboard including alcohol, soft drinks and water are all available for a fee.

3.Time to go through the lock is depending on the navigation authority and water conditions.

4.Daily meals are generally buffet style.

5.There is normally no elevators on the vessel.

We invite the early risers to participate in an unforgettable adventure(optional) by riding on a hot air balloon at sunrise time. Luxor is one of the top 3 world-famous destinations ideal for hot air balloon activity because of its breathtaking Valley of Kings, unbeatable bird"s eye view of the Nile and epic history of Pharaoh mausoleums.

 Optional Tour: Morning hot air balloon ride  U$149/person

Remarks for hot air balloon experience:

1. 1. We strongly suggest early booking as the demand is usually high and the availability is limited especially during busy seasons.
2. 2. The ride may be canceled any time depending on the weather conditions.
3. 3. Bring extra layers for the high-altitude chill and do not wear high heels or short skirts. 
4. 4. Follow safety instructions and keep the correct landing position.
5. 5. Participants are offered safety insurance by the reputable licensed service providers.
6. 6. Seniors, very young kids or anyone with physical/health issues are not recommended for this activity.
7. 7. Participants come back to the cruise for breakfast after the activity.

In the morning, for all group members, enjoy your breakfast aboard Nile Cruise, and then join your guide for the tour of West Bank Luxor.

Visit the captivating Valley of the Kings also known as Valley of the Gates of the Kings. For a period of about 500 years from the 16th to 11th Century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. The valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers decorated with scenes of Egyptian Mythology and gives clues as to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period. It includes tombs of some well-known Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs like Tutankhamun, Ramses IV, Ramses II, and Seti I, among others. 

Head to the Hatshepsut Temple, one of the most impressive achievements of Queen Hatshepsut. She ruled Egypt during the 18th dynasty and died in 1458 BC. The temple is located in the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. It is considered one of the incomparable monuments of Ancient Egypt, a true masterpiece.

Proceed to Colossi of Memnon. These are two stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the 18th dynasty. The original function of the Colossi was to stand guard at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple, a massive construction built during the Pharaoh’s lifetime. Today, with the exception of the Colossi, very little remains of Amenhotep’s temple which stood on the edge of the Nile floodplain where successive annual inundations gnawed away at its foundation. The temple was destroyed by natural disasters. 

After the thrilling tour of Luxor, you will be transferred back to your Nile Cruise to have your lunch while sailing and spend the rest of your day and overnight onboard.

After breakfast, join your tour guide in a horse carriage to transfer to some amazing sites located on the West Bank of the Nile.

Visit Edfu Temple, one of the best-preserved shrines in Egypt. Built between 237 BC and 57 BC during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, the temple has inscriptions on the walls depicting some of the most useful information about language, myth, and religion during the Hellenistic era in Egypt. 

You will return to your Nile Cruise and sail towards Kom Ombo. Upon arrival, join your guide to visit the Kom Ombo Temple, a unique double temple that was also built during the Ptolemaic dynasty between 180 and 47 BC. It has some additions that were made to it during the Roman era. The temple is unusual because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis. A few of the three hundred crocodile mummies discovered in the vicinity are displayed in the crocodile museum.

After finishing your memorable tour of Edfu and Kom Ombo, you will be transferred back to your deluxe Nile Cruise and sail towards Aswan. Upon arrival, you will spend the night aboard your Nile Cruise.

After a luscious breakfast, you will head to the Nubian City of Aswan to explore Aswan’s allures, one of the highlights of the tour.

Visit Aswan High Dam, the world’s largest embankment Dam built across the river Nile between 1960 and 1970. Following the Egyptian Revolution, the dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt"s planned industrialization with its construction resulting in protection from floods and droughts, increasing water storage for irrigation in its reservoir lake Nasser, enhancing in agricultural production, employment rate, electricity production, benefitting navigation also tourism. Lake Nasser is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world and is a major lifeline for Thousands of people in Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan.

Continue to tour The Unfinished Obelisk, the largest obelisk in Ancient times. Believed to have been commissioned by the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 18th dynasty (more than 3,500 years ago), the unfinished Obelisk is an incredible look at the building methods of these Ancient monuments typically placed at the entrances of temples. Lying as a sleeping giant in a bed of granite, the Unfinished Obelisk would be about 137 ft (42 meters) long if completed and is estimated to weigh around 1,200 tons, a true hallmark of Ancient Egyptian ingenuity and engineering.

Explore Philae Temple, the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Constructed from around 690 BC during the reign of Ptolemy II (Egypt’s Greco-Roman Period), the temple originally located near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile which was the site of an Egyptian temple complex. It was later transferred to its current location on Agilkia Island in Lake Naser between 1977 and 1980 under a UNESCO project to save it from the destructive effect of the ever-increasing waters of the Nile. Philae Temple was a prominent site of pilgrimage not only for Egyptians and Nubians but for pilgrims from as far as Anatolia, Crete and the Greek mainland. Some of these pilgrims marked their presence with inscriptions on the temple walls among which are inscriptions left by four Romans in 116 BC, which represent the oldest known inscriptions in Egypt.

Egyptian cotton is world famous and never miss out the opportunity to explore the local workshop in Aswan to get first hand information.

Finally after an exciting adventure, you will check into your deluxe Nile Cruise to enjoy your lunch and overnight onboard.

Today is the disembarkation date of your cruise. You will be transferred to Aswan International Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo.

We recommend you to join our optional tour to the Temple of Abu Simbel. 

 Optional Tour: Abu Simbel Temple tour USD 149 / Person

Departure around:4:00 AM

Approximate tour Duration: 8-9 Hours 

Upon arrival, discover the majestic Abu Simbel Temples, the largest and the most impressive temples of Ancient Egypt. The Abu Simbel Temples are two massive rock temples. The complex is listed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Nubian Monuments” which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae near Aswan. The twin temples were originally curved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC, during the 19th dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. They serve as a lasting monument to the king and his queen Nefertari as well as to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Believe it or not, this whole complex was relocated piece by piece to the present site to avoid the rising flood from the construction of the High Dam.

After the tour, you will be transferred to Aswan International Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo.

Upon arrival in Cairo, transfer to your hotel for overnight stay.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport and board the flight back to your home (transfer is not included if you booked the land only package).

*Please note: Depending on the air scheduling and availability, your flight back to USA/Canada may depart in very early morning the next day (00:00 am-03: 00 am).

For your final day, you may explore the city on your own and transfer to the airport in the evening. Hotel check-out is before noontime. (Late check-out may be available for a fee subject to the hotel policy).