Aswan & Luxor Explorer

08 days, 07 nights (03 nights cruise + 04 hotel nights in Cairo)
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Summary
08 days, 07 nights
Cairo International Airport
Explore the majestic temples of Aswan and Luxor on a luxurious Nile cruise. Begin and end your journey in Cairo, with visits to the pyramids and other historic sites.
Tour Highlights
  • Pyramids of Giza
  • Egyptian Museum
  • Aswan High Dam
  • Unfinished Obelisk
  • Felucca ride on the Nile
  • Kom Ombo Temple
  • Edfu Temple
  • Valley of the Kings and Queens
  • Temple of Hatshepsut
  • Colossi of Memnon
  • Luxor Temple
  • Karnak Temple
Travel itinerary

Day 01:

Arrival at the airport, transfer to the hotel in Cairo, accommodation.

Day 02:

Breakfast. In the morning, departure to the zone of the pyramids to visit the three pyramids, in the afternoon visit to the Egyptian Museum. Transfer to hotel, accommodation.

Day 03:

Breakfast, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Aswan, arrival and transfer to the cruise, full board, night aboard in Aswan.

Day 04:

Full board on board. We will visit the red granite quarries, where the unfinished obelisk and the great Aswan Dam, monumental engineering work built to control the floods of the Nile banks. This day we will take a walk in typical feluccas by the Nile. Navigation to Kom Ombo, arrival to visit the temple of Kom Ombo. We will visit the temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and to the Haroeris god and we will see a Nile meter, used by the ancient Egyptians to measure the mist of the waters of this river. Continuation towards Edfu, night aboard in Edfu.

Day 05:

Full board, departure to visit the temple of Edfu dedicated to the Horus gods, perfectly preserved. Continue to Luxor crossing the Esna lock. Night on board.

Day 06:

In the morning, departure for the visits of Luxor (Valley of the Kings and the Queens). We will cross the Nile to the west bank to visit the necropolis of Thebes, the Valleys of the Kings and the Queens, where the pharaohs of the dynasties were known XVIII to XX, their wives and the princes of royal blood, in tombs excavated in the rock of the mountains. We will also visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. In the morning, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Luxor, arrival to Luxor, transfer from the airport to the cruise, boarding the cruise. In the afternoon, make the visits of the temple of Luxor, dedicated to Amon Ra, Mut, Khonsu, and the temple of Karnak, an immense monumental complex of the temple of Karnak and Luxor. At the hour that is indicated, transfer to the airport to take the flight towards Cairo. Arrival in Cairo, transfer to hotel, hotel accommodation

Day 07:

Breakfast, free day optional visit to the Citadel of Saladin and Mohamed Ali Mosque, Khan el-Khalili market, hotel accommodation.

Day 08:

Breakfast, transfer to the airport. End of our service.

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What's Included
  • Airport transfers
  • Hotel accommodation in Cairo
  • Nile cruise with full board
  • Domestic flights (Cairo-Aswan, Luxor-Cairo)
  • Guided tours with an Egyptologist
  • Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the itinerary
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