This tour will take you to rural Egypt on the Nile and to the shores of the Red Sea. See the Pyramids and Sakkara. Cruise the Nile for 4 days and then relax in Sinai before returning to see Old Cairo and the Museum. In Sinai optional excursions into the desert and mountains are available.
Day 1: Arrive Cairo
(Accommodation in Cairo), Meals: Welcome Drink
Day 2: Giza Pyramids – Sakkara – Memphis
(accommodation in Sleeper Train). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: High Dam – Unfinished Obelisk – Philae Temple (Accommodation in Aswan Nile Cruise). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 4: Kom Ombo Temple – Edfu Temple (Accommodation in Nile Cruise). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5: Valley of Kings – Hatshipsut – Memnon – Karnak temple.
(Accommodation in Nile Cruise Luxor). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6: Flight to Sharm El Shiekh. (Accommodation in Shram El Shiekh).
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7: optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park.. (Accommodation in Shram El Shiekh). Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Optional tour to Colored Canyon. (Accommodation in Sharm El Shiekh).
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9: optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine. (Accommodation in Sharm El Shiekh). Meals: Breakfast
Day 10: Back to Cairo. (Accommodation in Cairo). Meals: Breakfast.
Day 11: Museum – Salah Eldin Citadel – Old Cairo. (Accommodation in Cairo). Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.
Day 12: Fly Back Home. Meals: Breakfast.
What’s 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
- 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 Memphis Tours group
- Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan
- Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
- Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon
- Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
- Lunch during your trip
- Bottled water during your tour
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
- Domestic flight (Luxor/ Sharm – Sharm / Cairo)
- Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary
- Portage when needed
- 30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device
- All service charges and taxes
What’s Excluded:
- International Airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours
- Personal expenses
- Tipping
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Our represittative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnightin Cairo.
Meals: Welcome Drink
Day 2:Pyramids / Sakkara/ Memphis
Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then meet your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus – Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat infront of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid), & then you will see the old Capital of ancient Egypt Memphis & its great statues. 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
Day 3:Aswan Sightseeing
After breakfast on board the train, our representative will meet you at Aswan train station and then you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan before lunch. Enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island ,the Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4:Kom Ombo / Edfu
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the well preserved Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5:Luxor Sightseeing
Have your breakfast on board during your sail to Luxor, then visit the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings, The temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board proceeding visiting East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples). Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Have your dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6:Luxor Sightseeing
Breakfast on board, disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, and then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, you will be transfered to your hotel in Sharm and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast
N.B: Most flight from Luxor to Sharm is indirect flight via Cairo Airport.
Day 7:Sharm El Shiekh
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometre protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai’s southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and granite mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8:Sharm El Shiekh
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to one of the natural wonders of the Sinai, the Colored Canyon is majestic. Take a walk among dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9:Sharm El Shiekh
Free day in Sharm or join our optional tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world’s second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments. Overnight in Sharm.
Meals: Breakfast
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 flight to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11:Cairo Sightseing
Start your day visiting the Egyptian Museum, where you will admire the splendid collection of Tutankhamun alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Transfer to visit Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed by Salah El Din in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Yousif Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came specially from Istanbuland to build this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years. Lunch will be taken in a local restaurant. Then proceed to visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Visit Old Cairo where you will enjoy, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, Church of Abu Serga and back to hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12:Final Departure
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
| May – Sep. | Oct. – April | |
| Double | $1300 | $1390 |
| Single | $1630 | $1725 |
