Private 7-Night Cairo, Luxor, and Nile Cruise, with Flights
Overview
This private 7-night tour offers an in-depth exploration of Egypt's world-famous antiquities, beginning in Cairo and culminating with a Nile cruise from Luxor. You'll have the opportunity to visit the iconic Giza pyramids and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo before flying to Luxor to embark on a 4-night Nile cruise. The cruise features guided tours of the awe-inspiring Karnak, the historic Valley of the Kings, and other significant ancient sites. Afterward, you'll sail towards Aswan, with visits to Edfu, Kom Ombo, and various Aswan attractions. This comprehensive package includes return domestic flights, a choice of 4- or 5-star accommodation in Cairo, convenient airport transfers, and a full-board cruise experience.
What's Included and Not Included During your stay, you'll spend 3 nights in a 4-star Giza hotel with bed and breakfast and enjoy 4 nights on a 5-star Nile Cruise on a full-board basis. From the moment you land at Cairo airport, you will be met and assisted by a guide who will accompany you to your hotel. The package also covers domestic flights from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan back to Cairo, along with transfers at any time by an air-conditioned vehicle available 24/7. However, the tour does not include entrance fees to the sightseeing spots mentioned. Beverages in hotels and cruise ships, tips for the guide and driver, Wi-Fi on the Nile cruise, and the motorboat to Philae temple are also not included, along with entry fees to sites like the Pyramids of Giza, Temple of Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Horus, and Aswan High Dam.
Included
- 3 nights’ accommodation in a 4-star Giza hotel with bed and breakfast.
- 4 nights’ accommodation on a 5-star Nile cruise on a full-board basis.
- Domestic flights: Cairo to Luxor.
- Domestic flights: Aswan back to Cairo.
- Guidance by an expert Egyptology tour guide
- Airport transfers and transportation throughout the tour in an air-conditioned vehicle
- All taxes and charges
Excluded
- Entrance fees to all sightseeing spots
- Beverages at hotels and on the cruise
- Wi-Fi on the cruise (available at an extra charge)
- Tips (recommended)
Tour Plan
Day 01
Your Egyptian adventure begins with your arrival at Cairo International Airport, where our representatives will assist you through all the formal procedures. Whether you meet your Egyptologist guide on the same day or the next, they will explain all the details of your tour. With the philosophy of treating you as a friend rather than a customer, you are encouraged to feel at home and ask any questions about your tour.
Day 02
after an early breakfast, your qualified Egyptology guide will meet you at your hotel at 9 am for a tour to the Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum. You will explore the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, view the Great Sphinx, and then have lunch at your own expense before traveling downtown to visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses numerous artifacts from the Pharaonic period, including Tutankhamun’s treasures. You will then spend another night at a 4-star hotel in Cairo, with breakfast included.
Day 03
After checking out from your Cairo/Giza hotel, you'll be transferred to Cairo airport for your flight. Upon arrival in Luxor, you will be transferred to your cruise ship on the Nile, where, after lunch on board, you will tour the East Bank to visit Karnak temple and Luxor temple. Please note that if your cruise ship departs from Aswan on a 3-night cruise to Luxor, you will instead fly to Aswan. This day concludes with an overnight stay on a 5-star Nile cruise ship, with all meals included.
Day 04
will start with breakfast on your ship and an excursion to Luxor’s West Bank to explore the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. After returning to your ship for an onboard lunch, you will relax as you sail south to Edfu, finishing your day with a leisurely dinner on board. Your accommodation will be on the 5-star Nile cruise ship, with all meals provided.
Day 05
after breakfast on your ship, you will visit the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. Then, you'll cruise on to Kom Ombo to admire the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. Savor lunch on board as your ship sails to Aswan. You will stay overnight on the 5-star Nile cruise ship, with breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.
Day 06
involves a post-breakfast exploration, starting with a trip to see Aswan’s High Dam and Philae temple. Back on your cruise, you'll have lunch and dinner before spending another night on the 5-star Nile cruise ship, with all meals included.
Day 07
after breakfast, you have the option to visit the majestic Abu Simbel Temples or disembark your cruise ship and transfer to Aswan Airport for your return to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, you'll enjoy a further transfer to your hotel for an overnight stay in a 4-star Giza hotel, with breakfast included. Depending on your flight schedule, you may opt for a day tour to visit Cairo citadel and Coptic Cairo.
The eighth and final day of your tour involves a transfer to Cairo airport after breakfast to catch your plane back home. Depending on your flight schedule, you might have the option to stay an extra night in Cairo, potentially including additional day tours.