Tour overview

Give yourself the sort of holiday you deserve with our Round Trip Nile Cruise and Pyramids package. Explore the attractions of Cairo and cruise the Nile in 10 days on one of Egypt’s tours. Enjoy a unique roundtrip and sailing experience on board the MS Mayfair Nile Cruise between Luxor and Aswan for 6 nights visiting Karnak Temple, Philae Temple, and many more. See the spectacular Pyramids in Cairo during this 10-day package tour in Egypt.

Brief Itinerary

Day Highlights Overnight
Day 1 Welcome to Egypt Cairo
Day 2 Pyramid and Cairo Tours Cairo
Day 3 Fly to Luxor—Nile Cruise Round Trip aboard your cruise in Esna
Day 4 Edfu Temple – Sail to Kom Ombo aboard your cruise in Kom Ombo.
Day 5 Aswan Nile Cruise Tours  aboard your cruise in Aswan
Day 6 Aswan to Abu Simbel Optional Tour aboard your cruise in Aswan
Day 7 Sail to Kom Ombo Temple – Sail to Esna aboard your cruise in Esna.
Day 8  Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions aboard your cruise in Luxor
Day 9 Luxor Nile Cruise – Back to Cairo Cairo
Day 10 Cairo – Fly Back Home  

Included

Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports

Assistance of our guest relations during your stay

All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.

Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast.

Accommodation for 6 nights onboard Nile Cruise on full board basis

Domestic flight Cairo/Luxor – Luxor/Cairo

All sightseeing tours in Cairo are private guided tours.

All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing cruise group

Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.

English-speaking tour guide during your tours

Meals at hotel, cruise and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary

Bottled water during outings outside of hotel or cruise ship.

All service charges and taxes

Not Included

International Airfare

Entry visa to Egypt

Any optional tours

Personal spending

Tipping

Day 1: Welcome to Egypt

Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the 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.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Pyramid and Cairo Tours

After enjoying a delicious wholesome breakfast at your hotel, your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to start your journey by marveling at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza. Visit the iconic Sphinx and Valley Temple. After your pyramid visit, you’ll go for lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant and then head over to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum, which is an archaeological museum in Giza, Egypt, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex. The GEM Complex is now offering limited access to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of the official opening. Admission is currently limited to the Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial area, and exterior gardens. Return back to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).

Day 3: Fly to Luxor - Nile Cruise Round Trip

Check out from hotel in the early morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor where you will be met and assisted, then transferred by an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle to embark your Nile Cruise. Have your lunch on board while sailing. Free time at leisure with afternoon tea on board the cruise ship. Dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4: Edfu Temple - Sail to Kom Ombo

Breakfast on board while sailing to Edfu at the morning, then have a visit to Horus Temple in Edfu, the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. Back to the Nile cruise boat to continue sailing to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board with afternoon tea and Free time at leisure. Dinner on board with enjoying Egyptian Galabya party.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Kom Ombo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Horus Temple, Kom Ombo.

Day 5: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours

Early sail to Aswan while enjoying your Breakfast on board. Then, you will be picked up to enjoy a day tour to the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Head back to your cruise where Lunch will be served on board. End the night with a delicious dinner on board with a belly dance show and Egyptian folkloric show.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Granite Quarries, Temple of Philae.

Day 6: Aswan to Abu Simbel Optional Tour

Breakfast on board your Nile cruise with free time at leisure in Aswan, or enjoy an optional tour to Abu Simbel Temples. It takes about 3 hours driving from Aswan to Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Arrive to Abu Simbel, see the impressive Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which is dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, and to Ramesses II. Then return to your Nile Cruise in Aswan. Free time at leisure, then have your dinner on board and enjoy a Nubian Show.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Aswan, Optional tour to Abu Simbel Temple.

Day 7: Sail to Kom Ombo Temple - Sail to Esna

Sail to Kom Ombo while having your breakfast on board, then enjoy a guided visit to the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Back to the Nile Cruise to set sail to Edfu with lunch on board. Continue sailing to Esna, with afternoon tea on board. Dinner on board in Esna.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Kom Ombo Temple.

Day 8: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions

Sail to Luxor with breakfast on board your Nile Cruise, then head out to enjoy a guided tour to the West bank of the River Nile in Luxor to visit Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the powerful Egyptian queen, and the Colossi of Memnon. back to the cruise with lunch, dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Visits: Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.

Day 9: Luxor Nile Cruise - Back to Cairo

Breakfast on board, then disembark your Nile cruise in Luxor and enjoy a guided tour to the East Bank of Luxor, visit the magnificent Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Lunch will be served in a good quality restaurant in Luxor. Later on, you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted at the airport then escorted to your hotel nearby Cairo Airport.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple.

Day 10: Cairo - Fly Back Home

Breakfast at the hotel with free time at your leisure, then you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.