11 Day Egypt Tour Cairo and Nile Cruise by flight

Welcome to Egypt! Upon arrival at Cairo Airport our representative will be waiting for you with your “Name Sign” He will welcome and assist you inside the airport, meet and greet service till you are in our modern vehicle, then you will be transferred to your hotel. overnight in Cairo. 
Note : If your flight arrives early and you would like to add any tour or evening activity please let us know.

Breakfast at the hotel, Your guide will pick you up with a sign of (Your Name). Then start your tour with us. While you are in the car your guide will start to explain everything for you in the street and about your tour. Enjoy your day visiting the Great Giza Pyramids, of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus. Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, . After that you can have your lunch at a local restaurant. Then Move to visit the Egyptian Museum, which features artifacts from the Pharaonic period. The museum displays a rare collection of 5000 years of art which is considered the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. . Then Move back to your hotel. Cairo overnight

Breakfast at Cairo hotel and check out to fly to Luxor to start Nile Cruise trip,
Meet in Luxor airport, transfer for embarkation on board of Nile Cruise.
Lunch on board with a selection of Egyptian, vegetarian and international food.
Meet the licensed Egyptologist tour guide to start Luxor trip with visit the east bank of Luxor (Karnak Temples where will see headed ram’s avenue, Hatshepsut obelisk & Ramses III temple), back to Nile Cruise.
Dinner on board, relaxation and free time for exploring Luxor city, overnight on board (Luxor).

Luxor Day Trip.
Breakfast on board while the Nile Cruise in Luxor.
-Free time for hot air balloon ride above Luxor monuments – (option trip).
Start Luxor trip with your Egyptologist tour guide to visit the west bank of Luxor including (the valley of kings with three royal tombs for the ancient Pharaohs of Egypt, queen Hatshepsut funerary temple at deir el-bahari and the two colossi of Memnon).
Back to Nile Cruise for lunch on board in Luxor.
Sail towards Aswan with afternoon tea, once arrive Esna, cross the lock to be in higher level of water – is the best view during your travel of Egypt.
Dinner on board, entertainment & overnight on board (Edfu).

Nile Cruise Trip.
Wake-up call with breakfast on board.
Ride horse carriage to visit Edfu temple (the well preserved temple that is dedicated to god Horus- falcon headed god), then back to Nile Cruise with horse ride – good chance to see the local and their city – market in edfu city on the way to Nile Cruise.
Back to the cruise and sail to Kom Ombo with lunch on board with a beautiful scene for Nile valley while sailing.
Once arrive Kom Ombo walk for 10 minutes on the east edge of the Nile to visit the temple of Kom Ombo and crocodiles mummy room, back to the cruise.
Sail to Aswan with afternoon tea at sun deck.
Dinner on board, entertainment & overnight on board (Aswan).

Aswan visit.
Breakfast board of Nile Cruise following by meet your licensed Egyptologist tour guide start Aswan trip to visit Aswan sightseeing including the Temple of Philae, Isis Island and tour to High Dam passing by the old Dam of Aswan & Nasser Lake.
Back to Nile Cruise for a little relaxation and Lunch on board.
At afternoon sail with Felucca around the islands of Aswan and botanical garden, explore the first cataract in Aswan.
Dinner, entertainment & overnight on board of the cruise in Aswan.

Aswan fly to Cairo.
Breakfast board of Nile Cruise following by disembarkation from the board.
-Free time to visit Abu Simbel temples – (option trip).
At the appropriate time transfer to Aswan airport to fly to Cairo, upon arrival Cairo meet and transfer to Cairo hotel for overnight.

Breakfast, Your tour guide from Cairo Private tours will pick you up with your “name sign” from your hotel lobby, get in the private a/c car and then start to enjoy the tour with us.
Enjoy your day visiting Dahshur, Memphis & Saqqara. The day start from Cairo after the tour guide pick you up, move to the Dahshur, The first of the Dahshur pyramids was the Bent Pyramid (2613–2589 BC), built under the rule of King Sneferu. The Bent Pyramid was the first attempt at building a smooth sided pyramid,
The second pyramid of Dahshur, the Red Pyramid. Once completed, the pyramid was considered to be a success, as it was a fully constructed, smooth sided, and a free standing pyramid rising to a height of 341 feet (104 meters), with an angle of 43 degrees.
Move to Memphis was the Capital during the Old kingdom, was also the first capital of Egypt, it was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt.
Proceed to visit Djoser’s Step Pyramids at Saqqara, from the 3rd dynasty (2667 – 2448 BC), consider the first pyramid built on the earth and the world’s oldest major stone structure. Also Saqqara considered one of the largest burial sites in Egypt. a chance to visit some of the tombs of Saqqara Necropolis and learn with your Egyptology tour guide about the new excavations.
Move back to your hotel,
Overnight in Cairo

Breakfast
Enjoy your free day – Also you can ask for an optional activity.
Overnight in Cairo

Breakfast
Your tour guide from Cairo Private Tours, will pick up you with a sign of (Your Name), and then start your tour with us.
Enjoy your tour of Islamic and Coptic Cairo private day tour, Start with exploring the medieval Islamic monuments through El Darb Al ahmar street a chance to learn about the Islamic Sabil, Madrasa, Wekala, Khan, Bayts and other Monuments worthy of exploration.
You will get to Have a walk through A Moez street UNSCO world heritage site and visit Al Hakem Mosque, Al Aqmar Mosque Sabil Mohamed Ali, Al Azhar Mosque the main Mosque in Egypt.
Drive to Old Cairo Coptic area This amazing quarter, one of the oldest Christian collections in the world.
Visit the “Hanging Church” which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary, It’s called “Hanging” because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress “Babylon” .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes.
Then visiting “Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church” which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt.
Then, visiting the “Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra” which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts
Move back to your hotel, Overnight in Cairo.

By the end of the tour we will make sure that you had a great experience with us and transfer you to the Airport for final departure, Itinerary finished but memories last for lifetime. We will look forward to welcoming you back to your second home land Egypt the cradle of civilizations and wait another chance to enjoy our Egyptian warm traditions and hospitality.