11 days Cairo, Nile Cruise and Red Sea Tour Package

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Tourism Cairo Office - Cairo Airport, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

Day 1: Arrive Cairo & Transfer to Hotel:
Meet and assist at Cairo Airport.
Transfer to Cairo Hotel.
You may consider a special evening at the Pyramids, enjoy the spectacular sound and light show.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Giza Pyramids Tours, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

Day 2: Visit the Pyramids & Saqqara:
This morning you meet with you Egyptologist tour guide, who will go through a brief meeting to cover some points about the country and tour.
Then your guide will escort you to an amazing tour to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx.
Lunch at a local restaurant in Cairo.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Great Sphinx, Giza, Giza Governorate

Visit the great Sphinx and its valley temple

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Saqqara (Sakkara) Pyramids, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

Drive 30 minutes to the relaxing countryside of Giza to visit Saqqara Step Pyramid, the first Pyramid complex in Egypt.
Back to your Hotel for leisure.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Egyptian Antiquities Museum, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

Day 3: City Tour & Sleeper train to Aswan:
Morning check out from Cairo Hotel, luggage will be stored in the van.
Visit the overwhelming Egyptian Museum escorted by your private Egyptologist Tour Guide.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

Visit Coptic Cairo that houses some of the oldest churches in Egypt, follow the steps of the Holly Family and see the Holly cavern where they sheltered from the Romans.
Lunch at a local restaurant

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

Visit the iconic Citadel of Saladin and the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Khan Al-Khalili, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

Explore the largest and oldest Bazaar of Khan Al-Khalili. Enjoy the authentic atmosphere and see how people bargain for their deals.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: El Giza Station

Board the overnight sleeper train that will take you all the way to Day 3: City Tour & Sleeper train to Aswan over 12 hours, all comfort facilities are installed in you private cabin (bed, mattress, blanket, pillows, washing tab, face towel). The train has 2 toilet rooms in every compartment. Dinner and breakfast are included. Option to flight upgrade is available too, however the train is a great experience to explore Egypt like an insider.

Duration: 12 hours

Stop At: Nubian Village, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley

Day 4: Arrive Aswan & free day:
You arrive Aswan by 9 AM, check in Aswan Hotel.
Free day in Aswan to explore the city.
Optional tour to Abu Simbel OR Nubian Village by Felucca sail boat.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Temple of Philae, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley

Day 5: Aswan tour & Nile Cruise check in.
After breakfast your Egyptologist will escort you to visit the most romantic temple of Goddess Isis on Philae island. Take a short drive followed by a short scenic boat ride to reach the temple and explore it with passion.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: High Dam, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley

Then visit Aswan High Dam, the most strategic project in Egypt and the main source of power for the country.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley

End your Aswan tour visiting the Unfinished Obelisk and explore one of the main granite quarries in Egypt, your guide will explain to you how the Pharaohs made their gigantic obelisks.
Then Check into your 5 star Nile Cruise.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile River Valley

Check in Nile Cruise, this afternoon the Cruise starts Sailing towards Comombo.
You reach Comombo by the end of the day, walk 5 minutes to the double temple of Sobek the Crocodile god and Harwer the Falcon.
Back to the boat to continue sailing to Edfu.
Overnight in Edfu.
Day 6: Visit Edfu temple:
Today you visit Horus temple at Edfu by Horse drowning carriage.
Back to the boat and continue sailing towards Luxor via Esna lock.
This evening you reach Luxor.
You may consider the Hot air Balloon over the west bank of Luxor by Sunrise.
Day 7: Luxor west bank:
start the tour by visiting the Royal burials at the Valley of Kings, then visit the mortuary temple of the female Pharaoh Hatshipsut.
You can think about the evening sound and light show at Karnak temple.
Day 8: visit East Bank & Sail to Edfu
This morning you will check out from the Cruise, luggage will be stored in the van that will transfer you to Hurghada after the tour.
Morning visit to the temples of Luxor, including the gigantic temple complex of Karnak and the temple of Luxor.
Light lunch or snack to take on the way to Hurghada.
Afternoon convoy, all tourist vehicles will be escorted by tourism police convoy to drive about 4 hours to Hurghada.
Arrive Hurghada by the end of the day & check in Hurghada 4* Hotel (Half board stay)
Start with dinner.
Day 9: Free day in Hughada:
Day 10: Free day in Hurghada:
Day 11: Free day in Hurghada:
Today you check out after breakfast or extend your stay basef on your final departure flight schedule from Hurghada international airport.

Duration: 2 hours