Exclusive Luxury Cairo and Lake Cruise

Start your day with a delightful breakfast to recharge your energy before your tour guide meets you at the hotel's lobby. Then, they will take you to your first location - the Giza Plateau, where the Egyptians' magnificent architecture will be all over you. Your Egyptologist guide will reveal the past and importance of the Great Pyramid of King Cheops, as well as the pyramids of his son Chephren and grandson Mycerinus.

You will be able to see a panoramic view of the three pyramids at the high plateau. Besides, you can ride a camel around the Giza Pyramids, which will let you take fantastic photos with the help of your Bedouin guide.

Then, visit the Valley Temple of King Chephren, be amazed at the architects' incredible skills to attach huge stone blocks.

Your tour will continue with a visit to the Cairo Egyptian Museum, which has a large collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including the boy king Tutankhamun's treasures.

After a lavish lunch at an excellent restaurant, you will have a chance to visit the Coptic Cairo area, where the ancient Roman fortress of Babylon, the Hanging Church, the Church of St. Sergius, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue are located.

Your guided tour will then lead you to the Islamic Cairo district, where you can stroll through the city medieval walls and gates, and visit the historical Khan El Khalili bazaar, where you can buy souvenirs.

Finally, you might have the chance to participate in the optional sound and light show at the Giza Pyramids, pending on the time.

In the early morning of the third day, you will be transferred to Luxor. The guide will accompany you to Cairo International Airport, where you will take a flight to Luxor International Airport. Luxor is a place everyone talks about when it comes to tourism.

Our representative will greet you and help you after your arrival in Luxor. Then, you will be placed on the 5-star deluxe cruiser, the Mövenpick MS Royal Lily, or an equivalently plush boat.

The Luxor East Bank Tour, your first entertainment in Luxor, will commence right after lunch on the boat. your first stop will be the Luxor Temple, which by far is the biggest religious ritual area in the history of the world. Later, you will be walking the avenue of Sphinxes while being impressed by the Temple of Luxor, a place dedicated to the gods and a major city of ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom.

A sumptuous dinner will be served for you on board during your Nile cruise.

You will also have a chance to book an extra tour of the sound and light show at the Karnak Temple and partake in it.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included in this day.

Your day commences with a visit to the Colossi of Memnon, the two massive statues that survived from an ancient Egyptian temple complex. After having a hearty breakfast during your Nile cruise, you visit these monumental statues that have been silently overlooking the Theban necropolis for thousands of years, offering a perspective of the splendor of what was once there.

The site of the Kings Valley will be your next stop, which is the burial site of more than 60 rulers of the New Kingdom of Egypt, among whom are the famous King Tutankhamun and mighty Ramses II. As you walk through the tombs with their walls covered with paintings depicting stories of the afterlife, you will be enchanted by the colorful wall paintings and the treasures that were once buried with the kings as their companions for the journey to eternity.

Then you will move on to the fantastic Temple of Hatshepsut, which was built for the first female pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled for 20 years of prosperity. The exquisite mortuary temple, which is also called Deir El Bahary, is situated in the cliffs of the western bank of the Nile, and it has a picturesque view of the adjacent hills. The temple's beauty is a reflection of Hatshepsut's rule and her name as one of the best kings of Egypt.

The next part of your vacation is to have a great dinner followed by entertainment that takes you deeper into the culture of Egypt while cruising the Nile. You will have a good lunch after crossing the West Bank of Luxor before your ship leaves for Edfu.

The optional Luxor Hot Air Balloon ride is for those who wish to have an exceptional adventure. The ride will gift you with the vastest views of the Nile and the dusky temples, which are very much akin to a postcard picture where ancient lands are depicted from above.

Your cruise would be your overnight accommodation where you would catch up on sleep after the day of wonders and discoveries.

After having breakfast, you will pay a visit to the temple of Edfu, which is dedicated to the hawk god Horus, the protector of kingship and royal power.

Then, you will go to the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is devoted to the ancient Egyptian gods Haloeris and Sobek, who are both interesting deities.

A tasty lunch will be served to you on the ship. After lunch, you will start your cruise to Aswan and spend the night on a luxurious Nile Cruise.

The meals for the day consist of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

In the morning, you will receive a breakfast box that you can take with you, after that, a private air-conditioned car with a tour guide will take you to the Abu Simbel temples for about 3 and a half hours.

Going to visit the temples of Abu Simbel, you will get a luxury 5-star cruise on Lake Nasser in Egypt. After the check-in procedure, a delicious lunch will be served to you on the cruise.

On day nine, a visit to the Valley of the Lions temple, commonly referred to as Wadi El Seboua, is on the agenda—a magnificent place that you will see with an expert guide.

After enjoying Wadi El Seboua, your next destination will be the temples of Dakka and Moharraka located in Lower Nubia.

This day’s program will also include lunch served aboard the ship.

After breakfast, you will get off the MS Moevenpick Prince Abbas Lake Nasser cruise in Aswan. Then you will go to the lovely Kalabsha temple, which was the largest free-standing temple in Nubia. It was built with sandstone from Nubia and was dedicated to the god Meryl who was the deity of Nubia.

Next, you will head to Beit El Wali, the temple of Nubia that the Federal Republic of Germany saved from getting flooded. This temple is dedicated to the deity Amun Ra and also the Kiosk of Kertassi.

Then after these visits, you will be moved to Aswan Airport to take your flight to Cairo. When you get to the airport in Cairo, a representative will take you to your hotel in Cairo.

You will sleep in your hotel in Cairo for one night.

The only meal for this day is breakfast.

In the morning, your Egyptologist tour guide will come to your hotel in Cairo and then take you on a tour of the great Egyptian cities, starting with the historical and stunning Alexandria.

Among the many places you will be visiting in Alexandria, Pompey's Pillar is the first one. This pillar is the most notable attraction of the city. The column has different origins according to different people, some attribute it to Pompey the Great, and others to the power of the city. Nevertheless, the pillar still stands tall and is an eye-catcher in the city and a reminder of its past.

Afterwards, you will be going to the Citadel of Qaitbay where you will witness one of the main castles along the Mediterranean coast that were built to protect the territories of Egypt. Sultan Qaitbay is the one who built this stronghold in the 15th century and he proved to be a great source of power during the Qaitbay era.

Not only that, you will also proceed towards the Catacombs at the Roman cemetery in Egypt which comprise the largest tombs in the vicinity and go back to times before the Roman occupation of Egypt. This place is owned by an Egyptian family that has look after the graves and chambers for many years.

Lastly, the Bibliotheca of Alexandria, the ancient library known for the good sciences and learning of that time, is the last city ruling landmark on your tour. Scholars from all over the Mediterranean flocked to the library and its collections were the most coveted.

After seeing and doing all that in Alexandria, you will drive down Al Bahr Street to watch the nice skyline of the city and will later cross the Stanley Bridge, and eventually return to Cairo for the night.

The meals offered during the day consist of breakfast and lunch.

Breakfast will be given to you before our Cairo Top Tours representative takes you to Cairo International Airport for your final departure. We hope you have a nice trip.

Meals: Breakfast.