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Splendid 9 Days Cairo, Deluxe Nile Cruise, Abu Simbel & Hurghada From Cairo
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Visit the top attractions of Egypt in this amazing 9-Days, 8-Nights package tour that combines the rich heritage of Cairo with the magic of a 5-star Nile cruise and the coastal city Hurghada. In Cairo, discover the iconic Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara. Explore the highlights of the sightseeing in Aswan and Luxor, trip to Abu Simbel temples, with two stops in the way to visit the pharaonic sites of interest such as; Kom Ombo and Edfu temples. Relax on the beautiful sandy beach and enjoy the crystal water of the Red Sea in Hurghada and 4-star half board resort. Tour includes 2-nights at a 4-star hotel in Cairo or Giza, 3-nights Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel trip(sharing a group), 2 nights in Hurghada, Sleeping train and domestic flight. Note: -You will need to provide us with correct spelling of your name as well as passports copies. -You will need to provide us with your International arrival and departure flights details -You will need to use your passport and flight tickets, sent to you to check in and get your boarding card at Hurghada airport. -The Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor every; Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. -The Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan every; Saturday, Monday or Thursday. -The cruise options for Sundays and Thursdays start sailing to Kom Ombo in the early morning of day 3 around 5 am. We will do all the excursions mentioned in the itinerary but in different order according to the cruise schedule.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Visit the step pyramid of Saqqara; the first capital of ancient Egypt
- Explore the Giza Plateau, explore the worldfamous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos
- Discover the beauty of the Sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in the history
- Visit the Greco Roman Temple of Philae dedicated to the goddess Isis
- Learn more about the glory of the ancient Egypt from your guide
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Cairo
Welcome to this trip! Welcome to Egypt’s capital! You’ll be met on arrival at Cairo airport by our driver who will be waiting for outside the arrival hall, holding a sign with your name and transferred to your hotel in Cairo or Giza. Check in, then the rest of the day is free at your leisure. If your flight lands early, then you could take a first look at the pyramids with an amazing sound and light show (optional), or perhaps head into downtown Cairo for a Nile dinner cruise and show (optional).
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Accommodation: Overnight Cairo at 4-star Hotel.
Day 2
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Archaeological Exploration at Saqqara. Saqqara: This morning, your private guide will pick up you for a full-day tour of the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara. Start in chronological order, as it were, by visiting the step pyramid of Saqqara; the first capital of ancient Egypt, this is the oldest pyramid in Egypt 4800 B.c, built by King Djoser, before exploring the famous pyramids at Giza;
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Archaeological Exploration at Giza pyramid complex. Giza Plateau: Stop for a lunch break (optional) then, continue visiting the Giza Plateau to explore the world-famous pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos, and Sphinx; these structures have stood tall for 4500 years.
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Sightseeing at Great Sphinx Of Giza. Sphinx: Discover the beauty of the Sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in the history of mankind, enjoy the views, and take remarkable pictures. In the evening, transfer to the train station to take the overnight sleeper train to Aswan (dinner and breakfast are served on the train).
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Meals Included: Breakfast at the hotel and dinner on the train.
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Accommodation: Overnight Sleeper train.
Day 3
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Arriva in Aswan: Arrive at Aswan Railway station, meet your guide, and transfer to your 5-star Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board.
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Sightseeing at Aswan Dam. Aswan Dam: Start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electricity.
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Local Flavor. Sightseeing: Proceed to visit the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there.
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Meals included: breakfast on the train, lunch and dinner on the cruise.
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Accommodation: Overnight on board the cruise in Aswan.
Day 4
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Transfer: Around 4 to 4:30 am, you will be picked up for the Abu Simbel trip (sharing a small group). This amazing site was completely dismantled and rebuilt when Lake Nasser was flooded. Drive for about 3 hours.
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Local Flavor at Abu Simbel Temples. Abu Simbel: Meet your Egyptology guide; who will escort you to the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel, telling you the stories and the history of the iconic sights of ancient Egypt.
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Local Flavor at Temple Of Kom Ombo. Sightseeing: Back to the cruise by noon time. Lunch on board and be ready for the cruise navigation by afternoon heading to Kom Ombo city where to visit the amazing Temple Of Kom Ombo dedicated to two gods: Horus (the falcon god) and Sobek (the crocodile god). Also, you will get to visit the Crocodile Museum.
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Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Accommodation: Overnight on board the cruise in Edfu.
Day 5
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Local Flavor at Temple Of Edfu. Edfu: Around 4:30 to 5 am, enjoy Horse Carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. Return to the cruise to have your breakfast and start sailing.
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Boating at Nile River. Nile River: Relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while sailing to Luxor. Lunch on board. Passing through the Esna lock to Luxor; built on and around the ancient site of Thebes, and has the greatest concentration of ancient ruins in the Nile Valley, if not the world. Across the Nile lies the City of the Dead, with its mortuary temples and rock-carved tombs. To the east stand the Temples of Luxor and Karnak.
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Local Flavor at Luxor Temple. Luxor Temple: Late in the afternoon, arrive at Luxor harbor, to visit Luxor Temple which is in the center of town and is colorfully lit up by night and where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited.
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Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Accommodation: Overnight on board the cruise in Luxor.
Day 6
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Archaeological Exploration at Valley Of The Kings. Valley of the Kings: After your breakfast and check out at 8 am to start your remarkable day by driving to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the new kingdom hewn their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies.
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Local Flavor at Mortuary Temple Of Hatshepsut. Mortuary temple: Then to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari.
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Sightseeing at Colossi Of Memnon. Memnon: End your tour in the West Bank with a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunchtime in a local restaurant (optional).
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Local Flavor at Karnak Temple. Karnak temple: Visit the massive temple of Karnak. It was linked to the town of Luxor by a long sphinx-lined avenue. Inside the large courtyard are three temples. The much-photographed Hypo-style Hall has an impressive 134 towering columns, each is carved with scenes of gods and pharaohs, and hieroglyphic inscriptions cover the walls. You will be done around 3 to 4 pm, then start your journey to Hurghada by a private A/C vehicle for approx. 4 hours driving. Arrive at Hurghada 4-star Resort with HB (half board service, dinner and breakfast) to check in for 2 nights.
Day 7
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Hurghada private transfer from Luxor: You will be done around 3 to 4 pm, then start your journey to Hurghada by a private A/C vehicle for approx. 4 hours driving. Arrive at Hurghada 4-star Resort with HB (half board service, dinner and breakfast) to check in for 2 nights.
Day 6
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Meals Included: Breakfast on the cruise and dinner in Hurghada
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Accommodation: Overnight at 4 star hotel in Hurghada.
Day 7
Hurghada
Leisure. Free Day in Hurghada and Optional Snorkeling Trip: Have peace of mind and enjoy a full day snorkeling trip at Nemo Island (Previous Giftun Island) (optional) to explore the most beautiful coral reef in the world, enjoy swimming, fishing and too much fun. With door-to-door transport and buffet lunch included. (Optional Snorkeling Trip in Giftun/Nemo Island from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm). (Optional Desert Safari, quad bike ride, camel ride, Tanura show, Bedouin dinner from 12:00 to 8:00 pm)
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Meals Included: breakfast and dinner in Hurghada.
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Accommodation: Overnight at Hurghada 4 star Hotel.
Day 8
Hurghada
Leisure. Free morning in Hurghada and fly back to Cairo: This morning, relax on the beach and enjoy swimming in the crystal water Or select, the 2nd.optional tour to do the Sunset Bedouin desert Safari Tour with Quad Bike ride, Camel Ride and Bedouin dinner. (Optional Snorkeling Trip in Giftun/Nemo Island from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm). (Optional Desert Safari, quad bike ride, camel ride, Tanura show, Bedouin dinner from 12:00 to 8:00 pm)
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Transfer: Check out at 12:00 pm from your hotel and transfer to Hurghada airport for the 1-hour flight to Cairo. Once you arrive at Cairo airport and pick your luggage, go outside through the exit door, where you will find our driver holding a sign with your name to transfer you to your hotel in Cairo or Giza for an overnight. Note, if we book you an early morning flight from Hurghada to Cairo (depends upon the availability), you might have a chance to add another optional day tour to the Grand Egyptian Museum GEM AND the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha At Salah Al Din Citadel.
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Meals Included: breakfast in Hurghada.
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Accommodation: Overnight at 4 star hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Day 9
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Local Flavor at Egyptian Museum. Egyptian Museum:(optional with extra charge) This morning, have a chance to enjoy another remarkable day to the Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo (optional with extra charge). Meet your guide and start by the Egyptian Museum; home to one of the world’s great collections of antiquities; the fantastic Tutankhamun exhibit, and many of the New Kingdom royal mummies, and lose yourself in the many rooms and galleries full of thousands of artifacts.
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Local Flavor at The Hanging Church. Famous churches: Have lunch at a local restaurant(optional) before exploring some of the most famous churches in Cairo. Travel to the Hanging Church and the Church of St. George the Martyr. Both these churches were built into the walls of the Babylon Fortress and their remains could be Cairo’s oldest structures. Visit the Church of St Sergius next.
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Sightseeing. Activities: Cairo’s Khan Al-Khalili Bazaar is an essential Egyptian experience – lose yourself in the colors and aromas of this fascinating marketplace Din Citadel.
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This is the end of your trip! Our driver will transfer you to the airport for departure according to your flight schedule.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Professional English-speaking tour guide/ Egyptology for all sightseeing tours All Transfers, pick up and drop off by A.C vehicle 2 Day Tours in Cairo; Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, and Al Khalili Bazaars Trip to Abu Simbel temples, sharing a small group
Not Included
Entry Visa to Egypt International or Domestic flights Entrance fees to the above-mentioned sightseeing WiFi on the cruise (available with extra charge) Motorboat to Philae temple Water and drinks on the cruise Any personal expenses like laundry etc Tipping to Guide, Drivers, and Cruise crew Any optional tour if required
What to Bring
Weather-appropriate clothing Comfortable footwear Camera and other items you may need
Meeting & Pickup
Cairo International Airport.
Languages Offered
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Optional Add-ons
Bedouin desert Safari with dinner - 70.00 Per Person | French, Japanese or Italian tour guide (if available) - 450.00 Group | Hot Air balloon After Sunrise - 120.00 Per Person | Hot Air Balloon at Sunrise - 150.00 Per Person | Nubia village by motorboat in Aswan - 60.00 Per Person | Snorkeling Trip at Nemo Island or Orange Bay Island in Hurghada - 70.00 Per Person
Before Booking
Child rate applies only when sharing 2 paying adults.(maximum 1 child in one room). A child from 5 to 11 years old accompanied by one adult will be treated as an adult. Prices are quoted in U.S dollars , per person per trip and valid, except during Christmas, New Year and Easter Holidays (150$ per person per night will be charged as extra supplement for these Holidays) If your arrival to Aswan is so early, so we might start the tour direct upon arrival as Cruise check in at 12:00. Sometimes due to sailing conditions on the River Nile, Nile Cruises itineraries schedule and sailing time maybe updated. We assure that our clients will see all what is on their itineraries but maybe in different order. If Abu Simbel trip cancelled due to bad weather, you will be refunded with 30$ per person. You will need to pay all the entrance fees by card except the High Dam and motorboat to Philae temple in cash. If you want to have your own room, then you need to book for a single person. If you are traveling in a group of 3 people, you will enjoy one triple room. If you are traveling in a group and wanted to have your own room, then do a separate booking for a single person. It is available to pick travelers at New Cairo, 6th.October hotels with extra 10$ USD per person. It is available to drop off Travelers at their hotels in New Cairo or 6th.October with extra 10$ USD per person. It is available to pickup or drop off travelers from Hotels at New Administrative Capital with extra 20$ USD per person. Passports copies are required for the cruise line company, Abu Simple trip permission and buying the sleeping train tickets. You will need to buy your domestic flight ticket from Hurghada to Cairo in the morning of Day 9. It is available to provide French, Japanese or Italian tour guide with extra 400$USD per person.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business
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