8 Days and 7 Nights to Discover Cairo and the Nile

Start your day by having your delicious breakfast in the hotel. You will be accompanied by your tour guide from your hotel to start your private tour and enjoy seeing: The Egyptian Museum One of the largest archaeological museums in the world , it contains more than 136,000 Pharaonic artefacts and is one of the largest collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the world.

 The story of the establishment of the museum began with the great international interest in Egyptian antiquities after the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone by the French scientist Champollion. The Golden Pharaoh Hall, displays some of Tutankhamun's treasures, especially the Golden Mask, one of the most famous icons of Egyptian antiquities around the world.  

Secondly, your tour guide will accompany your to visit the Great Giza pyramids which is The pyramids are royal tombs, each bearing the name of the king who built it and is buried in it. Let the massive pyramids amaze you which are built by thousands of rocks, making you feel incredible feeling and energy when you are seeing it. 

Let the tour guide reveal its secrets for you. After having memorable pictures of the Giza pyramids, be ready to see the Great Sphinx. Evidence suggests that the Sphinx was carved during the reign of King Khafre ( Chephren ) , It is designed with a lion's body and a human head carved out of limestone. Finally, after having your delicious lunch meal and experiencing the oriental food, be ready for the old Cairo tour. 

Discover old Cairo which includes many Coptic and Islamic artifacts, it is one of the most interesting areas in Cairo where you will see Coptic art and the vintage churches which are attracting people from around the world like the Hanging Church, Abu serge church which is one of the important points in the holy family trip. The next step is to visit the holy mosques and enjoy seeing the art of Islamic architecture embodied in these mosques like Amr Ibn El Ass mosque. Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel to relax after a long day.

Spend the night in Cairo Hotel 

Included Meals : Breakfast, Lunch 

In the early morning, you will be transferred by assistance from Cairo Top Tours representative to Fly to Luxor. After an hour's flight, you will reach the great city of Luxor. Upon arrival, you will see the enchanting temples of Luxor East Bank.  It is one of the most important ancient temples that explained many important pharaonic events and is the temple that was built during the reign of King Amenhotep III to worship the god Amun-Ra.  After seeing this great temple, check in on your 5-star Nile cruise and have your delicious Lunch abroad. After that, visit the famous temple of Karnak temple. 

Karnak Temple is one of the most important and prominent temples in Luxor Governorate, where the great god ‘Amun’, the god of Thebes, was worshipped, so the temple reached a great deal of wealth and its priests became a great political power within the ancient Egyptian state.  Karnak Temple includes the Great Hall of Columns, which includes 13 columns and is the most famous and largest hall in the world.  After seeing these beautiful and massive temples, you will be transferred back to your Nile cruise

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Start your day with a fresh breakfast on the Nile River, and let’s continue your tour on the west bank of Luxor. The first destination will be: The Valley of Kings where the Egyptian kings, queens, and nobles choose to put their tombs far away from any kind of corruption or damage to keep their valuable possessions secure believing in the after-death life. When you visit the Valley of kings, you can see the tomb of King Tutankhamun and other valuable tombs.  

Then you will be transferred to see the huge statues of Memnon to honor the memory of King Amenhotep the Third. Our third destination will be the temple of El Deir El Bahri or Hatshepsut Temple: A 3-floors limestone building built in the heart of Mount Qurna with a unique architectural style. It chronicles the history of the most powerful and prosperous queen of the age of prosperity. It is engraved with her trading trips to Puntland. 

Finally, let’s go back to your Nile cruise to enjoy sailing in the Nile River to visit Edfu and Kom-Ombo.

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner 
 

Start your day after your fresh morning with your breakfast , then see The Kom Ombo temple, which is one of the most prominent temples due to its architectural and religious excellence. The temple includes many inscriptions that tell the story of the god Maat, the god of truth, order, and justice in ancient Egypt, and the northern part of it is dedicated to the worship of the holy trinity of Horus, while the southern part is dedicated to the worship of the holy trinity of Sobek. After this, visit with your certified guide the temple of Edfu.

The ancient temple of Edfu is one of the most prominent archaeological monuments in Egypt, built during the Ptolemaic era on the banks of the Nile. The temple was dedicated to the sun god Horus, who was symbolized by the ancient Egyptians. The most important feature of the Temple of Horus in Edfu is that it is an architectural masterpiece, whether the engineering design is magnificent or its details. Finally, you will back to your Nile cruise and enjoy the nighttime with the glamorous shows and activities on the Nile cruise

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner 
 

The beginning of the tour will be by visiting the unfinished obliesk One of Aswan's iconic landmarks, the waterfall is a testament to the greatness of the ancient Egyptians and their incredible progress.  Archaeologists believe that work began during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut to place it in the Karnak Temple in Luxor, but then they discovered a crack in it that made it unsuitable, so the workers stopped completing it.  Then, you will visit with your guide the High Dam which is one of the important places in Egypt and it has been built to protect Egypt from the flood. 

The final visit will be to Philea Temple. In the center of  Aswan Nile lies one of Egypt's most prestigious ancient Nubian temples. It is Dedicated to the worship of the goddess Isis, it is the main temple on the island. the island and its monuments were threatened to be completely and forever submerged by the Nile water, which made the Egyptian government hold talks to save the Philae Temple from the dangers of rising water levels. In 1968, the Egyptian government decided to relocate this group of temples, including Philae, and rebuild them on the island of Agilca. Finally, you will be transferred back to your great Nile cruise to relax and enjoy

Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner 
 

After having your delicious breakfast, it is the time to check out from your Nile cruise . you can choose to do ( Abu simple temples tour) which is optional activity.

Then, you will be transferred to Aswan airport to fly to Cairo and spend your night there. 
Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel in cairo to relax.

Overnight in Cairo hotel 
Included meals: Breakfast

After enjoying your 8 Days tour, you will be transferred to the airport for your international flight by your private car and your tour leader.

Included meals: Breakfast