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Highlights
- Visit the Great Pyramids and their guardian Sphinx
- See the mummies on display in the Egyptian Museum
- Tour the High Dam at Aswan, the valley of Kings and the Karnak and Luxor Temples
- Cruise the Nile river
- Fly to Abu Simbel to see the temples of Ramses and Queen Nefertari
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- 07 Nights accommodation at listed hotels or simiar
- Daily breakfast
- 04 lunches & 04 dinners during cruise
- Arrival & departure transfers
- Meet & greet at Cairo airport by representative
- Tours from cruise ship on group basis as per cruise itinerary
- Sightseeing as per itinerary
- Transportation in private AC chauffeur driven car
- English-speaking guide during sightseeing tours
- Full day tour in Cairo to visit Pyramids, Sphinx and Museum
- Domestic airfare Cairo – Luxor & Aswan – Abu Simbel - Cairo
- Entrances fees as per itinerary
- All applicable taxes
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Welcome to Cairo! Cairo, called Al-Qahirah in Arabic, with a population of 17 million, is not only Africa’s largest city but the political and cultural center of the Arab World. Cairo’s old quarters retain their ancient charm with many streets still known by de...
Depart this morning by private car with a guide to Giza, home of Egypt’s signature attractions: The Great Pyramids, proclaimed by the Greeks to be among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. A single pyramid is built of 2,300,000 blocks, each weighing an aver...
This morning we are transferred back to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor. On arrival in Luxor you will be met and transferred to your Nile cruise ship, your floating hotel for the next five days. Enjoy lunch on board before visiting Karnak Temple erected in ...
After breakfast, cross the newly constructed Luxor Bridge to visit the Valley of the Kings, which includes the tombs of the Theban rulers, Seti I and Tutankhamen. The Valley of the Kings in Upper Egypt is home to many pharaonic tombs of the New Kingdom, includi...
This morning after breakfast disembark at Edfu. A "caleche" ride will take you through the town to the Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. The Temple of Horus is the best-preserved ancient temple in Egypt and the second largest after Karnak. Built from sandstone b...
Enjoy buffet breakfast on board the cruise in Aswan, Egypt’s southernmost city. South of here lies the flooded lands of Nubia, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Just north of the border between Egypt and Sudan lies Aswan High Dam, a huge rock filled dam which captures the w...
This morning transfer to Aswan airport to board a flight to Abu Simbel via Aswan. Upon arrival in Abu Simbel you will be transferred to the temple site. Visit the Temple of Ramses and Temple of Queen Nefertari; not only are the two temples located at Abu Simbel...
Transfer from the hotel to Cairo airport for departure towards your next destination
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