From Cairo: Pyramids, Luxor & Aswan 8-Day Tour by Train/Boat

From Cairo: Pyramids, Luxor & Aswan 8-Day Tour by Train/Boat

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Discover the highlights of Egypt on a 8-day tour, traversing the country by train and boat. See the highlights of Cairo, the Pyramids of Giza, the temples of Aswan, and the ruins of Luxor.

Highlights

Discover the amazing view of the Nile
Get to know more about the culture
Discover two-third of the monuments in the world in Luxor
Discover the captivating pharaonic history

Description

Day 1: Arrive Cairo ‘Welcome to Egypt’ Your tour manager will meet and assist you upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport then he will escort you to your hotel in Cairo. Welcome Drink Day 2: Cairo Sightseeing Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then your personal tour guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit the Pyramids, famous Sphinx , and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch at local restaurant, then move to visit the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue your tour to Coptic Cairo to see Ben Ezra Synagogue and the Hanging Church. Move to Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. then take a sleeper train to Aswan. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Day 3: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours Upon your arrival at Aswan train station, you will be met our representative who will transfer you to embark your Nile River boat. Enjoy Lunch on board, then you will be guided to visit the famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor , and the largest known ancient obelisk, the Unfinished Obelisk. Back to the cruise with Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan. Day 4: Kom Ombo and Edfu At morning you will enjoy Sailing to Kom Ombo while getting breakfast on board. Arrive Kom Ombo to visit the Temple. Back to your Nile boat to sail to Edfu with lunch on board, after that move to visit Horus Temple in Edfu. Enjoy an afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board. Day 5: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours Breakfast on board, then set out from your cruise to visit the West Bank of Luxor, take an excursion to the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Colossi of Memnon. Back to the Nile Cruise and have Lunch on board. Enjoy an afternoon tea aboard the Nile boat. Dinner on board. Day 6: Luxor Nile Cruise Breakfast aboard the cruise before disembarkation, and then you will be accompanied by your tour guide to see the Karnak and Luxor temples at the East bank of Luxor. Later you will be transferred to Luxor train station to get the sleeper train back to Cairo. Dinner would be served on board the sleeper train. Overnight in your private compartment Day 7: Cairo Optional Excursions Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, Optional tour to Step Pyramid of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo. Meals: B Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, Check out and then you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for final departure. Meals: B Accommodation Great Pyramid Inn Princess Sarah Nile Cruise Note : If the mentioned cruise or the hotel are not available, the company has the right to change to any cruise or hotel, as long as it is of same category.

Includes

Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports. Assistance of our guest relations during your stay. All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle. Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo including bed and breakfast. Accommodation for 3 nights on a 5 star superior Nile cruise on full board. Accommodation for 2 nights on sleeper train for on half board basis. All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Guided Tours). All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as mentioned in the itinerary All sightseeing tours on the cruise will be private. Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary. Meals at hotels, cruise and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary. Bottled water during your trip. Portage when needed. All service charges and taxes.