Cairo Trip Overview
Have an amazing 6 day Nile Cruise tour from Cairo on the River Nile between Aswan and Luxor, you will discover the many archaeological treasures, take the chance to enjoy a wonderful experience accompanied by an expert tour guide.
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Duration: 6 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Have an amazing 6 day Nile Cruise tour from Cairo on the River Nile between Aswan and Luxor, you will discover the many archaeological treasures, take the chance to enjoy a wonderful experience accompanied by an expert tour guide.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1- Cairo-Hotel-to train station
Stop At: Giza, Giza, Giza Governorate
Pick up from your hotel in Cairo or in Giza and transfer to Giza train station to take the train to Aswan. The train departs at 20:00. Arrive at Aswan at 8:00
You will have Dinner and breakfast in the train
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Light Dinner will be served on the train
Accommodation included: Overnight in the train-in Your Cabin
Day 2: Day 2- Aswan sightseeings
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Our representative will pick you up from Aswan station and you will be transferred to embark Nile Cruise before lunch
Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Philae, Island of Agilika, Aswan Egypt
Phiala temple:
Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
Duration: 3 minutes
Stop At: Unfinished Obelisk, Sheyakhah Oula, Aswan Egypt
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
12:00 lunch on board of the Cruise
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on 5 stars Nile cruise
Day 3: Day 3- Tour to Abu Simbel
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
Breakfast & Lunch onboard the cruise.
Abu Simbel temples
The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
13:00 sail to Kom Ombo
Visit The temple of Kom ombo
The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Temple of Kom Ombo, Nagoa Ash Shatb, Kom Ombo 81611 Egypt
The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on The Nile cruise -5 stars Nile cruise
Day 4: Day 4- Sailing to Edfu and Kom ombo temple
Stop At: Edfu, Edfu, Nile River Valley
Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
Sail to Luxor through Esna lock
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh
Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: 5 stars Nile cruise
Day 5: Day-5 Valley of the kings-Cairo
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
Massive pair statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in the sleeping train
Day 6: Day 6-
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Pick up from the train station and transfer to your hotel in Cairo or in Giza
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
