Cairo Trip Overview
A delightful all round experience on this 7 Day / 6 Nights Cairo and Nile Cruise to enjoy King Ramses Sun Festival 2019. Covering the major attractions in Cairo such as the Pyramids, Museum and more, then flying down to Luxor to embark on your 5 Star Nile Cruise. Begin your adventure discovering Luxor and its ancient Pharaonic Temples and Valley of the Kings. Then sail to the colorful Nubian Aswan with further attractions before a trip down to Abu Simbel to witness the ‘once a year’ spectacle of the Sun Festival.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
A delightful all round experience on this 7 Day / 6 Nights Cairo and Nile Cruise to enjoy King Ramses Sun Festival 2019. Covering the major attractions in Cairo such as the Pyramids, Museum and more, then flying down to Luxor to embark on your 5 Star Nile Cruise. Begin your adventure discovering Luxor and its ancient Pharaonic Temples and Valley of the Kings. Then sail to the colorful Nubian Aswan with further attractions before a trip down to Abu Simbel to witness the ‘once a year’ spectacle of the Sun Festival.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo – Welcome to the Land of the Pharaohs – 19 October 2021
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Canary Tour Guide will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and will then escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, your tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour to start your Egypt tour package. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome drink included
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at 5* hotel
Day 2: Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing – 20 October 2021
Stop At: Pyramids of Giza, Al Haram Str., Giza 12611 Egypt
After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple. Then, head out to the Egyptian Museum. Continue to Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest and most alluring bazaar if there is time. Later, you’ll head back to the hotel and stay overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cairo at 5* hotel
Day 3: Day 3: Aswan Nile Cruise Excursions 21 October 2021
Stop At: Aswan High Dam, Manteqet As Sad Al Aali, Aswan Egypt
Canary Tours representative will meet & greet you at Aswan airport, then you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship for embarkation in Aswan before Lunch. You will be accompanied by your knowledgeable Egyptologist guide for an amazing tour to visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae with dinner and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Nile Cruise in Aswan
Day 4: Day 4: Abu Simbel Tours, Kom Ombo Temple – 22 October 2021
Stop At: Abu Simbel Temple Complex, Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel Egypt
At: 00:30, our representative will pick you up from your Hotel in Aswan to witness the Man-made Solar Phenomenon of Abu Simbel. Twice a year – on October 22 and February 22, the rays of the sun align on the sanctum sanctorum illuminating the Holiest of the Holy, a small room with four statues: Ptah, Amun-Ra, Ramesses, and Ra-Horakhty. The sun shines on the last three status but leaves the statue of Ptah, the god of darkness, in shadow. Outside the Temple, you will enjoy performances by Nubian folklore
groups. Then at noon sail to Kom Ombo to visit Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Have lunch on board then, sail to Edfu. with dinner and overnight in Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Nile Cruise
Day 5: Day 5: Edfu Temple Nile Cruise Excursions – 23 October 2021
Stop At: Temple of Horus, Adfo, Edfu Egypt
Breakfast on board your Nile cruise ship then visit Hours temple in Edfu before sailing to Luxor with lunch on board the vessel. You will be transferred back to the Nile cruise ship for dinner and Belly dance show on board with overnight aboard the Nile cruise vessel in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Meal
Accommodation included: Nile Cruise
Day 6: Day 6: Luxor Nile Cruise Tours – 24 October 2021
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Disembarkation after breakfast, Enjoy a wonderful tour to visit East Bank of the Nile in Luxor to the Karnak and Luxor temples followed by a visit to the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir EL Bahari and the Colossi Memnon with free time at leisure in Luxor for great shopping opportunity and then you will be transferred to Luxor airport for flight to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight in Cairo at 5* hotel
Day 7: Day 7: Cairo – Fly Back Home – 25 October 2021
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel followed by free time at your leisure, after which you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
Meals: Breakfast.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
