7-Day Luxury Cairo & 5-Star Nile Cruise Tour

• Hotel Breakfast: Enjoy your breakfast meal at the hotel before departing for the day's archeological expeditions.
• Saqqara Necropolis Complex: Drive south to explore the expansive ancient burial ground. Tour the iconic Step Pyramid of King Djoser—the world's oldest major stone structure—discover the unique pyramid of Unas (Unis), famous for its ancient Pyramid Texts, and step inside the finely detailed tomb of Princess Idut to admire its exceptionally preserved daily life scenes.
• Memphis Open-Air Museum: Visit the site of Egypt's first capital city from the Old Kingdom. Stand beside the colossal fallen limestone statue of Ramses II and view the majestic Alabaster Sphinx.
• Lunch Break: Take a midday break to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
• Giza Pyramids Plateau: Spend your afternoon at the world's most famous archaeological site. Explore the iconic great pyramids of Cheops (Khufu), Chephren (Khafre), and Menkaure, then head down the plateau to stand before the enigmatic Great Sphinx and step inside the monumental Valley Temple.
• Domestic Flight to Luxor: Transfer directly to Cairo International Airport for your short domestic flight to Luxor.
• Luxor Hotel Check-In: Upon arrival at Luxor Airport, meet the representative for a smooth transfer to your hotel to check in and enjoy a comfortable night's rest.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch. 

Accommodation: A Hotel in Luxor. 

• Hotel Breakfast: Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at your Luxor hotel before checking out.

• Karnak Temple Complex: Begin your morning walking through the largest religious site ever constructed. Stand beneath the 134 massive sandstone columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall and admire the towering obelisks dedicated to ancient pharaohs.

• Nile Cruise Check-In & Lunch: Transfer to your 5-star Nile cruise ship for embarkation. Settle into your cabin and enjoy your lunch on board.

• Luxor Temple at Night: As twilight falls, step ashore to visit the beautifully illuminated Luxor Temple right in the heart of the city, walking along a section of the historic Avenue of Sphinxes.

• Dinner on Board: Return to the cruise ship for a dinner meal and a relaxing night onboard as you prepare to sail the Nile.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner. 

Accommodation: 5-Star Nile Cruise. 

• Valley of the Kings: After breakfast on board, cross to the West Bank of the Nile to descend into the rock-cut tombs of Egypt's New Kingdom Pharaohs, admiring the vibrant, ancient wall paintings.

• Temple of Hatshepsut: Visit the striking, multi-terraced mortuary temple of Egypt's most famous female pharaoh, built directly into the dramatic limestone cliffs of Deir el-Bahari.

• Colossi of Memnon: Make a brief photo stop at these two massive stone statues that once guarded the memorial temple of Amenhotep III.

• Lunch on Board: Return to the ship to enjoy a fresh lunch meal before departure.

• Sailing to Edfu: Relax on board as the ship begins sailing south toward Edfu. Enjoy afternoon tea on the sundeck, watch the rural Egyptian landscape float by, and cross the Esna Lock.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner. 

Accommodation: 5-Star Nile Cruise. 

• Breakfast on Board: Start your morning with breakfast on board the cruise ship before heading ashore.
• Edfu Temple (Temple of Horus): Take a traditional horse-drawn carriage from the riverbanks to visit this incredibly well-preserved Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the falcon god Horus.
• Sailing to Kom Ombo & Lunch: Return to the ship to enjoy a local lunch meal while cruising further south down the Nile.
• Kom Ombo Temple: Disembark to explore this unique double temple, symmetrically dedicated to Sobek (the crocodile god) and Haroeris (the falcon god). Visit the adjacent Crocodile Museum to view the ancient mummified crocodiles discovered in the area.
• Sailing to Aswan: Cruise through the night toward the southern border city of Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner. 

Accommodation: 5-Star Nile Cruise. 

• Philae Temple: After breakfast on board, start your day tour with a short motorboat ride to Agilkia Island to visit the enchanting Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis and beautiful. Admire its elegant colonnades, beautifully preserved hieroglyphs, and captivating mythology as you explore one of Egypt’s most picturesque and romantic ancient sanctuaries, gracefully set amid the tranquil waters of the Nile.

• The High Dam: Visit this engineering marvel built in the 1960s, which created the massive Lake Nasser and controls the annual flooding of the Nile.

• The Unfinished Obelisk: Walk through the ancient granite quarries to see the largest known ancient obelisk, abandoned in the bedrock after a flaw cracked the stone.

• Return to Nile Cruise: Head back to the cruise ship for lunch and spend the remainder of the afternoon relaxing on board. Overnight on board in Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner. 

Accommodation: 5-Star Nile Cruise. 

• Cruise Disembarkation: Enjoy your final breakfast on board and check out of your cruise cabin, heading to Aswan International Airport.

• Departure Route A: Catch a domestic flight from Aswan to Cairo International Airport to connect with your international flight back home.

Meals Included: Breakfast.