Highlights of Egypt Cairo, Nile Cruise & Abu Simbel Tour 8 Days.

After enjoying your tasty breakfast at your hotel, your tour guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to start your journey to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx, and The Valley Temple. Then you’ll go for lunch at a genuine Egyptian restaurant. After your lunch visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, The Grand Egyptian Museum is the world's largest Archaeological Museum dedicated to a single civilization. The collection consisting of King Tutankhamun's tomb and tens of thousands of other rare and unique archaeological finds has found a new home in a museum built on the plateau of the pyramids of Giza. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is one of the mega national projects that is considered to be a great addition to Egyptian tourism and international cultural and media tourism. It reflects the extent of Egyptian international cooperation, as it is considered one of the largest civilizational and archaeological projects in the world, and the largest museum in the world dedicated to one civilization, which is the ancient Egyptian civilization. End your day with Khan El Khalili Bazaar. back to our hotel.

NOTE: if the Grand Egyptian Museum is not officially opened you will visit the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir.

Today, you will be moving from Cairo and heading out to the shining and warming city of Aswan. You will meet your representative early in the morning at your hotel where he will accompany you to Cairo Airport to catch your flight to Aswan. Upon arriving in Aswan, you will be assisted and transferred in an exclusive air-conditioned vehicle to visit the famous High Dam, the majestic Philae Temple devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the enormous Unfinished Obelisk, still resting on its side in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt. After your visits, you will head back to your hotel in Aswan. 

This morning definitely is going to be the best, your tour manager will pick you up from your hotel after having your breakfast with your air-conditioned vehicle for a trip to the massive Temples of Abu Simbel. It has been built by Ramses II, the two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect how this dynasty was a glorious period at this time. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to cooperate in order to save these two temples from the flood that threatened to submerge them because of the Aswan Dam. Colossal standing statues of the king line the main hall, leading to the sanctuary where four deities are sat: Amun Ra, Ra Horakhty, Ptah, and a deified version of Ramesses II. The temple was built with such precision that on two days a year, the 22nd of February and the 22nd of October, the sun’s rays enter the temple, cross the main hall, and illuminate the innermost statues. Another rock-cut temple to the north, known as the Small Temple, is dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramesses II’s Great Royal Wife, Queen Nefertari. On the façade of the Small Temple, her colossi are the same size as those of her husband, a very rare example of such a display. After this astonishing visit, you will get back to your luxurious cruise, and dinner on board.

Enjoy your first breakfast on board your cruise as you sail to Kom Ombo, with the mind-blowing scene of the Nile. here you are you arrived in Kom Ombo and walk through the town of Kom Ombo among the locals of the town until you arrive at the unusual Kom Ombo temple with its two identical entrances, hypostyle halls, and sanctuaries. After your finish your visit get back to your cruise and enjoy your tasty lunch while sailing to your second stop of the day, Edfu. Upon arrival, head out and visit Edfu Temple, one of the best-preserved temples back to the Greco-Roman era, that of Horus at Edfu. Return to your cruise after finishing up in Edfu. Enjoy some afternoon tea on board with the clear sky enjoy a warm, nighty day on your Nile cruise.

Morning in the city of the east and west banks enjoy your breakfast as you sail to Luxor. Upon arrival, start exploring the breathtaking city of Luxor. First, you will start visiting the West Bank where you will visit the Valley of the Kings, then head to the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BCE at Deir El-Bahari. Finish the day by visiting the massive Colossi of Memnon. After finishing your visits to the West Bank, return back to your cruise where you can relax and enjoy your meals on board.

Today is your last cruise after your breakfast surrounded by the greatness of the Nile view. After breakfast, disembark your cruise. Your tour manager will escort you to your last-day tour in Luxor, East Bank. Upon arrival, visit the ancient Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Once you finish the last attraction in Luxor, you will see the local city through the streets of Luxor to Luxor Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo where you will be met upon arrival and get transferred to your hotel for your last night in your hotel in Cairo.

Enjoy a last memorable breakfast at your hotel and then get ready for departure As your flight nears, you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport for your final departure back to your homeland.