A delightful 8 Day Cairo and Nile Cruise with a unique opportunity to explore Abu Simbel and witness the ‘once a year’ spectacle of the Sun Festival!
A delightful all round experience on this 8 Day / 7 Nights Cairo and Nile Cruise to enjoy King Ramses Sun Festival 2017. 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.
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport(Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, then your personal tour guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus , famous Sphinx , and Valley temple facing the great statue. Have your Lunch at good quality 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. By the evening time, you will be driven to the area of Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Transfer back to your hotel and overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, meet and Assist at Luxor Airport, then you will be transferred to ebmark your Nile Cruise. Enjoy your lunch on board, then you will be escorted by your tour guide to enjoy a visit to Karnak & Luxor temples at the East bank of the River Nile. Dinner on board and ovvernight in Luxor
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast in board, then you will be guided for a visit to the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast onboard your Nile Cruise whilst sailing to . Edfu to Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo with lunch on board, then visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
At: 12:30 am mid-night, our representative will pick you up from your Nile Cruise 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. Later on, you will be escorted back to Aswan to enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Dinner and overnight on board your Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast on board your Nile cruise before disembarkation and then you will be transferred to Aswan airport for your flight to Cairo. Overnight at the hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo – free time before your flight – check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Prices
Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip and valid till April 30.2018, except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.
Children Policy
0 – 01.99 Free of Charge
2 – 5.99 pay 25% of tour price
6 – 11.99 pay 50% of tour price
12+ pay full tour price as per adult person
If your tour package includes airfare then an extra charges for your children may apply.
Payment Policy
Reservations should be made as early as possible to book the desired Egypt tour, spaces will be secured upon receive a deposit of 25 %, and during the Christmas and New Year holidays and tour packages the required deposit is 50%. This deposit forms part of your final payment. Deposits can only be made by credit cards, wire transfer and or Western Union
Tipping
It is a customary attitude for expressing ones satisfaction of good services rendered to him by staff on duty with him. We advise if you are willing to offer it, this would be great and if not, you are not obliged to do it.