• Day 1

  Arrival day

  
  
  Arrive at Cairo airport terminal. Once you step the land of the pharaohs, you will find El Mahmoud travel team with their warm greetings holding sign with your name. Your team will help you to go through airport customs and formalities then your luggage will be collected. After finishing all procedures; your tour leader will escort you to check in your hotel.

  Meals: (No meals today)
• Day 2

  Cairo: Sakkara Pyramid, Giza Pyramids & Sphinx

  

  Buffet breakfast at your hotel, then start your day by visiting the first stone structure which is the first pyramid in the world Sakkara Pyramid or Djoser Pyramid built 5000 years ago. Continue your tour to Giza Pyramids (one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world) which were constructed over 4,500 years ago and show us the power and wealth of the pharaoh in the Old Kingdom. countinue to the Sphinx; a Greek word which means a statue with an animal body & head of a human being which was worshipped in ancient days as the guardian god. Lunch will be supplied during the tour at local restaurant. At the end of the day you will be transferred back to your hotel & over night.

  Meals: Breakfast at hotel & lunch during the tour at local restaurant
• Day 3

  Cairo / Abu simble (Lake Nasser Cruise)

  

  Breakfast at hotel and check out. Our team will escort you to Cairo airport for your domestic flight to Abu Simble, (Indirect via Aswan).Upon arrival; you will be met and assisted by El Mahmoud team then will transfer you to your cruise; Your floating hotel for the coming 4 days. Lake Nasser is the biggest handmade lake in the world (500KM), you will sail on this magnificent lake to explore many of ancient Egyptian archeological treasures that are rescued and moved from their places after building Aswan’s Dam. After lunch; you will visit the Gigantic temples of Abu Simble, built by king Ramses II and his favorite Queen Nefertary. He ruled the country for 67 years (The longest reign) and married 54 wives. The great warrior fought many of the enemies and this is the largest historical sites that has been moved to a higher ground after building the High Dam. Return back to your Nile cruise, In the evening; you will have dinner then enjoy the entertainment in the lounge bar, Over night.

  Meals: full board.
• Day 4

  Lake Nasser cruise (KasrIbrim& Amada)

  

  Breakfast onboard during sailing towards KasrIbrim. Please note that: entry is not permitted but the captain of the cruise will ensure you an amazing photos from the sundeck. Continue sailing towards Amada, visit the temple of Amada built by Tuthmosis III of the 18th dynasty 1450 B.C. Take your Lunch on board. In the evening you will have dinner then enjoy the entertainment in the lounge bar, Over night.

  Meals: full board.
• Day 5

  Lake Nasser cruise (Derr temple, Wadi El Sebou& temple of Meharakka)

  

  After breakfast; you will visit Derr temple which was built by king Ramses II to celebrate his jubilee festival, it is one of the temples that is dismantled 1964 and moved to a new location next to Amada. Continue to visit the rock cut tomb of Penout, one of the rarest sights in Egypt. Penout was the priest of Horus and viceroy of Kush during the reign of Ramses VI honors his civil servant if the area was not flooded it would be similar to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. Return back to your cruise for lunch while sailing towards Wadi-El Sebou. Upon arrival you will visit Wadi El Sebou that was constructed by king Ramses II. Visit the 3rd C B.C. by a Meroitic king named Arqamani with Ptolemy IIII. Finally, you will visit temple of Meharakka which was built under Roman rule. It was not finished but is special because it has the only spiral staircase in ancient Egyptian structure, was dedicated to Serapis the Alexandrian god. In the evening; you will have dinner then enjoy the entertainment in the lounge bar, Over night.

  Meals: full board.
• Day 6

  Lake Nasser / Nile cruise (Kalabsha temple, BeitWali, Kiosk of Kertassi High Dam & Philae temple

  

  Breakfast onboard & check out.Then you will visit Kalabsha temple which was constructed at the end of Ptolemaic dynasty and completed under the rule of the Roman emperor Augustus. The temple was dedicated to the Nubian god Mandulis. Proceed to Beit El Wali which is a rockcut ancient Egyptian temple built by king Ramses II and dedicated to the deities of Amoun-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum & Anuket, it is the first in a series of temples built by Ramses II. Visit kiosk of Kertassi which is a tiny Roman kiosk south of Kalabsha. Our team will transfer you to heck on Nile Cruise in Aswan; your floating hotel the coming 4 days from Aswan to Luxor. Lunch which will be served onboard; then you will visit the High Dam which was an engineering miracle when it was built in 1970. Next you will visit Philae Temple built on an island dedicated to goddess Isis who was worshipped till 6thC.A.D. Drive back to your Nile cruise for dinner then enjoy the entertainment or Nubian show that the cruise arranges. Over night in Aswan onboard.

  Meals: full board.
• Day 7

  Nile cruise (KomOmbo&Edfu)

  

  Early sailing towards KomOmbo, breakfast onboard. Upon arrival; you will visit KomOmbo temple; shared by 2 gods crocodile headed god Sobek and the falcon headed god Haroeris. Return back to your Nile cruise, lunch & Sailing towards Edfu. Upon arrival; you will visit Horus temple (by horse carriages), the most preserved Ptolemaic temple in Egypt, it took around 180 years to be built. Return back to your Nile cruise, dinner then enjoy the Gallabia party in the lounge bar while sailing towards Luxor (via Esna lock). Over night onboard.

  Meals: full board.
• Day 8

  Nile cruise - Luxor (East bank)

  

  Breakfast onboard and free morning at leisure. After lunch; Visit two temples at the East Bank of Luxor; Karnak temple: the biggest temple built 2000 B.C dedicated to god Amoun. Luxor temple: built by two pharaohs 1450 B.C where you see pharaonic, Islamic, Christian and Greco-Roman arts. At the end of this tour, you will be transferred back to your Nile cruise for dinner followed by disco music. Over night onboard in Luxor.

  Meals:full board.
• Day 9

  Nile cruise – Luxor (West bank) / Cairo

  

  Disembarkation after breakfast then you will enjoy a visit to the West Bank of Luxor; Valley of Kings where you will see exclusively painted tombs of pharaohs that dated back to 1500 B.C, The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary, the unique designed temple cut in the hill in the form of 3 terraces showing her divine birth, expedition sent to Punt, transportation of her 2 obelisks and their erection in 7 months. On the way you will get a Photo stop at the colossi of Memnon area, built for king Amenhotep III in front of a big temple but destroyed by earthquakes. At the end of this tour, Lunch will be supplied during the tour at local restaurant. Our team will escort you to Luxor airport for your domestic flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival, you will be met and assisted by El Mahmoud team at Cairo airport then will transfer you to your hotel to check in and overnight.
  Meals:full board.
• Day 10

  Cairo (Egyptian museum, Citadel, Coptic quarter & Khan El Khalili Markets)

  

  Buffet breakfast at your hotel in Cairo then you will meet your tour Egyptologist to start the first visit: The Egyptian museum where you will find artifacts, relics, statues and Jewelry from all of the Pharaonic time. Continue to visit The Citadel of Saladdin; who chased Crusaders from Jerusalem to Cairo after being victorious, he was appointed as ruler & he protected himself by building the fortress, then it became residential place that encloses other buildings like the mosque of Mohamed Ali (the founder of the royal family of Modern Egypt) or The Alabaster mosque built 1845 AD, considered the most celebrated mosque in Egypt. Lunch will be supplied during the tour at local restaurant. Proceed to Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo where you will see the first Coptic Church (St. Sergius), first Jewish Synagogue (Ben Ezra) & the first Mosque in Egypt (AmrIbn El Ass). Your tour will end by a nice experience at the old markets of Khan El Khalili. Drive back to your hotel & over night.

  Meals: breakfast & lunch at local restaurant
• Day 11

  Final departure

  

  Buffet breakfast at hotel and check out, then you will be transferred to Cairo international airport for your final departure.

  Meals: breakfast
• We are special in:

  1- Flexibility, we are tailor- made programs to suit your vacation dates.
  2- Our programs are valid all year round with the mentioned prices, except (Christmas, New Year, Easter seasons... etc. (supplement will be requested).
  3- We provide fluent speaking languages Egyptologist (most common languages).
• Notes

  • Cruise program could be changed due to cruise line program or navigational circumstances; but the visits will remain the same.
  • We will not pay expenses caused by force majeure reasons and by factors beyond our control; e.g. flight delays, roadblocks, political disturbances, natural calamities etc.
  • The above is only an offer and we are not holding any booking until receiving your confirmation plus requested deposit.
  • Booking would be subject to availability once confirmed by you along with the date of travel and guest details.
• Rates

  N	Hotels			Price per person in
  	Name of hotel	Country	Stars	Single Room	Double  Room	Triple  Room
  1	Le Meridien Pyramids or similar	Cairo	5	$2690 USD	$1790 USD	$1600 USD
  2	M/S Tuya or similar	Cruise 1	5
  3	M/S Nubian Sea Or similar	Cruise 2	5

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