This 8-day sights of the Nile tour is the perfect way to make this year’s holiday season different by spending your Christmas in Egypt. You’ll begin your holiday tour in Cairo, visiting the Pyramids, Sphinx, and unmissable places both ancient and modern. Then leave Cairo behind for a 5-star luxury Nile cruise, where you’ll dive headfirst into ancient Egyptian history and wander its tombs and temples. Descend into the tombs of the Valley of the Kings, explore the massive Karnak Temple complex, and see even more as you make your way along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan.
Day 1: Arrival Cairo – Welcome to land of the Pharaoh’s
- Meet & assist service at airport (arrival procedures)
- Transport to hotel, check in
- Review itinerary with guide
- Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Welcome Drink
Day 2: Pyramids and GEM
After enjoying a delicious wholesome breakfast at your hotel, your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to start your journey by marveling at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza. Visit the iconic Sphinx and Valley Temple. After your pyramid visit, you’ll go for lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant and then head over to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum, which is an archaeological museum in Giza, Egypt, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex. Return back to your hotel.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
Day 3: Fly Cairo to Luxor – Nile Cruise Tour
- Check out from hotel, transfer to airport
- Flight to Luxor
- Transfer to cruise ship, check in
- Luxor Temple
- Karnak Temple complex
- Dinner and evening entertainment
- Overnight in Luxor
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
- Valley of the Kings
- Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
- Colossi of Memnon
- Lunch on board, sail to Edfu
- Dinner and evening entertainment
- Overnight in Edfu
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
- Horus Temple in Edfu
- Sail to Kom Ombo
- Kom Ombo temple & crocodile museum
- Lunch on board and sail to Aswan
- Dinner and evening entertainment
- Overnight in Aswan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours
- Lake Nasser
- Ancient granite quarries, Unfinished Obelisk
- Boat ride and visit to Temple of Philae
- Dinner and evening entertainment
- Overnight in Aswan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Fly from Aswan to Cairo
- Breakfast and disembarkation
- Airport and flight to Cairo
- Meeting at airport, transfer and hotel check in
- Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home
- Breakfast and check out
- Free time in Cairo
- Transfer to airport for departure
Meals: Breakfast