7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS
Plan
DAY 01: CAIRO
Arrival at Cairo airport (Cairo International Airport Located 15 kilometers from the center of Cairo. Reception and assistance by a representative of our agency who will accompany you and transfer you to the Hotel. Accommodation.
DAY 02: CAIRO- ASWAN- KOM OMBBO- EDFU
Buffet breakfast, in the morning we will take our flight to the city of Aswan (Aswan Daraw Airport). Arrival Aswan transfer to the cruise ship, full board on board. Optional excursion to Abul Simbel (It is the eighth wonder of Egypt) is a site of archaeological interest that is made up of Egyptian temples located in Nubia in the south of Egypt located on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 23 kilometers from the city of Aswan, The temples are part of the open-air museum of Nubia and Aswan complex which was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. In 1979 with the name of the Nubian Monument. Then we will visit the most famous temples of Ramses II, the Pharaoh in Egypt, and the temple of his wife Nefertari. In the afternoon we will take a ride on a felucca (Typical Egyptian wooden sailboat) around Elephantine Island, we will visit the great Aswan Dam, located on Lake Nasser and the granite quarry with the unfinished obelisk weighing almost 200 tons, then We sail towards KO-OMBBO. Arrival and visit to the temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroevis. We will also see a Nilometer used by the ancient Egyptians to measure the water level of this river, then we will sail to EDFU and spend the night on board.
DAY 03: EDFU-ESNA-LUXOR
Buffet breakfast and full board, today we visit the Temple of the God of the Falcon's Head. Horus built by Ptolemy It is the second largest temple and the best preserved ford in Egypt, we will sail towards ESNA to take the lock pass and continue towards LUXOR. We spent the night on board.
DAY 04: LUXOR
Buffet breakfast. In the morning we will cross the Nile to the western bank to visit the necropolis of Thebes, where we will find the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs of the 20th to the 23rd dynasties, their wives and princes of royal blood are buried, in tombs carved into the rocks of the mountains. We will also visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut in Dair Al Baharí and the colossi of Memnon. We will then spend the night on board.
DAY 05: LUXOR- CAIRO
Buffet breakfast, disembark and departure to visit the greatest monumental complex of antiquity, the temples of KORNAK and LUXOR built by dozens of pharaohs over almost 2000 years of history. Then we will transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cairo. Arrival in Cairo flight duration 37 minutes (680 kilometers distance). Arrival in Cairo and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
DAY 06: CAIRO
Buffet breakfast, in the morning we visit one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, where we will find a funerary complex formed by the pyramids of Giza, Cheops, Kefren, Mikerinos, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Back to the hotel. Accommodation. (optional, consult your guide to enter the pyramids, he will indicate the cost).
DAY 07: CAIRO
Buffet breakfast, Free day we can take advantage of an optional lunch to visit the Cairo Museum where we will find thousands of pieces from Ancient Egypt including the treasures of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, SALADINO Fortress and the Mosque of Mohamed Ali, the Coptic Quarter where the Church of the Holy Family is located. After lunch we will visit the Khan Khalili Bazaar, we return to the hotel. Accommodation (optional cost $40 per person).
DAY 08: CAIRO
Buffet breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport to take the flight to your destination.
INCLUDES
- Spanish speaking guide
- Companion speaks Spanish
- All transportation
- All visits that are mentioned in the program with lunch
- Accommodation in 4-star hotels with breakfast.
- 5 star full board cruise
NOT INCLUDED
- All personal expenses
- Tip 6 dollars per day throughout the program
- Drinks
PLANNED OR SIMILAR HOTELS
Cairo
- Le Passage 4* or similar
- Radisson Blu Hotel 4* or similar
- Cairo Pyramids Hotel 5* or similar
- Sonesta Cairo 5* or similar
- Grand Nil hotel 5* or similar
CRUISER :
- King Tut Nile Cruise 5* standard or similar
- Princess Sarah Nile 5* Deluxe or similar