9 Days Egypt Tour To Cairo, Alexandria, Abu Simbel and Cruise

9 Days Egypt Tour To Cairo, Alexandria, Abu Simbel and Cruise

By Bastet Travel

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9d
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

Tick off the best of Egypt with this culture-packed itinerary, See many of Egypt’s highlights in just over a week with this eight-night tour of the country. You’ll start in Cairo, where you’ll get to see the Great Pyramids.
With our 9 Days Egypt Tour To Cairo, Alexandria, Abu Simbel and Cruise, you will Visit the major sights of Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan and Luxor and spend time at Kom Ombo and Edfu with this cruise-based tour, which includes round-trip flights from Cairo. You'll also get three nights on a Nile River cruise boat, with included meals, and the services of a professional Egyptologist guide, as well as the chance to take a flight on a hot-air balloon, included in the price of the tour.
with this trip, you will enjoy Three nights on a cruise ship with meals, An Egyptologist guide will accompany you during the sightseeings, A hot air balloon ride is included, also Flight from Luxor to cairo and sleeping train tickets from cairo to aswan.

Activity location

Cairo International Airport
- 4475001, Heliopolis, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

Cairo International Airport
- 4475001, Heliopolis, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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9 Days Egypt Tour To Cairo, Alexandria, Abu Simbel and Cruise

9d
English

Pickup included

Travelers

Languages available

Starting time: 21:00

Price details

P 159,443.10 x 1 AdultP 159,443.10

Total

What's included, what's not

Meet and Assist upon arrival & Departure
the great pyramids&valley of the kings,Abu Simbel and so much more as in itinerary
Horse and carriage in Edfu.
door to door transfers from and to Cairo international airport
Overnight Sleeping train From cairo to aswan
3 nights on 5 stars cruise board with all meals start with lunch end with breakfast last day.
Entry fees to all the mentioned sites
4 nights at 5 stars hotel in Cairo with breakfast
taxes and charges.
Trip To Abu Simbel Temples
Hot air balloon the life trip in luxor
all sites which mentioned in program
Flight tickets Luxor to Cairo
Trip to Alexandria
expert Egyptology tour guide.
Gratuities, Tipping for, Cruise Staff, Guides, Drivers

Know before you book

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrival To Cairo

1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Overnight in 5* hotel

Cairo International Airport

Arrival in Cairo; meet and greet at Cairo International Airport by a Mody Egypt Tours representative. You will be transferred to your hotel with check-in assistance. After an information meeting, you will spend the rest of the day to your leisure.

Day 2: Cairo – Giza Pyramids – Saqqara

1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Overnight in 5* hotel

Giza

Breakfast and pick up for your official introduction to Cairo. Your first day will be inundated in ancient history and starts at the Giza Plateau where your first impression will be the overwhelming sight of the Great Sphinx. You visit the pyramids of Menkaure, Cheops and Chefren; dating from approx. 2580-2560BC. Your next stop is the Saqqara Plateau; another UNESCO heritage site, with the impressive step pyramid of Djoser, the first successful attempt to a fully functional pyramid.

Day 3: Alexandria – Amphitheater – Pompey's Pillar – Qaitbay Citadel

1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: Overnight in 5* hotel

City Centre Alexandria

10h
Admission ticket included

After breakfast you drive to Alexandria, capital of Egypt under the Ptolemaic rulers. You start the tour with a visit to the grounds of the ancient Bibliotheca Alexandrina, followed by lunch in a good local restaurant. Your next visit will be to the Roman Amphitheater, the audience section consists of 13 rows of white European marble with columns made from granite out of Aswan. You continue the city tour with a stopover at Pompey's Pillar, a massive Corinthian column, build to carry a statue of Emperor Dioclatian. The last visit, before returning to Cairo will be a tour of the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th century fortification in the Harbor of Pharos Island. You will be brought back to Cairo.

Day 4: Museum of Egyptian Antiquities – Citadel – Khan el Khalili

1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight in Sleeping train to Aswan

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

6h
Admission ticket included

After breakfast you will start the day with a Cairo City Tour with the first stop at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities with artifacts from tombs, temples and palaces throughout Egypt from ancient dynasties. You will have a guided tour but also enough time to wander around. After lunch in a good authentic restaurant you will continue to Islamic Cairo, dominated by the Saladin Citadel, an 800 year old fortress and residence where you visit the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. You conclude the day with a shopping opportunity in the famous Khan el Khalili Bazar, stimulation to the senses with explosions of color, sounds, smell of bakhoor and spices and Egyptian hospitality.

Day 5: Transfer to the Nile Cruise & Aswan Tours

1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight in 5* Cruise

Aswan

Our licensed tour guide will meet and assist you at Aswan railway station or hotel to be transferred by A/C van to your 5 star Nile Cruise to check in before lunch. Have lunch on board Then, start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric. Proceed to visit the Graeco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there. Later on, return back to your cruise for Dinner, folkloric show and Overnight

Day 6: Abu Simbel Temple & Navigation to Kom Ombo Temple

1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight in 5* Cruise

Abu Simbel Temple Complex

9h
Admission ticket included

Around 4:30, your guide will pick you up for Abu Simbel trip. Arrive around 8 am, to visit one of the most impressive places in Egypt; the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel with their unique design built for King Ramses II and his beloved Queen Nefertari. Back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch and sailing heading to Kom Ombo city. Arrive at Kom Ombo city where to visit the dual temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Back to the cruise and have dinner. Continue sailing to Edfu for overnight.

Day 7: Edfu Temple & Arrive Luxor (visit Luxor Temple)

1 stop
Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight in 5* Cruise

Edfu

After your breakfast, experience Horse Carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. Return to the cruise. Relax on deck watching the unique landscape and admire the beautiful scenery of the Nile River while sailing to Luxor. Cross Esna Lock. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on sundeck Late in the afternoon, arrive at your cruise dock, to be transferred to enjoy Luxor temple on the East bank of Luxor, where ancient Egyptian, Christian and Islamic features are exhibited. Dinner on board with belly dancing show and Overnight in Luxor Note: if your arrival at Luxor dock by 3:00 or 3:30 pm, then we have chance to visit both Karnak and Luxor Temples.

Day 8: Balloon Ride, Luxor Tour & departure transfer

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight in Cairo 5* Hotel

Valley of the Kings

6h
Admission ticket included

Begin around 5:00 am pick up for the incredible trip of 30 to 45 minutes Hot Air Balloon flight over the west bank of Luxor. Breakfast and start your unforgettable day by driving to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies. Then, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, discover her beautiful temple and her attractive story with her nephew. End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Lunch time in a local restaurant (optional) Back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak Temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Have nice pics between its huge pillars and obelisks. Finally, transfer to Luxor Airport to fly to Cairo and overnight in Cairo Hotel.

Day 9: Final Departure

1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Not included

Cairo

After early Breakfast and at around 05h30 you will be brought to Cairo International Airport for your flight back home.

Location

Activity location

Cairo International Airport
- 4475001, Heliopolis, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

Cairo International Airport
- 4475001, Heliopolis, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

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