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11 Days Pyramids & Nile Cruise Holidays by Air Tour Details
- Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights
- Tour Location: Cairo – Hurghada – Luxor – Aswan – Abu Simbel
- Tour Availability: Available Everyday
- Pickup & Drop Off: Cairo Airport
- Tour Type: Private
11 Days Pyramids & Nile Cruise Holidays by Air – Exceptional Vacation!
Take advantage of our 11 Days Pyramids & Nile Cruise Holidays by Air to see the incredible sites & landmarks that have a history of more than 7,000 years of magnificence and uniqueness. Don’t miss your chance to see Egypt’s most well-known sights. In a completely private tour, you will have the opportunity to visit many incredible locations that once shaped Ancient Egyptian civilizations, such as the magnificent Luxor temples, the magnificent Giza Pyramids, the breathtaking Islamic & Coptic highlights of Cairo, and many other outstanding locations that will allow you to have the best 11 days of your life. Check your tour schedule and contact us with any questions so we can create the ideal schedule just for you.
Tour Highlights
Cairo Highlights
- Giza Pyramids Complex
- Islamic & Coptic Attractions
- Memphis City
- The Egyptian Museum
- Saqqara Pyramid
Luxor Highlights
- Valley of the Kings
- Karnak Temple
- Luxor Temple
- Hatshepsut Temple
- Colossi of Memnon
Aswan Highlights
- The High Dam
- The Unfinished Obelisk
- Philae Temple
- Abu Simbel Temple
- Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples
Trip Inclusions
- Our assistance at Cairo International Airport.
- 4 nights accommodation in Cairo at a 5*hotel.
- 2 nights accommodation in Hurghada at a 5*hotel.
- 4 nights accommodation at a 5* Nile Cruise.
- You can choose from our Professional English, Spanish, and French Tour Guides.
- Domestic flights (Cairo – Hurghada / Aswan – Cairo).
- Private transfers in A.C vehicle during the tour.
- Private tours to the whole site are mentioned on the itinerary.
- Entrance Fees to all the sites in the Itinerary.
- Meals as mentioned in the tour itinerary.
- All taxes & charges.
Trip Exclusions
- Tipping.
- Egypt entry visa.
- Personal Expenses.
- International Airfare.
- Any other items have not been mentioned.
Tour Itinerary
Day One: Welcome to The Wonderful Land of Civilization and Culture
Upon your arrival to Cairo International Airport, you will find one of our representatives waiting for you to assist in all of your arrival procedures and then after finishing, you will meet your private Egyptologist tour guide who will take you in a private transfer in a modern A.C vehicle to your 5* Hotel in Cairo and assist you in having a smooth check-in. In the evening, you will have the best dinner meal in your life on the board of a highly recommended Nile Cruise where you will have the opportunity to attend some traditional Egyptian shows including dervish shows, Musical parties and doing some totally interesting activities plus listening to some interesting stories from your tour guide regarding the history of the Egyptian Pharaohs and how they managed to establish such amazing kingdoms. After that, we will transfer you back to your hotel overnight.
Day Two: Tour to The Pyramids and Memphis City
On the morning of your second day in Egypt, you will have your tasty breakfast at your hotel. Then, your private tour guide will pick you up to start your unparallel adventure in the land of Pharaohs starting from the exceptional Cairo tourist attractions such as:
The Great Pyramid of Khufu
Egypt is renowned for its spectacular pyramids, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu in the Necropolis of Giza, which is recognised as one of the seven wonders of the world because of its immense size and incredible architecture. In 2560 BC, during the reign of King Khufu, it was finally finished after more than 20 years of construction.
The Astonishing Giza Sphinx
Enjoy a visit to the most alluring statue ever create by a man. The fundamental definition of strength and resistance is represent by the Great Sphinx. It takes the facial features of his builder King Khafre the son of King Khufu.
The Valley Temple
The incredible Valley temple, which was built primarily so that the ancient Egyptians could perform their mummification and purification operations on the bodies of their dead, must be visited when you are in the Giza Complex. The site holds inside a lot of secrets and that is why it is a must visited site in Giza.
Then, we will transfer you to a Pyramid view restaurant to have your delicious lunch meal and then you will continue the rest of your tour to:
Saqqara Step Pyramid
Enjoy a fantastic tour of the Pyramid of King Djoser, the first pyramid ever create. Its shape is different from the Pyramid’s normal as its builders wanted to build a special mortuary complex rather than the normal mastabas and that is why they kept building one over another until they finished this masterpiece.
Memphis City
According to ancient tradition, Pharaoh Menes created this remarkable metropolis, which served as the ancient capital of Lower Egypt. It was situated in a highly advantageous location near the mouth of the Nile Delta.
It is mainly famous now with the huge statue of King Ramses II that lies there. Finally, we will transfer you back to your hotel to spend the rest of the day and overnight.
Day Three: Fly to Hurghada
You will be taken to Cairo International Airport to board your flight to Hurghada after eating breakfast and leaving your hotel in Cairo. Upon your arrival, you will have a smooth check-in your 5* Hotel and spend the rest of the day on your own enjoying the beauty of the best coastal city.
Day Four: Snorkeling Excursion in Hurghada
You will have today a truly special Snorkeling excursion through which you are going to enjoy the beauty of life underwater with a private snorkel on board a boat well equipped with the whole necessary items and after having your excursion. We will transfer you back to your hotel for overnight.
Day Five: Travel to Luxor – Visit Luxor East Bank Attractions
You will check out of your Hurghada hotel in the morning and drive to Luxor in a private, contemporary vehicle with air conditioning. Upon your arrival, you will meet your private tour guide who will take you on a fascinating tour to the tiptop Luxor tourist attractions on the east bank including:
Karnak Temple
Visits to the Karnak Temple, the biggest religious structure ever constructed by a man, will undoubtedly astound you.
Three magnificent religious structures honouring the three primary deities of the Theban triad may be found inside the complex. The largest among them is the temple of Amun, then the temple of his wife Mut, and finally the temple of their son Khunso, don t forget to take some amazing pictures on the Avenue of Sphinxes there. You’ll then be cause to your 5-star Deluxe Nile Cruise to check aboard, where you may enjoy lunch and relax until the evening, when you’ll meet up with your tour guide to see one of Luxor’s most stunning temples:
Luxor Temple
To make sure you see the top sights on the east bank of Luxor, you will journey at night with your tour guide to the spectacular Luxor temple, which evolve from sandstone quarried in the Gebel El- Selsela region.
This unique temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of the cult of royal Ka, Mut, Khunso, and Amun. Finally, we will transfer you back to your Nile Cruise overnight.
Day Six: Explore Luxor West Bank Attractions
On your second day on the board of your Nile Cruise, you will enjoy a tasty breakfast before your tour guide comes to pick you up to visit some of the memorable highlights on the West bank of Luxor including:
Valley of the Kings
Among the most visited sites on the west bank of Luxor, you will find the gorgeous Valley of the Kings that contains the royal tombs of some of the most important ancient Egyptian kings including the royal tombs of Ramses VI, Tut, and other breathtaking tombs that will make you feel as if you are in the movie The Mummy and you are searching for the hidden treasure.
Hatshepsut Temple
Queen Hatshepsut was an amazing Queen who was able to rule Egypt like a real Pharaoh and she had many uncountable achievements; among them, you will find the exquisite Hatshepsut Temple that narrates the amazing life of the Queen and its inscriptions are very useful in providing all the necessary information regarding the history of ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty.
Colossi of Memnon
These are two amazing statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III which were built to protect his mortuary temple but the temple got destroyed and these statues are the only remaining in this complex.
Then, we will drive you back to your Nile Cruise to have your lunch and enjoy the rest of the day on board your Nile Cruise. In the afternoon, you will start sailing towards Edfu, and upon your arrival, you will overnight on the board of your Nile Cruise.
Day Seven: Visit Edfu and Kom Ombo
After having your breakfast, your private Egyptologist tour guide will escort you to visit:
Edfu temple
One of Egypt’s ancient structures with the highest preservation is the magnificent temple from the Ptolemaic Kingdom. What is impressive about this temple is the unbelievable inscriptions on its walls that tell us much invaluable information regarding the Hellenistic Period in Egypt.
Then you will get back to your Cruise to have your lunch and then continue sailing towards Kom Ombo. Upon your arrival, you will join your private tour guide to visit:
Kom Ombo Temple
This temple is really start as two separate structures during the Ptolemaic and Roman eras, and it is later grew. Both of these temples gave their names to the fertility god Sobek, while one was to Horus.
Finally, after finishing your tour, we will transfer you back to your Nile Cruise to start sailing towards Aswan and then upon your arrival. You will overnight on board your Nile Cruise.
Day Eight: Visit Abu Simbel
You will get your breakfast boxes in the early morning, and then you will go on a wonderful private trip with your tour guide to a real masterpiece in Aswan called:
Abu Simbel Temples
This site, which is here for some incredible reasons, must be check. As soon as you get there, you’ll be in front of the most amazing temple, which King Ramses II actually had cut out of the granite of the mountain rather than had it built. The greatest temple there was built to honour King Ramses and to remember his victory in the Battle of Kadesh. For his dedicated wife Nefertari, whom he loved deeply and for whom he wanted to make something spectacular, he built the smaller one, and that is exactly what you will see there.
After finishing your tour, we will drive you back to Aswan to get back to your Nile Cruise to have your lunch and spend the rest of the day on board your Nile Cruise.
Day Nine: Visit Aswan Highlights – Fly to Cairo
After having your breakfast, you will check out your Nile Cruise and join your tour guide in an incomparable tour to witness the best-chosen Aswan tourist attractions including:
The High Dam
You will also visit a more recent historical site that is construct by the Egyptian government at the president Gamal Abd El-Naser’s request and with financial assistance from UNESCO to prevent the destruction of Aswan’s priceless artefacts, temples, statues, and other magnificent monuments.
The Unfinished Obelisk
Come with us to see the magnificent Unfinished Obelisk, which was designed to complement the Lateran Obelisk in Karnak during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. However, during construction, it cracked from the top, so the Queen ordered the workers to leave it where it is, with the marks on it that tell the story of the tools used in its construction.
Enjoy your delicious lunch meal in a local restaurant in Aswan and get ready to visit:
Philae Temple
Look for love and beauty in the temple of Philae, which is aim to the goddess of love Isis. Because of the temple’s significant historical significance, it travel to Aglikia Island before the construction of the High Dam to be protect from the Nile’s flood.
After that, you’ll arrive to the Aswan Airport to catch your flight back to Cairo. Where you’ll spend the night in a five-star hotel.
Day Ten: Discover Old Cairo Attractions
Join your tour guide after breakfast at the hotel for another fascinating day of exploring Cairo’s most fascinating historical, Islamic, and Coptic sites, including: To complete your journey to the Land of the Pharaohs, you must always stop at one location.
The Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum is one of the most impressive sites that collect all of the data, artifacts, monuments, mummies, Papyrus, and other breathtaking items to know all about the great Egyptian History & Civilization and surly we highly recommend visiting the room that contains the Golden Mask of King Tutankhamun.
You will have your lunch in a well-chosen restaurant and then you will continue with your tour guide to visit:
The Hanging Church
Pope Abraham renovated one of Egypt’s most important churches, and the area around it finish in 2011. Due to its location above a gatehouse of the Babylon Fortress, it got this name.
Amr Ibn Al Aas Mosque
When this magic mosque is put up in 641 or 642 AD, Fustat, Egypt’s brand-new capital, was primarily centred there. The mosque s location was the tent of the Muslim commander Amr. Ibn El-As and you will find that one corner of the mosque contains the tomb of his son.
Ben Ezra Synagogue
According to local lore, it is called the El-Geniza Synagogue and is situated exactly where baby Moses was discovered. When it was discovered, its storage space contained a vast collection of lost Hebrew and Aramaic.
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is a heavenly gate leading to the immortal treasures of Egypt that date back to more than 4000 years found in the sacred ground of El Fustat in old Cairo. Which was the first capital of Egypt during the beginning of the Islamic age.
Khan El Khalili Bazaar
Enjoy a terrific shopping tour in the largest open-air market in the world, you will find there all of what you may want to buy starting from its amazing clothes, perfume, spices, antiques, souvenirs shops and a lot of others stores and market that you will definitely want to spend the rest of your life there.
Finally, we will transfer you back to your hotel for overnight.
Day Eleven: End Your 11 Days Pyramids & Nile Cruise Holidays by Air – Fly Back Home
Breakfast at the hotel then checks out before we will transfer you to Cairo International Airport by air-conditioned car to fly back home and end your Egypt vacation. P.S. You can share your thoughts about adding or removing any tours from your itinerary to be able to accommodate your requirements and fulfill your needs.
End Your 11 Days Pyramids & Nile Cruise Holidays by Air.
