14 day Nile cruise from Aswan to Cairo via all...
Duration
13 Days
Location
Egypt
Starting From
EGP 176,148
Availability
Flexible Dates
Private air-conditioned transfers
Professional local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Flexible pace and photo stops
Historical landmarks
Cultural sightseeing
Overview
14 day Nile cruise from Aswan to Cairo via all Egypt to discover historical sites of Upper and Lower Egypt, the river Nile and famous pyramids of Giza.
Arrival in Aswan.
If you arrive in Luxor on your own then transfer to your floating boat in Aswan can be arranged upon request.
Check in the boat and free time at leisure.
Optionally you can visit Botanical garden or Elephantine island by felucca.
Lunch & dinner on board, overnight on your floating hotel, evening entertainment program is available.
Aswan city tour In the morning after breakfast let’s explore the city.
Visit to Aswan High Dam, then Nubian temple of Kalabsha (optionally) and a beautiful Philae island excursion by a small motor boat are in our focus on this day.
Lunch on board and we will start sailing towards Kom Ombo.
Kom Ombo visit In the morning visit Double temple of Sobek & Horus at Kom Ombo.
It is built on a traditional plan & there is an evidence that construction and building continued for some four hundred years, the latest Roman emperor featured being Macrinus (AD 217).
In addition to the main temple there is a Birth house & Shrine to Hathor, both of which date to the Roman period.
Do not miss a small but very informative Crocodile Museum while touring the site.
Edfu temple visit Lunch and afternoon tea will be served on board as we continue sailing to Edfu.
We will visit Edfu temple of Horus, but to reach the temple we should catch a cab.
Edfu is situated between Esna & Aswan and is a site with a long-standing tradition.
The temple of Horus is entirely Ptolemaic.
Texts on the outer face of the girdle wall indicate that it was begun in 237 BC & completed in 57 BC.
Edfu temple contains some of the finest art & architecture of the Ptolemaic period.
It is dedicated to Horus, Hathor and their son, 'Horus the younger'.
Luxor West bank tour, Hot-Air balloon ride over Luxor, Abydos and Dendera temples, sailing toward Sohag, Tel El Amarna sites excursion, the rock-cut tombs of Bani Hassan, Tuna el-Gabal & Ashmunein, cruising towards Cairo, Cairo and the pyramids tour, and departure complete the program.
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: 15:00 - Arrival Aswan and check in your floating hotel by 15:00 pm
Day 2
16:00 - Free evening or optional activities can be arranged.
Day 3
21:00 - Overnight on board in Aswan.
Day 4
Day 2: 07:30 - Morning visit to Aswan Hight Dam.
Day 5
08:00 - Optional visit to Kalabsha sight and Kiosk of Kirtasi.
Day 6
12:00 - Afternoon visit to Philae island.
Day 7
15:00 - Back to the boat and start sailing to Kom Ombo.
Day 8
21:00 - Overnight on board while sailing.
Day 9
Day 3: 08:00 - Morning visit to Kom Ombo temple and Crocodile museum.
Day 10
10:00 - Back to the boat and continue sailing to Edfu.
Day 11
12:00 - Afternoon visit to Edfu temple by a cab.
Day 12
15:00 - Back to the boat and continue sailing to Luxor.
Day 13
20:00 - Overnight on board while sailing to Luxor.
Day 14
Day 4: 08:00 - In the morning visit the West bank including Memnon Colossi.
Day 15
09:00 - Queen Hatshepsut temple exploration.
Day 16
10:00 - The Valley of the Kings: visit 3 different tombs opened to public on the day.
Day 17
11:00 - Optional visit to King Tutankhamon real or fake tomb is available.
Day 18
13:00 - Back to your floating hotel and lunch.
Day 19
14:00 - Afternoon visit to Karnak temple.
Day 20
20:00 - Optional evening Sound & Light show at Karnak temple is available.
Day 21
21:00 - Overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 22
Day 5: 05:00 - In the early morning optional hot-air ballon ride over Luxor is available.
Day 23
08:00 - Morning visit to Luxor temple.
Day 24
14:00 - Afternoon sailing towards Abydos and Dandara.
Day 25
21:00 - Overnight on board.
Day 26
Day 6: 07:30 - Morning visit to Dandara temple by bus.
Day 27
09:00 - Visit to Abydos temple.
Day 28
14:00 - Back to the boat at Naga Hamadi and continue sailing.
Day 29
21:00 - Overnight on board while sailing to Sohag.
Day 30
Day 7: 08:00 - Full day at leisure while sailing to Sohag.
Day 31
Day 8: 08:00 - In the morning visit to Tel el-Amarna sights.
Day 32
14:00 - Back to the boat for lunch and continue sailing to Assiut.
Day 33
20:00 - Overnight on board while sailing to Assiut.
Day 34
Day 9: 08:00 - Full day at leisure while sailing to Beni Hasan.
Day 35
Day 10: 08:00 - Morning visit to rock-cut tombs of Beni-Hasan.
Day 36
10:00 - Back to the boat and continue sailing to Abu Korkas.
Day 37
13:00 - Afternoon visit to Tuna al-Gabal.
Day 38
15:00 - Visit to Ashmunein city.
Day 39
20:00 - Overnight on board while sailing to Cairo.
Day 40
Day 11: 08:00 - Full day at leisure while sailing to Cairo.
Day 41
Day 12: 09:00 - In the morning visit to the National Egyptian Museum.
Day 42
12:00 - Optional Nile boat ride.
Day 43
12:30 - Back to the boat for lunch.
Day 44
14:00 - Giza plateau exploration. Famous pyramids, workers tombs and the Sphinx.
Day 45
15:00 - Optionally enter any of the 3 pyramids which will be open to public.
Day 46
16:00 - Papyrus fabric, perfume palace or cotton shop.
Day 47
20:00 - Free evening or optional Sound and Light show at the Pyramids.
Day 48
Day 13: 08:00 - Free morning at leisure.
Day 49
12:00 - Check out the floating hotel.
Day 50
13:00 - Free time before departure, optional visits are available.
Day 51
17:00 - Transfer to Cairo airport to catch your flight home.
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