Luxor & Aswan: 8 Days / 7 Nights Interior Transfer (Cairo / Aswan & Luxor / Cairo By Train) Cairo - 3 Nile Cruise (Aswan / Luxor) - Cairo
Day 1: According to your flight schedule, meet and assist by our representative at Cairo airport. After the necessary custom and visa procedure, transfer to your hotel for rest. Later in the day you will start to discover the first part of the sightseeing which Cairo has to offer. You will visit the Great Pyramids on the Giza plateau, The Sphinx and next you will visit Perfume and Papyrus shops. In the evening will be organized transfer to the train station for the overnight journey to Aswan.
Day 2: The morning arrival to Aswan will be followed by the transfer to the Nile Cruise boat. Later, after th accommodation on the ship, you will visit the High Dam, Unfinished obelisk and next you will enjoy the trip by Felucca on the river Nile in Aswan. You will then return to the boat for a lunch and the rest of the day you will have free time, to discover Aswan town itself and perhaps to do some shopping on the local market. Diner and overnight on board of the ship
Day 3: The morning will be free, to relax, walking in the city or you can join the other Egypt explorers for an Optional trip to Abu Simbel (by bus or by plane). Then you will return to the boat for lunch and start sailing downstream the river Nile towards Kom Ombo (60 km) where you will visit the temple of god Horus and Sobek. Next you will return to the boat and the Nile cruise will continue sailing to Edfu (60 km). Dinner and overnight on board of the ship
Day 4: The day will start with a visit of Ramses II temple in Edfu. You will be taken to the very nice and well-preserved temple by a horse car ridge. After the visit you will return to the boat for a breakfast and the Nile cruise will continue via Esna lock to Luxor (120 km). At the observation deck you can enjoy the sun and the view of the life along the river Nile. Lunch and a dinner will be served while sailing to Luxor. Overnight on board of the ship.
Day 5: The day, after the breakfast, will continue with sight-seeing tour of the Nile’s West Bank, where you will visit place where Colossi of Memnon are standing, Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut temple. Then you will return to the boat and disembark from the Nile cruise. Next, before you will be transferred to the train station in Luxor to board the train to Cairo, you will visit the temples in Luxor and Karnak on the Nile’s East Bank.
Day 6: Arrival to Cairo in the morning will be followed by transfer to your hotel. You will have free time to relax, for shopping or discovering Cairo on your own. Overnight in the hotel Day 7: Breakfast in the hotel, You have time for OPTIONAL to visit the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, Mohamed Ali Citadel and visit Memphis and Sakkara.
Day 8: Breakfast in the hotel and according to your flight arrangements you will be transferred to the Cairo airport for your return flight