Quick Tour Egypt

Arrival at Cairo international airport, you will be met by our rep, which will help you get your visa and then escort you to your hotel Fairmont Nile  Nile view room.

This morning after breakfast, join our guide to the famous pyramids of Giza. Roam the Giza desert and capture memories with a photo session. Go camel riding and view the great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau. Next to the boat museum, where there are royal boats waiting to carry Kings through their journey to the afterlife. Then a drive to the Egyptian Museum to view a vast trove of artifacts; some never before displayed. Some of which include the famous golden mask of King Tut Ankh Amun, One of Egypt’s most controversial kings. After this full day, we will return to our hotel. Fairmont Nile City Nile view room. Meals. B & L.

Check out your hotel, meet our rep to escort you to Cairo airport to fly to Aswan. Upon arrival, meet and assist. Taking a break from ancient architecture and viewing one of Egypt’s modern accomplishments: Aswan High Dam. Returning to the ancient Egyptian atmosphere, this time to the Philae Temple complex, was once the center of Isis (Goddess of life). If it wasn’t for the UNESCO’s rescue project, this temple would be buried by a watery grave from the time of building Aswan High Dam.

At lunchtime, we’ll return to the cruise ship and enjoy the afternoon sliding up the river on your way to Kom Ombo, which rises above the Nile’s bank. The Temple of the gods: Sobek and Horus represented in the forms of crocodile and falcon respectively. You can feel the atmosphere of this glorious history by strolling along the temple’s colonnades and simply gazing up at scenes of pharaonic ambiance. Sonesta Saint George luxury Nile Cruise. Meals B. L & D.

After breakfast, our guide will accompany you on a horse-riding and carriage ride to the Temple of Edfu or the Temple of Horus (Son of Isis and Osiris, God of kinship and power). After the Pagan cult was banned, the desert sand filled up the temple making it one of the most well-preserved ancient monuments of Egypt Back to the cruise to start sailing to Luxor Over Night At Luxor. Sonesta Saint George Luxury Nile Cruise. Meals B. L & D.

On this day after breakfast, you’ll visit the famed Valley of the Kings, the final resting place for the kings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties, which was concealed between rocky cliffs. It’s mainly famous for its vivid wall paintings. The walls are decorated with texts and scenes describing one’s afterlife journey giving them instructions to complete their journey successfully. There are 63 tombs in the valley, including the famous boy-king Tut Ankh Amun. The tombs are open on a rotating basis to protect the paintings from damage by humidity as much as possible.

We will then visit the Worker Village, which describes the life of the ancient Egyptian middle-class life, and how their graves were completely different from the royal class’s graves, small and humble yet honorable, sacred and radiant with colors.

Last but not least, we will pay a visit to the tomb of the great and woman pioneer: Queen Hatshepsut. The Temple of Deir Al-Bahri or Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple is situated at the foot of the sheer cliffs fringing the desert hills. The color contrast between the almost white sandstones of the temple and the golden yellow rocks and sand of the desert brings out the Temple in a magnificent image. Having survived the destructive attempts from King Thutmose lll, the temple still stands with glory amongst other great temples. Dinner and evening on the cruise ship, Sonesta Saint George Luxury Nile Cruise. Meals B. L & D.

We’re still at Luxor; Thebes, the great city of the Middle and New Kingdom pharaohs, was once located here, and today you’ll be indulging the fresh aroma of the Nile with our cruise boat on your way to visit the Luxor East Bank. Heading to Temple of Karnak, the most astonishing and beautiful feat out of all Luxor’s many monuments. Within its precincts are the Great Temple of Amun (God of sun and air), the Temple of Khons, and the Festival Temple of Tuthmosis III, as well as many other buildings. following the Sphinx avenue to Luxor Temple also known as “The southern harem of Amun”, dedicated to worship Amun. Part of the temple was converted into a church during the Christian era, and the Mosque of Abu el-Haggag, dedicated to a revered holy man, was constructed within the complex grounds during the Islamic period. After lunch, drive to Luxor airport to catch your flight to Cairo then fly back home.  Meals B & L.