2 Nights Cairo (Pyramids), 7 Nights Nile Cruise & 5 Nights Red Sea Stay
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We take great pleasure in presenting an exclusive tour that brings together Cairo, where past and present meet, as well as the magic and mystery of The Nile. Your tour begins:
For centuries travellers have been fascinated by the mystical allure of the Nile. Our Nile cruises, alongside Egypt’s many archaeological wonders, provides the perfect combination for an unforgettable holiday. Our Treasures of Egypt itinerary takes you from Luxor to Aswan, visiting some of the most spectacular ancient sites in the world, including the stunning Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the Pharaohs, including Tutankhamun and the breath-taking temples Karnak and Luxor.
Cairo is a must for anyone fascinated by the magnificent Great Pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza. Situated on the Nile, Cairo is exciting, vibrant and fascinating; it is a perfect blend of old and new.
Take time to explore the treasures of Tutankhamun in the Egyptian museum or take a stroll around the bustling Khan El Khalili bazaar. Away from the city centre, there is still more to see from the capital of ancient Egypt at Memphis to the Step Pyramid at Saqqara.
Combine this with the wonderous Red Sea with clear blue waters, golden beaches and Luxury Hotels to create a truly relaxing holiday.
The tour begins with 2 nights in Cairo before you fly south to join your Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan, then transfer to the Red Sea for a 5 night stay.
Depart the UK and arrive at Cairo International Airport, where you are met and transferred to your chosen hotel in Cairo.
Head to Giza in the morning, where the Great Pyramids stand as monuments to the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt and the Great Sphinx has kept its secrets for centuries. After lunch, continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, the new home of Egypt’s antiquities including the Tutankhamun collection, for a guided visit with your Egyptologist.
Evening at leisure.
In the morning, travel to Memphis, Egypt’s ancient capital, and on to Saqqara, where King Djoser, the first Pharaoh, built the Step Pyramid as his tomb, a monument to a powerful state with the divine king at its centre.
Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your short flight south to Luxor, where you are met and transferred to your 5-star Nile cruise boat. Dinner is served on board, or a light snack for late arrivals.
Overnight in Luxor.
After breakfast on board, take an early morning visit to the West Bank, including the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, burial sites of many of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs and high priests, and the Temple of Hatshepsut.
Breakfast and lunch are served on board as you continue south, sailing to Kom Ombo to visit its temple before dinner. Unusually, this temple is dedicated to 2 gods, with the southern section devoted to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god of fertility, and the northern section to the falcon-headed god Horus. A nearby crocodile museum holds many artefacts and mummified crocodiles. Sail on to Aswan and overnight in Aswan.
After breakfast, visit the High Dam in Aswan, built between 1960 and 1971 to bring electricity to the villages along the Nile, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Isis on Philae Island. Lunch is on board, with the afternoon at leisure and the option to revisit the Temple of Philae for an optional sound and light show in the evening, priced at approximately £55pp.
After breakfast, enjoy a morning at leisure or take an optional early morning visit to Abu Simbel, priced at approximately £120pp by road or £280pp by air, where the temple built by Rameses II stands on the banks of Lake Nasser. After lunch on board, a relaxing boat trip takes you around Elephantine Island to the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island. Dinner and overnight in Aswan.
Enjoy a morning at leisure. After lunch on board, set sail to Kom Ombo, and following a brief stop continue sailing overnight.
After lunch, travel by coach to Karnak Temple, often described as the world’s largest open-air museum, which covers a vast area of land and includes several temples, the largest being the Temple of Amun. A short drive on brings you to Luxor Temple, once joined to Karnak by an avenue of sphinxes, many of which can still be seen today. Return to the boat for dinner and overnight in Luxor.
**Optional early morning balloon ride for the adventurous (priced at approx. £110pp). Please enquire. Breakfast on board followed by check-out and onward transfer to your hotel on the Red Sea for your 5 nights stay.
Relax on the wonderous Red Sea with clear blue waters and golden beaches.
Transfer to Hurghada airport for your return flight home.
*Excursions in Cairo are optional extras which can be purchased before departure. View all our optional extra Cairo excursions here
Please note: the order or content of your itinerary may be amended due to lock closures, low water levels or any other unforeseeable circumstancese.
Transfer from Luxor airport to the Cruise boat takes approx. 20 minutes. The road transfer from Luxor to Hurghada takes approx. 4 hours, and Luxor to El Gouna takes approx. 4.5 hours.
An escorted Egypt tour is a fully organised holiday in which flights, transfers, accommodation, excursions and expert guiding are arranged for you, with a PhD-qualified Egyptologist accompanying the sightseeing. Treasures of Egypt includes return flights and all transfers, 2 nights in Cairo, a 7 night Nile cruise, 5 nights on the Red Sea, 11 excursions with entrance fees and 24-hour support in the UK and Egypt, with no hidden extras.
The tour is 14 nights, made up of 2 nights in Cairo, a 7 night Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan and 5 nights on the Red Sea. A longer version with 7 nights on the Red Sea is also available.
Yes. A PhD-qualified English-speaking Egyptologist guide accompanies the Cairo sightseeing and the Nile cruise, explaining the sites at Giza, Luxor, Aswan and along the river.
The tour covers Cairo and Giza, the Nile between Luxor and Aswan with stops including Kom Ombo, and a Red Sea resort stay based around Hurghada. Optional extras include Abu Simbel and the Philae sound and light show.
Yes. Because it is fully escorted and guided, and combines the headline ancient sites with time to relax on the Red Sea, it works well for a first visit to Egypt as well as for returning travellers.
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