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Choose from our collection below of 5* Luxury Nile cruise boats and 5* Luxury hotels in Cairo.
Every vessel and hotel on this itinerary is personally inspected by Classic Holidays. The cruise boats carry the Cristal Award, an international hospitality certification assessed against health, hygiene, and quality standards, and upper and middle deck cabins with balconies are included as standard at no extra charge.
2 nights Cairo (Pyramids) (Half Board)
7 nights Nile Cruise (Full Board or All Inclusive)
We proudly present premier Egypt Holidays, where the ancient mystic River Nile and the magic of five-star Egypt holidays combine. Your tour begins:
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 perfectly blends old and new. For centuries, travellers have been fascinated by the mystical allure of the Nile. A relaxing cruise, alongside Egypt’s many archaeological wonders, provides the perfect combination for an unforgettable holiday.
Our Classic Nile cruise itinerary takes you from Luxor to Aswan, visiting some of the world’s most spectacular ancient sites, including the stunning Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the Pharaohs and Tutankhamun and the breathtaking temples Karnak and Luxor.
Depart the UK and arrive at Cairo International Airport, where you are met and transferred to your 5-star hotel on the Giza side of the city. Evening at leisure.
Head to Giza in the morning, where the pyramids stand as monuments to the pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty and the Great Sphinx has kept its watch for more than 4,500 years. After lunch, continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum for a guided visit with your Egyptologist, including the Tutankhamun collection. Evening at leisure.
In the morning, visit Memphis, Egypt’s ancient first capital, and then Saqqara, where King Djoser built the Step Pyramid as his tomb in monumental stone, widely regarded as the first large-scale stone structure in history. Transfer to Cairo International Airport for the 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, followed by an overnight in Luxor.
Breakfast on board, then an early morning visit to the West Bank, taking in the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, and the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut.
Breakfast and lunch are served on board as you sail south to Kom Ombo Temple, including a visit to the adjacent crocodile museum. Sail on to Aswan and overnight.
After breakfast, visit the High Dam in Aswan, built between 1960-1971 to provide electricity to the villages along the Nile, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Isis on Philae Island. Lunch on board and afternoon at leisure with an opportunity to revisit the Temple of Philae for an **optional sound & light show in the evening (priced at approx. £55pp).
After breakfast, there is the option of a morning at leisure or an early morning **optional visit to Abu Simbel (priced at approx. £120pp by road or £280pp by air). This impressive temple, built by Rameses II stands on the banks of Lake Nasser. After lunch on board, there is a relaxing boat trip around Elephantine Island to the Botanical Gardens on General Kitchener Island. Dinner and overnight in Aswan.
The morning is at leisure. After lunch on board, set sail north to Kom Ombo for a brief stop, then continue sailing overnight.
After lunch, visit Karnak Temple, the largest religious complex in the ancient world, followed by Luxor Temple with its remarkable avenue of sphinxes. 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 the 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.
The Wonders of Egypt tour costs from £2,395 per person and includes return flights, all airport transfers, airport taxes and fuel supplements, 2 nights in a 5-star Cairo hotel on half board, 7 nights on a 5-star Cristal-awarded Nile cruise on full board, and all 11 guided excursions with entrance fees. An all-inclusive drinks upgrade on the cruise is available for £199 per person, and a bed-and-breakfast option in Cairo is also available.
The Wonders of Egypt tour runs for 9 nights in total: 2 nights in Cairo close to the Giza pyramids, followed by 7 nights on the Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan. You depart the UK on Day 1 and return home on Day 10.
You have 2 nights in Cairo. Day 2 leaves time for the optional full-day excursion to Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum, with several hours at the pyramids and the Great Sphinx with an Egyptologist guide before the museum in the afternoon. On Day 3 you can add an optional morning at Memphis and Saqqara before the afternoon flight to Luxor.
The cruise runs from Luxor to Aswan over 7 nights. Key stops include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens near Luxor, Kom Ombo Temple (with its crocodile museum), the High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk at Aswan, the Temple of Isis on Philae Island, and Karnak and Luxor temples on the return journey north.
The standard cruise basis is full board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are all included every day on board. An all-inclusive drinks upgrade is available for £199 per person, covering house wines, beers, soft drinks and water throughout the 7-night cruise.
The most popular months are October to April, when daytime temperatures along the Nile are warm rather than extreme, sitting between roughly 20°C and 28°C. Winter departures (November to February) offer the coolest weather and are particularly comfortable for walking the archaeological sites. Classic Holidays offers guaranteed departures across the year, and our specialists can advise on the best timing for your particular dates.
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