Egypt & Luxury Oberoi Zahra Nile Cruise

 DAY 01 : Arrive Cairo , Egypt

Arrive at Cairo international airport; you will meet Misr Travel Tour manager who will issue your entry visa (included) and escorts you through customs and immigration formalities. Transfer from the airport to your chosen hotel by private air-conditioned deluxe coach. After check-in, you are free to spend the rest of the day/evening at your leisure.

Accommodation: Stay for 02 nights at Four Seasons Cairo Hotel at The First Residence

Meals: None

 Day 02 : Cairo I The legendary Pyramids I Stunning Museum

Start your journey with your private Egyptologist guide to the Pyramids complex, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Explore the Great Pyramid of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus. Ride on camel or horseback to the Valley temple and the enigmatic Sphinx. Continue to the Solar Boat Museum, where you find the 142-feet-long funerary barge of Cheops. Lunch served at a local quality restaurant, before visiting the Egyptian Museum, home of the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts in the world, including the treasures of the boy King Tutankhamen and the mummified pharaohs including RamsesII in the royal Mummy hall. Afterwards, tour Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church of St. Mary and Ben Ezra synagogue. Next, stroll into Khan el Khalili Bazaar.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

 Day 03 : Luxor I Stunning Temple of Karnak & Luxor Museum

Transfer to Cairo airport for a short flight to Luxor,"The world open -air museum". Meet and transfer to board your luxury Nile cruise. After lunch, tour the great temples complex at Karnak, the largest religious building ever constructed. Walk through this extraordinary open-air museum and into the sizeable Hypostyle hall of 134 columns towering above you like an ancient forest. Continue to Luxor Museum to admire its beautifully exhibited collection of ancient Egyptian, Coptic and Islamic artifacts in addition to some displays from the collection of King Tutankhamen tomb. Overnight in Luxor.

Accommodation: Stay for 05 nights on the  (Luxury cabin) 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 Day 04 : The fabled Valley of Kings, Luxury cruising the Nile I Temple of Dendera

After breakfast, tour the famed location of over 64 tombs for Pharaohs and nobles on the West bank of the Nile. First explore the famed tombs in the Valley of the Kings including the beauty and mystery of the boy king Tutankhamen, and Ramses "the Sixth", then continue to the mortuary temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu. The tour also includes the visit to the immense Colossi of Memnon, two impressive statues of Amenhotep III. Return to your luxury Nile cruiser for lunch while sailing to the Temple of Dendera. The temple is among the most preserved temples in Egypt and dedicated to Hathor, Goddess of music, Love, and Joy. Overnight in Qena.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner

 Day 05 : River Nile - Serene Cruising the Nile I Temple of Luxor

Enjoy breakfast on board while sailing back to Luxor, journey once more to the West bank of the Nile, this time visiting  (Valley of the Noble’s tombs), Dier el Madina, the site of a very special workman’s village, whose craftsmen built and decorated the tombs of the Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings. Continue to the rock-cut temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt’s only female ruler. Later, this afternoon, visit the stunning temple of Luxor which was once connected with Karnak temple via 2 kilometres long avenue of Sphinxes. Enjoy Cocktail Reception with live music at the club lounge. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 Day 06 : Cruising the Nile I Temple of Edfu

Your cruise ship sails from Luxor to Edfu via Esna lock. As you go upstream, you will view rural life in Egypt, methods of irrigation, farming, and animals. Here you will be fascinated by the coexistence of the ancient and modern ways of life which make Egypt a unique travel destination. In the late afternoon, visit the Temple of Horus the falcon-headed sun god. This is one of the most beautifully preserved temples surviving from the age of the Pharaohs. Overnight in Edfu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 Day 07 : River Nile Cruise I Majestic Philae temple

Enjoy breakfast while cruising onward to Aswan. After lunch, begin your Aswan sightseeing with a visit to the Aswan High Dam, then continue with a motorboat trip to the temple of Philae dedicated to the goddess Isis, world UNESCO national heritage. The temple was dismantled and recollected when the High Dam built 1960. Overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 Day 08 : Disembark Aswan

Disembark from your Zahra Nile cruise after breakfast, morning free at leisure. Alternatively, Opt to visit Abu Simbel Temples to see the impressive twin temples of Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The entire site was disassembled and moved to its current location to save it from the floodwaters caused by the Aswan High Dam. Transfer to Aswan airport for the flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. Overnight: in Cairo.

Accommodation: Stay for 01 night at Le Meridien Cairo Airport Hotel

Meals: Breakfast

 Day 09 : Depart Cairo

After breakfast, transfer in a private vehicle with Misr Travel tour manager and check-in for your onward flight.

Meals: Breakfast

Options / Extention & Fees

1. 0 night: Visit Abu Simbel by car from Aswan

 

HIGHLIGHTS

>Cairo: Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley temple, Solar boat Museum, Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Mummies room, Coptic Cairo, Hanging church >Luxor: Nile River cruise, East bank Luxor, Temples of Karnak, Avenue of Sphinxes, Luxor Museum, Temple of Luxor, Dendera, Temple of Hathor, Valley of Kings, Tutankhamen tomb, Ramses "the Sixth" Queen Hatshepsut Temple, Madinet Habu, Valley of Noble's tombs, Dier El Madinet, Colossi of Memnon, Temple OF Horus in Edfu, Kom Ombo temple > Aswan; High Dam & Philae temple