10 Days Egypt Tour Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada

10 Days Egypt Tour Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada

Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
Welcome to Egypt! At the Cairo International airport, meet a travel representative who will assist you through customs and formalities. Then, head to your hotel for check-in. Get some rest after the long flight.

There is a great idea to spend your fisrt day in Cairo to enjoy a beautiful dinner cruise (Optional).
Cairo by night tour can be one of the best evening activities you can do in Cairo . This wonderful private guided night tour of Cairo allows you to see Cairo with the local’s Eyes. Start to see a beautiful view of the city from atop point like Mokatam hills. It is an amazing place to see Cairo at sunset. And also, you will visit Islamic Cairo and Khan el Khalili

Day 2: Day trip to the Pyramids, Sphinx, and Sakkara
After breakfast, Start your Egypt Tour Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada visiting the world-renowned pyramids (Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure), which are located in the necropolis of Giza. The pyramids and the Sphinx are considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Following the tour of the pyramids and the Sphinx, head to the necropolis of Saqqara to visit King Zoser, the Mastaba, and the Pyramid of Teti.Then visit Memphis which served as the capital of upper and lower Egypt some 5000 years ago during the first dynasty.
After the tour, transfer back to the hotel. Enjoy the evening at your leisure.

Day 3: Fly To Aswan _ Board Nile Cruise:
Breakfast at hotel. Check out. Our representative will meet you at the hotel to transfer you to Cairo airport to take your flight to Aswan.

Upon arrival at Aswan airport, you will join your Egyptologist tour guide to discover the great city of Aswan, including The High Dam, which has been erected by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood.

After that you will enjoy sailing on the Nile River by a motor boat till reach Agilika Island, where you will visit Temple of Philae, which was erected during the Gaeco-Roman period and was dedicated to goddess Isis (mother of god Horus).

Finally you will be escorted to visit one of the marvelous sightseeing in Aswan, The Unfinished Obelisk, which was made out of red granite and was dedicated to god Amun Ra.

After finishing your day tour, you will transfer to your Nile cruise for check in and overnight.

Optional trip to the Nubian village
The Nubian village is one of Aswan's attractions. It's worth visiting and spending  2 hours. The place is very authentic and genuine, Colorful and artistic, the Nubian Village will surprise you in every corner! While walking in the village, you will straight away feel the soul of this place!
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise 

Day 4: Optional Tour to  Abu simbel _ Sailing to Kom Ombo:
Optional Trip to Abu Simbel from Aswan 95 $

Abu Simbel temples
The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco

13:00 sail to Kom Ombo

 Visit The temple of Kom Ombo
The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu 
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Galabyia Party.

Day 5: Edfu- Luxor Temple: 
Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu

Edfu temple :
Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.

Sail to Luxor through Esna lock

Visit Luxor temple
Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated  with His Military Battle of Kadesh
Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Day 6: West bank of Luxor- Hurghada

Optional Trip to the balloon ride 85 $ per persoon
In the morning, enjoy an early morning air balloon ride. This is an incredible way to see the “world’s largest open-air museum, See the valley of the Kings and temples

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of Luxor and  Karnak

The Valley of the Kings:
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley is Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

The colossi of Memnon:
Massive  pair statues Know as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third

The Queen  Hatshepsut  temple :
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of  Hatshepsut  Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

Karnak Temples Complex, which are the largest structures ever build in the history of the mankind. The principal building is that of god Amun Ra, since it was considered the house of god on the earth, the earlier structure date back to the middle kingdom, but there are some references which refer to the earlier buildings as old as the 3rd dynasty.

After finishing your day tour, you will be transferred by private A-C van to to Hurghada. Arrival, and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Hurghada.

Day 7: Red Sea Beach Day:
Have your breakfast, then it is time to enjoy a free day on magestic beach of the Red Sea. Then, have dinner and stay overnight in Hurghada.
Optional tours:

• Have a look on Hurghada city through our city tour Hurghada.
• Spend a day out on the water learning to scuba dive on an 8-hour 
• Spend a day out on Board to Dolphin House Or Paradise Island Or Orange Bay Or Mahmya Island
• Discover Red Sea desert through safari tours 
• There are countless tours and activities in Hurghada that our representative will discuss with you.

Overnight in Hurghada.

Day 8: Hurghada Free Day 
Have breakfast at your hotel in Hurghada. Then spend some free time and you can choose a tour from the Optional tours.
Overnight in Hurghada

Day 9: Fly Back to Cairo _ Egyptian Museum, Citadel & Old Cairo Tour
After finishing your delicious breakfast, you will be transferred to the domestic airport to take your domestic flight back to Cairo.

Upon arrival, you will be met by our expert guide at the airport. You will be taken by private A/C vehicle.

Your full-day Excursion will start with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, the most important depository of Egyptian Antiquities in the World. It contains the most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities where you can feel the magic of Ancient Egypt History.

Have Lunch at a good quality local restaurant.

Visit the Citadel of Salah El-Din, which was the center of Egypt for almost 700 years with its Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali which was designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq.

Then visit the Old Cairo site of the Hanging Church, the Church of Abu Serga, where Jesus is said to have taken refuge, and Ben Ezra Synagogue.

After finishing the tour, you will back to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 10: Departure from Cairo
In the morning, enjoy breakfast. Then, check out of your hotel and make your way to the airport in Cairo. Board your flight home with fond memories of your visit to ancient Egypt. End 10 Days Egypt Tour Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada