Private Tour: 8-Days 7-Nights Cairo, Nile Cruise and Sleeping Train from Cairo

Take an unforgettable experience to discover the magic of Egypt on this 8-days 7-nights Egypt Package tour from Cairo. Cover the most famous attractions in Cairo as well as a 4-night Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan. In Cairo, discover the Pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian Museum, and Coptic Cairo. Then take an overnight sleeping train to Luxor to see the temples of Karnak, Luxor, and Hatshepsut, and stroll the Valley of the Kings, before cruising to Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan. Tour includes round-trip sleeping train tickets, 4 star hotel and airport transfers, and most meals.

• See Cairo, Giza, Aswan and Luxor’s top sights on 8-days 7-nights private tour.
• Visit the iconic Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum and Coptic Cairo in 1 day tour.
• Travel in style at a 5-star Nile cruise accommodation and meals provided.
• Relax with door-to-door transfers and comfortable hotel pickup and drop-off each day

Have your breakfast and start your remarkable day by driving to the West Bank to explore the Theban Necropolis by visiting the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies.

Continue, to the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Listen from your guide to her exciting story and how she managed to rule as a sole Pharaoh.

End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Return back to the Cruise by noon to have your lunch. Start sailing down the River Nile, afternoon tea on the sundeck. Cross Esna Lock and overnight in Edfu.

Accommodation: Overnight in Edfu on board the cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5: Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple and arrive Aswan

After your breakfast, enjoy Horse Carriage ride with your tour guide to visit the temple of Horus at Edfu which is considered to be the most complete and the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. Back to the cruise. Relax on the deck watching the unique landscape and admire the scenery of the Nile river while sailing to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Afternoon tea on the sundeck.

Late in the afternoon, stop at Kom Ombo city where to visit the unique double temple of Sobek, the crocodile God and Horus, the falcon God. Return to the cruise and have dinner followed by folkloric party operated by the cruise staff and tour guides. Continue sailing to Aswan for overnight.

Accommodation: Overnight in Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7: Aswan Tour to Philae Temple, High Dam and Overnight Train to Cairo

After breakfast, check out at 8 am and discover with your guide the highlights of Aswan, listen to the story of the Nubian immigration. Start your tour by visiting the High Dam; achieved in 1960 to protect Egypt from the flood and generate electric. Proceed to visit the Greco Roman Temple dedicated to goddess Isis using a small motorboat to get there.

Free afternoon, you will have a chance to add the optional tour to the Nubian village.

Later on, you will be transferred to Aswan train station to take the overnight sleeping train back to Cairo.

Accommodation: Overnight at the sleeping train (shared cabin)

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 8: Arrive Cairo and Departure transfer

Arrive at Giza train station where you will be met and assisted by our driver. He will transfer you Cairo International Airport departure according to your flight details. . Or choose one of our optional tours, and don’t miss a day on your holiday.
Optional Activities
• Cairo – Step Pyramids of Saqqara, Dahshur Pyramids and Memphis City.

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast