8-Day Luxury Tour & Nile Cruise

Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where your representative meets you before immigration to assist with entry procedures and luggage retrieval. After exiting the terminal, board a private air-conditioned vehicle for the transfer to your accommodation. The drive into central Cairo or the Giza district typically takes between 45 and 90 minutes depending on traffic conditions.

Check into your accommodation and spend the remainder of the day resting after your flight or exploring the immediate neighborhood at your own pace. Your guide will confirm pickup times for tomorrow's sightseeing schedule. Overnight at your hotel in Cairo (hotel not included; we can book a 4-star or 5-star hotel for you).

Meet your private Egyptologist guide after breakfast for a full-day Cairo tour starting at the Giza Plateau. Spend about three hours exploring the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, learning about Old Kingdom construction techniques before continuing to the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple.

In the afternoon, drive approximately 45 minutes into central Cairo to visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. Spend around two hours viewing its vast collection of pharaonic artifacts, statues, and royal treasures. Return to your hotel in the late afternoon. Overnight at your hotel in Cairo (hotel not included; we can book a 4-star or 5-star hotel for you).

Transfer to Cairo Airport for the morning flight to Aswan (flight not included — we can book it for you on request). Upon arrival at Aswan Airport, your representative meets you and transfers you to the river pier to embark on your cruise ship before lunch.

In the afternoon, join your guide for a four-hour excursion across Aswan. Stop at the High Dam to view Lake Nasser, then visit the granite quarries to inspect the Unfinished Obelisk. Transfer by motorboat to Agilkia Island to explore the Philae Temple dedicated to Isis. Return to the vessel by early evening. Dinner and overnight on board.

Sail north along the Nile to Kom Ombo after breakfast on board. Walk from the landing dock to the twin Kom Ombo Temple, spending about an hour exploring the symmetrical sanctuaries dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris.

Return to the ship for lunch while sailing toward Edfu. Upon arrival, take a short transfer to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, one of Egypt's best-preserved Ptolemaic temples. Tour the monumental pylon and relief-carved courts with your guide for about 90 minutes. Reboard the ship and continue sailing north toward Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board.

After breakfast, depart the ship for a morning tour of Luxor's west bank lasting approximately four hours. Drive to the Valley of the Kings to enter three open pharaonic tombs with your guide, examining subterranean wall paintings and ancient funerary texts.

Continue to the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, carved directly into the limestone cliff face. On the return drive to the river, pause at the twin Colossi of Memnon statues for photos and historical explanation. Return to the cruise ship for lunch and spend the afternoon at leisure on deck. Dinner and overnight on board.

Disembark after breakfast on board and begin a tour of Luxor's east bank. Spend about two hours exploring the Karnak Temple Complex, walking among the massive sandstone columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall. Proceed down the Avenue of Sphinxes to Luxor Temple to study its ancient court carvings.

Transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo (flight not included — we can book it for you on request). Upon arrival in Cairo, your driver meets you and transfers you to your accommodation. Overnight at your hotel in Cairo (hotel not included; we can book a 4-star or 5-star hotel for you).

Set out after breakfast for a guided tour of historic Cairo. Visit Old Cairo to explore the 3rd-century Hanging Church built over a Roman fortress gatehouse and the nearby Ben Ezra Synagogue. Drive up to the medieval Citadel of Salah El-Din to tour the alabaster-sheathed Mosque of Muhammad Ali.

In the afternoon, visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar to browse traditional artisan stalls, copperware, and spices through its historic alleyways. Spend about two hours in the market area with your guide before returning to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel in Cairo (hotel not included; we can book a 4-star or 5-star hotel for you).

Check out of your accommodation in the morning according to your international flight schedule. Your private driver meets you at the hotel lobby for the transfer to Cairo International Airport. The drive usually takes between 45 and 90 minutes depending on city traffic.

Your representative assists with luggage unloading and terminal entry before you check in for your homeward flight. No sightseeing is scheduled today, allowing a smooth departure. Today's service ends upon arrival at Cairo International Airport with no overnight accommodation arranged.