8 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise Cheap Tours

Cairo / Nile Cruise / Aswan / Luxor
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Golavita Travel
Duration

8 Days

Golavita Travel
Tour type

Budget tour

8 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise Cheap Tours
Trip Runs

Every Day

Golavita Travel
Country

Egypt

Tour Details

Book 8 days Cairo and Nile Cruise Cheap tours and explore Egypt tourist attraction in Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Aswan. Egypt tours begin with Giza Pyramids and the Great Sphinx. Meanwhile, visiting the Grand Egyptian Museum. Also, this Egypt tour package includes Islamic Cairo, Coptic and Christian Cairo top attractions like the Hanging Church, Abu Serga Church, and the famous El Moez street and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. In fact, one of the best things to do in Egypt is the Nile Cruise Luxor and Aswan and all the tourist attractions long the Nile River. You will explore the Valley of the Kings in your Egypt cheap tours. Also, you will visit the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir El Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon. Aswan attractions will include the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Isis temple in Philae. Finally, Giza attractions will amaze you especially Unas Pyramid and the first Pyramid texts, and the first Pyramid in mankind for Djoser.


Highlights

    • Giza Pyramids
    • Sphinx 
    • The Grand Egyptian Museum
    • Hanging Church
    • Abu Serga Church
    • Khan El Khalili Bazaar
    • Al Azhar Park
    • Luxor Temple
    • Karnak Temple
    • Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo
    • The Great Temple of Abu Simbel
    • Kalabsha temple
    • Philae temple
    • Unfinished Obelisk
    • Step Pyramid of Djoser

Included

    • Meet and assist at Cairo airport
    • Round transfer with air-conditioned vehicle
    • Knowledgeable Egyptologist tour guide
    • 3 Night accommodation at a 4**** Hotel in Cairo
    • 4 Night accommodation at 5***** Nile Cruise
    • Flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor
    • Fly tickets from Aswan to Cairo
    • Entrance fees to all the places in the itinerary
    • All Service Charges and Taxes

Excluded

    • Entrance fee for Cheops Pyramid & Khafre Pyramid
    • Tutankhamun's tomb at the Valley of the Kings
    • Tomb of Seti I (KV17)
    • KV 9 tomb of Ramesses V
    • Tipping

Tour itinerary

Day 1 Cairo

Welcome to the land of Pharaohs, once you arrive at Cairo International Airport, our representative will help you with the arrival procedures then take you in a private car to start your half day tour to Giza attractions. Giza Pyramids is the way to connect with the past and witness one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Exploring Giza pyramids offers a glimpse into the rich ancient Egyptian Civilization. Before you reach the Great Sphinx and witness its mystique and allure, you will pass by the Valley temple. In fact, the Valley temple is the place where they practiced the mummification and the Opening of the Mouth ritual on the Kings body. Lately, NASA spotted another Sphinx behind the Valley temple of Chephren. Later on, you will head for lunch before you check in at your hotel.

Meals: lunch

Day 2 Cairo Attractions

Morning breakfast at the hotel then join your guide for your adventure tour to the Pharaonic, Christian, and Islamic monuments. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is home to more than 100 000 ancient Egyptian artifacts including Tutankhamun treasures from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. In Coptic Cairo you will visit the Hanging Church and Abu Serga Church. Besides, the Ben Ezra Synagogue and Amr Ibn El Ass Mosque. One of the oldest streets in Cairo and is famous for its architectural and cultural significance is El Moez street. Khan El Khalili is one of the oldest and most famous markets in Cairo Egypt where you can find wide variety of traditional Egyptian products and handicrafts. Al-Hussein Mosque, and Al Azhar Mosque are among the best things to do in Khan El Khalili.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3 Cairo - Luxor - Nile Cruise

Enjoy your hearty breakfast at the hotel then you will be transferred with new brand vehicle to Luxor Upon arrival, your guide will be waiting for you to start your tour to Luxor attractions. Start your Luxor tourist attractions with the biggest temple in the world, Karnak temple. The tour will allow you to witness the architecture in ancient Egypt, sculpture, and education. At the end of your tour, you will go to check-in at your Nile Cruise and Lunch. After having some rest, you will join your guide to explore Luxor temple by night and walk the avenue of Sphinxes.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4 Luxor - Edfu

After having your breakfast on board, the Nile Cruise, you will join your guide to explore Valley of the Kings, the very famous tomb in the valley is Tutankhamun tomb because it was the only tomb found intact. The valley is known for what’s called the Curse of the Pharaohs and the grave robbers. After you finish your tour to the Valley, you will proceed to the next stop. Then visit Hatshepsut temple, another unique Pharaonic temple for a female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. The temple unique in its location and decoration.

Colossi of Memnon will be the next stop, Enjoy few minutes in front of the second biggest statues in Egypt after the massive ones of Abu Simbel. Later on, you will go back to your Nile Cruise for lunch and start sailing for the rest of the day to Edfu city and overnight

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5 Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan

Start this day with Edfu temple, Horus temple is one of the best Pharaonic temples built in the Greco Roman period and together with Dendera temple are the best-preserved temples. Back to the cruise for breakfast and sail to Kom Ombo city where you will visit the only double temple in Egypt. Kom Ombo temple is unique temple on the east bank of the Nile River and it took 385 years to be built. Dinner on board and sail to Aswan and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6 Aswan

Breakfast on board with the chance to visit Abu Simbel temple against charge. After lunch, you
will start your tour to Aswan attractions. The High Dam is the second dam built after Aswan Dam or the Khazan in 1971. While you are at The High Dam, you see the Kalabsha temple, one of those temples relocated after building the High Dam. Philae temple is one of the most beautiful Pharaonic temples in Egypt that you will visit in your Aswan day tours. The temple of Philae is dedicated to goddess ISIS, Osiris, Hathor, and Horus. You will also visit the Unfinished Obelisk. Back to the Nile Cruise and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7 Saqqara Complex

Enjoy your last breakfast on board then checkout and head to Aswan airport to take your flight to Cairo. You will start your day with Saqqara (Sakkara). Saqqara has about 14 Pyramids, Serapeum, a lot of Pharaonic tombs especially Mereroka tomb and Kagemni tomb.

Unas Pyramid in Saqqara dates back to the fifth dynasty, Old Kingdom and it is one of the smallest and most beautiful Pyramids in Egypt. The Step Pyramid of Djoser is the first stone structure in the world and it date back to the third dynasty. One of the most beautiful tombs in Saqqara is Princess Idut tomb that you will visit.

Lunch Meal: Enjoy your lunch meal between the palm trees in a very beautiful restaurant by Saqqara exit with women bake the bread you will eat and live music. After the lunch you can visit Memphis, it was the oldest capital of Egypt dates back to 3200 BC and it was built by Narmer or Menes. At the end of your tour, you will head to your hotel in Cairo for overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Day 8 Final Departure

After having your last breakfast at the hotel, your guide will join you to Cairo airport to your final departure.

Meals: breakfast

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