9 Days Cairo, Alexandria & Nile Cruise Package

In the morning, a tour guide and driver will pick you up for your vacation in Egypt from your hotel in a private, air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour visit as follows...

Giza Pyramids

The Pyramids of Giza are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still preserved today, and therefore one of the most famous buildings in the world. The three major pyramids of Giza include the Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Mycrinus.

Queen Pyramids
Some other smaller secondary pyramids, where for example, the women of the pharaohs were buried, as well as labor villages, temples, and tombs.

Great Sphinx statue in Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is the giant Egyptian statue. It was carved from the limestone of the Giza plateau and represented a recumbent lion with a human head and the so-called veil of a name. Initially, the Sphinx was painted red ocher and had a chin beard, but this fell into antiquity.

The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
Your trip will continue with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, where artifacts from the Pharaonic era are located. The museum displays a rare collection of 5,000 years of art, considered the most valuable collection of Egyptian art in the world.

More than 25,000 artifacts are on display, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamun's treasure, furniture, and jewelry, kept in his tomb for over 3,500 years before being discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.

Then continue to lunch at a local restaurant.

Lunch
We'll take a break and take the opportunity to eat and recharge. Lunch will be in a restaurant and Egyptian food (drinks not included).

Khan El Khalili Bazaar
After visiting the Egyptian Museum, see the beautiful Khan El Khalili, the famous Cairo primary market. It is always crowded with tourists and locals alike and is the beating heart of the Egyptian capital. Unleash yourself in the different markets where you will find everything and buy some excellent local handicrafts.

After the tour, we will take you back to the hotel.

In the morning, check out from the hotel in Cairo. There is a short domestic flight to Aswan (which takes about 1 hour). After you arrive in Aswan, your guide will wait for your visit...

Aswan High Dam
The Aswan Dam is a massive construction dating back to the 20th century, completed in 1970 and built to save Egypt from the annual floods caused by the Nile, the longest river in the world.

Unfinished obelisk
Our next stop will be the unfinished obelisk, located in the red granite quarry that was exploited during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. This obelisk was designed to be the largest in ancient Egypt, with a height of 42 meters and a weight of 1,200 tons.

Philae Temple
You will go to the island of Philae, between the old and new Aswan Dam, where the beautiful Temple of Philae is located. This temple is dedicated to the goddess Isis and is one of the four places where the myth of Isis, Osiris, and Horus revolves.

When the trip is over, you'll be driven in style back to the ship. The trip is going to end in Kom Ombo.

In the morning, a tour guide on your holidays in Egypt will take you from the Nile cruise to start your wonderful tour to visit it...

Kom Ombo Temple
On the banks of the Nile stands the Temple of Kom Ombo from the Ptolemaic period. It is a unique temple, the only double temple in ancient Egypt, where the falcon of Horus and God Sobek is the Temple of Kom Ombo in Egypt.

Of great importance because it is one of the most important sanctuaries of the Pharaonic era dedicated to Sobek. According to some legends, this crocodile-headed deity was the god of the Nile and the creator of the whole world.

Edfu Temple
Edfu temple is dedicated to the god Horus. It is considered one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt, and the most important after the Karnak Temple of Edfu was hidden under the sand for centuries until it was rediscovered by the French archaeologist Auguste Mariette in the mid-19th century.

Dinner on board and overnight on the Nile cruise.

The cruise will sail to Luxor.

In the morning, a tour guide and driver will pick you up for your vacation in Egypt from a Nile cruise by a private air-conditioned car to start your wonderful tour to visit it...

Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings, where extraordinary tombs were discovered, those tombs were dug in the rocks of the desert, richly decorated and full of treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs; you will visit three graves.

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Continue the tour to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari; this magnificent temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, the only female pharaoh rises from the desert plain in a series of terraces and merging with the limestone cliffs that surround it.

Statue of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are two colossal stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the reason behind their construction was to protect the funerary temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

Karnak Temple
Karnak Temple is the largest in the world, and it has ruins dating back to the twenty-first century BC, in addition to many other monuments covering the seventh century AD. In other words, nearly 3,000 years of history in one temple.

Luxor temple
Luxor Temple, built by Amenhotep III and then expanded by Ramses II, is the only temple that includes Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Islamic monuments.

Upon completion of the trip, you will be taken to your cruise ship.

After breakfast, your private A/C driver will pick you up and take you to the Luxor Airport, where your flight back to Cairo will be waiting.
Our agent will pick you up at the airport in a private, air-conditioned car and take you to your hotel.

After a hearty breakfast, you and your knowledgeable tour guide will get into a private, air-conditioned car and drive to Alexandria, where you'll spend the next three hours seeing the ancient city.

We arrive in Alexandria in the morning and start our tour with a visit to the ruins...

Catacombs
The catacombs in Kom El Shoqafa, built in the Roman era, have three levels, and their decoration juxtaposes the Egyptian and Roman pantheon.

Roman Theater
The Roman Theater in Alexandria, Alexandria, behind the facades, of Facades is the theater that the Nabataeans built at the beginning of the first century AD. The Romans expanded and improved it shortly after they annexed the kingdom in 106 AD. They made it by ruthlessly dividing a street of houses or tombs to widen the rear of the hall, which could then accommodate 3,000 people.

Alexandria Library
We will visit the new Library of Alexandria, whose design refers to the god Amun-Ra, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. In addition to several libraries, there are a planetarium, three museums, a laboratory, and a printing press.

Note: The library is closed on Friday and Saturday (it is visible from the outside only).

Abu al-Abbas Mosque
We will also pass the beautiful Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque, an architectural marvel constructed between 1929 and 1945, influenced by the buildings of ancient Egypt in Cairo. Then go to lunch at a local restaurant.

Lunch
After midday, we will take a break and have lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean to replenish our energy. The meal usually consists of Egyptian dishes, and options include meat dishes, rice, and salads (drinks not included)

Qaytbay Citadel
From the outside, we will also visit the Citadel of Qaitba on the site of the ancient pharaohs (Light House) in Alexandria, a defensive fortress built in 1480 by Ashraf Abu al-Nasr, Seif al-Din Qaytbay, who became enslaved. Sultan.

After the tour, we will take you back to the hotel in Cairo.

Open day at Leisure to explore Cairo.

Please note if you wish to add any excursions upon arrival in Cairo. Check out our Cairo Day Tours featuring a variety of activities in Cairo.

After breakfast at the hotel, we will drive you to Cairo International Airport, where you'll catch your flight back to the United States.