Egypt 9 Nights 10 Days Adventure with Nile Cruise from Cairo

10 days Private tour

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About this activity

Explore the best ancient monuments and tourist sights Egypt has to offer in a 9 nights, 10 days program starting from Cairo. Visit the Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun's tomb, Karnak and Luxor Temples. You also board a 3 nights, 4 days Nile cruise and enjoy a desert safari in the White Desert with outdoor camping.

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At a glance

Duration: 10 days
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Arabic, English
Operated by: Luxor Travels

Ages: Infants (0–4 years) · Children (5–10 years) · Adults (11–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Domestic flights as per itinerary
Included: Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Included: All taxes, fees and handling charges
Included: Lunch
Included: Dinner
Included: Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Included: Accommodation as per itinerary
Included: Breakfast
Included: Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Included: Qualified Egyptologist guide

Not included

Not included: Drinks
Not included: Egyptian entry visa
Not included: Any optional sight or optional tour
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Day 1 · Arrival Cairo

Luxor Travels

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Luxor travels
Cairo

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You will be met and assisted by one of our representatives at the airport of Cairo who will escort you to your hotel for a night in Cairo.

Day 2 · Cairo

Cairo

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Today you enjoy a day tour of Cairo. First stop is at Giza Plateau, where one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramids of Giza, still stands. You will visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley to the Great Sphinx. Afterwards, you visit the Egyptian Museum. After the day tour and lunch you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for a flight to Aswan. Upon arrival you will check in to your hotel for a night in Aswan (Meals included: BL).
The Pyramids Of Giza

2 hours Admission included

In the morning you will be picked up from your accommodation for a guided tour of Giza. Your first stop will be at Giza Plateau, where one of the remaining wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramids of Giza, still stands. You visit the Pyramids and enjoy panoramic views from the western plateau, then continue down the valley where the guardian of this Mortuary complex, the mighty Sphinx, stands with great pride.
Great Sphinx

30 min Admission included

the guardian of this Mortuary complex, the mighty Sphinx, stands with great pride
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo

2 hours Admission included

spanning a period of over 50 centuries. The Museum has the world’s largest and richest collection of Egyptian Antiquities, among them the priceless collection of King Tut

Day 3 · Aswan and Nile cruise

Aswan

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You will be brought to your cruise ship for check-in, after which you begin a guided day tour to the Temple of Philae, which was built in honor of goddess Isis. After this visit you will see the High Dam. You spend the night on board in Aswan (Meals included: BLD).
Temple of Philae

2 hours Admission included

the Temple of Philae, which was built in honour of goddess Isis. After this visit you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.

You will be transferred back to the cruise ship for lunch, where you can also enjoy cruise activities and dinner in the evening. Spend the night on board in Aswan.
Aswan High Dam

25 min Admission included

you will go to the High Dam, an engineering miracle used as an embankment dam situated across the Nile River, built in the 1960’s to protect Egypt from annual floods.

Day 4 · Kom Ombo and Edfu

Aswan

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Today the ship sails to Kom Ombo and Edfu. In Kom Ombo you visit the Temple of Sobek and later on you will visit the Temple of Horus, the falcon-headed god, in Edfu. In the evening you have dinner on board and spend the night (Meals included: BLD).
Kom Ombo Temple

2 hours Admission included

In Kom Ombo you will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek

The temple is built on a high dune overlooking the Nile. The temple was built in the early second century by Ptolemy VI Philometor.
Edfu Temple

2 hours Admission included

visit the Temple of Edfu which is dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. This is quite a young temple and is well-preserved making it very impressive.

At every site you will get information from your Egyptologist tour guide and you will get free time to explore the ancient monuments by yourself.

Day 5 · Luxor

Luxor

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Today you can just enjoy the view relaxing on the sundeck while watching the local life on the river and its banks. You spend your last night on board in Luxor (Meals included: BLD).

Day 6 · Luxor East and West Bank

Luxor

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Today you enjoy a guided tour to Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank of Luxor. To conclude your Nile cruise itinerary you visit Karnak Temples on the East Bank. After the day tour you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for a flight to Cairo. Upon arrival you check in to your hotel in Cairo (Meals included: BL).
Valley of the Kings

2 hours Admission included

First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. It consists of tombs embedded in the mountain Thebes. Here, you visit 3 tombs of various dynasties. Your Egyptologist tour guide will be on hand to recommend and advise you as to which tombs to visit
Tomb of Ramses III

20 min Admission included

The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
Tomb of Ramases IX

20 min Admission included

Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince .

The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated.
Tomb of Merenptah

20 min Admission included

In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62)

20 min Admission not included

Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun300.00 EGP) (optional)

King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings
Temple of Hatshepsut

one hour Admission included

the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamun and belonged to the same dynasty.Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh
Colossi of Memnon

20 min Admission included

the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.

two vast 60-foot (18-meter) seated statues
The Karnak Temple

one hour Admission included

Temple of Amun, also known as Karnak Temples. You visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt

Day 7 · Cairo

Cairo

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Today you can spend the day at leisure or you can take an optional tour to the old part of Cairo. You will spend the night in your hotel in Cairo (Meals included: B).

Day 8 · Desert safari

Egypt

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In the morning you will picked up by an air-conditioned car that will take you on a desert safari to the Oasis of Bahariya and the White Desert, which is the largest in the world. You will set up camp and enjoy an overnight under the stars (Meals included: BLD).
Bahariya Oasis Guide

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Bahariya (Bahereya) Oasis,
White Desert

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White Desert, Farafra, Egypt

Day 9 · Cairo

Cairo

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You can start your day with a beautiful sunrise in the desert. Then you drive back to Cairo where you can spend the rest of your last day at leisure (Meals included: BL).

Day 10 · Departure Day

Cairo

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After breakfast at your hotel you will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your departure flight (Meals included: B).

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Pyramid Giza City Inn
Cairo Marriott Hotel
Giza Pyramids View Guest House
Giza Pyramids Inn
Cairo Pyramids Hotel
Marriott Mena House, Cairo
Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino
Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis By IHG
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah
Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile
Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa

and 4 more pickup points

You must contact the local supplier for exact pick-up time and location (contact details will be

provided on your voucher)

Using your ticket

Please note: entrance tickets and transport included. This voucher will not be accepted if presented directly at the venue.
If there is any unforeseen event, such as delay or schedule change of flight, train or cruise ship, or extreme weather conditions, the local service provider reserves the right to make a change in the itinerary and offer an alternative that suits the situation at hand.
If you will not be arriving at your destination within the specified reconfirmation period, please reconfirm with the local service provider prior to travel, or upon arrival at your destination. Please note that departure times and locations may vary slightly.
TRAVEL TIP: Due to very low wages, "Baksheesh" or tips/gratuities are an integral part of life in Egypt. It is useful to carry small notes with you at all times. If you are unsure who, or how much to tip, please do not hesitate to ask your tour guide for guidance.
You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler