ARRIVE CAIRO
Arrival Cairo international airport, meet &assist through formalities, transfer to your hotel & over night

AT CAIRO - SLEEPING TRAIN
After breakfast: buffet breakfast at hotel and full day of sightseeing in Cairo . Your Egyptologist will meet you at the hotel to escort you on an unforgettable tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza. The only present-day survivors of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, they are among the world’s greatest tourist attractions and never lose their ability to inspire and overwhelm visitors. Optional Your tour today has an opportunity to enter inside one of these fabulous monuments and explore the mysteries of its ancient past for yourself.  Optional Camel Ride: No trip to Egypt would be complete without a ride on a “ship of the desert”, and so you will have an opportunity to mount your individual camel for a short ride across the sands of Giza to the Sphinx  

Sphinx: Enter the temple of the mysterious Sphinx, an ancient figure shrouded in legend and mystery. Your Egyptologist will enthrall you with the tales told of this fascinating figure, then drive to visit Cairo Museum : Your Egyptologist will escort you today on a fascinating tour of 7,000 years of Egyptian history with a visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. The Museum houses the world’s greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, including 12 rooms filled with golden treasures from the world-famous tomb of the boy-king Tutenkhamun. End your tour at the open air Khan El Khalili then at 07:00 Pm transfer to Train station to be in the sleeper train heading to Aswan at 08:20 pm, dinner and over night at train.

ASWAN - CRUISE SHIP
 Breakfast at the train, meet , assist and transfer to the Nile Cruise, Check-in: Arrive on your 5-star deluxe Nile cruise boat. On board, you will be welcomed by the reception staff, who will offer you chilled fruit juice while assisting with your check-in. Lunch: Lunch will be served on board. High Dam: This morning, your Egyptologist guide will escort you to visit the Aswan High Dam, Egypt ’s contemporary example of building on a monumental scale. Philae Temple : Take a short motorboat ride to visit the romantic and majestic Philae Temple on the Island of Agilka . Unfinished Obelisk: Next we proceed to the Granite Quarries, which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples, and still hold a huge unfinished obelisk.Afternoon Tea: When you return to your cruise, a relaxing afternoon tea will be served in the lounge. Captain’s Cocktail Party: Tonight you will be greeted by your Boat Manager, who will introduce you to the boat staff and review on-board facilities and your cruise program for the next few days. Complimentary Egyptian wine and local beer will be served, together with a selection of canapés. Dinner: Gourmet menu on board.
Overnight on board in Aswan .

CRUISE TO  KOM OMBO TO EDFU
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet on board, while you cruise to Kom Ombo.
Kom Ombo Temple : Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo , dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank. Lunch: Return to your boat for lunch on board, while you cruise to Edfu.
Edfu Temple : This afternoon, explore the largest and most completely preserved Pharaonic – albeit Greek-built – temple in Egypt , the extraordinary Temple of Horus at Edfu. Afternoon Tea: Afternoon tea will be served while you cruise to Esna. Dinner: Tonight’s dinner on board will be an “Egyptian Night” costume party for all guests, with a chance to dress up in traditional Egyptian “galabeyas”. Dinner will be a lavish buffet of Egyptian specialities, followed by oriental music and dancing for everyone. Overnight on board in Luxor .

CRUISE TO LUXOR
After breakfast, Very early sailing in Luxor and breakfast buffet on board. Valley of the Kings: Begin your day with a visit to the West Bank of Luxor to explore the Valley of the Kings , a vast City of the Dead where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks, decorated richly, and filled with treasures for the afterlife by generations of Pharaohs.
Hatshepsut Temple : Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Ancient Egypt’s only female Pharaoh) merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it, as if nature herself had built this extraordinary monument.
Photostop Colossi of Memnon: On the way back to the river Nile , your road passes by the famed Colossi of Memnon, known in Ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn.Lunch: Lunch on board. Return to your ship for dinner and over night.

LUXOR –SLEEPER TRAIN
Disembark cruise ship , breakfast, drive to have half day tour to visit Luxor Temple : This afternoon your Egyptologist will guide you on a tour of the East Bank of Luxor , starting with the strikingly graceful Temple of Luxor dedicated to the god Amun. Karnak Temple : Proceed to the Temple of Karnak , built over more than a thousand years by generations of Pharaohs. The great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars, covering an area later than the whole of Notre Dame Cathedral , Free time at leisure and transfer to the station at 08:30 Pm to have the sleeper train to Cairo at 09:30 Pm, dinner and over night at the Train.

AT CAIRO
Breakfast at the train, transfer from the station to the hotel, free day at leisure and over night at the hotel.

Optional trip -1:

Full day visit the Citadel of Salah Din, Memphis and Sakkara Pyramids.

Per Person = $99 including entrance fees , transportation and guide.

Optional Trip-2:

Over Day tour to Alexandria by bus for 220 Km, the arrival proceed visiting Citadel of Qaitbay, El Montazah Ex .Royal family Palaces, Lunch at deluxe restaurant local one optional , visit the new Modern Library , the Pomp Pillar and Al morsi Abu Al Abas mosque, then transfer back to Cairo and over night at the hotel.

Per Person = $150 including entrance fees, transportation and guide.

DEPARTURE CAIRO
After Breakfast, day at Leisure till your flight departure. On time transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.

Prices include

 * Meet and Assist Upon arrival and departure.

 * 02 Nights on B.B. Board Basis in Cairo .

 * 03 Nights at The Nile CRS on F. Board Basis, including the fess

 * 02 nights at the sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan / Luxor to Cairo on half board basis.

* All Transfers Airport/Hotel/station/Airport with modern van.

 * 01 full day tour at Cairo including the entrance fess.

 * Professional Egyptologist English speaking guide.  

  * The transportation during the tour with modern A/ C van.

 * 01 Mineral water per person per day.

 * Porterage

 * Prices excluding  

- Tips or any other requests of personal nature.

-  Optional trips.

- Compulsory Gala dinner at New Year event Cairo hotel.  

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