Suggested Itinerary

Day 01: Cairo

- Arrival at Cairo International Airport, greeted by our representative who will assist the group through immigration and customs formalities.

- Transfer by our deluxe coach to your hotel in Cairo for check-in and overnight.

Day 02: Cairo

- Check-out after breakfast.

- Full day visit of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili Bazaar.

- Overnight at hotel in Cairo

Day 03: Cairo

- Check-out after breakfast.

- Free day (own management) or optional tour to Alexandria.

- Transfer to Cairo station to board the sleeper train to Aswan.

- Dinner and overnight on board.

Train departs Cairo at 20:00. and arrives Aswan at 08:15. (next day)

Day 04: Aswan/Abu Simbel / Aswan

- Arrival at Aswan station, greeted by our representative.

- At fixed convoy time at 11:00 am, transfer by our deluxe private A/C coach to Abu Simbel.

- Visits of Temple of Abu Simbel.

- After visits transfer back to Aswan.

- Check-in your hotel and overnight.

Day 05: Aswan/Nile Cruise

- Arrival at Aswan station, greeted by our representative.

- Visit the Philae Temple, High Dam and unfinished Obelisque.

- After visits transfer to your Nile cruise for check-in.

- Overnight in Aswan.

Day 06: Nile Cruise

- Sail to Kom Ombo, visit Kom Ombo Temple.

- Sail to Edfu and visit Edfu Temple.

- Sail to Luxor.

Day 07: Nile Cruise

- A.M. Visit Valley of Kings, Queen Hatchepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon.

- P.M. Visit Karnak Temple, and Luxor Temple.

- Overnight on cruise board.

Day 08: Nile Cruise/Luxor/Final Departure

- Check-out after breakfast.

- Free day at leisure (own arrangement) until transfer to Luxor Airport for final Departure.

Package Inclusions:

• Daily breakfast
• 02 nights accommodation in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis (standard room).
• 01 night sleeper train Cairo/Aswan on half board basis.
• 01 night accommodation in Aswan on bed and breakfast basis (standard room)
• 03 nights accommodation on board of Nile cruise on full board basis (standard cabin),
• Sightseeing tours as mentioned in the program including transportation by our deluxe coach, entrance fees and qualified English-speaking guide.
• All Transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan (apt /hotel-cruise and v.v)

Package Exclusions:

• Entry visa of Egypt
• Any Airfare
• Lunch during the sightseeing tour in Cairo.
• Entrance inside the Pyramids and visit of the Solar Boat in the Pyramids area.
• Entrance of the Mummies room at the Egyptian Museum.
• Beverage during meals.
• Walk Talky at Egyptian museum US$ 2 P.P obligatory ( starting from 5 pax)
• Tips (not obligatory, but highly expected).
• Applicable Peak Season, Christmas, New year surcharges
• Items of Personal Nature
• Travel Insurance
• Service tax extra @ 3.09% is applicable
• Anything not mentioned above

Hotel Details

• Cairo : 4 **** Star Hotel
• Aswan : 3 *** Star Hotel

Cairo

Cairo is even livelier at night than it is during the day, and the Cairenes have always known how to enjoy themselves. As the sun goes down, the people come out. Shopping, socialising and drinking coffee all need to take place before the serious business of eating, drinking, dancing and music begins. The fun goes on for as long as you can stand the pace and even though most places wind down around 0300 or 0400, you will still find some that are open 24 hours. Wednesdays and Thursdays are the days for the big nights out. There is plenty of nightlife in Cairo. Most basic are the baladi bars, often called 'cafeterias' to disguise the fact that they are selling alcohol. They are perfectly safe, although a little rough and women on their own might feel uncomfortable in what is essentially a male domain. If you want to seek some out, try the Sharia Alfy area around the Midan Orabi.

Nile Cruise

Every day there is an entertainment programme, which differs from one boat to the other. On most cruise ships the first day is usually a cocktail party, presented and run by the boat manager, where they offer free drinks and introduce the senior staff on board. This party is also known as "The manager's party", where the manager introduces his crew to the passengers onboard. It is Advised to wear smart causal cloths during this cocktail.

2-Another night there is a "Galabia party", where you will be encouraged to get Egyptian outfits and wear the local Galabia. To buy a Galabia, it will cost you around 50-70 LE, but if you do not wish to buy one, you can hire one from the bazaar shop located onboard.

If you choose to buy your Galabia from outside the boatThere are many bazaars outside the Temples that you will be visit during your cruise. Don't forget to haggle hard!

-Another night will have a Nubian show, where you will see Nubian dancers and singers in their local outfit.

-The last evening's entertainment is usually has: a belly dancing show, a juggler's show (whirling dervishes) with local singers and bands.

Aswan

HE CITY OF ASWAN, EGYPT

Aswan, Egypt's sunniest southern city and ancient frontier town located about 81 miles south of Luxor, has a distinctively African atmosphere. Its ancient Egyptian name was Syene. Small enough to walk around and graced with the most beautiful setting on the Nile, the pace of life is slow and relaxing. Days can be spent strolling up and down the broad Corniche watching the sailboats etch the sky with their tall masts or sitting in floating restaurants listening to Nubian music and eating freshly caught fish.

In Aswan the Nile is at its most beautiful, flowing through amber desert and granite rocks, round emerald islands covered in palm groves and tropical plants. Explore the souk, full of the scent and color of spices, perfumes, scarves and baskets. View the spectacular sunsets while having tea on the terrace of the Old Cataract Hotel (Named due to the location of the Nile's first cataract located here). Aswan has been a favorite winter resort since the beginning of the nineteenth century, and it's still a perfect place to get away from it all.

Every night Nubian dancers and musicians perform in the Cultural Center, just off the Corniche. Folklore troupes recreate scenes from village life and perform the famous Nubian mock stick-fight dances.

Dancers at the Cultural Center

Aswan is a strategic location which currently houses a garrison of the Egyptian army, but which has also seen ancient Egyptian garrisons, as well as that of General Kitchener, Turkish troops of the Ottoman empire and the Romans.

The city proper lies on the east bank of the Nile. Relax here, visit a few mosques, but then prepare for an adventure. The bazaar runs along the Corniche, which continues past the Ferial Gardens and the Nubian Museum, and continues on to the Cemetery, with its forest of cupolas surmounted tombs from the Fatimid period. Just east of the cemetery in the famous area quarries is the gigantic Unfinished Obelisk. Just to the south of this, two Graeco-Roman sarcophagi and an unfinished colossus remain half buried in the sand.

The most obvious is Elephantine Island, which is timeless with artifacts dating from pre-Dynastic times onward. It is the largest island in the area. Just beyond Elephantine is Kitchener's Island (Geziret el-Nabatat). It was named for the British general Haratio Kitchener (185--1916) and was sent to Egypt in 1883 to reorganize the Egyptian army, which he then led against the Sudanese Mahdi. But the island is known for its garden and the exotic plants the Kitchener planted there, and which continue to flourish today.

On the opposite shore (west bank), the cliffs are surmounted by the tomb of a marabut, Qubbet el-Hawwa, who was a local saint. Below are tombs of the local (pharaonic) nobles and dignitaries.

Upriver a bit is the tomb of Mohammed Shah Aga Khan who died in 1957. Known as the Tomb of the Aga Khan, it is beautiful in its simplicity. A road from there leads back to the Coptic Monastery of St Simeon, which was built in the sixth century in honor of Amba Hadra, a local saint.

Just up river a bit, there is also the old Aswan dam, built by the British, which was enlarged, expanded, but unable to control the Nile for irrigation.