Cairo, Alexandria and Nile Cruise – 10 Days

Day by day

The plan as the operator publishes it. Exact timings are confirmed with your booking.

1. Day 1 Arrive in Cairo

   Welcome to Egypt! When you land at Cairo International Airport, our representative will be waiting to meet you and help you through the arrival formalities before taking you to your hotel.
2. Day 2 Pyramids, Sphinx & the Grand Egyptian Museum

   After breakfast, you'll meet your private Egyptologist guide and head to the Giza Plateau to see the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, along with the iconic Sphinx and the nearby Valley Temple.
3. Day 3 Discover Alexandria

   After breakfast, you'll drive to Alexandria, the pearl of the Mediterranean. You'll explore the atmospheric Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, cut deep underground, and see Pompey's Pillar standing tall among ancient ruins.
4. Day 4 Alexandria to Cairo via Wadi El Natrun

   After breakfast, you'll drive back towards Cairo, stopping along the way at Wadi El Natrun — one of Egypt's most important Christian pilgrimage sites, home to several ancient desert monasteries.
5. Day 4 Alexandria to Cairo via Wadi El Natrun

   After breakfast, you'll drive back towards Cairo, stopping along the way at Wadi El Natrun — one of Egypt's most important Christian pilgrimage sites, home to several ancient desert monasteries.
6. Day 5 Fly to Aswan, Philae Temple & Board Your Cruise

   After breakfast, you'll transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan. On arrival, you'll visit the beautiful Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis and set on its own island, reached by a short motorboat ride.
7. Day 6 Optional Abu Simbel & Kom Ombo

   After breakfast on board, you'll have the chance to join an optional early excursion to Abu Simbel, home to the colossal temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari. Back on board, you'll sail to Kom Ombo to visit its unusual twin temple, shared between Horus the Elder and Sobek the crocodile god.
8. Day 8 Luxor’s West Bank

   After breakfast, you'll disembark from your cruise and cross to Luxor's West Bank. You'll visit the legendary Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs' tombs were cut deep into the desert hills, the striking terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the giant Colossi of Memnon.
9. Day 8 Luxor’s West Bank

   After breakfast, you'll disembark from your cruise and cross to Luxor's West Bank. You'll visit the legendary Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs' tombs were cut deep into the desert hills, the striking terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the giant Colossi of Memnon.
10. Day 9 Fly to Cairo & Khan El Khalili

    After breakfast, you'll transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo. On arrival, you'll head to the famous Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest markets in the Middle East.