9 Days Cairo & Nile Cruise by Sleeper Train

After you finish your delicious dinner, our experienced guide will take you to the next part of your trip in a private vehicle with air conditioning.

Your trip will start with a stop at one of the original Seven Wonders of the World, the pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus, as well as the Great Sphinx of Giza, which was built during Chephren's rule.

The next stop on your trip will be the Valley Temple, which was built during the time of Cheops (2620BC). You will be able to take some beautiful pictures of the Pyramids of Giza while you are surrounded by wide views of famous sites.

Have lunch at a local restaurant.

After that, you will get to see the Egyptian Museum, which is often thought to be the most important place in the world to store Egyptian artefacts. If you go to this museum, you will be able to feel the allure of Ancient Egyptian history because it has the world's largest collection of pharaonic artefacts.

After finishing the tour, you will be transferred to the train station.

Overnight in sleeper train to Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

One of our very qualified tour leaders will be ready to meet you at the train station where you will arrive. Your transportation will be provided in a private vehicle that has climate control.

Your excursion through upper Egypt will begin with a visit to the world's largest open museum, which can be found on the East Bank of the Nile River. After that, you will visit the Karnak Temple and the Luxor Temple to take in the spectacular courtyards and the granite statues of Ramses II that can be seen in each of those locations.

After finishing the tour, you will be transferred to your Cruise.

Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After a delicious breakfast on board, you'll get in an air-conditioned private car and drive to the West Bank, where you'll see the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the two Colossi of Memnon.

After finishing the tour, you will be transferred to your Cruise.

Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After you eat breakfast, our experienced guide will meet you and take you to your destination in a private car with air conditioning.

Your tour will start with a stop at the Temple of Horus in Edfu, which is in the city of Edfu. This stop will take the whole day. After that, you'll go back to the cruise to eat lunch while it sails to Kom Ombo so you can look out the window and see the temple that Sobek and Haroeies went to while they were there.

The Galabya party, which is a local event, will be on a ship where you will spend the night. Luxor will be the first stop on this trip.

Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, you will be driven in an air-conditioned private car to Cairo International Airport to catch your flight to Aswan.

When you get there, one of our experienced tour guides will be there to welcome you. A private car with air conditioning will take you where you need to go.

Your trip will start with a stop at the High Dam, then continue to the Philae Temple, and end with a stop at the Unfinished Obelisk.

After finishing the tour, you will be transferred to the cruise. The cruise will sail to Edfu.

Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Breakfast on board. Disembarkation. Open day at your leisure in Aswan.

Once your day is complete you will be transferred in comfort to the train station.

Overnight on the sleeper train to Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast on Cruise, Dinner on the Train

Optional Tour:

Abu Simbel Temple Tour:

The first stop will be at the Temple of Abu Simbel. The huge Temple of Abu Simbel, which was built by Ramses II and was almost destroyed by the Nile until recently, is one of the best examples of ancient Egyptian architecture. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and on the huge fronts of each one is a carving of the god or goddess that temple was dedicated to.

Nearby is the small Temple of the King's Wife, Nefertari, which was saved. The goddess Hathor is honoured at this temple. To go back to Aswan.

Transfer to the train station for your train to Cairo. Dinner on the train.

Overnight on Sleeper Train.

Note: We recommend that you upgrade and take a domestic flight if you took the Abu Simbel tour which allows you to travel in comfort and gives you an extra night in a 5-star hotel.

After you finish your delicious meal, our knowledgeable guide will take you to the next stop in a private car with air conditioning.

Your full-day trip will start with a stop at the Zoser Step Pyramid in Sakkara. This pyramid is in one of Egypt's most interesting historical and archaeological areas.

Have lunch at a local restaurant.

After that, you will go to Memphis. Memphis was the capital of both upper and lower Egypt during the first dynasty, which was about 5,000 years ago. You will visit Dahshur at the end of your trip to see the Bent and Red Pyramids.

After finishing the tour, you will back to the hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch