8-Day Cairo & Nile Cruise Tour by Sleeper Train

Your own private guide will then pick you up to drive you to the Pyramids site at Giza where you will marvel at the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. Visit the great Sphinx, and don’t miss the chance to see the old Valley Temple. It then proceeds to the Egyptian Museum where you can see one of the largest collections of Pharaonic antiquities, and Includes the treasure of the TutankhamunTombs. At mid morning, proceed to Islamic Cairo and attend a leisurely stroll in the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, an old and most popular bazaar in Cairo. Before sunset, you would be accompanied to Giza station in order to board a sleeper train to Aswan. You may have dinner served on board as the train moves across the Egyptian environment.

Overnight: Sleeper train

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Get off the train at Aswan railway station, to meet your guide, and after a satisfactory exchange of greetings will be driven to your Nile cruiser that will be serving as your night accommodation. After arrival and having taken lunch on the ship, your guide will take you on a sightseeing tour of Aswan. Make a visit to the High Dam, one of modern’s world greatest engineering achievements before proceeding to the island of Agilkia   to visit the splendid Philae Temple, which is devoted to the gods Isis and Hathor. Finally do not miss the Unfinished Obelisk and see for yourself how the early civilization tackled stone quarrying.

Overnight: Onboard Nile cruise in Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, get a boat and go up the Nile, preferably up to Kom Ombo. Here, you’ll visit the twin temple of Kom Ombo which is a temple in the city of Kom Ombo, with the crocodile goddess Sobek and the falcon god Horus. Read all about the incredibly complex prehistoric culture associated with these gods as you wander around examining the work on the walls of the temple and the monuments. Likewise, Crocodile Museum is also worth to visit because here you will see the mummified crocodiles belonging to the cult of Sobek. Spend your lunch on board the cruise while sailing to Edfu.

Overnight: Onboard Nile cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

It is likely the best preserved temple of the Ptolemaic period, Horus in Edfu. A column soaring higher than me, the column carved with strange carvings and the wall emblazoned with stories of Horus’s battles with Seth. Go back to your cruise ship and eat your lunch before sailing for Luxor. On board, belly dance performance in evening followed with a pleasant and comforting night of Luxor.

Overnight: Onboard Nile cruise in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Take breakfast and get off the gate of the cruise ship and spend an entire day tour hopping from one landmark to the other as you explore Luxor. The East Bank is a fantastic place with the Karnak Temple being the largest religious complex that was ever built, the Luxor Temple is also a great place to visit at night. The next stop on the Tourist's schedule is Bank West, to the Valley of the Kings where Pharaoh possible rulers of the outer world are buried. You further have the opportunity to explore the Temple of Hatshepsut, part of the best examples of ancient architecture, and the Colossi of Memnon, two huge statues once flanking a huge temple. So be aware that if you are taking the train at night, then your station is for you to go to, where you will catch a sleeper train to Cairo that night.

Overnight: Sleeper train

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

In the morning, go to Cairo and they get you to the hotel where you are going to live. You will have a freedom to rest at leisure or to out to see further of the city. Egypt's ancient capital Memphis and the Step Pyramid of Saqqara are included among trips being offered, including a tour of the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. Take diversion after the onward voyage by relaxing and breathing deep.

Overnight: Cairo hotel

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, enjoy some free time for last-minute shopping or sightseeing before your transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast