Touring Egypt for 10 days, visiting Cairo And Nile Cruise, Wadi El-Hitan, Luxor, Abu Simbel, and Aswan

In our 10-day Egypt tour,(Cairo And nile Cruise) which includes the key Egyptian sights from Cairo to Aswan & the Oasis, you can experience both the ancient Egyptian culture in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan as well as the Desert Adventure. On a luxurious Nile cruise, spend gorgeous 2 days in Cairo, 5 days in Luxor and Aswan touring the magnificent pharaonic ruins, and take a lovely day excursion to the El-Fayum oasis.

Cairo And Nile Cruise Tour Details:

  • Duration: 10 Days 9 Nights
  • Location: Cairo / Aswan / Abu Simbel / Luxor / EL Fayoum OasisĀ 
  • Availability: Available Everyday
  • Pick up and drop off: Cairo Airport
  • Tour Type: Private

Itineraries

Day 1: Cairo Arrival

Meet, welcome, and assist at Cairo Airport. Transfer to the hotel and check in.

Day 2: Time: 8:00 am: Cairo Sightseeing Tours – Pyramids

After breakfast at the hotel, pick you up and start out a guided tour to explore Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, Saqqara, Imhotep Museum, the Step Pyramid complex, and Memphis ancient city. Lunch in a local Egyptian restaurant. Transfer back to the hotel.

Day 3: Time: 7:00 am: Aswan – Nile Cruise

Early breakfast from the hotel. Pick you up and transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Aswan. Arrive at Aswan and start our sightseeing tours to Philae Temple & the Unfinished obelisk. Transfer to the Nile cruise, check-in, and Lunch. After lunch, take a Felucca boat ride around Elephantine Island. Dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 4: Abu Simbel Day Trip

After breakfast at your Nile cruise ship. Start a private day trip to Abu Simbel temples. Two amazing temples were built by King Ramses II. Transfer back to the cruise ship. Lunch & dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 5: Sailing – Kom Ombo Temple Tour

Early morning navigation to Kom Ombo. After breakfast, start our guided tour to Kom Ombo temple which was built by the Ptolemies and dedicated unusually to two different gods. Lunch & dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 6: Edfu Temple Visit – Sailing to Luxor

After breakfast on the cruise ship, start our tour to Edfu temple by horse carriage. The temple is the second largest temple in Egypt and one of the very well-preserved temples. Continue sailing to later watch the process of crossing the Esna lock of the Nile. Lunch & dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 7: Luxor Sightseeing Tours

After breakfast on the cruise ship, Check-out and start our guided tour to the valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Temple of Medinet Habu, and Memnon colossi. Transfer. Transfer to Luxor train station for the sleeper train to Cairo.

Day 8: Cairo Sightseeing

After breakfast on board, arrive at the Giza train station. Pick you up and start our guided tours to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Islamic & Coptic Cairo, and the tourist bazaar at Khan El-Khalili. Transfer to your Cairo hotel, check-in, and overnight.

Day 9: Day Trip to Wadi El-Hitan & El-Fayoum Oasis

After breakfast in the hotel, pick you up and start our trip to El-Fayoum Oasis and on to Wadi El-Hitan. El-Fayoum oasis is around 100 km southwest of Cairo. Our first stop is by lake Qarun for a morning coffee and the beautiful open scenery of the lake and Qatrani mountain behind. Continue our trip to Wadi El-Hitan. We arrive at Wadi El-Hitan around 11:30 am to start our tour by visiting the open-air museum which is a short walk track with some whale fossils displayed where they were originally unearthed. Lunch in Wadi El-Hitan restaurant. After lunch, continue our tour in Wadi El-Hitan by visiting the Climate change and fossils museum which is a small museum that accommodated some of the whales’ fossils and other marine fossils that were found in the valley. The fossils are 40 to 200 million years old! We then leave Wadi El-Hitan and continue our trip to Mudawara mountain which is overlooking the lakes of Rayan valley and the mountains of Magic lake. Proceed to Wadi El-Rayan to see the waterfalls & possibly immigrating birds. Transfer back to Cairo to your hotel.

Day 10: Departure

After breakfast at the hotel. Pick you up and transfer you to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight.

Accommodation plan: 5 stars

Price is quoted per person in USD