Overview
- Duration: 10 Days
- Schedule: everyday
- Destination: Hurghada & the Red Sea
- Tour Type: Private
Cairo Nile Cruise About
Ready to experience an unforgettable journey?
This Cairo Nile Cruise is more than a journey. It’s 10 days of sailing through stories: ancient temples, quiet river mornings, and golden sunsets that melt into the Red Sea.
You’ll walk where pharaohs once stood. Sail between stories carved in stone. And in moments that feel untouched by time, you’ll simply belong. If Egypt has ever called to you, this is your moment to answer.
Included
- Airport pick-up in Cairo and drop-off at Hurghada International Airport.
- 2 nights in Cairo (apartment hotel - upgrade to five-star available).
- Sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan and back (flight upgrade optional).
- 3 nights on a luxury Nile cruise with full board.
- 1 night in Luxor (four-star hotel - five-star upgrade available).
- 3 nights in Hurghada at a five-star beachfront hotel with full board.
- Guided tours: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, GEM, Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Karnak, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Dendera.
- English-speaking licensed Egyptologist guide.
- All entry tickets to sites listed in the program.
- All private air-conditioned transfers, including direct ground transfer from Luxor to Hurghada.
Excluded
- International flights.
- Egypt visa
- Optional tours (e.g., Abu Simbel, hot air balloon ride).
- Tips and gratuities for guides, drivers, and cruise staff.
- Personal expenses and travel insurance.
The Cairo Nile Cruise Itinerary
Day 01
Arrival in Cairo: Where Legends Begin
Your Cairo Nile Cruise adventure begins the moment you land in Cairo.
Our team meets you at the airport and takes care of everything smooth transfer, hotel check-in, and optional upgrade to a five-star stay with meals included.
Prefer to start your trip in Hurghada Egypt? That’s possible too, your journey is fully flexible.
Tonight is for resting, adjusting, and letting the ancient energy of Cairo welcome you in.
Tomorrow, your story with Egypt begins.
Day 02
Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx & the Grand Egyptian Museum
After breakfast, step into the edge of ancient legend. Stand before the mighty Pyramids of Giza, walk in the shadow of the Sphinx, and explore the Grand Egyptian Museum, where ancient treasures meet next-generation storytelling.
Marvel at the full collection of King Tutankhamun, and wander through exhibits that bring pharaonic Egypt to life in ways you’ve never imagined.
By evening, board your sleeper train to Aswan or upgrade to a quick domestic flight and wake up to the calm of the Nile.
Day 03
Aswan Highlights & Boarding Your Nile Cruise
Wake up in Aswan, and transfer straight to your luxury Nile cruise, your five-star floating hotel for the next section of the journey.
After check-in, your guide will walk you through the itinerary, then take you to explore three of Aswan’s top landmarks:
Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis.
- The massive Unfinished Obelisk, still rooted in stone.
- The High Dam, a modern engineering feat that reshaped Egypt’s landscape.
By nightfall, you’re back on board, enjoying dinner as your Egypt Nile cruise sets sail.
Day 04
Optional Abu Simbel & Sailing to Kom Ombo
Start your day with an optional visit to Abu Simbel, carved into cliffs and guarded by colossal statues. It’s early, but truly worth it.
By afternoon, your Cairo Nile Cruise continues as your luxury ship sails north with the Nile.
Stop at Kom Ombo, a rare twin temple where Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus, the falcon god, were worshipped together. Walk through ancient columns and carvings that still echo their rituals.
As night falls, rest onboard. The river flows, and your journey flows with it.
Day 05
Temples of Horus, Karnak & Luxor by Night
Start your morning in Edfu with a visit to the Temple of Horus, one of Egypt’s best-preserved sites.
By afternoon, your Nile Cruise Egypt arrives in Luxor for two of its greatest highlights:
- Karnak Temple, a vast forest of stone columns.
- Luxor Temple, glowing beautifully at sunset.
End the day docked under the stars, surrounded by history, ready for what’s next.
Day 06
Valley of the Kings & Transfer to Luxor Hotel
Optional at sunrise: soar above the Nile in a hot air balloon, a view you’ll never forget.
Then explore some of Luxor’s most important ancient sites:
The Valley of the Kings, where Egypt’s greatest pharaohs were laid to rest.
- Temple of Hatshepsut, the queen who changed history and shaped Egypt’s legacy.
- The Colossi of Memnon, two giant statues that have stood for centuries.
As your Cairo Nile Cruise nears its end, check into your Luxor hotel for a pause before your Red Sea chapter begins.
Day 07
Dendera Temple & Red Sea Road Trip to Hurghada
Start your morning with an optional visit to Dendera Temple, one of Egypt’s best-preserved and most atmospheric ancient sites.
Then hit the road, passing desert hills and Nile-side villages, as you make your way to Hurghada Egypt.
By afternoon, check in at your 5-star beachfront resort. First row, feet in the sand, and the Red Sea waiting just steps away. Your beach chapter life now.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 08
Hurghada Holidays: Beach Days & Blue Waters
Wake up to the calm of the Red Sea.
Today is yours, spend it your way: stretch out on the beach, snorkel in crystal-clear waters, try a new water sport, or simply unwind by the pool.
Looking for more? Your local guide in Hurghada can arrange optional tours like desert safaris, diving adventures, or island cruises.
Day 09
More Hurghada, Just You & the Red Sea
Another day in paradise. Whether you stay poolside, stroll the beach, or dive into the Red Sea, the day is yours.
Feeling adventurous? Book an optional upgrade like quad biking at sunset, a private yacht cruise, or a candlelit seafood dinner on the water.
This is what luxury cruises feel like when the shore becomes part of the experience.
Day 10
Where the Journey Ends, and the Stories Begin
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Hurghada International Airport.
The journey ends here, but the memories? They stay with you long after the bags are unpacked.
Your Cairo Nile Cruise gave you temples, legends, and golden waters…
And now, it gives you stories you’ll carry for life.
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