Overview
- Duration: 8 Days
- Schedule: everyday
- Destination: Cairo
- Tour Type: Private
Nile River Cruise About
Step into Cairo at sunrise and feel the warm light, early movement, and a promise of discovery. Then sail into your Nile River cruise with seamless comfort, guided insight, and days of real exploration.
Move between the Pyramids, Luxor, Aswan, and Abu Simbel as each stop adds a precise layer to Egypt’s story carved in stone, and shaped along the river.
Included
- 4-star Cairo hotel: GEWAN Hotel, daily breakfast.
- 5-star Standard Nile cruise ship (full-board meals).
- Return domestic flights: Cairo → Luxor & Aswan → Cairo.
- Airport meet & assist + private A/C transport throughout.
- Licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
- 7 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 4 Dinners.
- Arrival & departure transfers.
- VIP service and 24/7 support.
- Free 1GB eSIM (lead traveler).
Excluded
- International flights.
- Visa fees.
- Travel insurance.
- Tips & gratuities.
- Entrance fees.
- Optional tours.
- Personal expenses.
- Additional nights / single supplement.
Nile River Cruise Itinerary
Day 01
Cairo Arrival & Your Nile Tour Journey
Start your journey the moment you land. A representative meets you at Cairo Airport and guides you through immigration and transfers with smooth coordination.
Settle into your hotel and take in the evening skyline, with minarets, bridges, and the steady rhythm of a city built across centuries.
Day 02
Pyramids, Sphinx & The Grand Egyptian Museum
Begin your first full day exploring the Giza Plateau, where the Great Pyramid of Khufu rises above the desert in clean, precise lines. Walk between Khafre, Menkaure, and the timeless Egypt Sphinx before continuing to the Valley Temple.
Move on to the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to the Hanging Obelisk, the Grand Staircase, and exhibitions spanning 5,000 years of Egyptian history, an essential foundation for your Nile River cruise Egypt journey ahead.
A light desert breeze moves across the plateau as you approach each monument in sequence.
Return to your hotel by private A/C vehicle.
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch
Day 03
Fly to Luxor & Board Your Nile River Cruise
Fly from Cairo to Luxor and board your Nile cruise Egypt ship, your base for the next five days and the starting point of a journey often compared to the refined rhythm of a Viking Nile cruise.
Explore Karnak Temple, walking between the towering pillars of the Hypostyle Hall and the obelisks of Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III.
Continue to Luxor Temple, where the columns carry a soft evening glow that settles gently across the open courtyard.
Optional experiences: a horse-carriage tour through Luxor’s streets or the Karnak Sound & Light Show.
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 04
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut & Sail to Edfu
Cross the West Bank to the Valley of the Kings, where 64 royal tombs descend into the limestone cliffs. Continue to the Colossi of Memnon, then walk the terraces of Queen Hatshepsut’s temple at Deir el-Bahari.
By the afternoon, your ship begins its southward sail toward Esna and Edfu, another steady chapter in your Egypt Nile cruise journey.
A calm river breeze moves across the upper deck as the Nile opens wider around you.
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 05
Edfu Temple & Kom Ombo Temple
Ride to Edfu Temple, dedicated to Horus and regarded as one of Egypt’s best-preserved sanctuaries.
Return to the ship for lunch before sailing toward Kom Ombo to explore the dual temple of Sobek and Horus, an essential stop along your Nile River cruise route.
Soft evening light reflects across the water as the ship continues toward Aswan.
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 06
Aswan & Optional Abu Simbel
Start your morning with an optional visit to Abu Simbel, the monumental temples of Ramses II and Nefertari that were relocated in 1968 to protect them from Lake Nasser’s rising waters.
In the afternoon, take the optional visit to the Nubian Village, known for its color-washed houses and quiet island paths, an experience that fits naturally into the slower rhythm of your luxury Nile cruise journey.
Return to your cruise for dinner.
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 07
Philae Temple, High Dam & Fly Back to Cairo
Leave the ship after breakfast and visit Philae Temple, once a key pilgrimage site for devotees of Isis and now carefully relocated to Agilkia Island. Continue to the High Dam, a landmark of Egypt’s modern engineering.
This final morning on your Nile River cruise brings the journey to a smooth close before your evening flight back to Cairo, where you settle again into your hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 08
Cairo Departure
Enjoy your final breakfast before your transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight home, closing your journey with the same smooth coordination that defines the world’s best luxury cruises.
Meals included: Breakfast
Step into a Nile River cruise designed around clear planning, steady pacing, and real access to Egypt’s landmarks. Tell us when you’re ready, and we’ll arrange the journey so you can move through it with ease.
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