8 Days Cairo & Nile Cruise from Luxor Package

Arrive at Cairo airport, Your Allover Egypt representative will pick you up from the airport and then will drive you safely to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Your Allover Egypt tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. Start your full-day tour with The Giza pyramids complex, also called the Giza necropolis, The Giza Pyramids, built to endure an eternity, have done just that. The monumental tombs are relics of Egypt’s Old Kingdom era and were constructed some 4,500 years ago.
Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx of Giza It features a lion’s body and a human head adorned with a royal headdress. The statue was carved from a single piece of limestone, and pigment residue suggests that the entire Great Sphinx was painted.
The tour also includes a visit to Khafre’s Valley Temple, The Valley Temple of Khafre at Giza was built with huge limestone stones, and its walls were covered with blocks of polished red-pink granite.
The second part of your tour will be The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, The NMEC is the first of its kind in Egypt and the Arab world. It presents the full range of the richness and diversity of Egyptian civilization throughout the ages, from prehistoric times to the present day by focusing on its continuity and stability as demonstrated by its tangible and intangible heritage. The museum’s exceptional collection includes the royal mummies, which are exhibited in a new interactive display using 21st century cutting-edge technology to go beneath the wrappings and reveal their secrets, in addition to shedding light on the rituals and religious beliefs surrounding mummification in ancient Egypt.
Considered the crown jewel of the museum, the Royal Mummies’ Hall is specially designed to display the mummies of the ancient Kings and Queens of Egypt. The design aims to give the visitor the feeling of strolling down the Valley of The Kings, where most of these mummies were originally resting. The hall includes 20 Royal mummies,18 Kings, and 2 Queens, from the 17th until the 20th dynasty. The most famous mummies are Hatshepsut (Maatkare), Thutmose Ill (Menkheperre), Seqenenre Taa 11.
You will see one of the most important and largest antiquities museums in the world, and it is the first museum to be dedicated to the entirety of Egyptian civilization where more than 50,000 artifacts will relate the stages of the development of civilization from the earliest times to the modern era. Then drive back to your hotel.

Breakfast, then you will be transferred to Cairo international airport to take your flight to Luxor.
Our Allover Egypt tour guide will meet you up at Luxor international airport/hotel, start your tour by visiting the Luxor temple which was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well know king Ramses II. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Re. Later on, head out to Karnak Temples Complex, this temple was built by various Pharaohs during different ages. You will see the Avenue of Sphinxes of the Hypostyle Hall, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarabeus of Amenophis III ,and the Sacred Lake. Return back to your cruise for embarkation, enjoy your lunch and entertainment on board, Then, enjoy a warm and hand-crafted dinner.

Overnight aboard the cruise.

Breakfast on board, Today’s route is west, start your tour visiting the Fascinating valley of the kings which includes more than 63 majestic tombs and chambers of some well-known Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, Then, head out to The amazing Temple of Queen Hatshepsut widely considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt” located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari. The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, back to the Nile cruise to have your lunch. Sail to Edfu, Relax the rest of the day and take advantage of the amazing facilities of your cruise; enjoy some afternoon tea, End the day with an appetizing dinner on board.
Overnight aboard the cruise.

Enjoy breakfast on board your cruise. Upon arrival, head out and visit Edfu Temple, one of the best-preserved temples of the Greco-Roman era, that of Horus at Edfu. Enjoy a magnificent experience as you take a horse-drawn carriage ride back and forth to the temple and marvel at Upper Egypt’s local life. Pass through the slow-paced, rural life of the local farmers and fishermen. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking lush, fertile landscapes dotted with banana and date palm trees. After your visit, head back to your cruise and start sailing to your second stop of the day, Kom Ombo. Visit Kom Ombo temple with its two identical entrances, hypostyle halls, and sanctuaries. After your visit, head back to your cruise where you will enjoy your lunch while sailing to Aswan. As the day comes to an end, enjoy a warm, delicious dinner surrounded by the calm, serene water of the Nile River.
Overnight aboard your cruise.

Have your breakfast on board as you sail to the colorful city of Aswan. Upon arrival, head out and enjoy visiting the infamous High Dam and then head to the Temple of Philae, devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. After your visits, you will head back to your cruise and enjoy your lunch in the middle of the Nile surrounded by its beautiful waters.
At the end of the day have your dinner.
Overnight aboard the cruise.

After breakfast, disembark your cruise and get transferred to Aswan Airport
(Optional Visit to Abu Simbel)
driver to visit the two Temples of Abu Simbel, with their unique style, which are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom. The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to cooperate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramses II himself. The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramses II. The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called the Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that of Ramses II, and that of Nefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor, and the Sun God together as one.
Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.

Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.