10 Days in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan

They will enjoy an appetizing breakfast in the hotel and their first of the Cairo Day Tours will be a trip to the Giza Pyramids, Memphis, and Saqqara.

Their tourist guide will take them to the magnificent pyramids at Giza including the Great Pyramid of King Cheops, the pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus, and the Great Sphinx. The Great Sphinx is a sculpture with a lion’s body and a pharaoh’s head, which is often associated with power and wisdom. Later, you will proceed to the Valley Temple of King Chephren, and here the guide will tell some interesting things about the process of mummification in ancient Egypt.

After that, it is time for a delectable lunch at a restaurant that provides high standards of service after the morning’s activity. After that, you will be taken to visit the above-mentioned Saqqara Pyramids Step Pyramid of Djoser which is sincerely regarded as the oldest man-made structure to be built using stones. Apart from these, it includes a visit to Teti’s pyramid famous for its interiors as well as Kagemni's tomb one of the noble tombs located at the Saqqara complex famous for its pictures depicting scenes from the life of ancient Egyptians.

As a finale to the day’s excursions, you will head to Memphis and enter the museum situated outdoors, where the psyche pit of the former capital contains several artifacts and statues. The highlights of the museum include a sphinx carved out of an 80-ton block of alabaster and a great Ramses II statue.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel where you will spend the night.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Our knowledgeable tour guide will begin the excursion to the Egyptian Museum and Coptic and Islamic Cairo from your hotel on Day 3 of the tour. First, you will travel to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities to see elaborate displays that include hundreds of thousands of ancient artifacts of Egypt with the most notable over 250, 000 pieces on display. Your experienced Egyptologist guide will explain the important aspects and features of the exhibition including the famous treasures of Tutankhamun whose contents posed for centuries in tombs of kings riches from Syria discovered in a cave in Egypt in the year 1922.

Then you will proceed to explore the sights of Old Cairo starting from the Citadel of Salah El Din and the beautiful mosque of Mohamed Ali dome dome-shaped mosque that is an example of Ottoman architecture. After this, there will be a good quality restaurant for lunch after which the program of the tour resumes with a visit to Coptic Cairo where you will visit the Ancient Roman fortress called the Babylon Walls as well as The Hanging Church and the church named St Sergius. A visit to the Ben Ezra Synagogue is also planned during the course of the tour which depicts the location where Moses' basket was pulled from the Nile.

Finally, the day ends with the Islamic Cairo tour where you will see how the space of medieval Cairo still exists within the old walls, mosques, madrasas and gates that were built. At the end of the walk, tea served at Fishawy, the oldest café in the bazaar of Khan El Khalili, provides the calming experience.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

It’s Luxor Day! In the morning, you will check out of our hotel in Giza and be transferred to the Airport in Cairo to board a domestic flight to the tourist capital of Egypt, Luxor. Upon our arrival, you will be met by the local representative and assisted by him. Then, we shall have a brief drive of about 30 minutes toward the place, where our Egypt Nile River Cruise will set its sails for signing off the endless wonder of monuments and culture along its banks. Following the security and health checks, we shall proceed to our cabin for a short period, and then lunch will be served to us onboard the vessel prior to the commencement of the tours around the key attractions of Luxor.

First of all let us start with the East Bank of Luxor tour, with the most impressive of them all the Karnak temples. These temples built over two millennia are considered to be a symbol of the power and might of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Next, we will see the Luxor temple which is yet another amazing structure built by the New Kingdom Pharaohs. Later, we will head back to the cruise for a pleasant evening and scrumptious meal in the boat’s restaurant while enjoying the calmness of the Nile.

Also, there is an additional tour of the sound and light show at Karnak temple for those who wish.

Included meals: Welcome drink, Lunch and Dinner

After having a delectable breakfast at the Nile Cruise’s sophisticated dining area, the day tours in Luxor will be commended with a visit to two of the Egyptian Government's attractions. We will go back into the ship to visit the rock-hewn tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs situated in the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut or El Dier El Bahari.

To wrap up this interesting journey of discovering the west bank of Luxor, we will go back to the cruise ship for lunch as it prepares to leave for Esna in order to pass through the lock. As we have tea, we can enjoy the refreshing sights of the Nile Valley from the upper deck of the cruiser. The day will end with a tasty oriental dinner served on the cruise as we get to Edfu where we will have a belly musical show on the cruise and rest for the night on the calm Nile River.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Start your day with an appetizing breakfast on the Nile Cruise. The boat will stop at Edfu where, a horse-drawn carriage, would be provided so as to visit the famous Edfu temple dedicated to the worship of the falcon God Horus. After the visit, we will come back to the ship and leave towards the south sailing the Nile River to the fantastic site of Kom Ombo. In other words, when we get there we will get out of the vessel for a unique excursion to Kom Ombo temple which is dedicated to two deities’ worship: their crocodile deity Sobek and one of the hypostases of the god Horus – Haroeris.

As we keep sailing to Aswan, you will also enjoy some tea as you gaze at the incredible view. A sumptuous dinner will be served after, and there will also be enough entertainment and good rest expected on the Nile River that night.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

While on a Nile Cruise, breakfast is typically served rather early. However, Aswan Day Tours has a much more appetizing and extravagant wait for them. Aswan Dam The majority of the day will be spent on excursion, starting from the visit to Aswan High Dam. Another highlight will be the massive, exceptionally beautiful, and largest Cleopatra’s Needle granite obelisk in the world located at the granite quarries of Aswan which was left uncompleted. Having finished these sightseeing activities, you will head back to the Nile Cruise liner for a sumptuous meal where you will be served a luxurious lunch with views of the Nile river, the intact islands along with the skyline of the city, and the birds residing above the city. Enjoy Divinely these happy sights while having tea on the deck.

Numerous choices are offered since you can either spend this time lying on the sun deck atop the boat, swimming in the pool, relaxing in your cabin, or enjoying a massage in the spa which is also found in the boat.

At the end of the final night, dinner will be served on board the vessel for the last day of the Nile cruise in Aswan.

You can also opt to go for an evening sound and light show at Philae temple.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

As our tour of the Nile comes to an end, we will thank our co-passengers and leave for breakfast on board. Afterward, we will be provided with a comfortable car to transfer us to Aswan Airport for our onward flight to Cairo. After we land at the Cairo International Airport Osha's agent will meet us with the intention of taking us to the hotel in which we will spend the evening.

Included meals: Breakfast

There is an easy-going day today spent in Cairo, though one has the choice of taking a trip towards Alexandria, the pearl of the Mediterranean Sea. Visit the famous Citadel of Alexandria built by Qaitbay in the 15th Century. A city established by the Great Alexander incorporates objects of Roman architecture within, quite a few including the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa and Pompey’s Pillar.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, our Osha representative will help us with the transfer to the international airport of Cairo for departure.

As a result, there will be a completion of the 10 Days Egypt Tours Package.

Meals: Breakfast