General Description
8 days / 7 nights Enjoy 8 days exploring Egypt with a Nile Cruise and Cairo. Nile Cruise for 4/3 nights and the opportunity to discover its amazing pyramids. Special tours in Cairo for 3/4 nights with accommodation and breakfast included. In addition to exciting excursions to its historic and impressive temples and the famous Valley of the Kings, including entrance to the tombs. Visits, entrance fees, and transfers according to the itinerary. Departures from Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Valencia, and Bilbao. FRIDAY DEPARTURES INCLUDE A 3-NIGHT NILE CRUISE.
Detailed Itinerary
Origin City - Luxor - Nile Cruise
Departure from Madrid on a special flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, transfer directly to the cruise ship and enjoy a picnic-style dinner served in the cabin. Overnight on board the cruise ship.
Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Nile Cruise - Full Board
After breakfast, our first stop will take us to the famous Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolis, where the renowned tomb of Tutankhamun is located. Afterwards, we will visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, dedicated to the only woman who ruled Egypt and who, interestingly, wore a beard to appear as a pharaoh. Next, we will see the Temple of Deir El Bahari and the impressive Colossi of Memnon. We will then continue our journey to the second most visited site in Egypt: the religious complex of Karnak and its temples, one of the places of greatest historical value in the country. This is due to the way the temples were constructed, beginning with the central sanctuary and later expanding to the outer areas. Since Luxor Temple was dedicated to the god Amun-Ra, the god of creation and the sun, many pharaohs expanded the temple with new monuments to honor the chief deity of the Egyptian pantheon. Finally, we will return to the cruise ship and sail towards Esna. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise ship.
Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Nile Cruise - Full Board
After breakfast, we will begin the day with a visit to the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the god Horus, one of the best-preserved temples in the country. It is the second largest temple in Egypt, surpassed only by the Temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak. Later, we will continue sailing to reach the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek, the god with a crocodile head and human body, located on the banks of the Nile. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise ship.
Aswan - Nile Cruise - Full Board
We arrive in Aswan early in the morning. There is an optional excursion available to the Abu Simbel temples, a complex made up of two temples: one dedicated to Ramses II and the other to Nefertari, his first and favorite wife. Later, we will enjoy a sailing trip on a traditional Egyptian sailboat called a felucca to end the day. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise ship.
Aswan - Cairo - Domestic flight - Breakfast and Lunch
We will have breakfast and proceed with check-out. Afterwards, we will visit the Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis, goddess of love, and considered one of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples in the country. It is located on a small island. After this unmissable visit, we will be transferred to Aswan airport to take a flight to Cairo, followed by a transfer to the hotel. Lunch may be served on the cruise ship or as a picnic, depending on the scheduled flight time.
Cairo - Giza Pyramids - Bed and Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel, the first scheduled visit is the Pyramids complex of Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure, the main tourist attraction of the country and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After visiting the pyramids, we will head to the famous Sphinx, created by Pharaoh Khafre. It is a sculpture with the body of a lion and a human head, whose purpose was to guard the pyramids’ funerary complex, as well as to serve as a symbol of royalty. Once the visit to the Giza necropolis is completed, the tour ends and we return to the hotel. Optional excursion available to the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
Cairo - Free day - Bed and Breakfast
After breakfast, free day in Cairo or option to book the optional full-day city tour: Saqqara, the Citadel, the Coptic Quarter, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar, including lunch.
Cairo - Country of origin
Breakfast (picnic or buffet depending on flight schedule), transfer to the airport, and flight back to Spain. End of our services.
Ciudad de Origen - Aswan - Crucero por el Nilo - Cena
Breakfast (picnic or buffet depending on flight schedule), transfer to the airport, and flight back to Spain. End of our services.
What's in the Package?
Price Includes
- Special round-trip charter flight according to itinerary with 20 kg checked luggage.
- Domestic flight Aswan or Luxor - Cairo.
- 4 / 3 nights Nile cruise on full board basis, drinks not included.
- 3 / 4 nights in Cairo on bed and breakfast basis.
- Arrival and departure transfers with airport assistance.
- Air-conditioned bus or minibus transfers.
- Visits, entrance tickets and transfers according to itinerary.
- Spanish-speaking guide during all visits.
- 24-hour destination phone assistance.
- Travel taxes and basic travel insurance.
Not Included
- Extended assistance and cancellation insurance.
- Drinks, personal expenses and any item not mentioned as included.
- Destination service fee, visa, taxes and assistance, payable locally in cash.
- Optional tips for the guide.
- New Year gala dinner supplement if applicable.
- Possible fuel supplements if applied by airlines.
- Optional Abu Simbel and optional GEM or Cairo city visits unless confirmed in the final quotation.
Included Visits
- Cairo: Visit to the Pyramids complex (including entrance to the Valley Temple of Khafre) and the Sphinx complex.
- Aswan: Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo, Philae Temple, and a felucca ride.
- Luxor: Valley of the Kings (including entrance to 3 tombs), Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor and Karnak Temples, and the Colossi of Memnon.
Circuit Conditions
- To travel to Egypt, it is mandatory to have a passport valid for at least 6 months from the return date of the trip.
- The final order of the tour itinerary will be sent with the documentation provided before departure, noting that it may be subject to changes on site without affecting the content of the visits.
- Monday/Saturday departures always include 4 nights on a Nile Cruise + 3 nights in Cairo.
- Friday departures always include 3 nights on a Nile Cruise + 4 nights in Cairo.
- IMPORTANT: Charter flight schedules are subject to change up until the time of departure.
- Hotels and cruise ships are planned according to the selected category or similar.
- Published prices are final, including taxes and basic insurance in economy class, until availability is sold out (subject to change up to 21 days before departure due to changes in fuel prices and €/$ exchange rates).
- The bed for the third person in triple rooms is a folding extra bed, suitable for children but not recommended for adults.
- Trip cancellation may incur charges that vary depending on how far in advance the cancellation is made.
- El Mundo Viajes is not responsible for the location of cabins on the cruise ship, as cabin allocation is made directly by the establishment.
- Confirmed rooms are standard category. Please check prices for other categories.
- Dinner on the first night on the cruise is served picnic-style.
- Breakfast on the Abu Simbel excursion day is a picnic.
- On the last day of the cruise, lunch on board may be served as a picnic or buffet depending on the flight schedule.
- Breakfast on the last day in Cairo may be served as a picnic or buffet, depending on the return flight schedule to Spain.
- Check-in at all hotels/cruise ships is from 16:00 onwards. Early check-in involves an additional supplement and is subject to availability.
- Check-out from all hotels or cruise ships is before 11:00. Late check-out involves an additional supplement and is subject to availability.