8 Days Mapping Egypt

Mapping Egypt

8 Days / 7 Nights

TOUR INCLUDES:

Guided visits in Cairo, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan
Assistance and transfers indicated in the itinerary
4-night Nile cruise with full board
Temple of Luxor, Temple of Karnak, Valley of the kings, Colossi of Memnon, Temple of Hatshepsut, Temple of Edfu, Temple of Komombo, Temple of Philae and felucca ride around the Elephantine Island, Abu Simbel by bus
Full program of excursions on the cruise with a local English-speaking guide and entrance fees
Accommodation and breakfast in Cairo at the hotel of the chosen category
Visits in Cairo to the Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx
English speaking Tour Director throughout the journey
Daily breakfast
Welcome dinner
Farewell dinner
Transportation by luxury coach
Accommodation at selected class
Private transfers to/from airport as per itinerary
Travel insurance.
Internal flight Cairo – Luxor – Aswan – Cairo

TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE

Tips on the cruise. They are mandatory, approximately $50 with direct payment on the boat.
Egypt visa $40 net per person.

Mapping Egypt

8 Days / 7 Nights

ITINERARY:

1st Day (Sun.) Cairo: Meet & greet at the airport and take a private transfer to your hotel. At 19:00, meet with your Tour Director at the hotel´s Reception Desk for a welcome meeting. You will also meet your journey’s fellow travellers. Join your fellow travelers for a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant. Accommodation at your hotel. (D)

2nd Day (Mon.) Cairo – Luxor – Nile Cruise: Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Take a transfer to the airport to take a flight to Luxor. Arrival and transfer to your river cruise ship, Nile Premium M/S Premium. With beautifully designed common areas, Nile Premium has an elegant restaurant with a capacity of 130 guests and offers a wide range of international cuisine; a panoramic bar; a disco/pub; a pool; a solarium; snack bar; gym; reading room; gift shop, media services and laundry. With a total of 60 cabins, the Nile Premium distinguishes itself as one of the Nile’s finest and most comfortable cruise ships: 2 Presidential Suites (32,5 m2), 2 Ambassador Suites (27,5 m2) and 56 Junior Suites (21 m2). All onboard, get comfortable in your Junior Suite cabin and enjoy the rest of the day. Accommodation. (BLD)

3rd (Tue.): Cruise: Luxor: Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at the ship’s restaurant. After breakfast, start of the program of shore excursions included in the cruise. Visit the Temple of Luxor, where the avenue of the Sphinxes, the Obelisk, the statues of Ramses II and the Naos stand out. Afterwards, visit the Karnak Temple, where more than 18,000 statues have been discovered. We will cross to the west bank of the Nile to visit the Valley of the Kings and see the fabulous statues of the Colossi of Memnon, and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Lunch and dinner will be on board. Accommodation. (BLD)

4th (Wed.) Cruise: Edfu – Kom Ombo: Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at the ship’s restaurant. Arrival in Edfu. Visit the best-preserved temple in Egypt, dedicated to the god Horus. Navigate to Kom Ombo to visit its temple, located on a rocky platform in a curve of the Nile. Accommodation. (BLD)

5th (Thu.) Cruise: Aswan: Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at the ship’s restaurant. Travel to Aswan, located on the southern border of Egypt. We will take a felucca for a ride around Elephantine Island. Visit to the temple of Isis on the Island of Philae. Lunch and dinner will be on board. Accommodation. (BLD)

6th (Fri.) Cruise – Cairo: Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at the ship’s restaurant. Embark on an unforgettable day to Abu Simbel to visit its impressive temples of Ramses II and Nefertari, rescued from the depths of the Nile. Return to Aswan. Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Cairo. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at your hotel. (BLD)

7th (Sat.) Cairo: Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Today we visit the world-famous Pyramids of Gizeh and the Sphinx with entrance to the site. Continue visiting the Egyptian Museum, Coptic neighbourhood, and Citadel. In the early evening, join your fellow travellers for a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant. Accommodation at your hotel. (BLD)

8th (Sun.) Cairo
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Take a private transfer to the airport. END OF OUR SERVICES.