8-Days Private Tour in Cairo & Alexandria: Explore Ancient Egypt with Nile Cruise

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With Visitors Egypt Tours, you will get the chance to live the experience of the ancient Egyptian history with our experienced and professional guides with the lowest prices possible.

Duration: 8 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Arrival in Cairo

Cairo International Airport Road - Upon arriving at Cairo airport, a representative from Visitors Egypt will be there to greet you, holding a sign with the company’s logo (Visitors Egypt Tours). You will then be transported in an air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel. Enjoy an overnight stay in Cairo.

Giza Pyramids & The…

Arrival in Cairo

Giza Pyramids & The Egyptian Museum

Pyramids of Giza - After breakfast, your tour guide will collect you from the hotel.

Travel in an air-conditioned car to begin your tour at the Giza plateau, where you will witness the Great Pyramids of Giza, the only remaining wonder of the ancient world. You will see the Pyramid of Cheops, as well as the pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus. Capture some photos from the panoramic area before proceeding to the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx.

Next, visit The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, where you can explore the collection of King Tutankhamen, including his famous golden mask. Additionally, you have the option to visit the Mummies Hall (extra ticket required on-site) to see the mummies of ancient Egyptian Kings.

After the tour, you will be escorted back to the hotel.

Overnight stay in Cairo.

Alexandria Day Trip

Alexandria - After breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up from the hotel.

Travel to Alexandria and start with a visit to the Roman Amphitheater in Kom El-Dekka, a marble theater that once seated 800 spectators, featuring galleries, mosaic flooring, and a pleasure garden, all surrounded by Roman baths and villas.

Continue to the Catacombs of Kom El-Shokafa, a necropolis with three sub-levels dating from the 2nd century AD, blending Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultural elements.

You will also pass by Pompey’s Pillar for a photo stop, constructed in honor of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century.

Next, visit the Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), the largest library in the world, now housing 8 million books. Explore the library’s manuscript museum, President Sadat Museum, and the Impressions of Alexandria Museum.

The tour continues with a visit to the Church of St. Mark, the oldest church in Africa. As you drive, observe the old downtown and its historical architecture, featuring baroque designs and Italian and French-style properties.

Visit El Nabi Daniel Mosque, believed by many to be related to Alexander the Great’s tomb.

Proceed to the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, the city’s largest and most beautiful mosque, and see the unique sight outside: an old funfair where children enjoy antique rides and candy floss.

Across the street is the corniche and the old harbor, where you can see traditional fishing boats, fishermen, and net-making. The photos taken here are stunning.

Continue to the Citadel of Qaitbay, built on the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This spectacular castle is a great photo opportunity.

The tour concludes with a visit to the gardens of Montaza, known as the Love Garden, popular with romantic couples and families. Explore the royal gardens of King Farouk, Egypt’s last king, and see the royal palaces of Haramlek and Salamlek.

After the tour, you will be escorted back to the hotel.

Overnight stay in Cairo.

Aswan – Nile Cruise

Aswan - After breakfast, a representative from Visitors Egypt will pick you up from the hotel.

Transfer to Cairo Domestic Terminal at the airport for your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, our guide will be waiting with a Visitors Egypt Tours sign.

Visit the High Dam, an engineering marvel built in 1960 to protect Egypt from the Nile’s annual floods.

Proceed to the Unfinished Obelisk, showcasing the techniques used by ancient Egyptians to cut obelisks.

Then, visit the majestic Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, the island’s chief deity.

After the tour, you will be escorted to embark on the cruise. Enjoy lunch on board.

The cruise will set sail to Kom Ombo. Enjoy afternoon tea while sailing.

Visit the temple of Kom Ombo, shared by the gods Sobek and Haroeris.

Dinner and a disco party on board.

Overnight stay on the cruise.

Note: The cruise sailing times are flexible, so the itinerary order may change. Rest assured, all mentioned sites will be visited, though the order may vary.

Nile Cruise

Aswan - Enjoy breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to Horus, considered the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. According to Egyptian myths, it is where the falcon-headed god Horus avenged his father Osiris’s murder by killing Seth. Return to the cruise for lunch on board.

Cross the lock with afternoon tea while sailing.

Sail to Luxor. Enjoy dinner on board and a Galabya party.

Overnight stay on the cruise.

Nile Cruise

Luxor - Breakfast on board. Cross to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings, where tombs were carved into the mountain for the New Kingdom pharaohs, who ruled Egypt for nearly 500 years between 1550 – 1080 BC.

Proceed to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt’s most striking monuments, built at the base of the Al Qurna mountain cliff. Queen Hatshepsut was a famous female pharaoh who posed as a male to gain the throne. Then, have a brief photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, marking the entrance to the ruined funerary temple of Amenhotep III (1391–1353 BC).

Enjoy lunch and afternoon tea.

Dinner and overnight stay on the cruise.

Luxor – Fly to Cairo

Luxor - Breakfast on board. Disembark from the cruise.

Begin the tour at Karnak Temple, the greatest cult temple in history, dedicated to the Theban triad with the god Amun as its head, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu.

Continue to Luxor Temple, marking the other end of the avenue of sphinxes that once connected Karnak and Luxor temples. The rear of the temple features chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, as well as Alexander the Great. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Rameses II.

Transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel.

Overnight stay in Cairo.

Departure

Cairo International Airport Road - After breakfast, our representative will pick you up from the hotel to transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

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