Tour the Pyramids & explore ancient Egypt with the best local guides of Mediterra Holidays. You just imagine, we will handle the rest.

Itinerary

11

days
Cairo, Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna, Luxor, Cairo

Day 1: Arrive in Cairo
Day 2: Full Day Pyramids Tour
Day 3: Flight to Luxor & Cruise Embarkation
Day 4: Sail from Luxor to Esna
Day 5: Sail from Esna to Edfu & Kom Ombo
Day 6: Sail from Kom Ombo to Aswan
Day 7: Free Day in Aswan
Day 8: Sail from Aswan to Kom Ombo & Edfu & Esna
Day 9: Sail from Esna to Luxor
Day 10: Disembarkation & Flight to Luxor
Day 11: Departure

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Day

1

Arrive in Cairo

Arrive in Cairo Airport and meet your transferman at the inside exit gate. Transfer to your hotel. Free time on your own for some relaxation. Overnight in Cairo.

* No meal is included.

Day

2

Full Day Pyramids Tour

Have your breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide at the lobby for a full day tour of Pyramids. First visit is to Saqqara which is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Step Pyramid of Zoser is the most conspicuous landmark of this area. Then have your lunch. In the afternoon, proceed to Giza Pyramid Complex, that houses the three pyramids of Cheops & Chephren & Mykerinos, Great Sphinx and Valley Temple. After the visits return to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

* Breakfast and lunch are included.

Day

3

Flight to Luxor & Cruise Embarkation

Pick-up from your hotel and transfer to airport. Fly to Luxor. Arrive in Luxor and transfer to pier to embark on Nile cruiser. Have your lunch on board and start visits around Luxor, which has frequently been characterized as the "World's greatest open-air museum". Visit the East Bank of the Nile and see the Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor. After the visits, transfer back to cruiser. Overnight in Luxor.

* Breakfast at hotel, lunch and dinner onboard.
** Flight is around 07:00-08:00.

Day

4

Sail from Luxor to Esna

Have your breakfast on board and keep your visits in Luxor with the West Bank of the Nile including the Valley of Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari and the two colossi of Memnon. After the visits sail to Esna. Overnight in Esna.

* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.

Day

5

Sail from Esna to Edfu & Kom Ombo

Have your breakfast on board and sail to Edfu. Arrive in Edfu and visit Temple of Edfu which was dedicated to the falcon god Horus. After having lunch, sail to Kom Ombo, an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo, which will be visited during your stay. The Temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus. Overnight in Kom Ombo.

* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.

Day

6

Sail from Kom Ombo to Aswan

Have your breakfast on board and sail to Aswan. Upon your arrival in Aswan, start visits around Aswan including magnificent Temple of Philae. Take a tour around Elephantine Island and Botanical Garden by a felucca, a traditional wooden sailing boat of Nile. After the tour return to cruiser. Overnight in Aswan.

* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.

Day

7

Free Day in Aswan

All day free discover and enjoy the city. You can join optional Abu Simbel tour. Overnight in Aswan.

* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.

Day

8

Sail from Aswan to Kom Ombo & Edfu & Esna

Free day at leisure to enjoy the cruise on Nile. Overnight in Esna.

* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.

Day

9

Sail from Esna to Luxor

Free day at leisure to enjoy the cruise on Nile. You can join optional Luxor Museum tour. Overnight in Luxor.

* Breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.

Day

10

Disembarkation & Flight to Cairo

Have your breakfast on board and disembark from the cruiser. Transfer to airport. Fly back to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

* Breakfast is included.
** Flight is around 12:00-13:00.

Day

11

Departure

Pick-up from your hotel and transfer to airport according to your departure flight time. End of your services.

* Breakfast is included.

Services

Included

  • All transfers mentioned in the itinerary on private basis.
  • Accommodation in Cairo including daily breakfast.
  • Full day Pyramids tour on private basis; including transportation by A/C comfortable mini-van, lunch, professional English speaking tour guide and entrance fees.
  • Domestic flight tickets; Cairo-Luxor-Cairo.
  • 8 days/7 nights Nile cruise on 5-star or 5-star deluxe cruiser on full board basis.
  • Sightseeing tours during the Nile cruise on private basis.
  • Local taxes.

Excluded

  • Tips to staff, items of a personal nature.
  • Any drinks with meals (except the drinks served with breakfast).
  • International arrival & departure flight tickets.
  • Entry visa.

Dates

Land of Legends tour program starts in Cairo everyday all year round. Please contact your guide for more detail.

Pricing

Pricing will be calculated according to your travel dates, number of participants and category of accommodations you would like to stay in. As soon as we receive your request, we will start working on details and then e-mail to you our proposal including itinerary, price and accommodations of the package with their websites for your convenience. If you have a certain budget, you can also tell us the approximate amount you would like to spend on this itinerary and then we will prepare the details considering your budget.

Notes

Our tours are operated on PRIVATE basis by English speaker professional guides. If you want to take the tours in another language, please advise.
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