12 Days Nile Cruise & Red Sea

Explore Egypt in style with an amazing 12 Day Cairo, Nile Cruise and Red Sea Stay. Enjoy the many the sights from Cairo to the beautiful Red Sea Coast. Visit the Pyramids, Saladin’s Citadel, Egyptian Museum, and then tour Luxor before starting your Nile Cruise to Aswan.

Description

Enjoy the striking scenery and interesting visits to ancient sites during your cruise, and then tour Aswan before making your way to Hurghada’s beautiful Red Sea beaches. Soak up the sun and relax, or take to the water to cool yourself down. End your Nile cruise and Red Sea Stay dream vacation with a trip back to Cairo where you’ll spend the last night of an unforgettable vacation.

Explore Egypt in style with an amazing 12 Day Cairo, Nile Cruise and Red Sea Stay. Enjoy the many the sights from Cairo to the beautiful Red Sea Coast. Visit the Pyramids, Saladin’s Citadel, Egyptian Museum, and then tour Luxor before starting your Nile Cruise to Aswan.

INCLUDED

  • Meet and greet service at airports; port and stations
  • Custom service assistance throughout your stay
  • All transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles
  • Transfer from Luxor to Hurghada in private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Transfer from Hurghada to Cairo by 1st Class air-conditioned coach
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo (includes breakfasts)
  • Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train (private compartment with dinner and breakfast).
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan  (includes breakfast)
  • Accommodation for 3 nights on the 5-Star cruise ship (full board)
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Hurghada  (includes breakfasts)
  • All sightseeing tours in Cairo (private)
  • English speaking Egyptologist guide during all tours
  • Lunch during Cairo tours
  • All sightseeing tours on the cruise (group tours)
  • Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan
  • Tour to Kom Ombo Temple and Edfu Temple
  • Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon
  • Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
  • Entrance fees to all sites listed in the Cairo, Nile Cruise And Red Sea Stay itinerary
  • All meals listed in the Cairo, Nile Cruise and Red Sea Stay itinerary
  • Bottled water during tours
  • Portage when needed
  • All service charges and taxes

EXCLUDED

International airfare
Entry visa for Egypt
Optional tours/activities not listed in the Cairo, Nile Cruise And Red Sea Stay itinerary
Personal expenses
Tipping 
Note: Sleeper Trains in Egypt are designed and equipped to meet Egyptian Railway Authority standards, rather than international standards. The average journey from Cairo to Aswan on a sleeper train takes 14 hours. As an alternative, visitors can opt for a domestic flight which involves a supplement fee of $165 per person.

Day 1: Your Vacation of a Lifetime begins
Experience a level of service almost unheard of in the modern world. No matter what time you arrive in this fascinating country, we will be waiting to meet and greet you at the airport in Cairo. We will assist you with your luggage, and drive you in cool and comfortable style to the excellent hotel where you will be staying for your first two nights in the country.

Once we have assisted you with check-in, we will quickly go over your Cairo, Nile cruise and Red Sea Stay itinerary and also confirm pickup times for the days that follow. Have a free “Welcome to Egypt” drink, and then you can enjoy the remainder of the day as you wish. Stay at your hotel; go out for a meal, or head out and explore this vibrant city.

Day 2: Giza Pyramids and Sakkara Necropolis
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, where you will then go with your private guide to visit the Great Pyramids, including Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. You will also see the Famous Sphinx and the Valley temple. Tickets for the Solar Boat Museum which is located at the site in front of the Cheops pyramid are not included in the tour price but can be purchased onsite and also give you access to the inside of one of the pyramids.

Lunch will be served during the tour, and then your guide will escort you to Sakkara to visit the Sakkara pyramid complex and the first known pyramid to be built, Djoser’s Step Pyramid. Then, you will continue on to Memphis, the Old Kingdom’s capital to see the infamous Necropolis. Finally, after a busy day of sightseeing, you will be returned to your hotel for the evening.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Sightseeing in Cairo
Day 3 of your Cairo, Nile Cruise and Red Sea Stay Holiday. Check out of hotel after breakfast, and then go with your personal guide to the Egyptian Museum. Here you will see treasures from the child King Tut, and many other fascinating artifacts. An additional ticket is required (available on site) to view the mummies in the Mummies Room.

Lunch will be served at one of the local restaurants. Your tour then continues to Saladin Citadel as well as the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque.

Coptic Cairo is next, with a visit to the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. End the day shopping in the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, dating to 1382, and then transfer to the Giza railway station to board an overnight sleeper train to Aswan.

Dinner and breakfast served aboard the train, and you will sleep in your own private compartment.

NOTE:A flight supplement is available for a small additional fee.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Free Day in Aswan (Abu Simbel)
After arriving in Aswan, our company representative will escort you to the hotel where you will be staying. There are no tours planned for this day, but there are optional tours available, such as visiting the Abu Simbel Temples, originally carved out of the mountains in the 13th century BC.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 5: Sightseeing in Aswan
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, and then check out of the hotel. Our tour representative with then drive you to board the 5-Star Nile cruise ship. After enjoying lunch on the ship, the rest of the day will be spent visiting the Aswan High Dam, the Philae temple (devoted to goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the ancient stone quarry where the largest known Obelisk is located. Return to the ship where a lovely dinner will be served, and then spend the night on board, in Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Temples of Kom Ombo and Edfu
On day 6 of your Nile cruise and Red Sea stay you will sail to Kom Ombo, and have breakfast on board. Then visit the Temple of Sobek and Haerosis. Afterwards, sail to Edfu, with lunch on board. Visit the well preserved cult temple, Horus Temple, and have afternoon tea while sailing to Esna. Dinner will be served on board and you will spend another night on the water.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Luxor West Bank Sightseeing
Sail to Luxor while enjoying breakfast on board. on arrival visit the West bank, with an excursion to Valley of the Kings, the Royal Cemetery, and the mortuary Temple of Queen Haatshepsut. This was built during the 15th century BC by the architects of the New Kingdom. The West Bank attractions will very likely be one of the highlights of your trip.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 8: Luxor East Bank Sightseeing
On day 8 of your Nile cruise and Red Sea stay enjoy breakfast on board and disembark from the ship. You will then be taken to visit the Karnak and Luxor temples. Later in the afternoon you will transfer to Hurghada on the Red Sea coast, where you will check-in at the hotel where you will be staying during your time in Hurghada. Luxor to Hurghada is approximately a 3.5 hour drive.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Days 9 & 10: Leisure Time in Hurghada (Optional Tours)
Since these two days are all about quality relaxation time, there are no activities scheduled. However, there are a number of optional tours available if you wish to experience diving and snorkeling among the Red Sea coral reefs, with the opportunity to see rare fish. There are also other activities available, such as windsurfing, sailing or deep sea fishing.

Meals included: Breakfasts

Day 11: Back to Cairo
After breakfast in the hotel, enjoy some free time before we drive you to the bus station to take the first class coach back to Cairo, a journey that takes approximately six hours. If you would rather avoid the coach drive to Cairo, you can opt to fly instead for an additional fee. On arrival in Cairo you will be met and taken to check in at a 5-Star Hotel where your last night of your Nile Cruise and Red Sea Stay will be spent.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 12: Final Departure
Final day of your Nile cruise and Red Sea stay. You’ve explored the ancient wonders of Cairo; you’ve cruised the Nile in style, and you’ve soaked up the sun at Hurghada. You will no doubt have had a wonderful time, but now the time has come for you to say goodbye.

After you have had breakfast and you have checked out of your hotel, we will drive you in style to the airport for your flight home. We will be there to assist you with luggage and check-in, and then we will thank you once more and bid you farewell.

Meals included: Breakfast

12 Days Tour Cruise & Red Sea

Continental Hotel Hurghada

Hurghada

Date Single Per Person in Double Per Person in Triple
May - Sept 2300 USD 1480 USD 1450 USD
OCT - JAN 2600 USD 1600 USD 1580 USD

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