Best of Cruising the Nile (The Grand Nile Cruise Tour )
Cairo, Nile Cruise Luxor Aswan and Lake Nasser
cruise
This travel package Cairo
and Nile cruises is
designed for The Nile Cruise fans who wish to explore
every monument located in Southern Egypt between Luxor
and Aswan, and even to the South of Aswan including
visiting the breathtaking temple of Abu Simble. This is
because the guest will spend eight whole nights on board
of a luxurious Nile Cruise sailing from Luxor passing by
Aswan until reaching Abu Simble, the last attraction
located in Southernmost Egypt.
The most significant feature of this travel package is
that it enables the guest to visit monuments located in
Lake Nasser that are not accessible by any other ways.
The trip will consist of spending two nights in Cairo in
the beginning to visit all what the Egyptian capital has
to offer to guests. Afterwards, you will embark the
super deluxe Nile Cruise ship to sail from Luxor to
Aswan visiting all the major highlights in these two
amazing cities plus located between them.
The next phase of the trip will consist of spending four
nights in a Nile Cruise ship sailing from Aswan to the
South direction passing by the Nasser Lake to visit the
marvelous monuments on your way that are only accessible
by boat and reach Abu Simble at the end.
The last step of your trip will be going back to Cairo
to spend a day at your leisure before your final
departure on the next day.
Going on a Nile Cruise is one of the most recommended
activities to be done in Egypt. The ships are
luxuriously equipped, the food is great, the scenery
down the Nile is amazing, and the guest gets the chance
to visit all the highlights located in Southern Egypt.
One great feature of this travel package is that it
enables the guest to discover all the major attractions
of Egypt being escorted with the best experienced highly
qualified and educated Egyptologists.
Everything in this travel package is faultlessly
designed to suit the needs and the requirements of
travelers coming from various backgrounds and different
regions from all over the world.
This trip is carefully designed to suit the needs and
the requirements of any traveler who loves luxury and
comfort.
arrival in Cairo
with the rest of the day free at leisure
Day 2
Cairo Tour:
visiting the pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian
Museum, the Khan El Khalili market with
optional sound and light show at the
pyramids of Giza in the evening
Day 3
take the airplane
from Cairo to Luxor, embark the Nile Cruise
and visit the Karnak and the Luxor Temples
with optional sound and light show at Karnak
Temple in the evening
Day 4
Visit
the
Valley
of the
Kings,
the
Temple
of
Hatshepsut,
and the
Colossi
of
Memnon
Day 5
Sail
down the
Nile in
your
Nile
Cruise
to Kom
Ombo to
visit
the
temple
of
Sobek,
and then
sail to
Edfu to
visit
the
temple
of Horus
Day 6
sail to Aswan to
visit the Philae, the High Dam, and the
unfinished obelisk in the afternoon. With
optional sound and light show at the Philae
Temple in the evening
Day 7
check out the Nile
Cruise and Visit the Botanical Garden, and then
embark the Lake Nasser Nile Cruise Ship. Visit
the Kalabsha Temple, the Temple of Beit El Wali,
and the Kiosk of Qertassi.
Day 8
sail in the morning
to visit the temple of Wadi Al Sebua, the Temple
of Dekka, and the Temple of Maharraka
Day 9
visit the temple of
Amada, the temple of Derr, ,the tomb of Pennout,
and view the Qaser Ibrim from the ship. Sail to
reach Abu Simble at night
Day 10
Visit the Temple of
Abu Simble and spend the rest of the day on the
Nile Cruise
Day 11
check out the Nile
Cruise, and take the flight back to Cairo With
optional dinner cruise
Day 12
transfer to the hotel
for your final departure
The full itinerary of the
Tour:
Day 1 :
Cairo
Upon arrival in
Cairo, the guest will meet the Select Egypt Travel
representative who will be your best friend for the
coming five days.
We only deal with local highly educated and experienced
company representatives who have fluent English and
wonderful communication skills.
After the "meet and greet", the guest will be transferred to his hotel,
his home away from home, using the best comfortable
wheelchair accessible air-conditioned minivans.
The guest will check in the hotel in a few minutes to
enable him/her to rest and refresh for an amazing tour
of Cairo in the next day.
The rooms in the hotel are designed to suit and the
needs and requirements of all travelers having all sorts
of facilities -
Overnight in the hotel
Day 2 :
Cairo
The guest will
enjoy a delicious breakfast to energize his power for
his tour in Cairo .
Your first visit of the day will be to the Pyramids of
Giza, the most popular monument in the whole world,
built by the pharaohs from the period starting from 2590
BC to 2480 BC. You will have the chance to explore the
wonders of the Great Pyramid, the largest Pyramid ever
constructed in Egypt which was built by King Cheops in
2589 BC, and it is the only remaining item in the list
of the Greek Old Seven wonders of the world. You will
discover the beauty of the lion's body and the human
headed sphinx, one of the largest monolith statues in
history of mankind.
The next stop of the day will be at the Egyptian Museum
of Antiquities hosting the largest collection of
Pharaonic displays in the whole world including the
startling treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun and the Royal
mummies' hall. This is besides many other exhibitions
form different Pharaonic periods.
Your tour of the Museum will be accompanied by the perfect illustration of
different stages of the Egyptian history .
Your last visit of the day will be to Khan El Khalili,
the largest and most famous touristic market in the
world. This bazar, built in 1382 during the Mamluk
reign, is the best place to shop for Egyptian gifs and
souvenirs to take home from Cairo.
At the end of the day you will be transferred to your
hotel for a free evening to explore Cairo on your own
style or relax for the tours in the coming day
You will have a marvelous chance in the evening to go
on an optional tour to the sound and light show in the
pyramids, which will be an amazing opportunity to listen
to a wonderful demonstration of the ancient Egyptian
history and the story behind the pyramids building.
Languages of the show may vary according to the
schedule -Overnight in the hotel
Day 3 :
Cairo -
Luxor (Nile Cruise)
After having tasty
breakfast, the guest will check out the hotel in Cairo.
Transfer using the most comfortable air-conditioned minivan to the Cairo
international airport to take the flight going to Luxor
.
Arrival in Aswan and embark your luxurious deluxe Nile
Cruise ship which will be your home away from home for
the coming four nights.
You will start your visits by exploring the Karnak
Temple, the largest religious Pharaonic structure ever
built in the world. The kings of the Pharaohs staring
from the 11th dynasty (2055 – 1985 BC) began adding
their mark, one after the other, to this huge complex of
Pharaonic temples. The Karnak temple includes the
breathtaking hypostyle hall of the god Amun built by
Ramses II in 1244 BC, the sacred lake of god Amun, and
many more attractions.
Your next visit this evening will be to the Luxor
Temple. Dedicated to the holy Theban triad, the gods
Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, it is one of the finest examples
of the Pharaonic architecture. Although the construction
work of the temple was mainly completed by Amenhotep III
(1390 – 1352 BC) and Ramses II (1279 1213 BC), many
kings who came afterwards have added their marks to this
great complex including Alexander the Great. The Luxor
temple was buried under sand and dust for years until it
was discovered in 1881.
Enjoy the evening touring Luxor on your own style or you can go to the
marvelous sound and light show at the Karnak Temple, to
enjoy a fascinating illustration of the history of the
Temple of Karnak and the entire Egyptian history and
watch the amazing light show. Languages of the show may
vary according to the schedule
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 4:
Nile
Cruise
Your first visit of
the day will be the Valley of the Kings, the necropolis
of the Pharaonic New Kingdom. Starting from 17th
dynasty, the Pharaonic Kings tried to hide their royal
tombs from robbers.
This was why they began to dig their tombs deep inside a
Theban mountain that has a natural pyramid structure.
These tombs have the finest colored decorations with the
famous tomb of Tut Ankh Amun discovered by Howard Carter
in 1922 and may other royal tombs belonging to the kings
of the 18th and the 19th dynasty.
Your next stop will be the amazing the mortuary Temple
of Hatshepsut. This temple was constructed by the 18th
dynasty Queen Hatshepsut (1473 – 1458 BC) as a unique
structure rising from the desert in the shape of
imposing terraces. This temple was used as a monastery
in the Christian era. This is why it is famous for the
name "El Deir Al Bahry", or the Western Monastery.
Your last stop of the day will be at the gigantic
Colossi of Memnon. These two 18 meters high statues are
the only remaining items of the mortuary temple of
Amenhotep III. During the roman era, music was heard
coming out of one of the statues that were attributed,
by the Greeks, as the legendary figure of Memnon
greeting his mother Eos in one of the Greek myths.
Enjoy the evening in Luxor.
Sail down the Nile to Esna at night
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 5 :
Nile
Cruise
After breakfast,
you will have the chance to visit the Temple of Horus in
Edfu. This temple is the largest and best preserved
Ptolemaic temple in Egypt. The building work of the
temple started during the reign of Ptolemy III in 237 BC
and the construction continued until 80 BC. The temple
includes wonderfully decorated walls and stone capitals.
Your next stop will be to visit the amazing Temple Of
Kom Ombo dedicated to two gods; Horus, the falcon god,
and Sobek, the crocodile god. The Greco-Roman temple is
famous for its matchless location overlooking the Nile.
Construction work of the temple started in the 2nd
century BC by Ptolemy VI and was completed during the
reign of Ptolemy XII during the 1st century AD.
Enjoy the evening in the Nile Cruise Sail to Aswan and
overnight in the Nile Cruise.
Day 6 :
Nile
Cruise
Arrival in Aswan
and start your visits with one of the most beautiful
temples constructed in Egypt, the Temple of Philae. This
fabulous temple dedicated to the goddess Isis was
constructed as one of the finest examples of the
combined architecture of ancient Egyptians and the
Greco-Romans styles.
This temple, due to the construction of the High Dam was all covered with
water until it was relocated in its present day location
in the Agilika Island by the UNESCO project that took 8
years from 1972 to 1980 to be completed
Your next visit of the day will be to the High Dam,
built by the former Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel
Nasser in the 1960s to reserve the Nile Water that was
lost every year in the artificial Nasser Lake.
The High Dam, that was viewed as an architectural
miracle at the time, also generates a lot of the
electricity consumed in Egypt
The guest afterwards will go to visit the famous
unfinished obelisk, a gigantic granite obelisk dating
back to the Pharaohs New Kingdom. If this huge obelisk
was completed it would have weighed more than 1197 tons.
This will be a marvelous chance to understand how the
ancient Egyptians were capable of building such gigantic
structures.
Embark the best deluxe luxurious Nile Cruise, which
will be your home for the coming four nights. You will
have a nice comfortable cabin with all sorts of
facilities
Enjoy the evening touring Aswan on your own style or you
can go to the marvelous sound and light show at the
Philae Temple, to enjoy a fascinating illustration of
the history of the Temple of Philae and the entire
Egyptian history and watch the amazing light show.
Languages of the show may vary according to the
schedule .
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 7 :
Nile
Cruise - Aswan - Lake Nasser Cruise
After having the
best breakfast, we check out the Nile Cruise after
having a fabulous Cruise sailing down the Nile
Then it's time to have some fun sailing down the Nile in
the old styled Felucca to visit the Botanical Garden ,
Also named the Plants Island, the Kitchener's Island is
one of the most wonderful places in Aswan.
Being covered with botanical gardens, the island is an amazing place to
relax and walk under the trees. In the 1890s, Horatio
Kitchener was rewarded by this island because of his
successful campaign leading the Egyptian army in Sudan.
His love of plants and flowers was truly reflected in
this island that he lived in for the rest of his life.
After this amazing Nile journey, you will be transferred to embark your
second Deluxe Nile Cruise Ship that you will be staying
in for another four nights exploring the monuments
located in in Lake Nasser in Sothern Egypt -You will
start your visits with the Temple of Kalabsha, built by
the Roman Emperor Augustus in the 1st century AD on the
ruins of a much older complex.
The temple was relocated 51 kilometers away from its
original location in the 1970s after the construction of
the high dam
Your next visit will be to explore the Temple of Beit El
Wali, which is a wonderful Pharaonic temple built by the
famous builder and leader, Ramses II. The temple,
containing wall caving demonstrating the achievements of
Ramses II in Nubia, was also relocated away from its
position.
Your last visit of the day will be to the Kiosk of
Qertassi, a Roman small kiosk which was relocated with
the Kalabsha Temple and contains a fine Hathour headed
columns.
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 8 :
Lake
Nasser Cruise
After the amazing
open Buffet breakfast, you will start the visits of the
day
The first step of the day will be to sail and visit the
temple of Wadi Al Sebua , the notable temple containing
a magnificent avenue of sphinx built by Ramses II for
the worship of the gods Amun Ra and Ra-Harakhty.
- The second visit of the day will be to The
Temple of Dekka, which was originally built by the
Ethiopian King, Arkamani, in the 3rd century AD. The
Romans and the Ptolemies have also constructed some
additions tot the temple dedicated to the god Throth.
The temple like all the monuments situated in the area
was relocated after the construction of the High Dam
Your last visit of the day will be to The Temple of
Maharraka, a small but splendid temple built during the
Roman period with an impressive hypostyle hall
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 9 :
Lake
Nasser Cruise
After the
energizing breakfast, you will be sailing to start your
tour of the day
The first step we will be exploring The Temple of Amada,
dedicated for the worship of the gods Amun Ra and
Ra-Harakhty and built by Tuthmosis III and Amenhotep.
This wonderful construction is the most ancient
surviving Nubian temple in Egypt
Your next visit will be to the temple of Derr, built by
Ramses II and was transformed into a church during the
Christian era. The temple, despite being ruined over the
years, still contains amazingly colored wall paintings.
The next stop will be at The tomb of Pennout, which
belongs to the viceroy of Nubia under the rule of Ramses
VI (1143 – 1136 BC). The tomb contains remarkable
scenes of the deceased with his family.
Your last trip of the day will be to sail and visit
Qaser Ibrim, this is the one of the few monuments that
remained in its place after the construction of the High
Dam. It was believed that there was an impressive
fortress in this location dating back to 1000 years BC.
During the Roman era, the walls of this fortress
included seven impressive temples.
You will explore Qaser Ibrim from the ship as it is not accessible anymore
for visitors -
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 10 :
Lake Nasser
Cruise – Abu Simble
You will
start the day with the amazing breakfast and get ready
for the best monument of the whole Cruise
It is the time to explore a monument that is considered
to be one of the most astonishing sites in Egypt.
The visit of the day will be to the Abu Simble Temple,
which is a startling temple built to honor Ramses II.
Abu Simble great temple and the smaller temple of
Hathour were hewn out of a stone cliff.
This huge breathtaking monument was built for the
worship of the gods Amun, Ptah, Ra-Hakharty. The most
fascinating feature of Abu Simble is the four colossi of
Ramses which are 33 meters high.
The whole complex was relocated by the UNESCO in 1970s
after the construction of the High Dam.
The evening free at leisure in the Nile Cruise
Overnight in the Nile Cruise
Day 11 :
Aswan
After having the
best breakfast, we check out the Nile Cruise after
having a fabulous Cruise sailing down the Nile in Lake
Nasser
Afterwards you will be transferred to the Abu Simble
airport to take the flight going to Cairo
Arrive in Cairo and have a free evening enjoying Cairo
in your own style or go on the optional trip to a dinner
Nile Cruise, to enjoy the delouse open buffet dinner and
watch the show consisting of a an oriental performance,
a belly dancer, a live singer, and a Tanoora dance
performance
Day 12 :
Cairo Final
departure
It is time for
your amazing delicious breakfast
You will meet the representative of Select Egypt Travel
to assist you to be transferred, using your wonderful
cozy air-conditioned minivan, to the Cairo airport
Your final departure after spending a marvelous
memorable tour in Egypt that you will remember for the
rest of your life.
Price
Accommodation
Number of guests
1st May - 30th
Sep
1st Oct - 30th
April
Christmas - New Year
Easter Period
3 Star - 5 Star
Nile Cruises
2 guests
895
Euro per person
975
Euro per person
1175
Euro per person
3 guests
845
Euro per person
925
Euro per person
1125
Euro per person
4 guests
800
Euro per person
875
Euro per person
1075
Euro per person
4 Star - 5
Star Nile Cruises
2 guests
955
Euro per person
1065
Euro per person
1245
Euro per person
3 guests
905
Euro per person
1015
Euro per person
1195
Euro per person
4 guests
855
Euro per person
965
Euro per person
1145
Euro per person
5 Star
2 guests
995
Euro per person
1155
Euro per person
1320
Euro per person
3 guests
945
Euro per person
1105
Euro per person
1270
Euro per person
4 guests
895
Euro per person
1055
Euro per person
1220
Euro per person
Price includes:
Meet and Assistance in airports.
Three nights accommodation at 5 Stars hotel in Cairo
on bed and breakfast basis.
Four nights accommodation on board of Nile cruise on
full board basis.
Four nights accommodation on board of Lake Nasser
cruise on full board basis.
Sightseeing tours as mentioned in the program
including transportation by our deluxe coach.
Transfers in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel
(airport/hotel – cruise/airport).
Domestic flight from Abu Simble to Cairo
All taxes
Entry fees for the sites
For the formalities and the safety of our customers,
we inform the Ministry of the Egyptian Tourism of
our programs.
No hidden costs.
Price excludes:
Entry visa of Egypt.
Personal expenses.
Beverage during meals.
International airfare.
Tips.
Entrance inside any of the Pyramids of Giza.
Visit the Mummies’ room in the Egyptian Museum.
Notes
Sightseeing is based
on private basis and not joining other guests.
The Nile Cruise programs can be changed without prior
notice due to navigational
circumstances, Select Egypt is not liable to these changes.
Domestic flight Abu Simbel / Cairo could be via Aswan
