Full Nile with Cairo

Flight from your hometown to Luxor Airport. *

Arrival at Luxor airport, visa formalities and transfer to the river boat. Dinner and overnight on board.

* The client may choose to take the flight included in the package or buy and book it on their own.

Full board regime on board. Depart in the morning to cross the Nile and visit the Necropolis of Thebes on its west bank, where you can admire the Valley of the Kings where 62 kings are buried in tombs excavated in the mountain. The funerary temple of Ramses III (20th Dynasty), known today as the Temple of Medinet Habu (the city of Habu), is a good example of New Kingdom architecture. He took as a model the funerary temple of Ramses II, the Rameseo, and enlarged it. It is the best preserved in the Thebes area and still maintains a lot of polychrome. After the visit, we will visit the Colossi of Memnon. Return to the boat and rest of the day at leisure. In the evening the navigation will begin towards Edfu passing through the Esna lock. Night on board.

Full board regime on board. Visit of the Temple of Edfú dedicated to the God Horus and characterized by its good state of conservation. The navigation continues towards Kom Ombo, a temple dedicated to the crocodile-headed gods Sobek and falcon-headed Haroeris. After the visit, sailing continues to Aswan. Night on board.

Full board regime on board. Before dawn, departure on a road trip to the temples of Abu Simbel, two enormous temples carved into the mountain on the shores of Lake Nasser, dedicated to Ramses II and his wife Queen Nefertari. After the visit, return to the motor ship and rest of the day at leisure. Night on board.

Full board regime on board. During this day they include a visit to the Philae Temple and a felucca ride (typical Egyptian sailboats) to admire a panoramic view of the Agha Khan Mausoleum, Elephantine Island and the Botanical Garden from the Nile. Night on board in Aswan.

Full board on board. At the scheduled time, sailing to Edfu, stopping at Kom Ombo, customers will again be able to visit them on their own, or visit the temples that they may have missed on the initial tour. Night on board.

Full board regime on board. Stop at the Temple of Edfu and free time. The cruise continues sailing towards Esna, where the famous lock is located that we will have to cross again to reach Luxor. Night on board.

(Depending on the time of arrival in the majestic city of Luxor, two of the most spectacular temples in Egypt will be visited: the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak, formerly separated along the Avenue of the Sphinxes, three kilometers long. The Luxor temple, which is located in the center of the city of Luxor, was built by Amenophis III and Ramses II in the 18th century BC. One of The obelisks at the entrance of the temple were taken to the Place de Concorde in Paris. After the visit of Luxor, we went to the temple of Karnak, the temple of Amun Ra (the sacred precinct of Thebes) which is full of obelisks, columns and gigantic statues.

(If the arrival time at Luxor is not appropriate, this visit will take place the next day)

Breakfast and disembarkation. If there was no time the previous day to visit the Temples of Luxor and Karnak, they will be visited before your transfer to the airport (*). Arrival at Cairo airport and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day free. Accommodation.

(*) The client may choose to have the Luxor/Cairo flight included in the package or purchase it on their own.

Breakfast. In the morning, panoramic visit to the Giza site to see the pyramids and the sphinx. The pyramid of Cheops, whose area is 13 hectares and an original height of 146 m. The second pyramid, of Pharaoh Kefren with a height of 136 meters. The third pyramid, built by Mycerinos son of Kefren with a height of 62 meters. The sphinx, a mythical statue with a lion's body and human head, is 70 meters long and 20 meters high. The sphinx and the three pyramids were considered one of the most important wonders of the ancient world. I'll go back to the hotel, then I have the rest of the day free. Accommodation.

Breakfast. Day off. accommodation.