**EGYPT TOUR ITINERARY**

**Dates:** December 28, 2026 – January 4, 2027 (8 Days / 7 Nights)

**Group Size:** 7 Adults (3 Double Rooms + 1 Single Room)

**Pricing:** €1,680 per person

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### **Key Updates & Clarifications**

Day 1 – Monday, December 28: Arrival in Cairo**

 Meet and assist at Cairo International Airport upon arrival (Flight HV5161 at 12:55 PM).
Private transfer to your hotel. Free time to relax for the evening.
Overnight:** Cairo (Stay Inn Pyramids or similar 4-star hotel)
Meals: None

Day 2 – Tuesday, December 29: Pyramids & GEM → Overnight Sleeper Train

This morning you will experience the icons of ancient Egypt! Your Egyptologist guide will accompany you to the Giza pyramid complex, where you can see the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx. This morning we'll take an air-conditioned private minibus back to Cairo. After some time to freshen up at our hotel, we'll visit the Grand Egyptian museum to learn more about the country's incredible ancient history, followed by the old city of Cairo where you can explore Khan El Khalili, a bazaar crammed with souvenir shops, cafés and shisha bars.
Meals: breakfast-Lunch-Dinner
Lunch: Local Egyptian restaurant.
Evening:Transfer to Cairo Railway Station for the overnight sleeper train to Aswan.
Overnight: Sleeper Train
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 – Wednesday, December 30: Arrival in Aswan & Nile Cruise Embarkation**

Morning arrival at Aswan station; meet your guide and private driver.
Visits of Aswan including the Temple of Philae and a tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk

Phiala temple:

Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.

The high dam:
Aswan high dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

The Unfinished Obelisk :
Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned. 

12:00 lunch on board the Cruise Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise

Overnight: Nile Cruise (MS Renaissance or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 – Thursday, December 31: Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo & New Year's Eve**

Early trip to Abu Simbel temples

The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
13:00 sail to Kom ombo
Visit The temple of Kom ombo
The temple and the associated settlement site located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus  and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman period(332 B.b -395 A.c)
Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu 
Evening: Special New Year’s Eve dinner and celebration onboard.
Overnight: Nile Cruise
Meals:** Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 – Friday, January 1: Edfu Temple & Sail to Luxor

Breakfast on the board the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu

Edfu temple  :

Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of the Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
Sail to  Luxor  through Esna lock
Visit  Luxor  temple
Luxor  Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh.
Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise
*Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 – Saturday, January 2: Luxor West & East Banks

* Check out from the Nile Cruise.
 Disembarkation after Breakfast.  Visit the west bank of  Luxor  and Karnak 

The  Valley of the Kings  :
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

The colossi of Memnon:
Massive  pair statues Known as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, are the remains of what was once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third

The Queen Hatshepsut temple :
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs on the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

Overnight o board the Cruise in  Luxor

Karnak  temple
Karnak  is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak  was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 
Lunch: Local restaurant in Luxor.
Overnight:** Luxor Hotel (Lotus Hotel or similar)
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7 – Sunday, January 3: Flight to Cairo & Old Cairo**

6:00 AM: Pick up and transfer to Luxor Airport for an 8:00 AM flight to Cairo.
,Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on an 8-hour excursion that takes in the major monuments of Old Cairo and the maze of streets and stalls of the historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Following a hotel pick-up from Cairo or Giza, you will drive up to the Saladin Citadel, constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam Hills in 1183 AD as a defense against Crusader armies. Known for its fresh air and sweeping views of Cairo, it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha

Designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq, who came to Cairo especially from Istanbul to build the great building, the mosque's alabaster structure stands in beautiful contrast to the sandstone city.

Lunch will be served in Local restaurant in Old Cairo

Then, visit Old Cairo to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Cairo

Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover a maze of alleys that have been at the center of Cairo’s trading activities since the 14th century. 
 Private transfer to your hotel.
Overnight Cairo (Stay Inn Pyramids or similar)
Meals:Breakfast and Lunch 

Day 8 – Monday, January 4: Departure from Cairo

 Breakfast at the hotel.
Private transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure (Flight HV5162 at 1:55 PM).
Meals: Breakfast

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Accommodation Summary**

Cairo (2 Nights):** Stay Inn Pyramids or similar 4-star hotel
Nile Cruise (3 Nights): MS Renaissance or similar 5-star cruise
Luxor (1 Night):** Lotus Hotel or similar
Overnight Train (1 Night):** Sleeper Train (Cairo → Aswan)

*Room Configuration: 3 Double Rooms + 1 Single Room for 7 adults.*


Pricing Breakdown & Inclusions**

Price: €1,680 per person *(based on 7 adults sharing 4 rooms)*