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Nile Cruise Tours |
Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights
Itinerary: Cairo - Giza - Luxor - Aswan - Sharm El Sheikh
Priced from: 1225 USD |
Program: |
Day 01: Egypt Travel
GoBeyond Tours guide will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport. Then you will be transferred by a private modern vehicle to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo, upon arrival at the hotel he will do your check in and give you detailed information concerning your Egypt Tours and the amazing Nile Cruise Tours.
Day 02: Tour to Giza Pyramids and Sakkara
in the morning after you enjoy your Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your tour guide guide to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Additional visit to the Solar Boat in front of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket on spot) Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Sakkara area to visit Sakkara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid). Later, you will be transferred to Giza railway station to board the sleeping train to Aswan-dinner and breakfast will be served on board - overnight inside your compartment.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03: Start your Nile Cuise Vacations
this day will be your first day in your Nile Cruise Vacations, After breakfast on board the train, GoBeyond Tours tour guide will meet you at Aswan train station and then you will be transferred by a private A/C vehicle to your Nile Cruise ship for embarkation before Lunch, at 11:00 a.m., enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, the beautiful located Temple of Philae on Isis Island and the Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk, Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04: Nile Cruise Tours to Kom Ombo and Edfu
after you got your breakfast you will enjoy Nile Cruise Tours, Visiting the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the well preserved Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna, Dinner and overnight on board.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 05: Luxor Day Tour to Karnak and Luxor temples
enjoy Nile Cruise Tour, Visiting the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings, The temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi Memnon, Lunch on board and continue visiting East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples), enjoy afternoon tea during sailing, Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 06: Flight from Luxor To Sharm El Sheikh
Breakfast on your Nile Cruise, Disembarkation, then you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for flight to Sharm. Upon arrival at Sharm Airport, transfer to your hotel in Sharm and overnight.
Breakfast
Day 07: Optional Snorkeling Tour to Ras Mohammed National Park
to day you have chance to get some Free time in Sharm or join our optional Tour to Ras Mohammed National Park which is both a terrestrial and an aquatic nature reserve. The 480 square kilometer protected area lies where the Gulf of Suez meets the Gulf of Aqaba in Sinai's southern extremity. The arid desert terrain of sand dunes, gravel plains, fossilized corals and Granite Mountains is home to a number of rare mammal species: Dorcas gazelle, Nubian ibex and red fox. Easier to spot are the resident birds like terns, herons, gulls and ospreys. Thousands of white storks pass through Ras Mohammed each year, heading south during September/October and back north during April/May. About 85 flora species live in the park, including mangroves.
Breakfast
Day 08: Optional Safari to Colored Canyon in Sharm El Sheikh
Free tome in Sharm El Sheikh or book our optional Safari Trip to the Colored Canyon is majestic. Take a walk among dramatic sandstone canyon walls streaked with melting yellows, purples, reds, magentas and gold. In certain places the canyon walls reach up to 40 meters. You feel as if you are enclosed in a spectacular coloring book.
Breakfast
Day 09: Optional Trip to St. Catherine Monastery
have a Free time in Sharm El Sheikh or take our optional Tour to The Monastery of St. Catherine located at the heart of Sinai and at the foot of the Gebel Musa, or Mount Moses. Fronted by gardens and cypress trees, the monastery is owned and run by the Greek Orthodox Church. Its rich library houses the world's second largest collection of illuminated manuscripts after the Vatican. You can see the Burning Bush and a large number of antique works of art: invaluable icons, beautifully carved doors, exquisite wall paintings and other fine religious ornaments.
Breakfast
Day 10: Flight from Sharm El sheikh to Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh and then you will move to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for flight to Cairo, Overnight in Cairo.
Breakfast
Day 11: Cairo Attractions Tours
our tour guide will pick you from your hotel to Start you day visiting the Egyptian Museum, where you will admire the splendid collection of Tutankhamun alongside many other fascinating artifacts. Transfer to visit Salah El Din Citadel which was constructed by Salah El Din in 1183 AD to defend Cairo from the armies of Crusaders. After that visit Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque which was designed by the architect Youssef Boushnaq, a Turkish man who came especially from Istanbul and built this great mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt (1805-1849) who ruled Over 45 years. Lunch will be taken in a local restaurant. Then proceed to visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar, one of the most famous and oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Visit Old Cairo where you will enjoy, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Church of St. Barbara, Church of Abu Serga and back to hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 12: End of your Egypt Holidays
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure,ending your Egypt Vacations |
Includes: |
• Meet & assist upon arrival and departure
• All transfers to/from airport, station, hotel & Cruise by an air-conditioned vehicle.
• Accommodation in Cairo for 3 nights at including bed and breakfast.
• Accommodation on a 5 star superior cruise for 3 nights on full board basis
• Accommodation on sleeper train for 1 night on half board basis
• Accommodation in Sharm El Sheikh for 04 nights including bed and breakfast.
• All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Tours) joining English-speaking Tour Guide.
• Lunch during your trip in Cairo
• During your Sightseeing tours on aboard the cruise you will be accompanied by English-speaking Tour guide (You may join a GoBeyond Tours group if there is a one on the board).
• A bottle of mineral water per trip in Cairo and Giza.
• Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
• Domestic flight (Luxor/ Sharm – Sharm / Cairo)
• Portage when needed.
• Free Mobile phone during your stay (charged) about (30 min Local calls or 2 min. International Calls).
• All service charges and taxes |
Excludes: |
• International Airfare
• Egypt entry visa, for non-restricted nationalities you can buy it upon arrival before passport control. Visa Cost $ 15 per person adult or child.
• Drinks and any personal expenses
• Optional excursions in Sharm
• Tipping Kitty
• Entrance fees to special archaeological sites like (Mummies room at the Egyptian Museum - Inside one of the Pyramids - Tutankhamen Tomb at Valley of the Kings). |
Prices: |
Prices are quoted in US Dollars and based on a double occupancy. Also, prices are valid till 30/04/2013 except during Christmas, New Year’s Eve & Easter Feasts. Moreover; rates could be changed without prior notice, shall the government increase taxes. |
Summer rates: From May to September |
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04 star hotel |
05 star hotel |
Per person in double |
1225 USD |
1410 USD |
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Winter Rates: From October to April |
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04 star hotel |
05 star hotel |
Per person in double |
1299 USD |
1590 USD |
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