7 Days Cairo &Nile Cruise by Sleeper Train

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Tour Details

Tour Duration

  • 7 Days – 6 Nights

Destination

  • Cairo, Aswan & Luxor

Departure & Return Location

  • Cairo Airport

Tour Type

  • Private Tour

What’s Included in tour package?

  • 1 Night hotel accommodation in Cairo with breakfast basis.
  • 3 Nights Nile Cruise accommodation on full board basis (sightseeing included).
  • 2 Nights Sleeper train on half board basis.
  • 1 day tour in Cairo
  • All transfers in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor.
  • All your tours and excursions are with A/C bus
  • Expert tour guide
  • All your visits include entrance fees
  • Our prices include all taxes and services

What’s not included in tour package?

  • Any Optional
  • Entry Visa
  • Tipping
  • Any extras not mentioned in itinerary

Itinerary

Day 1Arrival

On Arrival, our Representative will greet you; he will wait you holding sign of Abou el Houl Tours. He will assist you through your Egypt entry visa process if required, then you will moved to your hotel either in Cairo or Giza by A/C vehicle.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2Cairo Tour & Sleeper Train

Firstly, you will be waiting by our expert to tour guide as you will be transferred by private air-conditioned car to begin your amazing day by visiting The Egyptian Museum, containing the world’s most extensive collection of pharonic antiquities where you can also feel the power of the beautiful artifacts and the magic of Ancient Egypt.

In total the museum exhibits some 150,000 artifacts which tell us 5 Thousands years of ancient civilization .The most famous masterpieces at the museum {Collection of King Tutankhamun –Queen Hatshepsut –King Akhenaten }

Then you will be amazed by visiting The Giza Pyramids as Giza plateau is the most important archeological site in the world because it houses The Great Pyramid one of ancient seven wonder as it was constructed around [2580 -2560 BC], The Great Sphinx the most recognizable construction in the history as it was sculptured from sand stone, shaping lion body with a face of king, built during king khafre reign.

The valley temple attributed to king Chephren as it was served for two functions Firstly the purification of the mummy before its burial, Secondly it was used for making the Mummification process of the king.

At the ending of this great tour you will be transferred in comfort to the train station {sleeper train}in order to travel to Luxor.

Overnight:” sleeper train to Aswan”.

Day 3Nile Cruise - Aswan

Our licensed Egyptologist Tour guide will wait you at Aswan train station to transfer you by private air-condition vehicle in order to check in to your comfortable accommodation “The Cruise.

Our Egyptologist tour guide will wait you at the Cruise to join him during the whole day to see and enjoy the amazing treasures of Aswan.

Firstly, you will visit The High Dam of Aswan which is one of the most important achievements & symbol of the revolution era “1952”.Today it provides Egypt with water, electricity and secures the country from the risk of the destructive inundation of the Nile River.

THE NEXT STOP will be at Philae Temple that located on Philae Island, in the middle of the Nile River. The ancient Egyptians built a magnificent temple for the Goddess ISIS &it has a huge pylons decorated with beautiful scenes.

After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your Cruise accommodation.

Overnight in Cruise

Day 4Nile Cruise - Edfu

Our licensed Egyptologist Tour guide will Join you to visit one of the most beautiful and preserved temples in Upper Egypt {Edfu Temple or Temple of god Horus}.It dates back to Ptolemaic era and its size reflects the relative prosperity of that time.

This temple dedicated to Falcon God Horus and Hathor of Dandera as it was the centre of several festivals sacred to Horus. Each year “Godess Hathour travelled south from her temple at Dendera to visit God Horus at Edfu” that was considered the sacred marriage.

Then back to the cruise to sails to Luxor, while you can enjoy the top decks amazing views of the Nile River.
In the evening the cruise has a Galabya party.

Overnight in cruise.

Day 5Nile Cruise – Luxor West Bank

Your tour guide will be waiting for you at the cruise, ready to take you to your private A/C vehicle to visit The WEST Bank “Great capital of Egypt during New kingdom”. So you will visit Valley of The Kings as it’s rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaoh’s and powerful nobles.

It is also site of Royal burials since around 2100 BC & has 63 magnificent royal tombs where we can access to see the tombs with its wonderful wall paints.

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut , is one of the most mortuary temples that ‘s appears in painted reliefs decorating the walls & columns .It’s construction took 15 years of her reign.

Tombs Of Pharaoh’s as it’s considered the best preserved tombs to be found in the valley & had identical design description The Journey To Afterlife.

Necropolis Of Thebes which is the most popular archaeological site in Upper Egypt & you tour guide will take you on a brief trip around it.

The Next stop will be at the Temple Of Deir El Bahari, One of the most charachterisic temples in the whole of Egypt due to its design and decoration.

After the ending of this great tour you will be transferred to your Cruise accommodation by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
Overnight at the Cruise.

Note: The order of stops may change, depending on a few sailing factors. But we guarantee the cruise will visit all the itinerary’s destinations.

Day 6Luxor Open Day

Day 6: Luxor Open Day
Open day at your leisure in Luxor.

Once the tour is complete you will be transferred in comfort to the train station in order to departure to Cairo.

Overnight in “sleeper train”

Day 6 Option 1* Hot Air Balloon (approx. 30-45min) / Drift over the Valley of Kings.

Day 6 Option 2* Luxor East Bank Tour.

You will be also amazed by visiting The East Bank of The Nile where is the centre of the town and the most popular temples as Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple.

Karnak Temple consists of many temples that were built over a number of years. You can see through your visit their The Hypostyle Hall, filled with 134 gigantic stone columns, The Great Court, Rameses the 3rd chapel, Thutmosis the 2nd Hall, The Sacred Lake & Two Obelisks belongs to Queen Hatshepsut and king Thutmosis 1st .

Luxor Temple, That dates from around 1392 BC. It is close to the Nile laid out parallel to the river bank .This temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship as The Hypostyle Hall of the temple was converted in to A Christian Church during the Christian Era.

After that we will visit the Birth Room, The Chapel of Alexander The Great, The Sanctuary, Pylon of Ramses the 2nd and Court of Ramses the 2nd.

The Colossi of Memnon Consisting of two massive monumental statues that represent King Amenhotep III, looking towards the Nile River.

Once the tour is complete you will be transferred in comfort to the train station in order to departure to Cairo.

Day 7Departure

Enjoy breakfast on the train. Once arrived in Cairo, you will be transferred to the airport in time for your departure.