Best Cairo and Nile Cruise Luxury Tour

In the early morning, you will enjoy a fresh and delicious breakfast to get ready for an exciting adventure today with the Cairo Top Tours team. You will meet one of the most professional tour guides in Egypt, who will take you on an enjoyable historical tour to the most important archaeological site in the world, the Giza Pyramids.

This adventure will start with a visit to the amazing Giza Pyramids, which are widely famous not only for being a construction and engineering miracle but also for being an astronomical miracle because the pyramids are aligned with a large group of stars called the Orion constellation. The top of each pyramid faces a binary star in the sky. Your private tour guide will explain all the details of the construction of the pyramids and that they were built using many scientific theories, such as the system of ramps to facilitate the transportation of rocks and not using slaves.

You will also visit the Sphinx, which is one of the oldest and largest sculptures in the world. The Sphinx was given several names, including "Hor-Em-Akhet," as it was greatly revered in the era of the Pharaohs as the solar god, and its common name is "Sphinx," in reference to the Sphinx, the huge mythical Greek monster that consists of the head of a human, falcon or sheep and the body of a lion with the wings of an eagle.

You should not visit the pyramids without visiting the Valley Temple of King Khafre, which is a temple that the ancient Egyptians built on the banks of the Nile near the pyramids and is connected to them by a road called the "Procession Road". After the death of any pharaoh, his body was mummified, and his mummy was prepared for burial in the Valley Temple; then it was transferred in a grand and massive procession to a temple directly next to the pyramid, called the Great Funerary Temple. After performing religious rituals on the deceased, he was brought into the coffin chamber and placed in the coffin.

You will then have the opportunity to visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, which is one of the most important archaeological museums in Egypt and the world, as it contains more than 150 thousand artifacts representing the greatest archaeological collection in the world that expresses all stages of ancient Egyptian history. The Egyptian Museum building consists of two main floors. The lower ground floor contains heavy artifacts such as coffins, paintings, and huge statues made of limestone and sandstone, such as the statues of Ramses II, Senusret, Khafre, Akhenaten, and Hatshepsut. The upper floor contains rare artifacts from the New Kingdom era, the most famous of which is the collection of the golden pharaoh "Tutankhamun.".

You will enjoy your first lunch in Egypt to taste the most delicious famous Egyptian dishes. Then we will visit the Christian area of ​​Cairo to visit a collection of the most important churches in the world. We will start by visiting the Hanging Church, which was built between the fourth and fifth centuries AD. It is the first seat of the patriarchs in Cairo, where the great papal throne was transferred from Alexandria in the tenth and eleventh centuries AD. It is one of the most famous and oldest Coptic monuments in Egypt. It was called the Hanging Church because it was built on two towers of the ancient towers of the Roman fort known as Babylon.

You will see the Church of Abu Serga, where the Holy Family took refuge during their escape to Egypt. Under this church is a small cave with three wings with small columns. You will also explore the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which is one of the oldest Jewish synagogues in Egypt. Likely, it was originally a Coptic Orthodox church that was sold to a member of the Jewish community in Egypt in 882 AD. It was named after Abraham Ben Ezra, the famous Jewish religious scholar and philosopher.

If you have time left, you can buy some souvenirs and beautiful and unique handicrafts from the famous Khan El Khalili market. Afterward, we will return you to your hotel for some rest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Early in the morning, you will enjoy the most delicious oriental breakfast at your hotel, and then the tour leader will take you to Cairo International Airport to take your flight to Luxor. Upon your arrival at Luxor Airport, our representative will welcome you and take you to your luxury cruise to leave your luggage and start your exploration adventure in Luxor.

You will meet one of the best tour guides from the Cairo Top Tours team, who will take you to visit the famous and impressive Karnak Temple. Karnak Temple is one of the most famous temples of enormous size, with the height of the temple columns reaching 15 meters, except for the middle temple columns, which are 21 meters. The impressive decorations of the columns of the Great Hall date back to the reigns of Kings Seti I and Ramses II of the 19th Dynasty.

You will also visit the Luxor Temple, built during King Amenhotep III's reign to worship the god Amun-Ra to prove his lineage to the god Amun. Ancient Pharaonic traditions urged that the rule of Egypt be assumed by one of the sons of a previous pharaoh, or at least that he marry the daughter of a pharaoh who had previously ruled Egypt. Unfortunately, neither of these conditions applied to Amenhotep III, so his loyal and wise men and followers advised him to build a huge temple to glorify and worship the god Amun-Ra to confirm his lineage to him so that he could rule Egypt. Indeed, Amenhotep III achieved exactly what he wanted and could rule Egypt for a long time.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will enjoy your delicious breakfast prepared with fresh ingredients early in the morning. You will visit many important temples that are being built on the west bank of Luxor. Your tour guide will welcome you, and you will start your day with energy and vitality.

Today you will visit a collection of the most famous and impressive pharaonic tombs in the world—the Valley of the Kings, which was known in ancient times as "the great royal funerary city for millions of years," and its name in hieroglyphs was (Ta-Sekhet Maat), meaning the great and majestic valley. The number of pharaonic tombs discovered in the Valley of the Kings is about 63 tombs, some of which are royal and others are not royal. The fame of the Valley of the Kings is because all the tombs in it still keep their splendor and beautiful and ideal decorations.

You will be amazed by the beauty of the Temple of Hatshepsut. The funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut was built directly north of the Middle Kingdom Temple, which is the Temple of King Mentuhotep II in the bay of cliffs known as Deir el-Bahari. This place was called in ancient times the Temple of Djeser-djeseru. The construction of the Temple of Hatshepsut was distinguished by its dazzling architecture and beautiful and precise engravings.

You will also visit the Colossi of Memnon. The reason for naming these two statues "Memnon" goes back to an old story, which is that when the two statues cracked in ancient times during the era of the Greeks, especially the left statue, strange sounds were emitted from them as if they were sad singing due to the passage of air through those cracks. The Greeks said that these sounds were the crying of the mother of the hero "Memnon," who was killed by Achilles in the Trojan Wars. Because of those sounds, the two statues were among the most famous landmarks in ancient times. The importance of the legend that was told about these two statues increased as one of the Roman emperors decided to repair the cracks and what was cracked in the two huge statues. Around 200 AD, the sound stopped forever.

After finishing this wonderful tour, we will transfer you back to the cruise to enjoy your dinner and get ready for the next day.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will have your breakfast while enjoying the wonderful sunrise view on the banks of the Nile to get ready for your exciting tour today. You will meet your private tour guide to start a unique adventure today.

You will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo. The walls of the temple are decorated with authentic and dazzling Egyptian decorations that are characterized by their precision, good harmony, and the beauty of the balance between historical figures and the surrounding hieroglyphic inscriptions that describe natural landscapes, battles, and victories. The Temple of Kom Ombo was dedicated to the worship of the god Sobek, symbolized by the crocodile, in addition to the worship of the great god Horus.

You will also visit the Temple of Edfu, which is one of the most important and magnificent Ptolemaic temples in terms of planning and construction. The Temple of Edfu is famous for being one of the few temples that are completely built and do not lack many parts, unlike the rest of the temples. This temple is one of the few that have been well preserved, and its inscriptions and decorations have not been damaged. The city of Edfu is one of the most important ancient Egyptian cities because it was built to worship the god Horus in southern Egypt.

After finishing exploring these wonderful archaeological sites, we will take you back to the cruise to have your dinner and enjoy watching traditional entertainment shows.
 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, you will visit three of the most important tourist attractions in Aswan after enjoying the most famous breakfast you have ever had in your life on board your luxury cruise. The guide will come to meet you early in the morning so that you can spend enough time at each of these sites.

At the beginning of the day, you will visit the High Dam, which is one of the most famous historical dams in the world. Its foundation stone was laid by the famous President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 with the help of the Soviet Union because the World Bank refused to finance this project. The dam was officially opened in 1971 and was one of the most important engineering projects at that time. It was used to protect Egypt from floods and generate electricity to light many Egyptian villages and cities.

You must visit the Philae Temple because it is one of the most prominent temples built by the great Emperor Ptolemy Philadelphus II. This temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis, the mother of Horus, who was known to the ancient Egyptians as the goddess of motherhood and the moon. In this temple, you will find the birth room where the birth of Horus was celebrated. There are engravings and decorations of Isis raising her son Horus in the groves.

You will visit the unfinished obelisk. This obelisk dates back to the New Kingdom, around 1500–1450 BC, during the reign of the great Pharaoh Hatshepsut. The obelisk was supposed to be the largest and most massive obelisk ever erected by the Egyptians, standing 42 meters tall and weighing around 1,200 tons. However, the project was abandoned due to huge cracks appearing in the granite during its construction.

After you have finished exploring these impressive archaeological sites and temples, we will take you back to the cruise and enjoy a delicious dinner on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will enjoy your last meal on the cruise. We will transfer you to Aswan Airport to take your flight back to Cairo. You can book an optional tour to the Abu Simbel Temples, which is the Temple of Ramses II, which will witness the unique astronomical phenomenon of the sun's rays falling on the face of King Ramses inside the Holy of Holies at dawn on October 22 and February 22 of each year. This temple is the most beautiful of the many monuments that Ramses the Great built throughout Egypt to demonstrate his authority. The huge facade cut into the side of the mountain depicts four colossal statues of Ramses himself, each 20 meters high. The smallest statues of the royal family stand among the four giant statues, which include Ramses' mother, his wife Nefertari, and their sons and daughters.

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative will meet you and transfer you to your hotel in Cairo to spend the night.

Meals: Breakfast

You will wake up early to have your last delicious breakfast at the hotel, and if you have extra time before your departure, you can book one of our optional tours in Cairo. We will transfer you to Cairo International Airport to take your flight back home after enjoying the best luxury travel package in the world.

Meals: Breakfast