Pyramids & Nile Cruise by Train
ID: GYG457459-819210
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Country: Egypt
Country: Egypt
Duration: 8 days
Description
Travel to Egypt during Easter 2022 and visit Giza Pyramid & the Egyptian Museum then cruise the Nile in style and explore the charming tourist attractions in Luxor and Aswan including a sleeper train
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
will escort you to the hotel
Welcome Drink
Day 2: Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel. then go to visit the Great Pyramids ,Sphinx & Valley temple. Lunch. Then head to the Egyptian Museum. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church & Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue to Islamic Cairo, Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Later transfer to Giza train station
Meals: B, L, D
Day 4: Kom Ombo & Edfu
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC , at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Luxor Nile Cruise – Train to Cairo
Breakfast aboard cruise before disembarkation and then you will be accompanied by your guide to visit Karnakand Luxor temples at the East bank of the River Nile. Later you will be transferred to Luxor railway station to board the sleeper train back to Cairo. Have your dinner and overnight on board sleeper train in your private compartment ( twin beds).
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7: Cairo Optional Excursions
Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by Sun Pyramids Tours representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure ( you will check into your room as early as possible ) with some optional excursions available in Cairo to visit Step Pyramid of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo – free time before your flight – check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Note :
If the mentioned cruise or the hotel are not available, the company has the right to change to any cruise or hotel, as long as it is of same category.
Note: Sleeper trains are designed and equipped according to a satisfactory standard and quality that was set up by the Egyptian Railway Authority. Sleeper train takes about 14 hours from Cairo to Aswan and about 11 hours from Luxor to Cairo. However, we recommend using domestic flights with supplement US$ 135 per person instead of spending time in sleeper trains.
In Case you would like to upgrade to a domestic flight instead of the train, so a supplement of USD 125 per person would apply on the below prices.
Day 1: Arrival Cairo
will escort you to the hotel
Welcome Drink
Day 2: Cairo
Breakfast at your hotel. then go to visit the Great Pyramids ,Sphinx & Valley temple. Lunch. Then head to the Egyptian Museum. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church & Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue to Islamic Cairo, Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar. Later transfer to Giza train station
Meals: B, L, D
Day 4: Kom Ombo & Edfu
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC , at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Luxor Nile Cruise – Train to Cairo
Breakfast aboard cruise before disembarkation and then you will be accompanied by your guide to visit Karnakand Luxor temples at the East bank of the River Nile. Later you will be transferred to Luxor railway station to board the sleeper train back to Cairo. Have your dinner and overnight on board sleeper train in your private compartment ( twin beds).
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7: Cairo Optional Excursions
Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by Sun Pyramids Tours representative who will transfer you to your hotel for free time at leisure ( you will check into your room as early as possible ) with some optional excursions available in Cairo to visit Step Pyramid of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home
Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo – free time before your flight – check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Note :
If the mentioned cruise or the hotel are not available, the company has the right to change to any cruise or hotel, as long as it is of same category.
Note: Sleeper trains are designed and equipped according to a satisfactory standard and quality that was set up by the Egyptian Railway Authority. Sleeper train takes about 14 hours from Cairo to Aswan and about 11 hours from Luxor to Cairo. However, we recommend using domestic flights with supplement US$ 135 per person instead of spending time in sleeper trains.
In Case you would like to upgrade to a domestic flight instead of the train, so a supplement of USD 125 per person would apply on the below prices.
Highlights
- Enjoy a special night out in Cairo
- Learn more about Egyptian architecture
- Try to spot some rare creatures
- Know more about the history of the temples and king Ramses II.
- You completely enter the Egypt of history and legend the moment
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All required protective equipment is provided
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must bring your own headphones
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.