11 Days Egypt Tour Package Cairo Nile Cruise and white desert

Egypt tour packages representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle.

Depends on your arrival. If you have an early flight to Cairo, you can contact us to make a tour suggestion.

Overnight in the Hotel-Free evening

Meals:No meals

You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our tour guide to enjoy a great excursion to The  Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops , Chephren, and Mykerinus)Then proceed to visit the Great the Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest monuments. It is also one of the most recognizable relics of the ancient Egyptians. Sphinx , which dates back to the time of chephren. and visit   the Valley Temple  .

 Visit the Papyrus Institute

See how the ancient Egyptians made the first Paper in history by using the Papyrus Plant, if you like to buy real papyrus Gifts this will be the most suitable place.

Lunch will be served during the Pyramids at a local restaurant in Giza

Then visit the Egyptian Museum

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Tahir

It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen .A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.

The New Grand museum is not officially open yet. It will be opened officially by the end of  2023.but if you wish to visit it we offer limited tours to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of the official opening. Access is scurrently limited to the Grand Hall, commercial area, and exterior gardens. All other interior paces, including access to the galleries and collections, are restricted until the official opening.

If you wish to visit the mummies royal hall, where you will have the feeling of stroling down the vally of the kings where most of these mummies where originaly resting then ask your tour guide to take you to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization . It will cost 50 $ Extra per person.

 Overnight in the Hotel Cairo  

Optional trip to the sound and the light show at Giza Pyramids and costs 40 $ Per person

With the Sound Light Show at the Giza pyramids, the pharaonic history is being re-told by the sphinx, unraveling the ancient secrets and mysterious tales. The Sound and Light show at the pyramids narrates the history of those great kings; Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.

 Meals: Breakfast+lunch

You will be picked up from your hotel by Egypt tour packges guide to enjoy Cairo Day Tour to Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. Memphis Sakkara and Dahshur Pyramids. You will start with the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which is considered the world's oldest major stone structure. It was built in the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser.

After that transfer to Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. Memphis which was founded by King Menes.It was considered to be a center of rule and culture for over 3000 years the first capital of Egypt, and see the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster the Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest monuments. It is also one of the most recognizable relics of the ancient Egyptians. Sphinx of Memphis was one of the oldest and most important cities in ancient Egypt, located at the entrance to the Nile River Valley near the Giza plateau. Memphis .Then drive to Dahshour to see the bent Pyramid, and the The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. Red Pyramid at Dahshur- Then Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Cairo
Meals: Breakfast+lunch

Pick up time At 07:00 from your hotel  drive to  Bahariya Oasis ,about 350 km east. This journey takes about 4 hours, there will be stops during the trip for WC and Coffee. You will take your 4x4 Jeep and drive to  the black desert .The Lunch will be served here in El Haize oasis. Later on day one, explore the  white desert. National Park, the most well-known desert destination in Egypt. Then drive to  valley of Agabat , Valley of Agabat is deep within the  white desert  Millions of years ago, the place used to be under the sea. Over the years, unique rock formations of limestone, chalk (and maybe sand) developed.  As the sky turns pink then deepest fiery orange, the rock-shapes fade, and silence are all around. Sitting around a small fire and enjoying the simplest meal of chicken, rice, and vegetables, you will feel like nothing has ever tasted so good. Bedouin staff will arrange dinner and desert camping.

Overnight in the camp 

Meals : Breakfast,Lunch,dinner

You'll enjoy breakfast in the desert, before driving to Bahariya Oasis. On the way back you will visit Crystal Mountain, locally known as Gebel al-Izzaz.

It's more of a crystal hill, seen on the right, which is often called the Jewel of the desert is formed by the quartzite crystals and looks amazing in the sun's rays. A few decades ago, that natural feature has been found by accident, drive to Bahariya Oasis, Soak in the heat at  Bir Sigam, a hot spring that can help to relax. Located at 7 km east of Bahariya on the Cairo road, the spring is the best hot spring in temperature. Lunch will be served in loca restaurant in Bahariya. After lunch, you will discover Bahariya Oasis. The palm and olives fields,Gebel Maghrafa where the biggest Diansour( (Stromer's Tidal Giant) ever discovered in 1914 at the base of Gebel Dist. Lake al-Marun which is the biggest salt lake in Bahariya Oasis and enjoy the sunset from the summit of the English Mountain(Gebel Al Ingleez). The view from the top offers a panorama of the northern part of the oasis .

Drive to the hotel in Bahariya for Check-in.

Meals : Breakfast,Lunch,dinner

After breakfast in the hotel we will visit the tombs of Bannentiu and Djed-Ankh-Amun-Iuf (Zed-Amun). The tombs at Qasr Selim (26th Dynasty)In 1938 the egyptian archaeologist Ahmed Fakhry (1905-1973) discovered four tombs at the ridge of Qarat Qasr Selim. Visit Bawiti , Bawiti is the Capital of Bahariya Oasis, then visit the Museum of the golden mummies and the temple of Ain El Muftella, Bahariya Oasis ,then drive to Cairo port then fly to Aswan.

Transfer to the Hotel

Meals : Breakfast

Pick up from your hotel in Aswan then transfer to the Nile cruise.

Today you will visit Aswan attractions, including the Temple of Philae, and tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam and the The Unfinished Obelisk was discovered in the early twentieth century after it had been covered by sand for thousands of years. 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 The Unfinished Obelisk was discovered in the early twentieth century after it had been covered by sand for thousands of years. 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

At 16:00 sailing trip with Felucca around Elphinatine island and Visit Lord Kitchener island.

Optional trip to the Nubian village.

The Nubian villages are known for their colorful streets, the rainbow-painted walls, and the kind people there! Nubians have a unique skin tone and also a unique language that no one in Egypt talks like. this fantastic tour to the In Aswan Nubian Village is a must visit to experience a traditional and very unique lifestyle. The Village is very colorful. Nubian Village lets you meet and impact with a Nubian family and to learn about their simple lifestyle, culture, and traditions

Dinner &overnight on board the Cruise
Meals: Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner

Breakfast & Lunch on board the cruise.

Early visit to Abu Simbel from Aswan

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, in Nubia near Egypt’s southern border,is among the most amazing monuments of Egypt. Abu Simbel temple s:

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.

lunch on the Nile cruise

13:00 Sail to Kom Ombo

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 

Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

Breakfast on the Nile Cruise and visit the Edfu around 08:00 by horse carriage.

This Ptolemaic temple, is one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Egypt. Preserved by desert sand Edfu temple  :
Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus. The construction of 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.

You will be back around 10:00 
Lunch on the Cruise
At 10:30 Sail to  Luxor  through Esna lock
Arrive  Luxor  at 18:00

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 on board the Cruise.

Optional trip to the sound Light  Karnak  temple

The Karnak Sound and Light Show highlights the dramatic history of ancient Thebes. The show narrates the achievements of some great Pharaohs, with poetic descriptions of the ancient treasures. all of this with 40 $ P.P

Optional trip balloon ride over the valley of the Kings 100$ per person

Get your cameras ready for a stunning balloon ride over the historic town of Luxor. Catch the rays of the early morning sun illuminating the city and its surrounding mountains.get a bird's eye view of Luxor's ancient sites from aboard of a hot air balloon

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, then disembarkation and visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak karnak.

The Used as a burial chamber for nearly 500 years, the Valley of the Kings was used for royal burials for the Kings,their families, and their possessions. Valley of the Kings :

Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley is 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 Know as the Colossi of Memnon are two massive monumental stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) from the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Colossi of Memnon , Rising about 18 M from the plain. They are the remains of what was once the largest complex on the west bank  built by Amenhotep the Third.

The Queen Hatshepsut temple is an ancient example of pure visual architecture and there is simply nothing that can match the beauty and elegance. Hatshepsut temple :

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

Karnak  :

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 will be served during the trip.

Transfer to the hotel or to Luxor airport and fly back to Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Breakfast at the hotel then a representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you through final your departure formalities.

If you wish to extend your stay in Cairo, please contact us.