Pyramids, Nile Cruise & Oases
Embark on this amazing adventure across Egypt. Begin in Cairo to see the Pyramids .Travel to Aswan to board a Nile cruise to Luxor. Tour the ancient temples of Aswan, Luxor, and Edfu. Camp in the Western Desert with Bedouin. See the remains of Roman forts and the White Desert.
- Meet and assist at Cairo Airport upon arrival & departure
- Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast
- Accommodation for 1 night on sleeper train on half board basis
- Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan including breakfast
- Accommodation for 3 nights on 5 star superior Cruise on full basis
- Accommodation for 1 night in Kharga camping for 01 night on full board
- Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla on half board basis
- Accommodation for 1 night in Dakhla camping on full board basis
- Accommodation for 1 night in White Desert camping on full board basis
- Camping equipments like sleeping bags, camel blankets, tents
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo (Private Tours)
- All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing Egypt Holidays Travel group
- Tour to the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Temple of Philae in Aswan
- Tour to Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples
- Tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple & colossi of Memnon
- Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary
- Camel riding in Dakhla for about 20 km.
- Transfer from Luxor to Kharga & from Bahariya to Cairo by an A/C vehicle
- All Transfers from Kharga to Bahariya by 4×4 car
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated in the itinerary
- Lunch during sightseeing tours in Cairo and Oases
- English speaking guide during your trips
- All transfers to / from airport / station & hotels by an A/C vehicle
- Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary
- Bottled water during your trips
- Portage when needed
- All service charges and taxes.
- Free loan of phone during your stay in Egypt charged with 30 min local calls / 5 min. international calls
- International Airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours
- Personal expenses
- Tipping
Prices Per Person
- Grand Pyramids Hotel Cairo
- Basma Hotel Aswan
- M/S Nile Dolphin Cruise
- Camping in El Kharga
- Al Dehoos Hotel El Dakhla
- Camping in El Dakhla
- Camping in the White Desert
2-3 Persons | 4-6 Persons | |
Double | $ 1575 | $ 1650 |
Single | $ 1790 | $ 1890 |
Full Itinerary
Day 1:Arrival Cairo
Your tour manager will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) after luggage and customs holding a sign reflects your name or our company name (Egypt Holidays Travel) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist you to check-in smoothly and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Day 2:Pyramids / Museum
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then at 09:00 AM you will be met and accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, Mykerinus, famous Sphinx , varying between six-thousand and even thirteen-thousand years old ,and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then head to the Egyptian Museum, enjoying Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this dates back to 1382. Later transfer to Giza train station taking sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan about 14 hours. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board – overnight inside your compartment. (There is another option with domestic flight upon your request)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3:Arrival Aswan
You will be met at Aswan station, then transferred to your hotel, Optional to enjoy a tour to one of Egypt’s top tourist attractions, Abu Simbel Temples, which were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a last monument to himself and his Queen Nefertari. Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4:Aswan Sightseeing
Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then you will be picked up from hotel at 10:00 AM and then transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch at 11:00 a.m, then enjoy visiting the world famous High Dam, The awesome Philae Temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek & 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 6:Luxor Sightseeing
Sail to Luxor – have a 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 in the 15th century BC at El-Deir El-Bahari & the Colossi Memnon. Lunch on board. PM tour to visit the Karnak complex and Luxor Temple at the East Bank of the Nile River in Luxor and then drive back to the cruise ship. Dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7:Luxor / Baris Oasis
Breakfast on board nile cruise in Luxor followed by disembarkation at 08:00 AM and then transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle to Baris Oais about 5 hours driving, visiting Dush Temple and spend the first night camping in the Western Desert.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8:Kharga / Dakhla
After breakfast move into Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha – a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis’ ethnic museum. After that visit the Roman Temple of Hibis & Nadora from outside as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. We drive on, to Dakhla, where we spend the night at an Oasis style hut with reed huts, communal showers and basic facilities. Overnight in Dakhla.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 9:Dakhla–Camel ride
After breakfast, head to the fabulous medieval mud-brick town of Al Qasr, exploring the timeless streets, seeing the old school, an ancient olive press and the granary. We also enjoy a trip to the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqah from outside and the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings. We return for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing at hot spring while waiting for the heat of the day to pass. In the late afternoon we set off on camels, riding through a desolate windswept landscape to the base of a Great escarpment. Camel ride is for about 10 km. Overnight camping in the desert.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10:Farafra/White Desert
North of Dakhla is Farafra Oasis where we have time to visit Badr Museum and enjoy a swim at the natural sulphur spring at Bir Setah. A little further on we enter the White Desert, a spectacular region of wind-eroded limestone formations. The continual erosion has left a layer of fine white dust on the desert sands, hence the name ‘white desert’. We enjoy a sunset walk in this surreal landscape and spend the night camping under the stars. Note it can be very cold in the winter months (Oct-Mar) so make sure you are well rugged up if you are travelling at this time. Overnight camping in the White Desert.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, transfer to visit the Crystal Mountain and the Black Desert. Upon arrival in Bahariya, enjoy local tour to the hill top ruins ‘the English House. Then transfer to see Museum of Golden Mummies, Tombs of the Nobles, Alexander Temple, Temple of Ain Meffetla. After that transfer to Cairo from Bahariya about 4 hours drive. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast, check out at 12:00 PM and then picked you up by our representative to transfer to Cairo international Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast