5 Star Nile Cruise (8 Nights / 9 Days) US$ 509

	Low	High	Notes
DBL / TPL	US 509	US 695	per person per package 8 days
SGL	US 781	US 973	per person per packae 8 days

*Please contact advertiser for rates & availability for your travel dates.

Boat

5 Star Nile Cruise Boat, based on full board, has swimming pool, bar, night show on board, Galabya (Long Pharaonic dress for men & women) party, restaurant, shops, such like 5 star hotel floating on the Nile.

Destinations

- Visit Giza & Cairo sightseeing (Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara, Memphis, Citadel, mosques, Churches & Synagogue).
- Overnight train to Aswan
- Visit Aswan, Sail from Aswan to Luxor in 3 nights / 4 days, passing by Kom-Ombo & Edfu.
- Visit sightseeing in Luxor (east & west river banks).
- Back by overnight train from Luxor to Cairo.

Typical Day

This program for visiting:
Cairo, Giza, Aswan, Kom-Ombo, Edfu & Luxor

The Package Includes:
* Two nights in Cairo (based on Bed & Breakfast).
* One night in Aswan (based on Bed & Breakfast).
* Three nights on 5 star cruise boat (Full Board).
* Two nights in A/C train Cairo / Aswan & Luxor / Cairo (1st Class Spanish / recliner seats train).
* Tours in Cairo & Giza, Upper Egypt (Aswan, Kom-Ombo, Edfu & Luxor).
* English speaking guide in Cairo, Giza, Aswan & Luxor.
* All transfers & Pick-up services (according to the itinerary).
* Tipping to drivers & hotels staff.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive at Cairo Int'l Airport, meet & transfer to hotel check-in, overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Breakfast drive to Giza Plateau visiting the Three Pyramids (Cheops, Khaphren & Mekarinos) Sphinx & the Valley Temple, afternoon visiting Memphis, the old capital of ancient Egypt, where you will visit the original statue of Ramses the second, then Sakkara pyramids the first step pyramid, Mere-Ruka Tomb showing all scenes of ancient life (Hunting, cattle slaughtering, fishing, crownation...etc) & Titi Pyramid (sculptured by Hieroglyphs characters from inside), overnight at hotel.

Day 3: Breakfast, visiting the Egyptian Museum where you will see thousands of statues & antiquities, includes the golden collection of King Tutankhamun, then transfer to Citadel, visiting Mohamed Ali Mosque (Alabaster Mosque), afternoon, drive to Coptic Area, visiting the Hanging Church & Ben-Ezra Synagogue, overnight train to Aswan.

Day 4: Arrive to Aswan, meet, transfer to hotel, check-in, then visiting Philae Temple, built on Agelika Island, unfinished obelisk & the High dam of Aswan, overnight at hotel.

Day 5: Early breakfast, (Optional trip to Abu-Simbel), transfer to Nile Cruise & check-in, having lunch, visiting Elephantine Island & Kitchner Island, having dinner, overnight on Cruise sailing on the way to Kom-Ombo.

Day 6: Breakfast, visiting Kom-Ombo Temple, having lunch, visiting Edfu Temple, having dinner over night on Cruise on the way to Luxor.

Day 7: Breakfast, arrive to Luxor, visiting East bank of Luxor: (Luxor Temple & Karnak Temple), overnight on cruise in Luxor.

Day 8: Breakfast, then visiting West Bank of luxor: (Valley of Kings . Valley of Queens . Hatchepsut Temple . Colossi of Memnon, overnight train to Cairo.

Day 9: Arrive to Cairo, transfer to Cairo Int'l Airport, to fly back home.

Age range, type of group

Suitable for everybody (honeymooners, family, couples, singles, kids, youth vs senior). no age restrictions.

Sleeping and meals

Sleeping in air-conditioned cabins has inside bathroom, hair dryer, TV, fridge, telephone & panoramic window viewing the Nile river.
All meals are included (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)...

Policies & Restrictions

Public order law applied, no smoking on board of cruises. No age or gender restrictions
This program still flexible to make any requested changes you may need, so you can make it longer or shorter, hotel in cairo will be 3 stars, could upgraded to 4 or 5 stars, sitting train could upgraded to sleeper deluxe train upon request.

Rates & Availability

The tour depart every Saturday from Cairo, meanwhile it could start any day as per your choice as we do arrange tailor made trips covering all cities in Egypt & Jordan.

Notes:

* The entrance fees of sightseeing (cost only US$ 141 or US$ 84 for students or youth travelers cardholder), International flight tickets, Egyptian entry visa, guides' tipping, beverages & personal expenses (phone bills, laundry service ...etc) are not included.

* Hotel in Cairo & Aswan will be 3 star hotels (air-conditioned room with inside bathroom), but the Cruise boat will be 5 star cruise boat (all classified by the tourism ministry).

* All our programs could be started any day and still flexible to make any requested changes (upgrading hotels to 4 or 5 star, or to upgrade the recliner train to deluxe sleeper train with dinner & breakfast with an extra of US$ 90 pp).

* 35% deposit is required upon receiving our primary confirmation, either by bank transfer or by Western Union. While the rest of payment will be on arrival in US$, GBP or Euro and on cash basis by local market exchange rate.

Other Information

## The optional trips, which could be fit in the above itinerary, are:

1. Sound & Light Show at Pyramids plateau in Giza:
Start 6:30 pm / End 7:30 pm in Winter and Start 8:30 pm / End 9:30 pm in Summer - check with our guide for the language program; Sound & Light Show, at Giza Plateau, where all the plateau lighten up by laser animated show after the sun set, while the sphinx tell (in 7 languages) the history of Cairo since he start guard the plateau of Giza (since his existence), till the French army left Egypt with their commander Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte 1801 AD.
Includes the entrance fees of the show & transfers.
Price (US$ 30) per person.

2. Sound & Light Show at Karnak Temple in Luxor:
Start 6:30 pm / End 7:30 pm in Winter and Start 8:30 pm / End 9:30 pm in Summer - check with our guide for the language program; Sound & Light Show, at Karnak Temple in Luxor.
Includes the entrance fees of the show & transfers.
Price (US$ 40) per person.

3. Sound & Light Show at Philae Temple in Aswan:
Start 6:30 pm / End 7:30 pm in Winter and Start 8:30 pm / End 9:30 pm in Summer - check with our guide for the language program; Sound & Light Show, at Philae Temple in Aswan.
Includes the entrance fees of the show & transfers.
Price (US$ 40) per person.

4. Camel or Horse riding at the pyramids :
Start & End within the day tour of Giza pyramids; Camel or Horse ride in Giza, at the Pyramids plateau, includes one hour ride on a horse or a Camel & desert guide.
Price (US$ 20) per person.

5. Pharaonic village :
Start 9:00 Am / End 12:00 pm; At the Pharaonic Village, visitors sail on comfortable motorized barges down a network of canals and view incredibly accurate tableaux of the recreation of ancient Egyptian life. Sights include recreations of agriculture, industries, games, arts, and moments from history and legend.
Also you will visit the tomb of Tutankh Amun as full packed as found in 1922 by the British excavators.
Moreover you will visit the mummification museum, Pyramids builders' museum, Nobleman house and peasant house, the trip includes entrance fees & transfers.
Price (US$ 25), per person.

6. More of Islamic Cairo:
Start 9:00 Am / End 02:00 pm; City of dead, Rifae Mosque, Sultan Hassan Mosque, Ebn Tulun Mosque & Gayer Anderson House, includes transfers & Egyptologist English speaking tour guide (exclude entrance fees which cost US$ 16).
Price (US$ 25) per person (for at least 2 persons) (US$ 40) for single traveler.

7. Dinner Cruise :
Start 6:30 pm / End 10:00 pm; An open buffet dinner & Show (Belly Dancer, Whirling Darwish, folklore dance & oriental Western songs & music) while cruising the Cairo Nile river for 2 hours. Includes transfers, Show & Dinner.
Price (US$ 40) per person.

8. Felucca at Sun Set in Cairo:
Start 4:30 pm / End 6:00 pm; Enjoy peaceful sailing on the Nile River in Cairo for one hour whith soft drink and a peace of mind.
Include transfer, sail for one hour & soft drink:
Price (US$ 20) per person.

9. Alexandria:
Start 7:00 am / End 7:00 pm; Drive to Alexandria, visiting the Roman Tombs of Catacombs, Roman theater, Alexandria Great Library (Newly Opened), Qaitbay Citadel & Montazah Royal Palace, drive back to Cairo the same day.
Include transfers in A.C van & Egyptologist English speaking tour guide (exclude entrance fees which cost US$ 24):
Price (US$ 60) per person (for at least 2 adults) Single traveler (US$ 100).

10. Abu-Simbel : Visiting Ramses II & his wife Nefertari.
Start 5:00 am / End 10:00 am; By Plane: (includes round trip fly ticket Aswan / Abu Simbel / Aswan (includes plane tickets & the airport transfers, exclude entrance fees which cost US$ 15)
Price (US$120) per person.
Start 4:00 am / End 01:00 pm; By Bus: (includes round trip by A/C bus Aswan / Abu Simbel / Aswan English Speaking guide, exclude entrance fees which cost US$ 15)
Price (US$ 40) per person.

11. Hot Air Ballooning over Valley of the Kings in Luxor:
Start 4:30 am / End 7:00 am; Transfer to the take off field, where you will enjoy a briefing for the adventure you are about to experience, then fly over the valley of the kings for one hour, then you will land smoothly, to receive a certificate that you flu over the Valley of the Kings in Luxor on board of the Hot Air Balloon.
Price (US$ 130) per person

Discounts Offered

8% Discount offered for group more than 8 adult persons.

Come to Egypt Tours (View My Profile)
Come to Egypt Tours, an experienced and dynamic company that has been operating cultural and adventure tours to Egypt since 1982, fully registered and licensed by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry under license number 445, class "A" organization. Being a local licensed tour operator located in Cairo made us a true specialist in this exciting area of travel. Building on our growing reputation for group tours to Egypt, we now also offer tailor-made holidays to Egypt as well as specially designed family holidays, with maximum flexibility to meet with your requirement.

We believe that the local people are the best who can show the true country, so all our tours are leaded by local tour leaders who are also licensed Egyptologists.