9 Days Cairo, Alexandria & Nile Cruise

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1 · CairoArrival in Cairo

   Arrival. Your guide meets you after immigration and assists you to the exit. You ride to your hotel in Cairo in a private air-conditioned vehicle and check in.

   Rest of the day. You receive printed details for the flight on day 4. No meals are included today, and your guide can point out places to eat near the hotel. Your luggage travels with you in the vehicle. Your guide goes through the first two days with you.

   • ReceptionMeet and assist at the airport
   • Pick-upPrivate transfer to your hotel
   • MealsNone included

   Overnight in Cairo
2. 2
   Day 2 · CairoGiza and Saqqara

   Morning. After breakfast, your private Egyptologist guide and driver take you to Giza, with entrance fees included. The three pyramids date to c. 2600 to 2500 BC, and the Great Sphinx dates to the reign of Khafre. Your guide explains each monument as you walk.

   Afternoon. Lunch is not included, so the guide helps you choose a place. The afternoon moves to Saqqara, 30 km south of Cairo, where the Step Pyramid is the oldest complete stone building complex known. Bottled water is provided in the vehicle, and the driver takes you back to the hotel.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Cairo. Tomorrow you drive to Alexandria, so your guide confirms the departure time.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Cairo
3. 3
   Day 3 · AlexandriaDrive to Alexandria

   Morning. After breakfast and check-out, you leave Cairo by private car with your guide. The drive is about 220 km, and your luggage stays with you. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria runs about 40 km along the shore.

   Afternoon. You visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened in 2002 close to where the ancient library stood, then the Qaitbay Citadel, built in 1477 on the site of the Pharos lighthouse. Entrance fees are included. Lunch is not included, so your guide helps you choose a place. You check in at your hotel, and the evening by the sea is yours. Bottled water is provided in the vehicle.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Alexandria
4. 4
   Day 4 · AswanBack to Cairo, fly to Aswan, board the ship

   Morning. A relaxed morning in Alexandria leaves time for the drive back to Cairo in the private vehicle. Lunch is not included, and your guide helps you choose a place on the way.

   Afternoon. You fly from Cairo to Aswan. We set the flight time when we book so that the morning in Alexandria is not rushed. In Aswan a driver takes you and your luggage to the ship and you check in.

   Evening. Dinner is served on board, and you sleep in your cabin on the ship. Tomorrow starts with a boat to Philae.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast, Dinner

   Overnight on the ship
5. 5
   Day 5 · Kom OmboPhilae, High Dam and Kom Ombo

   Morning. After breakfast on board, your guide leads the boat transfer to Philae, an Isis temple rebuilt in the late 1970s on Agilkia Island. The Aswan High Dam is next. Entrance fees are included.

   Afternoon. After lunch on board, the ship sails north. At Kom Ombo you go ashore with your guide to the double temple. Your guide explains why the temple was moved.

   Evening. Dinner is served on board as part of the full board, and you sleep in your cabin on the ship. Your guide confirms tomorrow's visit to Edfu.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsNone included

   Overnight on the ship
6. 6
   Day 6 · LuxorEdfu, then sail to Luxor

   Morning. After breakfast on board, a short ride from the ship's mooring brings you to the Edfu temple of Horus. Built between 237 and 57 BC, it is described as nearly intact. Your guide leads the visit, with entrance fees included.

   Afternoon. You return to the ship for lunch. The ship arrives in Luxor in the evening. Your guide explains the temple as you walk.

   Evening. Dinner is served on board as part of the full board, and you sleep in your cabin on the ship. Tomorrow you leave the ship by 8:00, and your guide confirms the plan.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsNone included

   Overnight on the ship
7. 7
   Day 7 · LuxorKarnak and Luxor Temple

   Morning. After breakfast and check-out at 8:00, you go to Karnak with your guide, about 2.5 km north of Luxor. Its Hypostyle Hall has 134 columns, 12 of them 21 m tall. Entrance fees are included, and your luggage goes ahead to the hotel in the vehicle.

   Afternoon. Luxor Temple, linked to Karnak in the past by a 2.7 km avenue of sphinxes, closes the day, and you move to your hotel. Lunch is not included, and your guide helps you choose places to eat.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Luxor. Tomorrow is the west bank, and your guide confirms the start time.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Luxor
8. 8
   Day 8 · LuxorThe west bank

   Morning. After breakfast, you cross to the west bank with your guide and driver. The Valley of the Kings is the focus: your guide recommends which of the open tombs to enter. The standard entrance fee is included; the extra-ticket tombs (Tutankhamun, Seti I and Ramses VI) are paid separately. Hatshepsut's temple stands against the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari and was built in the 15th century BC.

   Afternoon. The afternoon is open for the market or a rest. Lunch is not included, so ask your guide for suggestions.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Luxor. Tomorrow you fly to Cairo, and your guide confirms the airport pick-up time.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Luxor
9. 9
   Day 9 · CairoFly to Cairo, departure

   Departure. After breakfast and check-out, your driver takes you to Luxor airport for the flight to Cairo, which takes about 1 hour. We choose the departure to suit your international flight and confirm it when we book. In Cairo a car is waiting for the airport run. Lunch and dinner are not included. Your guide confirms the pick-up time the evening before, and your luggage stays with you in the vehicle.

   • Drop-offPrivate transfer to the airport or station
   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Departure

How much does this 9-day trip cost?

In US dollars, per person, for a private trip. The price in your written quote, made for your dates and group, is the one that counts. International flights are not included. Choose a hotel level in the booking box to see the total for your group.

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