10/11 Day Egyptian Essentials

Depart Australia

Board your overnight flight from Australia to Cairo, Egypt. In the selections, you can choose which airline you want to fly with and how long the stopover will be.

Cairo, Egypt

To ensure your journey is seamless from the start, our representative will meet you before passport control to help in stamping visa, passport control and luggage collecting. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel for check in. Enjoy the reminder of the day at leisure. Dinner on your own.

3 Nights in Cairo - you can choose your hotel and standards below

Pyramids, Shinx and Sakkara

Breakfast at the hotel, our full day tour begins with Sakkara, the vast Necropolis of Ancient Memphis, where you will see the famous Step Pyramid of Zoser, the first tall building known to mankind. Continue to Giza to see the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos, continue to visit the Sphinx, the largest single block sculpture of all times where you will explore the Valley temple over which the Sphinx stands guard. The Sphinx was carved from one solid piece of limestone and measures 50 meters (164 Feet) in length and 22 meters (72 Feet) in height. Enjoy the remainder of the evening at your leisure.

Dinner on your own

Egyptian Museum and City Sights

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. We begin our visit to the famous Egyptian Museum, where you can see the unique and only collection of Pharaonic art, starting with the Old Kingdom Collection, on to the Middle and New Kingdom galleries and Greco-Roman periods. An in-depth visit to the famous Tut-Ankh-Amon treasures is featured on this tour. Drive to Mokattam Hill on which stands the 12th-century fortress constructed by Saladin to protect Cairo from Mongol threat. Within the Citadel walls will visit the magnificent Alabaster Mosque built by Mohamed Ali. Then to Sultan Hassan Mosque and we proceed to the Khan El Khalili, North Africa’s most famous bazaar. Where you can enjoy yourself in the busy atmosphere of the bazaar or suq and watch skilled craftsmen working with gold, silver and brass

Dinner on your own and final evening at your Cairo Hotel

Fly to Luxor and Board your River Nile Cruise

Buffet Breakfast at the hotel, then you will be met and transferred to the airport to catch your short flight to Luxor where you will be met on the other end and board your 5-star deluxe Nile cruise boat, moored in a private dock in Luxor, where you will enjoy a welcome Zaffa, with drums and flutes. On arrival, you will have the opportunity to visit Luxor Temple. Lunch will be served on board in the main restaurant. After lunch, visit the West Bank of Luxor to explore the Valley of the Kings. You will also have the chance to visit at least one tomb in the Valley of the Queens and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. On the way back to the river Nile, we will pass by the famed Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon tea will be served in the lounge. Tonight, you will be greeted by your Boat Manager while you enjoy freshly prepared canapés with some complimentary Egyptian wine and local beer, followed by a gourmet dinner menu. Board your cruise ship.

Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner Included

4 Night Nile River Cruise - you can choose your cruise and standards below* Itineraries may differ, and this is based on the Deluxe category.

Karnak Temple and Temple of Khnum

After a delicious breakfast buffet on board, our tour of the East Bank will begin with a visit to the Temple of Karnak. Following the morning sail to Esna, and enjoy lunch on board the boat. After lunch, your Egyptologist will guide you around the Greco-Roman Temple of Khnum at Esna. The beautifully preserved Great Hypostyle Hall was built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius; it was excavated from the silt that had accumulated through centuries of annual Nile floods and is about nine meters below present-day street level. Afternoon tea will be served on board during the cruise to Edfu. Tonight, a delicious dinner is served followed by a movie night on board.

Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner Included

Temple of Edfu and Temple of Kom Ombo

Enjoy breakfast on board, followed by a visit to the Temple of Edfu. Lunch will be served on board while cruising to Kom Ombo. You will also have the chance to take part in an Egyptian cooking lesson. Following afternoon tea in the lounge, visit the temple of Kom Ombo - dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where, in ancient times, sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank. Return to your Nile Cruise boat ready for the sailing to Aswan. Tonight’s entertainment will be an “Egyptian Night” costume party for all guests, with a chance to dress up in traditional Egyptian “galabeyyas”. Dinner will be a lavish buffet of Egyptian specialties.

Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner Included

Philae Temple and Felucca Sailing

Enjoy breakfast on board, followed by a short motorboat ride to visit the majestic Philae Temple on the Island of Agilika. Next, we proceed to the Granite Quarries, which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples and still hold a huge unfinished obelisk. Following lunch on board, you will have a chance to take a ride on a felucca (a typical Egyptian sail boat) around Elephantine Island, Lord Kitchener’s Botanical Gardens, and the Agha Khan Mausoleum (weather permitting, life jackets will be provided). Afternoon tea will be served in the lounge while you enjoy the sounds of an Oud trio. Tonight’s farewell dinner will be a gala dinner, with white-gloved waiters serving gourmet cuisine. Enjoy a Dervish show and belly dancer performance after dinner.

Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner Included

Disembark and fly to Cairo

A buffet breakfast will be served on board, before check out and your flight back to Cairo. Meet back up with your same Cairo representative to be transferred to your Cairo hotel. Enjoy your final afternoon in Cairo.

Breakfast included Lunch and Dinner on your own

Final night in Cairo - you can choose your hotel and standards below.

Arrive Australia

Final breakfast at the hotel before jumping into your private transfer to Cairo Airport. Our representative will help you with all the departure procedures and formalities. Depending on the airline you choose, you could either arrive back in Australia that same day or the following day.

Breakfast and flight meals included