Cairo & Aswan to Luxor Nile Cruise

Upon arrival to Cairo International Airport, you will be met with GAT Tours’ representative, your best friend
for the coming few days, who will help you in passing the passport control and collecting your luggage.
Then, you will be transferred to the hotel in Cairo by air-conditioned vehicle with qualified driver. Arrival to
your hotel in Cairo, we will check in the hotel within few minutes! Then you will proceed to your nice room
for overnight. [No Meals]

Breakfast at hotel – Join your Egyptologist Tour Guide and Enjoy the first day tour to visit Giza Plateau to
explore Giza Pyramids, the world famous Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, Mycrenos & Sphinx – Time to
enjoy taking photos with Panoramic view of the Pyramids. Later proceed to visit the The Grand Egyptian
Museum, also known as Giza Museum. It is the world’s largest archaeological museum. After the tour
transfer to your hotel in Cairo – Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast)

Breakfast at hotel – check out. Transfer to Cairo airport to take your flight to Aswan.

Arrive in Aswan airport. Meet and assist. Today’s visits will start at the High Dam which was built during the reign of the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960. It was considered as an engineering miracle at that time. Let’s

continue this wonderful tour by visiting the marvelous temple of Philae. This temple was built for the worship of Goddesses Isis and Hathour, the great heritage of this temple makes it more unique than any other temple in the city. You better visit it yourself to discover its greatness.  Your last visit of the day has to be very unique, that’s why you will be visiting the Unfinished Obelisk. This is one of the amazing states built by the ancient Egyptian, if they

Afternoon time is more fun as you will enjoy a felucca ride around the Islands and view of the Agha Khan Mausoleum and also the Botanical Gardens, a tour like this should be on your plan. Overnight on board of the Nile Cruise. [Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner]

Your breakfast meal will be served to you on board while sailing to Kom Ombo city.

Once you reach the city, you will start exploring the Kom Ombo temple. The building of this temple started in the Ptolemaic period and completed in the Roman era. The ancient Egyitan built this temple to worship two gods, the local crocodile, Sobek, and the famous eagle god, Haroeris.

Now it’s the time to get back to your Nile Cruise and have your lunch meal while sailing towards Edfu city.

You will find there, the Temple of Horus which is one of the best preserved temples in the land of the Nile. This temple was built from Sandstone blocks related back to the Ptolemaic period as it was constructed by the Ptolemies in the 3rd century BC and it was dedicated to god Horus.

After such a great tour you will get back to your ship and enjoy your dinner meal while sailing to Luxor city.

There will be some fun activities on board like the Galabeya Party show.

Get a relaxing night now on your Cruise and dream of tomorrow’s adventure.  (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)

Don’t miss your breakfast on board and get ready to land in Luxor city.

You will start today’s visits by discovering the temple of Karnak, where more than one Pharaoh took the chance to participate in the construction process of this temple. Next you will be visiting the temple of Luxor, which is one of the most picturesque temples from ancient Egypt as you will enjoy the beauty of its suspended mosaics. Finally, It’s now

the time to get back to your Cruise and enjoy the rest of the day free at leisure. The Dinner meal will be on board then you will enjoy your time with a Folkloric show on the Cruise. Overnight in Luxor (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner)

Get your breakfast on board before checking out your Nile Cruise.  

Let’s start the tour at The Valley of The Kings which hosts the most famous and rich tombs from ancient Egypt. This is because the Valley of The Kings was the main burial site for all the kings from the New Kingdom. You will have the chance to visit 3 of those royal tombs.

Then you will continue today’s visits at El Dear El Bahri temple of queen Hatshepsut. This unique temple was built in the 18th dynasty and it has many terraces and lots of statues for the Queen with a beard. This temple has a magnificent location carved out of one of the great mountains of Thebes. The Colossi of Mammon consists of two huge statues

constructed in 1350 BC. Those were the only status remaining from the great funerary temple of Amenhotep III that’s why it became one of the important sites in Luxor.

After finishing this tour, you will fly back to Cairo city where you will reach your hotel (near the airport) to spend your night. (Breakfast)

Breakfast at hotel – Meet your Egyptologist tour guide – Enjoy your tour to visit one of the most important Museums in the world, the Civilization Museum where you will enjoy visiting the most important antiquities during all the eras in ancient and modern Egypt and see the pharaonic kings’ mummies –– then proceed to visit Coptic Cairo including various churches and historical sites and proceed to visit Islamic Cairo including visit Citadel Of Salah El Dien and Alabaster Mosque Of Mohamed Ali – transfer to your Hotel – Check in your Hotel – Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast)

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Cairo International Airport for final departure.