8-Day Classic Egypt: Pyramids, Aswan & Luxor on a Nile Cruise

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Today your will start your tour in Cairo with the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, the Step Pyramid Complex at Saqqara and the Open-Air Museum in Memphis. Commonly known as the Great Pyramids of Giza, Giza Necropolis is the miracle complex of architecture that dates back to 2560 BC. Situated on the Giza Plateau, this archaeological site is the oldest and one of the most magnificent ancient wonders of the world still in existence today. You'll be accompanied by a driver for the day.

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Today, you'll begin your tour by exploring The Egyptian Museum. Your next visit will be to the Citadel of Salah El-Din. Later on, you will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before you visit the Old Cairo area. Full to the brim of sites dating from Egypt’s Christian past and the dawn of Islam’s presence in Egypt, Old Cairo is a southern district of the Egyptian Capital which is also commonly referred to as Coptic Cairo. After the tour, you'll return to the hotel.

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This morning, you'll take a flight from Cairo to Aswan. On arrival, you’ll be met by our local tour guide in Aswan to visit the High Dam, Philae Temple, and the Unfinished Obelisk. Along with the temples, a huge 90,000 Egyptian fellahin (peasants) and Sudanese Nubian nomads, as well as 50,000 Egyptians were relocated when the new dam was built. After the day tour, your driver will transfer you to your Nile Cruise ship for check-in.

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This morning, you'll continue cruising down the Nile stopping at various sights to stop and explore. Today, you will visit the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris in Kom Ombo, followed by the Temple of Horus in Edfu. In the evening, you'll have some free time at leisure to enjoy the Egyptian folkloric show on the ship with a belly dancer and many other entertaining performances.

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After breakfast, you will visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. After the tour, you will get back to the Nile cruise to have your lunch on board. You'll then enjoy afternoon tea on board while relaxing on the sundeck. How you spend the rest of the day is up to you but make sure to spend some time admiring the views as you cruise down the Nile.

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This morning, you'll enjoy your wonderful buffet breakfast on board before exploring the east bank of Luxor, including the Karnak Temples Complex and Luxor Temple. After this tour, your private driver will transfer you to Luxor airport to catch your domestic flight to Cairo. In the later afternoon, you'll arrive in Cairo and head to your hotel for the evening to spend your final night as you wish.