A Special Nile Cruise Egypt Tour for 6 Days

Get ready for a thrilling day and start with a delicious breakfast. You are about to immerse yourself in a culture lasting over seven thousand years. Rejoice, as you encounter the magnificent elaborate tombs and structures that have endured.
 
📍 Giza’s Great Pyramids
Constructed around 2580 BC, these remarkable structures also acted as the last resting places of the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. They constructed each pyramid using over 2,300,000 blocks of limestone. Stand in awe of the enormous proportions and grandeur of these very well known historical achievements.
 
📍 The Sphinx
Sphinx, represent strength and knowledge, watches over the pyramids. The human head is a symbol of intelligence, while its body is represent strength. For millennia, the limestone statue has evoked wonder and intrigue.
 

📍 Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum boasts an astonishing collection of 50,000 items, including various items from King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
 
This is the end of this amazing Egypt trip package. Where Respect Egypt Tours will take you to the Station to board your sleeping train to Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast. | Accommodation: on a sleeping train.

As soon as you arrive in Aswan, our team will arrange for your transfer to your Nile cruise ship. After settling themselves on board and having lunch on board, you will explore the wonders found in Aswan.

📍 Temple of Philae
The goddess Isis is honored in the temple on Agilkia island. Constructed in the Ptolemaic period around 690 BC, this building in Aswan is a stunning and well-preserved gem.

📍 Aswan High Dam
Another engineering feat of the modern era, the Aswan High Dam, helps control the annual floods of the Nile and generates a considerable share of electricity in Egypt. Important for Egypt’s history and symbolizing the people’s aspirations.

Exciting day of exploration, followed by pleasurable evening on the Nile cruise ship.

 
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. | Accommodation: On board Nile Cruise.

On the Nile Cruise, you will partake in a royal breakfast and soak in beautiful Nile views. Brace yourselves for a day full of activities as the ship steers its way to Kom Ombo.

📍 Kom Ombo Temple
Ancient Egyptians in this structure worship the two gods: the crocodile god Sobek and Haroeris, the god of medicine. The temple that was once sacred to Sobek was peculiar for its collection of crocodile mummies.

📍 Edfu Temple
Continue your journey down the Nile to Edfu to see the Temple of Horus, a magnificent example of an ancient Egyptian building. Constructed amidst two Ptolemaic eras, this temple stands as one of Egypt’s most remarkable and undamaged structures.
 
After exploring the temples, get back to your ship to unwind for the evening as you sail closer to Luxor.

 
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. | Accommodation: On board Nile Cruise.

Once known as the great city of Thebes, Luxor is where you will disembark from your river cruise. After your final breakfast on the Nile, our team will handle the check-out, ensuring a smooth and memorable farewell to the cruise experience. Your Egyptologist guide will accompany you on a tour of the East Bank of Luxor.

📍 The Kings’ Valley
Among its many features, the complex valley of the great Egyptian kings stands out. With many tombs built, including those belonging to the dominating Egypt’s popular Pharaoh Tarkin, also known as King Tut. Learn about the afterlife mythology of the ancient Egyptians and appreciate the beautiful and detailed pictures carved in stone.

📍 Temple of Hatshepsut
Queen Hatshepsut’s burial chamber, an unparalleled structure, stands as a testament to the history of female pharaohs. It is an exquisite temple founded by Queen Hatshepsut and is beautiful at the base of the Deir El-Bahari cliffs.

📍 Memnon’s Colossi
There are two colossal statues of Amenhotep 3, Pharaoh of the 18th Dream dynasty, that stare over the Theban burial area and serve as statues.

📍 Temple of Karnak
An afternoon visit to Karnak Temple Complex is scheduled. Which is the largest area devoted to worshiping the god Amun, the highest deity in the ancient Egyptian spiritual hierarchy. It is like one of the most beautiful religious buildings in Egypt, with carved high columns and elaborate decoration.

📍 Temple of Luxor
The tour will end at the great Luxor Temple, which epitomizes the power and devotion of ancient Egypt.
 
Once you’re done sightseeing, take a train back to Cairo and spend the night on the journey.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. | Accommodation: On a sleeping train.

As you prepare to leave Egypt, we will take you to Cairo International Airport for your return flight. We hope that the wonderful sights and history of Egypt will be something you cherish forever and, as such, our staff will bid you farewell with love.

Meals: Breakfast.