Cairo Arrival:

Upon arrival to Cairo Airport our Luxor and Aswan Tours representative will meet and assist you through customs. You will then be transferred to you Hotel in Cairo.

Day 02

"Pyramids Tour"

Our Luxor and Aswan Tours tour guide will me and transfer you to Giza Plateau to tour the impressive three Pyramids of Kings Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure which are guarded by the rock-cut statue (The Sphinx ). The Great Pyramid of King Cheops is the only wonder of the seven wonders of the ancient world that is still standing today, although it is 2,000 years older than any other wonder on the list. Then you will go to witness the Complex of Saqqara which belongs to King Zoser and his step pyramid which is considered the first pyramid in Egypt and the first rock-cut building in the history. Moving on towards Memphis "one of the ancient Egyptian Capitals until around 2,200 BC" which was a cult center for God Ptah god of creation and art you will find here many temples and monuments dedicated for him After this trip you will be transferred back to your hotel to stay overnight.

Day 03

Fly to Aswan Aswan Sightseeing / Felucca Ride

Upon arrival to Aswan Airport or Aswan Railway Station, our Luxor and Aswan Tours tour guide will be waiting outside to pick you up to visit Aswan's High Dam which is one of the most important achievements of the last century in Egypt .It Contains 18 times the material used in the great pyramid of Cheops and It provides Egypt with the water and electricity and secures the country from the destructive inundation of the Nile River. Then you will visit the Temple of Isis at Philae which its construction started during the reign of Ptolemy II and completed by the Roman emperors it was dedicated to goddess Isis which was considered the mother of god and she is the mother god Horus and the consort of God Osiris.

You will then be taken on a Nile Cruise (Amwaj Living Stone). At this time you can rest and enjoy some refreshments. In the afternoon you will go on a Felucca ride around the islands of Aswan and (Kitchener’s Botanical Garden where you will see beautiful types of subtropical, exotic, and rare plants on The Elephantine island which is the largest island of Aswan area, Elephantine is Greek for elephant as It is believed that the island received its name because it was a major ivory trading center.

There are different monuments which were excavated on the island like the ruins of a temple dedicated to the ram god Khnum “God of water". Elephantine was considered as cult center for god Khnum Then going back to the Nile cruise to have dinner on board and enjoying different oriental or Nubian shows.

Overnight stay on board in Aswan.

Day 04

Kom Ombo-Edfu Sightseeing

Start sailing towards Kom-Ombo while having breakfast. Upon reaching the area you will go to visit the unusual double built temple which is dedicated to the Falcon god "Haroeris"(the southern part) and the crocodile god "Sobek"(the northern part). It was built during the Ptolemaic era. The scene on the inner face of the rear wall of the temple is of particular interest, and probably represents a set of surgical instruments. After this going back to the cruise in order to continue sailing towards Edfu while having lunch. After arrival to the site you will tour the most complete and well-preserved temple in Egypt flanked by beautiful granite statues of the falcon god Horus.The Ptolemaic temple was dedicated to the falcon god "Horus". The reliefs that cover the walls, columns, and doorways of the temple constitute an extremely important source of information about ancient Egyptian religious and political thought. Among the most interesting of these reliefs tell the story of Horus exacting his revenge on Seth for the murder of his father, Osiris, an event that was re-enacted annually in the temple. Other reliefs recount the stages of the temple’s construction, and provide dates for the completion of different building elements. Ending our tour to Edfu temple and going back to the cruise, having dinner and enjoy entertainment show and proceed to sail to Luxor overnight.

Day 05

Luxor “West Bank Tour”

After reaching Luxor . You will have breakfast, then you will be taken to visit the archaeological sites of the ancient Egyptians on the West Bank of the Nile including Valley of the kings where you will see the well preserved tombs belonging to the kings of the new kingdom including the great ruler Ramses II and the child King Tut Ankh Amon, The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut it's called "the Holy of Holies" it is one the best architecture buildings which consist of three levels connected with each other by ramps and has different scenes on its walls depicting the divine birth of the Queen and her Commercial expedition to Punt Land. The temple is mainly dedicated to worship the supreme god Amon-Ra ,and the 2 Colossi of Me.

We will then return back to the floating hotel to have lunch, enjoy folkloric show ,have dinner and stay on board overnight.

Day 06

Luxor East Bank Tour:

We will have breakfast then head out to tour the two Massive temples on the eastern bank of the Nile. The first one is Karnak Temple Complex which comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic Period . It's a vast open-air museum, and the second largest ancient religious site in the world. It's mainly a place to worship the Theban triad (Gods Amun,his consort Mut, and their son Khunso). The Second Temple is Luxor Temple which is believed that one of the ancient Egyptian's festivals was held inside the temple as there are different scenes on the walls representing the celebration of the festival. Its inner part was built by King Amenhotep III while the outer part was built by King Ramses II . After entering the temple you will find a mosque called (Abu Al-Haggag) was built on the ruins of a church which were built inside the temple . To the rear of the temple there are chapels built by King Thutmosis III and Alexander the Great.

In the afternoon we will travel to Luxor International airport to take the flight back to Cairo.

Day 07

Cairo "City Tour"

After Breakfast Our Luxor and Aswan Tours tour guide will escort you to continue your journey through the history starting with the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which was built in 1902 and it exhibits a large number of items and treasures (exceeding 120,000 masterpieces) dating back to the ancient Egyptian period and Greco-Roman period including the marvelous collection of the child King Tut Ankh Amon After this proceeding to a new era "The Coptic Cairo " where you will visit the "Hanging Church" which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary ,It's called "Hanging" because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress "Babylon" .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes. Then visiting "Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church ” which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. And ending Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to the "Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra " which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) which was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts Then moving to "Islamic Cairo " and taking a walking tour in the 1000 years old "el Moez " street which is considered as an open air museum for Terrific Islamic Buildings which are decorated with different patterns and paints.

Ending our tour going to Khan el Khalili Bazaar which is one of Cairo's main attractions. The district of Khan el Khalil was originally a mausoleum called "el Zaafran" for the burial of Fatimid Caliphs, after that it became a district for the Turkish community during the Ottoman period, and now it becomes a bazaar where you will find many souvenirs shops, coffeehouses "Café" serving Arabic coffee and offering Hookah "Shisha", and restaurants throughout the area.

After that you will be picked up back to the hotel to stay overnight

Day 08

Final Departure:

After Breakfast you will be checking out the hotel. And then you will be picked up and taken to Cairo airport to your final departure.