White Nile










Overview
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo from Cairo Airport to the hotel. Rest and overnight on board at the Pyramids Inn & Boutique Hotel.
DAY 2 - Cairo - Aswan.
Departure in the morning after breakfast to visit the pyramids of Giza (the three pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure, along with the famous Sphinx of Chephren). We then continue our visit to Saqqara, where we will visit the Step Pyramid and the Mastabas of the Nobles. We will end the day in D'Ashur, where we will visit the Truncated Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. We will have lunch and then head directly to Cairo Airport to catch your flight to Aswan. Arrival and overnight on board at the Basma Hotel in Aswan.
DAY 3 - Aswan - Aswan.
In the morning, after breakfast, visit the unfinished obelisk and the Temple of Philae, and the Temple of Isis. The visit will include a visit to a perfume house. Lunch will be served at a restaurant in Aswan. Arrival on the boat will give you a rest. In the afternoon, departure will include a felucca ride with a visit to the Nubian village. Dinner will be served on the boat. Overnight on board in Aswan.
DAY 4 - Aswan - Komambo - Edfu
Very early departure with a breakfast picnic to visit Abusimbel, the two great temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. Return to Aswan. The boat sails for Komambo. Lunch will be served. In the afternoon, visit the Komambo temple dedicated to the crocodile and his brother Horus. The visit will then take you to Edfu. Dinner will take you to Edfu. Overnight on board.
Day 5 Edfu - Esna - Luxor:
Early morning visit to the Temple of Edfu dedicated to Horus the Falcon; in the afternoon, visit the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor, dinner, and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 6 Luxor - Cairo:
Departure in the morning to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Artisans, the Temple of Medinet Habu, and the Two Colossi of Memnon. Lunch. In the afternoon, departure to the airport.
From Luxor to catch the flight from Luxor to Cairo. Arrival at the hotel for the overnight stay on board in Cairo.
Day 7 Cairo - Cairo:
Visit to the Cairo Museum (Gem), the Alabaster Mosque, the Islamic Quarter, and the Elkalili market. Lunch.
Day 8 Departure to Cairo airport to catch the flight from Cairo to Spain.
Notes
• All transportation and domestic flights included in the tour.
• Visits and tips.
• Price per person: 1,375 Euros per person
• What's not included in the package:
The interior of the Pyramid of Cheops.
• Camel riding in the pyramids
• The tomb of Tutankhamun and the tomb of Seti I in Luxor.
• The hot air balloon ride over Luxor. If you'd like any visit not included, let me know so I can add it or make it.
Included/Excluded
Tour Plan
Day 1
Departure in the morning after breakfast to visit the pyramids of Giza (the three pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Menkaure, along with the famous Sphinx of Chephren). We then continue our visit to Saqqara, where we will visit the Step Pyramid and the Mastabas of the Nobles. We will end the day in D'Ashur, where we will visit the Truncated Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. We will have lunch and then head directly to Cairo Airport to catch your flight to Aswan. Arrival and overnight on board at the Basma Hotel in Aswan.
DAY 3 - Aswan - Aswan.
In the morning, after breakfast, visit the unfinished obelisk and the Temple of Philae, and the Temple of Isis. The visit will include a visit to a perfume house. Lunch will be served at a restaurant in Aswan. Arrival on the boat will give you a rest. In the afternoon, departure will include a felucca ride with a visit to the Nubian village. Dinner will be served on the boat. Overnight on board in Aswan.
DAY 4 - Aswan - Komambo - Edfu
Very early departure with a breakfast picnic to visit Abusimbel, the two great temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. Return to Aswan. The boat sails for Komambo. Lunch will be served. In the afternoon, visit the Komambo temple dedicated to the crocodile and his brother Horus. The visit will then take you to Edfu. Dinner will take you to Edfu. Overnight on board.
Day 5 Edfu - Esna - Luxor:
Early morning visit to the Temple of Edfu dedicated to Horus the Falcon; in the afternoon, visit the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor, dinner, and overnight on board in Luxor.
Day 6 Luxor - Cairo:
Departure in the morning to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Artisans, the Temple of Medinet Habu, and the Two Colossi of Memnon. Lunch. In the afternoon, departure to the airport.
From Luxor to catch the flight from Luxor to Cairo. Arrival at the hotel for the overnight stay on board in Cairo.
Day 7 Cairo - Cairo:
Visit to the Cairo Museum (Gem), the Alabaster Mosque, the Islamic Quarter, and the Elkalili market. Lunch.
Day 8 Departure to Cairo airport to catch the flight from Cairo to Spain.