Day 1: Arrival Cairo / Welcome to Egypt

Cairo, New Year Nile Cruise & Hurghada, Bastet Travel will celebrate with you New Year's Eve & wish you a special New Year Vacation in Egypt, our representative will meet & assist you in all the procedures upon your arrival at Cairo international airport then transfer to your hotel & help you to check in a smooth way & overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo Day Tour 

Breakfast at your hotel,Bastet Travel professional tour guide will escort you to explore the secrets of the Pyramids of Giza, the most famous landmark of Egypt and one of the most astonishing monuments in the whole world, see the Sphinx which is another breathtaking monument. We will be having lunch in one of the recommended local restaurants in the area of Giza. Then proceed to visit the Egyptian Museum the largest museum in the whole world. The highlights of more than 120,000 displays include the treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun, the Mummies Hall, and many other displays dating to various eras of ancient Egyptian history, continue your visits by going to explore Coptic Cairo, where many remarkable Christian monuments are located. We visit the Hanging Church, it one of the oldest and most popular historical churches of Egypt. There is also the Coptic Museum, the Church of Saint Barbra, and the Church of Saint George. Then transfer to Giza railway station to board the sleeping train to Aswan, dinner will be served on board.

Day 3: Embarkation / Aswan Nile Cruise

Upon your arrival at Aswan train station, you will be met & assisted by Bastet Travelrepresentative then transfer to your Nile River Cruise, Embarkation before lunch, first visit will be to the High Dam, the best Egyptian architectural achievement in the 20th century. The High Dam helped Egypt control the water of the flood of the River Nile and generate a considerable amount of the country’s electricity, then visit Unfinished Obelisk & Philae Temple which is the highlight of Aswan and one of the most marvelous Pharaonic temples in southern Egypt. The Temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis, overnight in Aswan.

Day 4: Sail to Kom Ombo / Edfu / Esna

Breakfast on board, sail to Kom Ombo, visit the wonderful temple of Kom Ombo, the center of the worship of the god Sobek, the Crocodile god. Overlooking the River Nile, the temple of Kom Ombo is quite impressive and it consists in fact out of two temples; one dedicated to Sobek, while the other is dedicated to Haroeris, sail to Edfu, visit the Temple of Edfu, located almost halfway between Luxor and Aswan. The Temple is the best example of a preserved temple that dates back to the Ptolemaic period in Egypt, sailing to Esna, overnight in Esna.

Day 5: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions

Breakfast on board, early sail to Luxor, visit the West Bank, view the Valley of the Kings the most popular burial historical site in Egypt with the tomb of Tut Ankh Amun and many other Pharaohs wonderfully colored and decorated. Queen Hatshepsut temple, it is featured with its magnificent location and the colored walls and pillars, finally visit Colossi of Memnon the surviving items of the Temple of Amenhotep III and one of the landmarks of Luxor, back to your Nile Cruise & overnight in Luxor.

Day 6: Luxor- Hurghada

Breakfast on board, disembarkation at 8:00 am enjoy a guided tour to the East Bank, Karnak temple & Luxor temple, drive via a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle to Hurghada, free time in Hurghada & overnight.

Day 7: Hurghada Red Sea Excursions

Breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a free day at your leisure in Hurghada Red Sea, or join Bastet Travel Optional Tours, How about spending the day riding a beach buggy in Hurghada? This would be a fun experience for everyone who tours Egypt. Using our 4X4 vehicle, we arrive at the beach buggy station in less than an hour. you will then ride their beach buggies into the desert to the Bedouin tents where they enjoy sometimes viewing the real-life of nomads in Egypt. We offer the option of having a BBQ lunch in the desert with the Bedouins as it would extremely awesome. Then back to your hotel in Hurghada & overnight.

Day 8: Hurghada Optional Giftun Island

Breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a free day at your leisure in Hurghada Red Sea, or join Bastet Travel Optional Tours to The Giftun Island, which is one of the most favorite spots for diving and snorkeling in Egypt. It is also the natural habitat for a large number of various birds. The guests will spend the day viewing the wonders of the underwater of the Red Sea and chilling out on the beaches of Giftun Island. Overnight in Hurghada.

Day 9: Fly Back To Cairo

Breakfast at your hotel, transfer to Hurghada airport to fly back to Cairo, arrival Cairo airport, meet & assist by Bastet Travel representative who will transfer you to your hotel to overnight in Cairo.

Day 10: Fly Back Home

Breakfast at your hotel, free time at your leisure then transfers to Cairo international airport by Bastet Travel representative for your final departure.

Included:

• Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
• All transfers to/from the airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Transfer from Luxor to Hurghada by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Domestic air ticket Hurghada / Cairo on EGYPTAIR.
• Accommodation for 2 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast.
• Accommodation for one night on a sleeping train on half board basis.
• Accommodation for 3 nights onboard Nile Cruise on a full board basis.
• Accommodation for 3 nights in Hurghada including daily breakfast.
• All sightseeing tours in Cairo are private guided tours.
• All sightseeing tours on the Nile Cruise are private guided tours.
• All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, and Hurghada as mentioned in the itinerary.
• Entrance fees to all sites as mentioned in the itinerary.
• English-speaking tour guide during your tours.
• Meals in the hotels, cruise, and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary.
• All service charges and taxes.

Excluded:

• International Airfare
• Entry visa to Egypt
• Any optional tours
• Personal expenses & Tipping