DAY 1 – Arrival in Cairo for Egypt Christmas Tour

When you book a tour with us you are never alone, so when you arrive in Cairo for your Egypt Christmas Tour, one of our representatives will meet and greet you at Cairo International Airport. You will then be driven to the luxury hotel where you’ll be staying for the next two nights.

Once at the hotel, you’ll be assisted with check in, and our tour manager will briefly discuss your itinerary with you. You’ll be offered a free “Welcome” drink, and then you will have the rest of the day to yourself. You can either relax at the hotel, or you can head out and do some exploring on your own.

Included: Free Welcome Drink

DAY 2 – Pyramids and the GEM

Begin your day with a wholesome breakfast at your hotel before meeting your personal guide, who will take you to the Giza Plateau. Here, you’ll start by admiring one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the awe-inspiring Great Pyramids of Giza. While on the plateau, you’ll also visit the iconic Sphinx and the Valley Temple.

Afterward, enjoy lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant before heading to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, or GEM, an archaeological museum located approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza Pyramid complex. Currently, the GEM Complex offers limited access, allowing visitors to experience the Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial areas, and surrounding gardens as part of a trial run ahead of the official opening.

Conclude your day by returning to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Flight to Luxor, Cruise Embarkation, and Luxor Sightseeing

After breakfast your tour manager will escort you to Cairo Airport, where you will board a flight to Luxor. In Luxor you will be met by our representative and taken to board your luxury Nile cruise ship which will be your home throughout your cruise down the Nile.

In the afternoon after you have had lunch, you will spend time exploring the Luxor East Bank area, including the Temples of Karnak and the Luxor Temple. You will enjoy afternoon tea and dinner aboard ship.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Luxor West Bank Sightseeing Tour

Day 4 of your Egypt Christmas tour starts with a lovely leisurely breakfast on the water at Luxor. After breakfast, you will then disembark, and you will enjoy a tour of the Luxor West Bank.

Here, your first stop will be at Valley of the Kings, an ancient royal necropolis. More than 60 tombs have been discovered here, including the most famous one, that which belonged to King Tutankhamen.

Moving on from the necropolis, you will visit Queen Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple which was carved out of the mountainside. Your last stop of the day will be at the Colossi of Memnon, and from there you will make your way back to the ship.

Enjoy another excellent lunch, and then spend the rest of the day doing as you please, with afternoon tea being served in the afternoon. Dinner will once again be served in the evening, and this night of your cruise will be spent on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner

DAY 5 – Edfu to Kom Ombo, and on to Aswan

After enjoying a 5-Star breakfast aboard ship, you will be sailing to Edfu where you will enjoy a wonderful shore excursion to explore the Temple of Horus at Edfu. This ancient temple was buried beneath the desert sand for more than 2,000 years, and because of this it is exceptionally well-preserved.

After visiting this site, you will then return to your ship for another good lunch, and then you will begin sailing towards Kom Ombo. On arrival, you will explore the Kom Ombo Temple before returning to the ship and continuing your journey to Aswan. Enjoy afternoon tea and a wonderful dinner aboard the ship. Tonight you will be sleeping on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner

DAY 6 – Aswan Sightseeing Tour and Leisure Time

Start the 6th day of your Egypt Christmas tour with another hearty breakfast aboard the ship, and then it will be time for some sightseeing in Aswan. First, you will be taken to see the Unfinished Obelisk, the biggest such statue ever discovered, and from here you will make you way to the amazing Temple of Philae which was relocated in its entirety to its current location in order to save it from the rising water of Lake Nasser after the Aswan High Dam was built.

Once you are finished at Philae Temple, you will then return to the ship in time for another good lunch. The remainder of the afternoon is all yours to enjoy as you wish.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and Dinner

DAY 7 – Transfer by Air to Cairo

Wake up to another delicious breakfast your 5-Star Nile cruiser, and then enjoy a little bit of free time. At the which will have been confirmed with you, you will check-out and you will disembark, and then one of our tour managers will escort you to Aswan Airport where you will be boarding a short flight back to Cairo.

As is always the case when you travel with us, you will once again be met at the airport in Cairo, and then you will be escorted to the up market hotel where you will be spending the last night of your unforgettable Egypt Christmas Tour.

Once at the hotel, you will be assisted with check-in, and our tour representative will confirm a pick-up time for the following day, and then he will leave you to enjoy the remainder of the day as you wish, maybe exploring some of Cairo’s attractions.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 8 – Egypt Christmas Tour Ends and Final Departure

As always, a good hearty breakfast will be waiting for you when you wake up, and then you will have some free time for yourself, depending on what time your flight leaves Cairo. At the appropriate time, you will once again be fetched from your hotel, and you will be driven to the airport in cool air-conditioned comfort.

On arrival at the airport, you will be assisted in any way possible, and it will be time for everyone to say goodbye so that you can proceed through immigration for your flight. Sadly, your wonderful 8-Day Egypt Christmas Tour has now come to an end, but at least you will be leaving with memories which you will be able to cherish forever.

Meals Included: Breakfast


 

Inclusions – What is included in your Exclusive 8 Day Egypt Christmas Tour and Cruise:

• Meet and assist service for at arrival and departure
• Customer Service assistance throughout your Exclusive 8 Day Egypt Christmas Tour and Cruise
• All transfers and tours in clean and modern air-conditioned vehicles
• Hotel accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo with breakfasts
• Accommodation for 4 nights on 5-Star Nile Cruise with full board
• Any other meals as specified in the itinerary
• Free bottled water during tours and road trips
• Domestic flights from Cairo to Luxor and from Aswan to Cairo
• All Cairo tours mentioned in the Egypt Christmas Tour and Cruise itinerary (small group tours)
• All tours during Nile Cruise (small group tours)
• Admission tickets for all attractions mentioned in the itinerary
• English speaking driver/guides for all tours
• All service charges and taxes

Exclusions – What is not included in your Exclusive 8 Day Egypt Christmas Tour and Cruise:

• International airfare
• Entry visa for Egypt
• Optional tours mentioned or not mentioned in the Egypt Christmas Tour and Cruise itinerary
• Personal expenses
• Tipping kitty.