Stay: 12 days & 11 nights, including 7 nights on the cruise, 3 nights in Cairo, and 1 night in Alexandria
Day 1: Paris – Luxor
Special flights from Paris to Luxor
Facilities on board according to schedule
Upon arrival, you will receive full assistance by our representatives from Affari Qui Travel.
Representatives will take you on board of the cruise to install your bags and belongings in your cabins.
Night on board.
Day 2: Luxor (Left Bank) – Esna (About 50 km away)
Early breakfast.
Crossing the Nile for a visit to the necropolis of Thebes (Valley of the Kings) where tombs are cut in the rock to be safe from the brigands.
A visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon stop.
Back on board for lunch.
Free afternoon where you can wander the souks of Luxor.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3: Esna – Edfu – Kom Ombo (About 185 km away)
Breakfast on board.
Sail to Edfu.
Free time on the cruise.
At Edfu, a horse-drawn carriage will take you for a visit to the Temple of Horus, which is considered the second biggest temple in Egypt.
Sail to Kom Ombo.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4: Kom Ombo – Aswan (About 45 km away)
Breakfast on board.
Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris.
Navigation to Aswan.
Lunch on board.
In the afternoon, there will be a visit to the high dam.
A visit to the Philae Temple, dedicated to the cult of Isis and saved from the waters by Unesco.
Sound and light in the Temple of Philae (Optional)
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 5: Aswan – Kom Ombo (About 45 km away)
Breakfast on board.
Opportunity to make the optional excursion to Abu Simbel to visit the two temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. They were to be engulfed by the waters during the commissioning of the high dam on the Nile (Optional).
Lunch on board.
Felucca ride around Elephantine Islands in the afternoon.
Sail to Kom Ombo.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6: Kom Ombo – Luxor (About 216 km away)
Breakfast on board.
Full day sail to Luxor.
Free time aboard.
Lunch on board.
Sound and light at Karnak Temple (Optional).
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7: Luxor (Right Bank)
Breakfast on board.
A visit to the Karnak Temple, the Great Temple of Amon Ra, with its impressive pillared hall of 134 columns.
A visit to the Temple of Luxor that the Egyptians called “the southern harem of Amon”.
Lunch aboard.
Free Afternoon.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 8: Luxor – Cairo
Breakfast on board.
You will be transferred to the airport for a flight to Cairo (Based on flight schedules, your lunch will be in Luxor or Cairo).
Upon arrival, you will receive full assistance in the reception by our representatives from Affari Qui Travel.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 9: Cairo – Alexandria
Breakfast at the hotel.
A visit to Memphis and Sakkara.
Lunch near the pyramids.
In the afternoon, there will be a visit to the Giza Plateau where the three great pyramids of Kheops, Kephren and Mykerinos stand. At the Temple of the valley, you can see the Sphinx which is 70m long and 20m high.
Bus from Cairo to Alexandria.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Alexandria – Cairo
A tour to visit the library, Montazah Palace gardens, the Mosque of El Morsy Abul Abbas and exterior view of Qaitbay Citadel.
Lunch during the tour.
Later in the afternoon, the bus will return to Cairo.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel.
A visit to the National Museum of Antiquities, founded by Auguste Mariette, in 1857. It occupies 250,000 pieces that cover the history of Ancient Egypt.
Lunch in town.
A visit to the Citadel of Saladin, Mosque of Mohamed Ali and then wander in the bazaars of Khan El Khalili.
Sound and light at the Giza Pyramids (Optional).
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 12: Cairo – Paris
Breakfast at the hotel.
Depending on flight schedules, you will be transferred to the airport to take a plane to Paris.
NB
The order of visits may be changed due to local requirements (sailing time, passage of the lock difficult to Cairo traffic, crowds of tourists sites …). The entire program will be respected nonetheless.
Because of slots used by airlines, it remains possible that the first or last night or the day does so (are) not fully passed (s) at the hotel or on the boat
Formalities:
Passport valid six months after the date back (to check before departure).
Visa: a form to fill consular locally.
Visa obtained by us on arrival for all our programs brochure.
Entrance fees include:
National Museum of Antiquities
Citadel of Saladin
Mohamed Ali Mosque
The sites of Giza (except entry into a pyramid)
The Valley Temple
The site of Memphis and Sakkara
The Temples of Karnak Luxor
Queen Hatshepsut
Three tombs in the Valley of the Kings
The temples of Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae and the high Dam
