Stay: 8 Days and 07 Nights including 4 nights on the cruise
Day 1: Paris – Luxor
Special flights from Paris to Luxor.
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.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 2: Luxor – Esna (About 50 km away)
Early breakfast on board of the cruise.
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.
Visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut where rites were held to benefit him and stop the colossi of Memnon.
Lunch 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”.
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.
Lunch on board.
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.
A visit to the high dam in the afternoon.
A visit to the Philae Temple, dedicated to the worship of Isis and saved water by Unesco.
Sound and light at the Temple of Philae (Optional)
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 5: Aswan – Abu Simbel- Cairo
Breakfast on board.
A tour by the felucca around Elephantine Islands.
Lunch and departure by plane to Abu Simbel.
Visit the temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, which were to be engulfed by the waters during the commissioning of the High Dam on the Nile.
You will be transferred to the airport for a flight to 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 6: Cairo (About 30 km away)
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.
Free afternoon
Opportunity to visit Memphis and Sakkara (Optional).
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Cairo (About 45 km away)
Breakfast at the hotel.
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.Lunch at the foot of the pyramids.
Free afternoon or optional opportunity to visit the citadel, the mosque of Mohamed Ali and wander the bazars of Khan El Khalili.
Sound and light at the Pyramids of Giza (Optional).
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 8: Cairo – Paris
Breakfast at the hotel.
Depending on flight schedules, you will be transferred to the airport for a flight to Paris.
Formalities:
Passport valid six months after the date back.
Visa obtained by us on arrival for all our programs brochure.
Entrance fees included:
The temple of Karnak
Luxor
Queen Hatshepsut
Three tombs in the Valley of the Kings
The temples of Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae, and the high dam
The temple of Abu Simbel
The National Museum of Antiquities
The sites of Giza (except entry into a pyramid)
The Valley Temple.
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.
