Discover Egypt in style on this unforgettable Cairo and Nile cruise experience. Our 9 Day Egyptian Treasures: Cairo, Alexandria, And Nile Cruise tour is made for you if you want history, comfort, and variety in one well-planned holiday. Discover the beauty of Egypt with our 9 day Egypt itineraries.
Start your journey in Cairo. Explore the bustling the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, and the Grand Egyptian Museum. This Cairo and Nile cruise package also takes you beyond the capital to beautiful Alexandria. Here, you’ll visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. After Cairo and Alexandria, the adventure continues in Upper Egypt. Your Cairo and Nile cruise tour includes a relaxing Nile cruise between Aswan and Luxor. Visit the Philae Temple, the Kom Ombo Temple, and the Edfu Temple. Explore the Karnak Temple and the Luxor Temple, two of the most significant temples in Egypt.
This Cairo Alexandria and Nile cruise holiday gives you the best of Egypt in just nine days. You will enjoy guided sightseeing, smooth transfers, and carefully selected experiences from start to finish. If you are looking for a memorable Egypt tour with Cairo and Nile cruise. This 9-day trip offers excellent value, iconic sites, and lasting memories. Book your journey with Egypt Best Vacations today.
Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will meet and assist by our representative of “Egypt Best Vacations” who will help you through the arrival and visa regulations. Transfer to your hotel for free time and the beginning of your Cairo & Nile cruise package.
Meals Plan: No Meals Included
Your actual Cairo & Nile cruise tour kicks off as our professional tour guide collects you from your hotel, initiating your exploration of the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, and the GEM Museum.
Today, you will explore the Giza Plateau. Today’s tour includes the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure with the great Sphinx. The only ancient wonder which still exists (Khufu’s pyramid) awaits you. Today you will learn about the history of the pyramids, how they were built, and why they were built.
Savor your lunch at a local restaurant, then proceed to the Grand Egyptian Museum. Explore the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian treasures in one stunning modern complex. You’ll stand face-to-face with the full Tutankhamun collection and enjoy immersive galleries that bring Egypt’s history to life. Then, transfer back to your hotel.
Meals Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Following your breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the Citadel of Saladin, which was built in 1172 to protect Cairo from the Crusaders. At the citadel, you can visit the White Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha, which is one of its most prominent features. Continue to Coptic Cairo District to visit the Hanging Church, Abu Serga Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Your tour will conclude in the largest market in Egypt, Khan El-Khalili, a historical bazaar. Then, return to your hotel.
Meals Plan: Breakfast Only
Today, your Cairo and Nile cruise holiday takes you to Alexandria. Once the glittering crown of Greco-Roman Egypt, beckons, ready to unfold its ancient secrets and timeless allure. Your tour includes the famous Roman Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. The catacombs are huge Egyptian tombs and royal cemeteries with Ptolemaic and Roman influences. The catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa are one the largest Roman burial sites not just in Alexandria but in Egypt. These catacombs started as a private tomb for a wealthy family, then became a public cemetery. The catacombs house more than 300 tombs.
From the catacombs to the Pompey’s Pillar. Many of the ancient historians did not tell us more details about the “Pompey’s Pillar” but about the buildings that stood nearby and have disappeared now. The hill on which the pillar is erected was covered with temples and houses a long time before the Roman era. It was the place of the Citadel of Rhakotis. A temple was dedicated to Osiris-Serapis was built on the mountain.
Then proceed to the Citadel of Qaitbay. The Citadel of Qaitbay in Alexandria is one of the most important fortifications in Egypt. It was constructed by Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay to defend Egypt against the Ottomans/Turks. End your tour to Alexandria wonders with visiting the Library of Alexandria. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant, then travel back to Cairo.
Meals Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
A fabulous Nile cruise vacation awaits! For the ensuing four days of your 9-day Cairo and Nile cruise, you will be cruising along the River Nile aboard a comfort cruise ship. So, we will transfer you to Cairo Airport to fly to Aswan to begin your 3-night Nile River cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Meet your guide just outside the arrival terminal at Aswan Airport to commence your Aswan tour.
Explore the wonders of the beautiful City of Aswan such as the High Dam, one of the great engineering feats of the 1960s. Then proceed to the beautiful Temple of Isis at Philae Island. This temple was built during the Greco-Roman era and, was dedicated to Isis, goddess of Love and Magic in ancient Egypt. You will end your Aswan tour at the granite quarry of the Unfinished Obelisk. Then, transfer to your Nile cruise ship. Overnight in Aswan.
Optional tour: Tour to the Nubian Village in Aswan
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy a free morning on board your cruise ship or join us on an optional tour to the phenomenal temples of Abu Simbel.
Your Nile cruise ship will set sail to Kom Ombo around the lunchtime. Disembark at Kom Ombo to visit the twin Temple of Horus and Sobek. It was built during the Greco-Roman period. It was built over the ruined temple of the New Kingdom. The temple began during the time of Ptolemy V and was completed by the time of Emperor Tiberius. The emperors Domitian, Caracalla, and others added to the temple. So it took about 400 years to finish. Enjoy a short visit to the Crocodile Museum, before you go back to your Nile cruise ship to set sail to Edfu. Overnight in Edfu.
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Before breakfast, you will take a horse and carriage to the Temple of Horus in Edfu. This temple is the most intact temple in Egypt and it was built during the Greco-Roman period. The Temple of Edfu is fully inscribed with reliefs and hieroglyphs on its exterior and interior walls. Take your carriage back to your cruise ship to set sail to Luxor via the Lock of Esna. Upon arrival in Luxor, you will visit the impressive Temple of Karnak and the majestic Temple of Luxor. Both temples were dedicated to the Theban Triad; Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Overnight in Luxor.
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Disembarkation, followed by Luxor west bank tour. Visit the impressive Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most important highlights not only in Luxor but throughout Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians named it (Ta-Iset-Ma’at), which means “the Place of Truth”. The Valley of the Kings is the necropolis of the great Egyptian pharaohs of the 18th to the 20th Dynasty (1550-1080 BCE). Tuthmosis I was the first pharaoh who was buried at the Valley of the Kings while Ramses XI was the last pharaoh who was buried there.
From the Valley of the Kings to the unique Temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, who served as a sole pharaoh for about 20 years. Then proceed to Colossi of Memnon of Amenhotep III for a photo stop. Then head to Luxor Airport to fly back to Cairo. Transfer from Cairo Airport to your hotel in Cairo for final night of your Cairo & Nile cruise vacation.
Optional tour: Sunrise Hot Air Balloon over Luxor
Meals Plan: Breakfast Only
Wrap up your 9-day Egypt Cairo & Nile cruise tour, so we will transfer you to Cairo Airport for your final departure. It is really sad to leave, but feel free to contact us about your next adventure in Egypt.
Meals Plan: Breakfast Only
