Begin your Egypt 9-day solo vacation (Egypt with Felucca cruise for singles) from Australia & New Zealand in Cairo. Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, and the Egyptian Museum. Board your sleeping train from Cairo to Aswan to begin your felucca ride from Aswan.
Enjoy sailing the peaceful Nile River on an authentic felucca sailboat exploring the mighty sights along the Nile valley. Explore the beautiful Temple of Philae and the twin Temple of Kom Ombo. Visit the Camel Market in Daraw. Drive from Gabal El-Silsilah to Luxor visiting Edfu Temple on your way to Luxor.
Discover the magnificent tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Rove through the largest temple in the world, Karnak Temple. Visit the majestic Luxor Temple. Board your sleeper train from Luxor back to Cairo for the rest of your 9-day Egypt itinerary with a felucca from Australia & New Zealand.
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Arrival at Cairo International Airport. 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.
Your actual Egypt 9-day solo tour from Australia & New Zealand (Egypt with Felucca cruise) just starts right now.
Today, you will visit 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 remains (Khufu’s pyramid) awaits you. Are you ready to discover it from the inside?
Today you will learn about the history of the pyramids, how they were constructed, and why they were constructed. Then on to the first pyramid in history, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara.
Transfer to Giza Railway to board your sleeper train to Aswan to begin your 3-night felucca cruise.
Arrival at Aswan Railway. Meet with your guide to commence your tour to the High Dam, the beautiful Philae Temple, and the granite quarry of the Unfinished Obelisk.
Board your Felucca cruise. Enjoy the Nile landscape in Aswan. Lunch and dinner on board. Stop on the banks for a peaceful night.
Breakfast and disembarkation. Drive to the famous Camel Market (every Saturday and Sunday). Set sail to Kom Ombo to overnight there.
Breakfast then visit the twin Temple of Horus and Sobek together with the Crocodile Museum in Kom Ombo. Set sail to Gabal El-Silsilah to overnight there. Lunch and dinner will be served onboard your Felucca cruise.
Breakfast then disembarkation. Visit the sandstone quarry of Gabal El-Silsilah together with the rock-cut temple of Horemheb. Drive from Gabal El-Silsilah to Edfu to visit the most intact temple in Egypt, the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant then transfer to your hotel in Luxor.
Visit the magnificent Valley of the Kings, the unique Temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, and the giant Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank of Luxor.
Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant, then proceed to visit the Temple of Karnak and the Temple of Luxor.
Transfer to Luxor Railway to board your sleeper train to Cairo.
From Giza Railway to explore the fantastic contents of the historical Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Hundreds of objects from all periods of Egypt’s past are displayed on the two floors of the museum.
From the museum to the Citadel of the Sunni Muslim leader Saladin, which was built in 1172 to protect Cairo against the Crusaders. The White Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha is a prominent feature of the citadel.
You will finish your tour today at the historical bazaar of Khan El-Khalili, the largest bazaar in the Middle East.
Transfer to your hotel for a free evening in Cairo.
Transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure. It is really sad to leave, so ask our guides about your next solo adventure in Egypt.
