From Hurghada 8 Days Cairo White Desert Nile Cruise

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From Hurghada 8 Days Cairo White desert Nile Cruise

Book this Egypt tours from Hurghada 8 Days Cairo White desert Nile Cruise and explore the best of Egypt from Cairo to Aswan. Star your Egypt tour packages from Hurghada by the Red Sea then drive to Cairo to visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. Travel back in time to White desert, black desert and Crystal mountain and enjoy camping at the new white desert. Complete your adventure and embark one of Egypt Nile Cruises from Aswan to Luxor to marvel at the Egyptian temples such as Philae temple, Kom Ombo temple, and Edfu temple. End your Hurghada travel packages with some of top attractions during your Luxor day tours.

Tour Details

Duration 8 Days / 7 Nights

Tour Location Hurghada Cairo White desert Aswan Kom Ombo Edfu Luxor Hurghada

Tour Availability Everyday

Pickup & Drop Off Hurghada

Tour Type: Private

Wheel Chair: Accessible

Tour highlight

Grand Egyptian Museum

Giza Pyramids

White desert

Abu Simbel temple

Nubian Village

Philae temple

Aswan High Dam

Kom Ombo temple

Edfu temple

Valley of the Kings

Hatshepsut temple

Valley of Nobles

Menon Colossi

Including in this tour

Round transfer with air-conditioned vehicle

Knowledgeable Egyptologist tour guide

2 night accommodation at Cairo hotel on B/B basis

1 night Camping at white desert

3 nights on board Nile River Cruise on full board basis

1 night sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan

Entrance fees to all the places in the itinerary

All Service Charges and Taxes

Excluded in this tour

Entrance fee for Cheops Pyramid & Menkaura Pyramid

Entrance fees for the extra tombs in the Valley of the Kings

Tipping for Nile Cruise and guide

Beverages during lunches

Any optional tours

What to Pack

Sunglasses / Suncream

Hat/ Scarf

Comfortable shoes and clothes

Heavy clothes at Winter

Itinerary

Day 1, Hurghada Cairo

Start your Egypt tour packages when you meet with your guide at the hotel lobby to start your trip from Hurghada to Cairo,  white desert and Nile Cruise. It takes around 6 hours driving to Cairo with two stops on the way to have your breakfast, use the WC, have morning coffee. Upon arrival, your guide will start with the top Giza attractions, Grand Egyptian Museum. In fact, its the biggest Museum in the world and it houses around 150000 artifacts including all Tutankhamun treasures for the first time in one place. Look at the only hanging Obelisk, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase and much more.

Once you finish your visit to the GEM museum, you will proceed to your next stop.

Lunch

Enjoy a freshly cooked lunch at a local restaurant near Pyramids area.

Giza Pyramids

Your next stop will be the Giza Pyramids Complex and the only wonder of the old seven wonders. The Pyramids date back to the fourth dynasty, Old Kingdom and they were the final rest place for Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure. Here you can visit more than the Pyramids like the Queen Pyramids, tombs of Pyramid builders, and boat pits. Moreover, you can see any of the Pyramids from inside against charge.

After you visit the main Pyramids, and shot some photos from the panorama, you will proceed to the mummification temple and the Great Sphinx.

At the end of the tour, your guide will join you to have smooth check-in at Cairo hotel and overnight.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch

Day 2, Cairo

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel before you will start your Cairo day tours to the best Cairo attractions on the east bank of the Nile. You will start with Saladin Citadel on Mokattam hills, the highest point between the Nile River and Mokattam mountain. Also, you will visit the Alabaster mosque from inside and you will learn about Islam and prayers.

Lunch

Enjoy your lunch on a cruise boat before you head to your next stop.

Old Cairo

Old Cairo is one of the oldest parts of Cairo and is home to the Coptic Museum, Roman Fortress, Coptic Churches, and Islamic Mosques. You will visit the Hanging Church is one of the oldest Churches in Old Cairo. then you will visit Abu Serga Church where Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ resided for 3 months during their trip in Egypt. Also, you will end your tour in Old Cairo with Ben Ezra Synagogue the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt.

Later on, you will go back to your hotel for overnight.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3, Cairo Bahariya

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel then check-out and start your way to Bahariya Oasis. It takes around three ad half hours driving with a coffee break on the way. Upon arrival, you will enjoy a freshly home made cooked lunch at a local house before you start your 4*4 Jeep tour. You will start with the black desert, mountains covered with layers of black powder and stones over the peaks. then we will drive to El Heiz village cold spring to enjoy swimming and have a Bedouin tea with meant.

after having a shower, you will be taken to the Crystal mountain which is a mountain basically filled with crystals limestone rocks. Then, to the Aqabat area or the Valley of the Aqabat or Agabat with amazing stone formations. In fact, you will proceed to such amazing place called moon cave where you can shot amazing photos before you head to enjoy sand boarding on a very soft sand dunes.

End your day at the camp site at the white desert where you will enjoy a BBQ dinner while looking at the stars.

 

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4, White desert Cairo

Early wake up and breakfast at the camp site then start a short tour to the new white desert and the tree of life. after that, we will go back to Bahariya Oasis for lunch at a local house before we start our way to Cairo. Upon arrival to Cairo, we will visit the oldest street in Cairo El Moez street and the historical bazaar Khan El Khalili before we drive to Giza station to board our sleeper train to Aswan around 20.30 pm. Enjoy your dinner on board the train and overnight.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5, Aswan Nile Cruise

After having the breakfast on the sleeper train and upon arrival to Aswan, you will join your Egyptologist guide to start Aswan attractions. You will start with Aswan High Dam then you will drive to board a motorboat to one of the most beautiful Egyptian temples, Philae temple. Listen to the unconditional love story between Isis and Osiris and learn about the Egyptian history du9rng the Greco Roman era.

At the end of the tour, you will go to check-in at your Nile Cruise then enjoy lunch on board. afternoon, you will have an amazing trip to the Nubian Village where you can see the colorful houses, Nubian people, and make Henna Tattoos if you like. back to the cruise for dinner and overnight.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6, Aswan Abu Simbel Kom Ombo

Enjoy your morning coffee at the cruise bar before you start your Aswan day tours to Abu sambal. It takes three hours driving with a coffee break on the way and upon arrival you will have two hours marveling at the great temple of Ramesses the great and his wife temple Nefertari.

Later on, you will be back to the cruise for lunch and sail to Kom Ombo city where you will visit Kom Ombo temple. The temple has unique scenes never found anywhere else such as the Surgical instruments, ancient Calendar and the duplicate elements of everything. after you finish the temple, you will visit the Crocodile Museum where you will see a lot of mummified crocodiles, tools, and sarcophagi. back to the cruise for dinner and sail to Edfu city for overnight.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7, Edfu Luxor

Enjoy a short horse carriage ride to Edfu temple before breakfast for about 15 minuets and listen to your guide about the best preserved temple in whole Egypt. Horus temple is a unique temple as its the only one have the whole story of Horus and Seth, and a prefect Pylon.

back to the cruise for breakfast then sail for the whole day to Luxor via Esna lock.  Upon arrival to Luxor, you will join your guide for Luxor temple visit at night before you go back for dinner and overnight in Luxor.

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 8, disembarkation Luxor Hurghada

Enjoy your last breakfast on board then check-out and start Luxor attractions with your own guide and your own private car. Spend time at the Valley of the Kings and visit three tombs included in the ticket with the opportunity to visit Tutankhamun tomb against charge. before you proceed to the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir El Bahari. End Luxor west bank with the Colossi of Memnon before you go for lunch.

end your Luxor attractions with Karnak temple on east side then drive back to your hotel as part of your Egypt tours From Hurghada 8 Days Cairo White desert Nile Cruise

Meals:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner