8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS CAIRO, NILE CRUISE LUXOR ASWAN AND ABU SIMBEL

Day 1: Arrival                 

Arrival at Cairo airport, and assistance of our Spanish-speaking guide and transfer by private A / C car to your Hotel. Accommodation in Cairo.

Meals: N / A.

Day 2: Pyramids of Giza, Sakkara, Memphis                     

Breakfast at the Hotel and at 8:00 AM Pick up from the Hotel by the Spanish Speaking Guide of Nefertari Tours Egypt and Transfer to the area of ​​the pyramids of Giza or Gizeh where the most Perfect (Cheops, Kefren and Menkaure) of the 4 Dianstia of the Ancient Rhine and are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that have survived (2550 BC and 2470 BC). Then see the Temple of the Valley or of the Mummification and The Sphinx the Father of Terror with the Human head of King Kefren and the Body of a Lion.

Lunch is included between visits in a local restaurant with a complete meal for each person, but does not include drinks.

Then Visit the Step Pyramid of Sakkara which is the oldest built dedicated to King Djoser and visit the preserved tombs of the 6th dynasty of the ancient kingdom.

Finish The Tour with Visit to Memphis the first Capital of Ancient Egypt Founded by King Narmer in 3200 BC and see its open-air museum such as the lying and giagnte statue of King Ramses II and the alabaster sphinx of the Same as the second more big after Giza.

The Tipco dance in Egypt is like a Nile Cruise in Cairo including transportation, dinner, belly dance and Tanura Show. Accommodation in Cairo.

At the end of the tour, transfer back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3: Luxor, Cruise                   

At the scheduled time, departure to Cairo Airport to fly to Luxor, Arrival at Luxor and the assistance of our Spanish-speaking guide to start your tour visiting the West Bank

Visit to the Valley of the Kings, which was the place, during the New Kingdom, where the pharaohs were buried in hypogea. Here the kings of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties were buried, as well as some queens, princes, nobles and even animals.

Visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, the unique temple of Queen Hatshepsut (18th dynasty), the most monumental of those built in the valley and the only one of its kind in all of Egypt. Visit to the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Free afternoon. Afternoon tea, Dinner on board. Accommodation in Luxor.

(Optional) Balloon tour: If you want your stay in Luxor to be unforgettable. Fly peacefully over the Valley of the King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain of the Nobles.

Meals: Full Board.

Day 4: Luxor, Cruise, East Bank                  

Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Luxor, it was built during the New Kingdom. It was linked to the Karnak temple by an avenue (dromos) flanked by sphinxes. It was built by two pharaohs, Amenhotep III (built the inner area) and Ramses II (finished the temple).

Visit to the Temple of Karnak, in ancient Egypt especially during the New Kingdom, it was the most influential religious center. The main temple was dedicated to the worship of the god Amun, but as in other Egyptian temples, other deities were also venerated. Starting from the Avenue of the Sphinxes visit the unfinished papillon, the hypostyle hall, with its 134 gigantic columns, the obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus designs and the papyrus, the Granite Beetle of Amenophis and visit the sacred lake.

At the end return to the cruise, lunch and navigation to Edfu.

Accommodation in Edfu,

Meals: Full Board

Day 5: Cruise, Edfu and Kom Ombo

Breakfast on board. Transfer by horse carriage to visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt and was called Mesen, “The place of the harpoon”, “The House of Ra”. Return to the Cruise Lunch on board, afternoon tea and navigation to Kom Ombo.

In the Afternoon Arrival at Kom Ombo and Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris.

Return to the Cruise, Navigation to Aswan, Overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Full Board.

Day 6: Cruise disembarkation, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Cairo

Breakfast on board and then at 4:00 am start the full day tour to the Abu Simbel Temple.

The Colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (19th century Dynasty) and lately saved from the flooding of the waters of the Nile amid the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built on a cliff of sandstone rock, and the representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its massive façade. Nearby, there is also the small temple of the king’s favorite wife (Nefertari), dedicated to the goddess Hathor.

Return to Aswan and Visit the High Dam and Philae Temple, and Have a Felucca Ride On The Nile.

At the end Transfer to Aswan Airport to return to Cairo.

Cairo Arrival and Assistance of Our Guide for the Transfer to the Hotel in Cairo and Accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.

Day 7: Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo, Khan El Khalili Bazaars

At 8:00 AM Pick up from the hotel by the Spanish speaking guide of Nefertari Tours Egypt and transfer to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo or Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, it is located in Cairo and guards the largest collection of objects from the Pharaonic era from ancient Egypt; It has more than 120,000 objects and artifacts. It was designed in 1900 by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon in a neoclassical style, and it was inaugurated in 1902. Since 1922 the museum experienced a spectacular growth as its funds increased with the great treasure of Tutankhamun, of more than three thousand five hundred pieces, discovered by the English Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon at the Pharaoh’s Tomb in the Valley of the Kings

Then visit Old Cairo which is known as Coptic or Christian Cairo, which is one of the most important places visited by the Holy Family, where the spiritual impact of their presence was felt even more; Although his stay was brief, by the Governor of the then Fustat enraged by the collapse of the idols in the approach of Jesus tried to kill the child. But they took refuge from their wrath in a cave above which, in recent years, the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergious) was built. This, and the entire Babylonian fortress area, is a pilgrimage destination not only for Egyptians, but for Christians around the world. An air of piety and devotion permeates the entire district there. Also there you can visit and enter the Church of Abu-Sergah and Santa Barbara,

Lunch is included between visits at a local restaurant based on whole flour for each person, but does not include drinks.

Then finish the day tour with a visit to Khan El Khalili bazaars. one of the famous old bazaars in the Middle East.

(Optional not included) Night visit to the sound and light show in the area of ​​the pyramids

At the end of the tour, transfer back to the hotel and accommodation in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 8: Final departure                    

Breakfast at the hotel and Transfer to Cairo International Airport by our staff for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.