Day 1: Arrival to Cairo Airport

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt. Cheers Egypt Tours representative will be waiting for you at the exit door of the arrival hall holding a sign with your name and our company name to transfer you to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Day 2: Giza Pyramids, Saqqara & Memphis Day tour

You will be picked up by Cheers Egypt Tours Egyptologist guide from your hotel in Cairo to the Giza Necropolis to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, The Great Pyramid of King Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus, the famous Sphinx and the Solar  Boat. Then move to visit the oldest Pyramid in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara, which is considered the first limestone structure in Egypt and its history goes back to the third Dynasty (old Kingdom). In addition, you will see marvelous tombs that still have the original scenes with their colors still on the walls that have never changed for more than 4000 thousand years. Next, move to visit Memphis Museum of King Ramses II to witness his colossus statue lying down and the nicest standing in the garden and also see the alabaster of the Sphinx of Memphis. Then head back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Saqqara Complex & Memphis Museum

 

Day3: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours

Cheers Egypt Tours representative will assist you to check-out from the hotel in the early morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan. As you arrive at the Aswan Airport, Cheers Egypt Tours representative will greet you and transfer you to your Nile cruise ship. Enjoy lunch on board. After which you will be guided to visit the High Dam which was built in the 60ths during President Nasser’s period. Then to the Philae temple which was a place of devotion to Isis and Hathor. Then, back to the cruise ship with dinner on board. Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.

 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: High Dam, Philae Temple

 

Day 4: Abu Simbel Temple & Kom Ombo Temple Tour

Enjoy your Abu Simbel overnight trip from Aswan. cheers Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan by a private air-conditioned vehicle. It is about 3:00 am. In the north of Ramses II temple, the Nefertari Temple, which was built by Ramses II for his favorite wife, Queen Nefertari, among 200 other wives and concubines. After finishing the tour, you will be escorted back to your Nile Cruise in Aswan by your private air-conditioned vehicle. Enjoy your lunch on board, then cruise to Kom Ombo which is a twin temple alongside the Nile River. It is believed that this temple was built in honor of the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus. The Cruise will sail on to Edfu and have dinner on board as well. Overnight aboard your cruise in Edfu.

 

Meals: Breakfast (In a Box), Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Abu Simbel Temple & Kom Ombo Temple

 

Day 5: Edfu Temple Tour

Enjoy your breakfast on board. You will visit the Temple of Edfu which is dedicated to Horus, which is considered by most to be the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. The Nile cruise will continue sailing towards Luxor. Enjoy your lunch & dinner on board alongside the shows on the cruise. Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.

 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Horus Temple, Edfu.

*Optional Tour (Hot Air Balloon from Luxor)

 

Day 6: Disembarkation Luxor Nile Cruise / West Bank Tour

Early morning, enjoy your breakfast on board and get ready for disembarkation from the Nile Cruise & enjoy an unforgettable trip to the royal cemetery for the 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings. The most famous tombs are King Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon. Then continue to visit The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at the West Bank of Luxor. She was the daughter of Tutmosis I, born 1500 BC. She ruled Egypt for about 22 years, which made her the only female pharaoh who reigned in ancient Egypt. Finish by passing by the Colossi of Memnon. Get transferred to a hotel in Luxor. Overnight in Luxor.

 

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon

 

Day 7: Luxor East Bank / Hurghada

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and Cheers Egypt Tours representative will be waiting for you to start your tour of Luxor to visit The Karnak Temples on the East bank, which was dedicated to God Amon, which has the largest place of worship ever built. Then proceed to visit the Luxor Temple of King Amenhotep III, which has one of the tallest obelisks in the world. Then the transfer to Hurghada on the Red Sea from Luxor is around 4 hours’ drive. Overnight in Hurghada.

 

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple

 

Day 8: Hurghada / Snorkeling Tour at Giftun Island

Cheers Egypt Tours representative will collect you from your Hotel in Hurghada for the Drive to Hurghada Marina. Upon arrival you will be taken to the boat jetty to board your boat. Then set sail towards Giftun Island, part of the preserved National Park on the Red Sea and enjoy a delicious barbecue meal onboard including freshly grilled fish. The Captain will then drop anchor at a private sandy beach with time allowed to swim, snorkel, and dive or just relax and do some sunbathing then sailing back to the jetty for your return transfer to your hotel in Hurghada Red Sea. Overnight in Hurghada.

 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visits: Hurghada, Snorkeling Tour at Giftun Island

 

Day 9: Hurghada / Cairo

Enjoy your 3rd night in Hurghada, then take a night bus to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

 

Meals: Breakfast

 

Day 10: Cairo City Tour

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and Cheers Egypt Tours representative will be waiting for you to start your tour of  Cairo city tour you will visit the citadel of Salah El Din which was constructed with limestone quarried from large blocks supplied by the small pyramids at Giza. It was completed between 1176 and 1182. In the 19th century. The Citadel became the residence of the royal family. Muhammad Ali, the Turkish ruler. As well as visiting the mosque and the palace, you will enjoy an amazing view across the city from this high point. Launch at a public restaurant. Then you will visit the most important sights which include the Egyptian museum and see most of Tutankhamun’s treasures, which contain the world’s most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities. The last part of the trip is visiting Coptic Cairo to see the very great sites like the hanging church of the Virgin Mary, seeing the Coptic Museum, which collects very rare types of Coptic arts, and then will see the cave church where the holy family stayed for three weeks. Then Finally Khan el Khalili old market. overnight in Cairo.

 

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: The Egyptian Museum, the Citadel, Coptic Cairo & Khan El Khalili Bazaar

 

Day 11: Final Departure

At the hotel, you will have breakfast before being transferred to the Cairo International Airport to depart.

 

Meals: Breakfast