Egypt and Nile Cruise Tour in 8 Day: Cairo, Luxor and Aswan by Train

Your tour guide will meet you and help at Cairo International Airport during the arrival procedures , then escort you straight to your hotel in Cairo using a fully air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, your tour guide will assist with a smooth check-in and go over your budget vacation itinerary with you, to make sure and also confirm the pick up times for each tour.

Staying overnight in Cairo.  
A welcome drink is included.

After a really delicious wholesome breakfast at your hotel, your personal guide will kind of guide you to the Giza Plateau, to start the trip by gazing at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza. You’ll stop at the famous Sphinx and the Valley Temple, it feels very close up, even when you’re just standing there. After the pyramid visit, you go for lunch at a real Egyptian restaurant, then you continue toward the New Grand Egyptian Museum—Egypt’s newest landmark, located only about two kilometers from the pyramids, and also one of the world’s biggest, and most modern archaeological museums.

The GEM contains more than 100,000 artifacts across 5,000 years, including the full Tutankhamun collection shown together for the first time, all with modern style, engaging interactive displays, and honestly stunning sightlines over the Giza Plateau. Later on, you will be transferred to the Giza train station so you can board the sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan. Dinner and breakfast are served directly aboard.

Overnight accommodations will be inside your compartment on the train.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).

When you arrive at the Aswan train station, a New Dynamics Travel representative will find you and help you along, then you’ll be moved over to your Nile cruise ship. You’ll have lunch on board, and afterwards you’ll be shown around to see the grand Philae temple, a place of devotion for the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, plus the huge Unfinished Obelisk which is still lying there on its side in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt. Later, you’ll head back to the cruise ship where dinner is waiting on board.

Overnight aboard the cruise in Aswan.  
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.  
Vistis: Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk.

After breakfast on board you’ll get moving toward Kom Ombo, where the twin Temple of Kom Ombo awaits , and honestly it kind of feels like you’re walking into two ideas at once. There you’ll hear about the crocodile god Sobek , and the falcon god Horus too , with the monuments showing up on each side, like a careful arrangement. You’ll take lunch again back on the ship, then continue onward to Edfu, and yes dinner is also served on board.

Overnight during your cruise in Edfu.  
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.  
Visits: Kom Ombo, Temple of Kom Ombo.

After breakfast, on board the Nile cruise ship, you’ll be taken to the Horus Temple at Edfu , and then you move onward toward Luxor where lunch is served onboard as well. Later, you will be guided back to your Nile cruise ship for dinner and a belly dancing show on board.  

Overnight stay on your cruise in Luxor.  
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.  
Visits: Horus Temple , Edfu.

In the early morning, take your time and enjoy a laid back breakfast on board. After breakfast , you’ll disembark then set out for a lovely guided tour to see the East side of the Nile in Luxor—starting with Karnak Temple and then moving on to Luxor Temple. After that, you continue to the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor, visiting the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and also the Colossi of Memnon. Later on, you’ll make your way to the Luxor train station to board the sleeper train, heading back toward Cairo. Dinner is served on the train.

Overnight, you’ll rest in your private compartment onboard.  
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.  
Visits: Luxor, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.

Breakfast on the sleeper train before you reach the Giza rail station. You’ll be met there, and a New Dynamics Travel representative will kinda help you through things and take you over to your hotel, so you can have some down time  (try to get checked into your room as early as possible) .  

In Cairo, there are optional side trips, like you might want to see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser at Sakkara and then also Memphis.

One night at your hotel in Cairo.  
Meals: Breakfast.  
Optional Visits: Step Pyramid of King Zoser, Sakkara, Memphis.

Have a lovely breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, with a bit of free time before your flight. After you check out, you’ll be accompanied by a guide to Cairo International Airport for your last trip out.

Meals: Breakfast