Authentic Nile cruise through Egypt

Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where our local representative assists with passport control, luggage, and customs to ensure a smooth start to your Egypt travel.

A private, air-conditioned transfer then takes you to your hotel for check-in and time to relax. In the evening, enjoy a cultural dinner experience with Egyptian cuisine, live music, and a folkloric show, offering a memorable first night in Cairo.

Explore the Giza Plateau with your Egyptologist guide, visiting the pyramids of Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure. Enjoy a close view of the Great Sphinx, and time to enter one pyramid independently. Pause for panoramic photographs of the three pyramids rising from the sands against the Cairo skyline.

Continue to the Egyptian Museum to view Tutankhamun’s treasures and learn key highlights from your guide, followed by free time to explore at your own pace.

Conclude the day at Khan El Khalili Bazaar for shopping, bargaining, and a traditional cup of tea at El Fishawy.

Upon arrival in Luxor, our representative transfers you to your dahabiya Nile cruise for the days ahead. Settle in with a relaxed lunch on board as the passing riverside scenery offers a gentle introduction to this tailor-made Egypt itinerary.

Later, explore the vast Karnak Temple complex, including the monumental Hypostyle Hall and its towering columns, before continuing to Luxor Temple, built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II as a center for sacred rituals and festivals honoring the god Amun. Guided visits bring these remarkable monuments and their ancient stories vividly to life.

Start the day on the West Bank of the Nile, visiting the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings with its pharaonic tombs, Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, and the Valley of the Queens, with a local guide for a tailor-made made authentic experience.

Return to your cruise ship for lunch, enjoy afternoon tea, and then relax with free time on board. Optional night activity: enjoy the sound and light show at the Temple of Karnak.

After breakfast on board, visit the remarkably preserved Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu, where your guide brings ancient myths and carved inscriptions to life.

Continue by boat to Kom Ombo to explore the unique dual sanctuary dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god, and admire its distinctive medical reliefs.

Lunch is served on board after the morning’s visits, followed by a relaxed sail toward Aswan, with time to enjoy riverside life and sunset views along the Nile.

After breakfast on board your Nile cruise, your Egyptologist guide leads a tailor-made exploration of Aswan, including the impressive High Dam, the monumental Unfinished Obelisk, and the exquisite island sanctuary of Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis and Hathor. These highlights underscore why Aswan is considered among the best places to visit in Egypt.

In the afternoon, sail by traditional felucca around Elephantine Island for an intimate glimpse of local island life along the Nile.

After breakfast on board your Nile cruise, disembark in Aswan for an optional, tailor-made excursion to the relocated Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, one of the most remarkable highlights of a Nile cruise in Egypt trip.

Your Egyptologist provides rich context on the 13th-century BC carvings and the extraordinary 1968 relocation, noting that guides are not permitted inside the inner sanctuaries. Following the visit, return to Aswan Airport for a short flight to Cairo.

Enjoy a final breakfast at your hotel before completing check out and transferring privately to Cairo International Airport for your departure.

Our local team remains available for any last-minute assistance and a personalized farewell. We hope your Egypt trip has left you with lasting memories, and we look forward to helping plan your next adventure.