Included in this offer :

• 8-day/7-night group tour
• Accommodation in a 5*-star hotel (local standards) in Cairo for 3 nights
• 4-night 5* cruise (local standards) in a Standard Cabin
• Full-board from breakfast on day 2 to breakfast on day 8
• Flights departing from the city of your choice
• Shared round-trip airport/hotel and inter-hotel transfer
• Excursions and visits mentioned in the itinerary
• Cairo-Luxor domestic flight
• A local Egyptology guide for the duration of the stay

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PYRAMIDS AND THE COLOURS OF THE NILE - VISITS INCLUDED

Your Egyptian adventure begins in Cairo on the Giza Plateau, opposite the legendary pyramids guarded by the Sphinx. You will then head to Luxor on a 5-star cruise, and discover Aswan.

Your daily itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
Day 2: In Cairo, visit the Giza Plateau where the Pyramids of Giza and Khafre, the Tomb of Menkaure, and the Sphinx are perfectly preserved. Then visit the sites of Memphis and Saqqarah.
Day 3: Domestic flight, Cairo - Luxor. Boarding of the river cruise on the Nile. Visit to the left bank of the Nile, the Valley of the Kings
Day 4: Visit to the Temple of Horus
Day 5: Visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo, then sail to Assan. Visit to the Temple of Philae
Day 6: Free morning, mini Felucca cruise and visit to the Kitchener Botanical Garden in the afternoon.
Day 7: End of the cruise / Domestic flight to Cairo. Walk through the Souks of Khan El Khalili
Day 8: Departure from Cairo.

Please note: nights may change based on the flights selected, and depending on your arrival day, the order of the tours may change.

Your detailed itinerary

DAY 1: CAIRO

Arrival in Cairo.

Transfer to your hotel. Settle in at the hotel.

Cairo is one of the largest cities in the world and spans the length of both sides of the Nile.

DAY 2: CAIRO

Breakfast at the hotel.

Set off to visit the Giza Plateau and its incredible pyramids:
Khufu, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World and the only to have withstood the test of time. For more than 40 centuries, it was the highest monument built by man at 146m high. Khephren: the Pyramid of Khephren or Khafre looks taller than Giza, but in reality it is slightly smaller. The tilt angle is more emphasised, and it sits on slightly higher ground which is what creates this impression.
Menkaure, the tomb of King Menkaure is much smaler than the other two pyramids, with a height of 66 metres. The Sphinx: a lion with the head of Pharaoh whose role was to defend the entrance of the tomb against looters. It is 73 m long and 20 m high.

Lunch by the pyramids.

The afternoon will be spent visiting the sites of Memphis and Saqqarah**. Memphis, in the south of Cairo, is now a palm grove where several stone blocks, tablets and statues lie, including the iconic Alabaster Sphinx, capital of the Old Egyptian Empire, and was founded by King Menes around 3000 B.C.
On to the site of Saccara and the famous Step Pyramid, built around 2700 B.C. for the pharaoh Djoser by the architect Imhotep.

Dinner and night at the hotel.

DAY 3: CAIRO - LUXOR

Breakfast.

Transfer to the airport and flight to Luxor, Upper Egypt.

Arrival, transfer to the port and settling into the ship's cabins.

Set off to visit the left bank of the Nile, Thebes, where the tombs of pharaohs from the 18th to the 20th dynasty can be found.
The Valley of the Kings where you will visit three tombs. From the 18th dynasty onwards and throughout the New Empire, the pharaohs were no longer buried in temples or monuments dedicated to their last journey.
Visit the temple at Medinet Habu also known as the Temple of Ramesses III. This temple is extremely grand; without doubt one of the most spectacular mortuary temples ever built;
Your visit to Egypt would not be complete without visiting the vast, monumental site of Rameses.
On the way back, there will be a photo opportunity at the Colossi of Memnon: 2 giant twin statues carved in sandstone, witnesses to the past splendours of the temple of Amenhotep III.

Lunch on board.

Sail for Esna.

Dinner and night spent on board.

DAY 4: LUXOR / ESNA

Breakfast.

Sail to Edfu.

Lunch on board

Set off to visit the splendid Temple of Horus in Edfu. This masterpiece of architectural balance and elegance is one of the best preserved sites in all of Ancient Egypt, a great example of Ptolemaic art from the Graeco-Roman period. You enter the temple via the great column decorated with large raised images of the king and the gods, and walk towards the courtyard with walls showing the various rituals performed by the king.

Cruise continues to Kom Ombo.

Dinner and night spent on board.

DAY 5: ESNA / EDFU / KOM OMBO

Breakfast.

Visit to the Temple of Kom Ombo in the morning: isolated on a promontory along the Nile, this temple dating from the Greco-Roman era, which is the only of its kind in Egypt, includes two superb sanctuaries, one dedicated to Sobek, the Crocodile God, and the second to Horus, the Falcon God. It was built in the Ptolemaic period on the site of a New Empire temple. It is located on the top of a hill, 15 metres above the Nile. Duality abounds in this temple: it has two entrances, two parallel corridors, and symmetrically arranged rooms on either side of these corridors, which all lead to the double sanctuary. On the esplanade in front of the entrance, sculpted columns display shimmering colours.

Sail to Aswan, the capital of Nubia.

Lunch on board.

Next, visit the Philae Temple.

Visit the Papyrus Institute.

Dinner and night spent on board

DAY 6: KOM OMBO / ASWAN

Breakfast on board.

Free morning.

Lunch on board.

Mini-cruise in a felucca, the only way to reach the left bank and the Kitchener or Elephantine Islands, real gems of the river. Enjoy the breeze while you sail along the calm blue waters of the ancient Nile.
Stop off at Kitchener Island and visit the **botanical garden

Late afternoon free.

Dinner and night spent on board.

DAY 7: CAIRO

Breakfast on board.

Domestic flight to Cairo

Lunch

Walk in the Souk of Khan El Khalili, a bazaar built in the 14th century. It is very colourful and has traditional goods, but also a fabulous choice of gold, gold thread and silver jewellery, and a selection of North African handicrafts.

Optional activity to be booked and paid for on site with our local representative: Sound & Light at the Pyramids

Overnight stay at the hotel

DAY 8: CAIRO

Breakfast

Depending on your flight schedule, transfer to the airport

Your accommodation

During your tour you will stay for 3 nights at the 5-star Fairmont Nile City (local standards), and 4 nights on a 5-star (local standards) boat or similar:

Cairo: 5-star Le Passage or similar

Cruise: Boat 5-star M/S Zeina or similar

Full-board package (excluding drinks)

During your tour, you will be accommodated on a full-board basis (excluding drinks - bottle of water not included) from breakfast on day 2 to breakfast on day 8.

GOOD TO KNOW

Tips: 'bakchich'! A word you'll soon be familiar with! It's easy to say no to a solicitor, but it's a way of rewarding work and service well done. Gratuities for guides are never included. It is at the discretion of each individual.

The luggage allowance for domestic flights is 23 kg per person in the hold and one small bag of up to 7 kg in the cabin. Any additional kilos will be charged locally.

Accommodation is in accordance with local standards.

A paying connection accessible throughout the boat may be offered. However, we cannot guarantee the quality of the connection during your stay

On excursions, you will be grouped with other participants.

This package includes periods of free time during which you can wander around at your leisure. However, transfers are at your own expense.

The order of the visits can be modified to take account of local requirements (navigation time, passage of locks), but the visits listed will be carried out.

Optional extras are subject to a supplement, payable on site to your guide or local representative, except for the Abu Simbel excursion, which is available by coach and can be booked at the time of quotation.

PLEASE NOTE: For those booking the "hotel only" package (without international flights), please let us know your flight details as soon as possible via the contact form in "Help and contact" at the bottom of the page, so that we can organise your transfers.

Good to know

If you are travelling alone, you will be asked to pay a surcharge for a single room. This additional charge will be automatically included in your quote.

Child rates will be applied for children from 2 to 12 years old in the case where the child shares the room with two adults. If the child is travelling with just one adult, the surcharge may be applied on an adult basis. If your child or children do not fit into the age group mentioned above, the rate will be communicated to you at the time of processing your order. If the room is equipped with a bunk bed, the bed height is not suitable for children under 6 years of age.

For safety reasons, the wellbeing facilities of most establishments are not accessible to children under 16 years old. Similarly, it is possible that some amenities or services require an additional charge or are unavailable for exceptional reasons.

Unless otherwise stated in the service description, activities and any additional services available at destination, are provided in the language of the destination country and in English.

The opening times and hours of the activities, restaurants and bars are provided as an indication only and may be subject to change. Contact the reception desk in order to be informed of any changes.

Appropriate dress is required. We remind you that gambling may involve risks of isolation, indebtedness, and dependency...

Any additional special requirements the traveller may request which are not included in the travel service description will be communicated to our service provider. Sending this information does not imply acceptance and PerfectStay.com cannot be held responsible for the fulfilment of these special requests. Only the service provider of PerfectStay.com can access this request on location and any additional costs may be paid locally by the traveller.

Unless expressly stated in the description of the services and accommodation, the hotel is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Transportation

Choose an offer and, according to your preferences, opt for a seat in economy, business or first class.

See the 'View flight info' section for details on each trip.

In order to best organise your time in the airport, we advise that you arrive 2 hours before boarding for a medium-haul flight, or 3 hours before boarding for a long-haul flight (more than 5 hours). Take advantage of your early arrival to pass through security and check your luggage.

You will be informed whether or not luggage is included at the time of your booking.

You will have the opportunity to add additional luggage for a fee.

There are several different cities that are typically offered as departure points. Your arrival destination will show in your travel documents.

Depending on the flight schedule, some arrivals or returns may be made at night with early arrival or late departure. You will not always be able to have your room available immediately and will need to refer to the check-in and check-out conditions of the hotel.

In the event that your transfer is not included in your hotel reservation, it may be offered at the time of your reservation as an additional option. Unless specifically mentioned, transfers may be made in groups of 15 to 55 people.

Important: the modification or the cancellation of a booking is only possible within the limits and including the fees outlined in our general conditions of sale.

Thank you for kindly taking note of the CO2 emissions produced by your means of transport: http://eco-calculateur.aviation-civile.gouv.fr

Formalities

The following details apply to any British citizen who, during a trip sold by PerfectStay goes to a foreign country. The following is a resource directing you to information related to your travel formalities (identification documents, vaccines, VISA, safety, travel advice, etc.), and may be subject to change. Please note that Brexit negotiations are likely to include travel document modifications, therefore please regularly check most updated information. Please see official resource for British citizens wishing to travel:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

The official UK Foreign Travel site has updates on safety and security, including incidents such as pickpocketing and robbery, along with larger incidents such as measuring the risk of terrorism.
Detailed country by country here:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

If you are travelling with minors, please be sure to verify whether or not you will require a consent: https://www.gov.uk/permission-take-child-abroad

Please note that these details serve as a guiding resource in order to ensure that you have access to important information in order to pursue the necessary travel formalities required before travelling abroad with PerfectStay. Please note that PerfectStay will not engage in obtaining travel documents for you, such as visas, and you are solely responsible for knowing the potential health risks you may face in the course of your travels for which you may require vaccinations or medications. PerfectStay is not responsible for ensuring your travel formalities are properly undertaken and will only act as an intermediary directing you to resources which have been known to provide reliable information concerning travel formalities specific to British citizens.

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Travel documents

Once your reservation has been made, you will receive a confirmation e-mail before your travel documents are sent.

Regarding the transport documents (in the case of a reservation with transport included), we will provide you with all the information relating to check-in and luggage in the "Your travel documents" email, allowing you to leave with peace of mind.

To take advantage of all your reserved services (hotels, transfers, activities, etc.), you will receive one or more exchange vouchers to be presented to each supplier.

The contact details of the establishment will be specified in these documents, to help make your arrival at your destination as straight-forward as possible.

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