Included in this deal :

• 9-day/8-night tour
• Accommodation in a 5* hotel in Cairo for 2 nights
• A 6-night 5* cruise
• Full-board from breakfast on day 2 to breakfast on day 9
• Domestic flights mentioned in the itinerary
• Flights departing from the city of your choice(with the Transport included deal)
• Round-trip airport/hotel and inter-hotel transfers
• A local Egyptologist guide for the duration of the stay

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THE PYRAMIDS AND THE NILE IN 10 EXCURSIONS

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 five-star cruise.

Your daily itinerary:

Day 1: Cairo
Day 2: Cairo - Luxor
Day 3: Esna - Edfu - Kom Ombo
Day 4: Kom Ombo - Aswan
Day 5: Aswan
Day 6: Aswan - Esna
Day 7: Esna - Luxor
Day 8: Luxor - Cairo
Day 9: Cairo - departure

Please note that the nights may change according to the flights selected and that the order of visits may change depending on your arrival day.

More details:

• For all bookings made on the French market, you will be accompanied by a French-speaking guide

  
  For all bookings made on the English market, you will be accompanied by an English-speaking guide

  
  For all bookings made on the German market, you will be accompanied by a German-speaking guide

  
  For all bookings made on the Italian market, you will be accompanied by an Italian-speaking guide

Health measures relating to Covid-19

All our partners (hotels, transfers, activities, etc.) are committed to complying with the health and safety measures relating to the Covid-19 crisis. Please note that measures differ from country to country and may be subject to change according to government directives. Certain services may be unavailable as a result of these measures.

Your detailed itinerary

DAY 1: CAIRO

Arrival in Cairo.

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

Welcome on arrival and transfer to your hotel.
Settle in at the hotel. You may spend the first night on the boat depending on the arrival flight schedule

DAY 2: 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 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. Thutmose I and all the pharaohs who followed him decided to be buried on the other side of the Nile, on the West Bank - the land of the afterlife. Colossal monuments, such as the pyramids, and even the Mastabas used during the Old Kingdom ceased to be used. Instead, vaults were dug into the rock and access to them was strictly closed and hidden. Perhaps the main reason for this was to avoid grave robbers.

Visit to the temple at Medinet Habu also known as the Temple of Ramses III. This temple is like a castle. It is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular funerary temples. Your visit to Egypt would not be complete without visiting the gigantic and monumental site of Ramesses. Ramesses III sought to restore the greatness of Egypt and equally immortalise the name of his famous ancestor. He began to build his jubilee temple as soon as he acceded to the throne, and it has remained one of the largest in the necropolis of Thebes. All visitors love this large, ancient fortress by Ramesses. It is incredible in both size and splendour. It is one of the few that still has beautiful colours.

On the way back, there will be a photo opportunity at the Colossi of Memnon: two giant twin statues carved in sandstone, witnesses to the past splendours of the temple of Amenhotep III.

Lunch on board.

Sail towards Esna.

Dinner and night spent on board.

DAY 3: ESNA - EDFU - KOM OMBO

Breakfast.

Navigation 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 through the great pylon decorated with large, raised images of the king and the gods, heading towards the courtyard with walls depicting the various rituals performed by the king. There are two large black granite falcons, representing the God Horus, which guard the entrance of the temple.

The cruise continues to Kom Ombo.

Dinner and night spent on board.

DAY 4: KOM OMBO - ASWAN

Breakfast.

Morning visit to the nearby temple of Kom Ombo. Secluded on a headland on the banks of the Nile, this temple, the only one of its kind in Egypt, dating back to the Graeco-Roman era, brings together two superb sanctuaries. One is consecrated to Sobek, the Crocodile God, and the second to Horus, the Falcon God. It was built in the Ptolemaic period (Ptolemaic dynasty, Graeco-Roman period) on the site of a temple of the New Empire (consecrated to Thutmes III, 18th dynasty). It is located on the top of a hill, 15 metres above the Nile. The most surprising feature is that it is consecrated to two different gods: the Falcon God Haroeris, "Great Horus", sometimes called "Horus the Elder" and Sobek, the Crocodile God.
Duality is everywhere 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. The small building to the right of the entrance is the Hathor Chapel; it houses several crocodile mummies.

Sail to Aswan, the capital of Nubia.

Lunch on board.

Set off for the Low and High Dam of Aswan which controls water levels in the Nile. You will stop for a photo opportunity in front of these "pharaonic" constructions.

Next, visit the Philae Temple.

Visit the Papyrus Institute.

Dinner and night spent on board.

DAY 5: ASWAN

Breakfast on board.

Free morning.

Lunch on board.

Mini-cruise in a felucca, and Kitcher's Garden. A felucca is 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 6: ASWAN - ESNA

Breakfast.

Free day on the ship.

Lunch on board.

Sail to Esna.

Dinner and night spent on board.

DAY 7: ESNA - LUXOR

In the early morning, the boat passes through the lock.

Breakfast on board.

Visit Karnak Temple: The most theological temple ever built here. It took over 2000 years, it pays homage to the same god: Amun. The greatest kings (Seti I, Ramesses II, Thutmose III, Ramesses III) succeeded one another. The name "Karnak" meaning "fortress" dates back to the Muslim conquest.

Lunch on board.

Visit Luxor Temple, built to glorify the god Amun-Re who celebrated his wedding anniversary with his wife Mut each year. The procession would leave Karnak Temple and walk along the banks of the Nile to Luxor. The construction of the latter dates back to the reign of the two pharaohs, Amenhotep III and Ramesses II. Two obelisks were in the entrance: they were gifted to France in 1831 by Muhammad Ali; one is still in situ, the other stands on Place de la Concorde in Paris.

Return to the ship.

Free time.

DAY 8: CAIRO - LUXOR

Breakfast on board.

Flight to Cairo.

Set off to visit the Giza Plateau and its incredible pyramids: Khufu (the largest, built around 2650 B.C.), one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to have withstood the test of time. For more than 40 centuries, it was the highest monument built by man at 146 m high.
Khafre: the Pyramid of Khafre looks taller than Giza, but in reality it is slightly smaller. The tilted angle is more emphasised, and it sits on slightly higher ground which is what creates this impression.
Menkaure: the tomb of King MenkauIt. At a height of 66 m, it is much smaller than the other two pyramids.
The Sphinx: a lion's body with a Pharaoh's head. Its role was to guard the entrance of the tomb against pillagers. It is 73 metres long and 20 metres high.

Lunch near the pyramids.

Dinner and night spent at the hotel.

DAY 9: CAIRO - DEPARTURE

Breakfast.

Transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule.

Your accommodation

During your tour you will spend 2 nights in a five-star hotel (local standards) and 6 nights on board a five-star cruise (local standards) or similar.

Cairo: Concorde El Salam Cairo Hotel & Casino 5* or similar

Cruise: M/S Zeina or similar

Your full-board package (excluding drinks)

Your tour will be on a full-board basis from breakfast on day 2 to breakfast on day 9.

USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

You'll soon pick up the local word for tips, "bakchich"! Tips are a local tradition and reward a job or service well done. Tips for guides are never included and are left at your discretion.

Accommodation is according to local standards.

Excursions are conducted in groups with other participants.

This tour includes periods of free time during which transfers are not guaranteed and will be at your own expense.

The order of visits may change depending on the day you arrive.

The baggage allowance for the domestic flight is 1 luggage of 23 kg in the hold and a small cabin bag weighing no more than 7 kg per person. Any additional kilos will be charged extra on-location.

Optional extras are at an additional cost, to be paid on-site to your guide or local representative, excluding the coach trip to Abu Simbel, which can be booked when you book your holiday.

The itinerary for visits may need to be changed due to local conditions (travel time, passing through locks, etc.) but the stated tours will take place.

PLEASE NOTE: if you are booking the hotel-only package (without international flights), please inform us of your flight details as soon as possible via the contact form located in the “Help and contact” section at the bottom of the page, so that we can organise your transfers.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Optional activity to be booked and paid for on-site with our local representative: (prices are for information purposes only and are subject to change):

- Egypt In-Depth Package includes two outings:
The first trip is a motorboat ride to discover the nature reserves, the granite islands of Aswan and their beautiful landscape, the First Cataract, sail past Elephantine Island, the Old Cataract Hotel, the mausoleum of Aga Khan and the Tombs of the Nobles. This is then followed by a camel ride in the desert along the Nile. And lastly, visiting a typical Nubian house to discover the Nubian way of life.
The second outing is a carriage ride through the city of Luxor to explore its different districts.
(€55)

- Sunrise hot air balloon ride on the western shore of Thebes. Ancient Thebes is in today's Luxor, from the air you'll see the temple of Queen Hatshipsuit, the funerary temple of Ramses 2, the two colossi of Memnon, the temple of Medinet Hapou, sugar cane fields, and fields of banana trees along the Nile (€100)

- Valley of the Craftsmen: Visit this valley with beautiful tombs and colourful scenes that represent the daily life of the ancient Egyptians and then visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut (€55)

- The sound and light show at the Philae temples (temples of Isis) on Agilkia Island. It was moved here after the construction of the Aswan High Dam. (€40)

- Kalabsha Temple Package: Beit El Wali Temple, Kertasi Kiosk on Lake Nasser and the unfinished obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the granite quarries of Aswan city (€55)

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. Please note that alcohol abuse is harmful to your health, and is to be consumed with moderation.

You must be of legal age and able to produce an identification document in order to enter the casinos. Appropriate dress is required. We remind you that gambling may involve risks of isolation, indebtedness, and dependency... Call 09 74 75 13 13 (no surcharge).

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

Travel formalities

All our partners (hotels, transfers, activities, etc.) are committed to complying with the health and safety measures relating to the Covid-19 crisis. Please note that measures differ from country to country and may be subject to change according to government directives. Certain services may be unavailable as a result of these measures.

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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