Pyramids and Christmas Nile Cruise by Train

Upon your arrival in Egypt, a representative from Cairo Top Tours will be waiting for you at Cairo International Airport with a signboard.

You will be transferred to the hotel with a private air-conditioned modern vehicle. When you arrive at the Cairo Pyramids hotel or similar, the Cairo Top Tours guide will assist with a smooth check-in and he will review your Egypt Christmas and New Year Tours itinerary with you to confirm pick-up times for each tour. At the hotel, you will be served a welcome drink.

Have some rest for the day to start your amazing Xmas tours in Egypt with us!

Overnight in Cairo

Have your breakfast in the main restaurant of your hotel in Cairo, and get prepared for your amazing Egypt luxury tours.

You will meet your Egyptologist guide to start your tour of the Giza Plateau, where you will see the great Giza pyramids of Cheops, which is 4500 years old and considered one of the seven wonders of the world. and Pyramid of king Chephren and king Mycerinus. You will also get the chance to visit the Great Sphinx, which is carved with the head of a man and the body of a lion. You will get to explore the Valley Temple of king Chephren dedicated to the mummification of the king's body.

At noon, you'll have your lunch at a local restaurant, then you'll move to The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square.

The museum has a world-class collection of Egyptian artifacts and it is home to the only royal treasure that was discovered entirely, that of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Continuing your journey to visit the Roman fortress of Babylon and The Hanging Church, as well as the Church of St. Sergius, also known as the holy family church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. These are all highly-rated attractions that will add to your Coptic Cairo experiences.

After our Coptic Cairo tour, we'll head to the Islamic Cairo tour, exploring the famous market of Khan El Khalili, world's oldest bazaar where we'll enjoy shopping tours in Cairo before having some tea at one of the local cafes in the best area for Islamic Cairo trips.

You will be transferred to Giza train station to begin the amazing train journey to Luxor. Dinner and breakfast are served on board.

Stay overnight in your suited compartment.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Your breakfast will be served aboard the train.

Upon arrival to Luxor, you will be met and assisted by Cairo Top Tours representative, then you will be taken to board your 5 stars MS Royal Lily Egypt Nile Cruise. After having lunch aboard the boat, you will start Luxor day tours directly at the East Bank.

First, we will take you to the complex of Karnak Temple, which is considered the largest man-made religious complex in the world, then visit the Temple of Luxor.

After Finishing your Luxor East Bank Tours, you will enjoy the amazing sunset from the Nile cruise. An enjoyable, relaxable moment before your dinner is served onboard. Together with entertainment to happily close the evening on the Nile aboard MS Royal Lily Egypt Nile River Cruise.

After finishing Luxor East Bank Tours, you'll enjoy a beautiful sunset from your Nile cruise. This peaceful moment before dinner will be topped off with entertainment shows to make the evening a pleasure. Together, it will be a perfect way to end your first day at the Nile River cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy your breakfast buffet then you will be accompanied by your accredited guide during the West Bank of Luxor tour of the Nile to visit the two massive statues of Amenophis III well known as the Colossi of Memnon. Then you will be amazed by the beautiful rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the cemetery of more than 60 pharaohs who ruled Egypt during the New Kingdom including famous kings like Tutankhamun and Ramses II.

All the tombs are hewn from the Theban Mountain and richly decorated with fascinating paintings and colors when the valley was discovered they were full of gold and treasures, which the Pharaohs had prepared to enjoy during an eternal life that starts with their death.

You will continue your sightseeing tour to visit Queen Hatshepsut Temple built by her famous architect also known as El Deir El Bahari, the first female ruler in written history, and then we will take you back to the ship to have your good quality lunch on the way to Edfu.

The Nile cruise will start sailing right when you come back and you will enjoy the beautiful landscapes during tea time.

Your onboard dinner will be served in the evening followed by a music and dancing show and entertainment.

Overnight aboard Nile Cruise.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy your tasty breakfast before beginning your Aswan day tours, you will be taken by horse carriages to visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to the falcon God Horus, the Temple of Edfu. When you complete the visit to the temple, your carriage will take you back to the ship to sail toward Aswan and stop at Kom Ombo, when you reach Kom Ombo you will walk out of the boat to see the great Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the crocodile, God Sobek, and Haroeris. Your guide will escort you back to your MS Royal Lily Nile Cruise to enjoy your lunch on board. in the afternoon you will start sailing to Aswan.

Dinner will be served on board in the evening and overnight in Aswan.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy the charming view of the Nile while eating your favorite breakfast. Begin your Aswan excursions by touring the famous High Dam one of the most important development projects in Egypt, then move to the wonderful Philae Temple dedicated to Goddess Isis which was built in 280 B.C during the reign of ptolemy ii philadelphus and beautifully situated on an island we can reach the temple after an amazing boat ride.

The tour continues to the granite quarries in Aswan to visit the largest known Obelisk, it was left unfinished inspiring the scientists about how much granite monoliths were freed from the quarry, the Unfinished Obelisk was most probably carved by Queen Hatshepsut. We will take you back to your Egypt Nile River Cruise, fine dinner will be offered and you will spend the last night aboard your magical Nile cruise.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Enjoy your tasty breakfast then disembark your MS Royal Lily Nile cruise to enjoy an amazing free day at Aswan or you can book one of our optional tours like the Optional Tour to Abu Simbel, where you can see the Great Temple of Abu Simbel dedicated to the worship of Ramses ll and the small temple of Nefertari, both were excavated out of the solid rock of a mountain, Tour to the Nubian Village or Felucca Ride in Aswan.

Later in the evening, the Cairo Top Tours guide will take you to the Aswan railway station to board the Sleeper Train back to Cairo. Your light dinner will be served onboard overnight inside your private compartment.

Included Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

You will take a light breakfast aboard the train before you get off at Giza railway station, a 'Cairo Top Tours' guide will meet and accompany to your hotel to check in as early as possible. So you can choose and enjoy the rest of the day experiencing one of our best optional Cairo excursions.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Your early breakfast will be served at approximately 8 am at your hotel in Cairo. You can enjoy our optional Cairo day tours if you want or just rest until the time of your flight and then you will be transported to the Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

Included Meals: Breakfast