HISTORIC EGYPT (7 DAYS)

Cairo, Aswan, Nile Cruise, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Luxor

Tour Code: EGY | From £ 1275 pp

Tour Highlights

CAIRO: • Giza Pyramids (except entrance inside Pyramid) • Sphinx • Egyptian Museum (except entrance inside mummies room / private  room at Egyptian museum)
ASWAN: • Philae Temple with entrance • Felucca Ride with entrance
KOM OMBO & EDFU: • Kom Ombo Temple with entrance • Edfu Temple with entrance
LUXOR: • Karnak Temple with entrance • Luxor Temple with entrance • Valley of the Kings with entrance • Queen Hatshepsut Temple with entrance.

What's Included

• 3 nights accommodation in 5* hotels with breakfast
• 3 nights accommodation on board 5*+ Nile Cruise on full board basis
• All transfers by air conditional coaches/vehicles
• Entrance to sightseeing as mentioned in the tour highlights
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (Indian meals in Cairo only)
• Professional English speaking Egyptologist
• Whisper at Civilization Museum
• Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Aswan & Luxor to Cairo (Tickets prices calculated are as Oct 2024. Supplement charges may be applicable in case of increase in airfare.)
• All tips and service charges included
• Premium services of Star Tours’ representative/experienced local group operator.

Day-Wise Itinerary

DAY 1
Cairo Arrival

Arrival at Cairo International Airport, after clearing immigration & baggage claim, welcome by driver at the airport arrival hall & transfer you to your hotel for check-in. Evening: Optional Sound & Light Show with transfers. Overnight in Cairo.

DAY 2
Cairo Sightseeing

Today morning you will explore Egypt’s main highlight - the Great Pyramids of Giza. For over 3,800 years Khufu’s Pyramid was considered the tallest man-made structure in the world. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Later see the Sphinx, a mythical creature with a head of a human, a falcon, a cat, or a sheep and the body of a lion with the wings of a falcon. Continue your tour to visit the Egyptian Museum, home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. Also visit Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Overnight in Cairo.

DAY 3
3 Cairo Flight To Aswan - Nile Cruise

(Sails every Monday, Wednesday & Friday) Early morning check out & transfer to Cairo Domestic Airport to board your flight to Aswan. On arrival, transfer to board the Nile Cruise (Check in subject to availability of rooms). Visit the Philae Temple dedicated to the Goddess Isis. This sacred site was venerated from the Pharaonic era up to the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods with each ruler adding their own stamp onto the stone. Visit Aswan High Dam and unfinished Obelisque. Overnight on Nile Cruise River.

DAY 4
Kom Ombo - Nile Cruise

Today afternoon sail to Kom Ombo for the unusual double Temple of Kom Ombo constructed during the Ptolemaic Dynasty and dedicated to two gods - Sabek and Horus. Later sail to Edfu. Morning: Optional Abu Simbel with transfers. Overnight on Nile Cruise River.

DAY 5
Edfu - Nile Cruise - Luxor

Visit the remarkably well preserved Temple of Edfu dedicated to the Falcon God Horus. Sail to Luxor. Overnight on Nile Cruise River.

DAY 6
Luxor Flight To Cairo

After breakfast check out and visit the Valley of Kings with its numerous tombs and chambers. Only fifteen tombs out of 63 are open for public, among them are those granted to Tutankhamen, Ramesses I and Seti II. You will pass by the village of ancient workers at Deir El Madina, the Temple of Madinet Habou dedicated to Ramesses III and massive twin statues depicting the Pharaoh Amenhotep III was widely known as the Colossi of Memnon. Later proceed to the Valley of the Queens to explore the colonnaded Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, where you can learn the role of the divine birth of the first female king. Later visit the East Bank to see the Karnak Temple complex and Luxor Temple erected by Amenhotep III and completed by Tutankhamen. After completion of tour, transfer to Luxor Airport to board your flight to Cairo. Arrival to Cairo Domestic Airport, pick-up and transfer to hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

DAY 7
Cairo Departure

Time to pack up you most wonderful memories of Egypt. Check out and transfer to airport for your flight back home.

Dates & Pricing

DEPARTURE DATES

ADULT

CHILD (2-11 yrs)

MAR - 31

£ 1325

£ 1095

APR - 14

£ 1325

£ 1095

MAY - 03, 19

£ 1325

£ 1095

JUN - 15

£ 1275

£ 1045

JUL - 14

£ 1275

£ 1045

AUG - 18

£ 1275

£ 1045

SEPT - 07

£ 1275

£ 1045

OCT - 12, 27

£ 1445

£ 1215

NOV - 02, 24

£ 1445

£ 1215

DEC - 08

£ 1445

£ 1215

DEC - 29

£ 1495

£ 1265