Luxury Egypt Small Group Tour

Welcome to Egypt! After your flight landing in Cairo International Airport, our local representative will pick you up on time and send you to the hotel. After helping you check in, he or she will leave, so you may spend the rest time of the day as you like. You may either have a good rest in your room or get familiar with the city. Dinner is served in your hotel.

★  Privilege of Our Guests:
Marriott Mena House Hotel is our first highlight of your Egypt small group tour. Opened in 1869, this luxury 5-star hotel is located in the heart of Giza district with a walking distance of 750 m (820 yd) from the Pyramids. The perfect location, elegant comfortable rooms, excellent services, complete facilities and exquisite delicious cuisine make it the perfect start to your trip to Egypt. It is worth mentioning that the Cairo Conference, which decided the course of the Second World War, was held in this hotel in 1943. The hotel still retains many precious historical photos, and you may take a look if interested.

Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Marriott Mena House Hotel

After having breakfast at your hotel, you will have an orientation meeting with our local representative in Egypt. With your guide, you are going to reach Saqqara to visit the Step Pyramid of King Djoser, the oldest pyramid in Egypt, the Tomb of Kagemni and the Imhotep Museum.

Lunch will be served at a local fancy restaurant. Next, we will head to Dahshur and visit the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. Finally, we will conclude the exploration of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dinner will be arranged at your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Marriott Mena House Hotel

Today is dedicated to a full day desert tour to Fayoum. After breakfast, you will be transferred to Fayoum in an air-conditioned coach, a drive of about 1.5 hours. On arrival, you will have a 4X4 desert safari to Wadi El Hitan, also known as Whale Valley, followed by a visit to Magic Lake, where we will leave you some free time for swimming or sand boarding.

After lunch, we will visit Qasr Qarun Temple, it is the only intact building preserved in the ancient town of Dionysias, a famous caravan city of the 3rd century AD. The exterior is as plain as a square earthen box, but the interior is like a complex maze with corridors, secret rooms, and stairs… We’ll return to Cairo after the tour, and then you can enjoy your dinner at your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Marriott Mena House Hotel

This morning, you will be guided to have a two-hour Pyramids tour in Giza Plateau, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Great Sphinx.

Lunch will be arranged at a local restaurant. After the free afternoon at your own leisure, enjoy dinner served at your hotel.

★  Privilege of Our Guests:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Marriott Mena House Hotel

You will be transferred to Cairo airport to take a morning flight to Luxor. Our local guide will pick you up from the airport and help you board your 5-star luxury 7-day Nile Cruise.

You will explore the east bank of Luxor today. The highlight will be the largest temple complex in Egypt, Karnak Temple. Standing in the hall supported by 134 huge pillars, you will marvel at the wisdom and greatness of the ancient Egyptians for sure. Lunch will be on the ship.

In the evening, the guide will lead you to see Luxor Temple, Sphinx Road, the huge statue of Ramesses II and The Hatshepsut Obelisk one by one. Dinner on the ship.

► Optional Afternoon Tour: Valley of Queens and Medinet Habu

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Cruises: MS Le Fayan

Luxor is rich in historical relics and reputed as an open-air museum, so we will spend more time exploring it. Today, we will focus on its west bank. The first stop we are going to visit will be the Valley of the Kings. In this quiet valley in the desert, 62 tombs of ancient pharaohs have been found and we will visit three of them. Their highlights are the well-preserved murals and carvings.

Next we will visit the Colossi of Memnon, the two huge stone statues of King Amenhotep III. The last stop will be the grand Hatshepsut Temple built for the most powerful female pharaoh in Egypt’s history.

Afterwards, the cruise will continue to Kom Ombo with stunning views of Nile landscape. Today's breakfast, lunch and dinner will be international buffet, served onboard.

► Optional Early-morning Tour: Hot air balloon ride in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Cruises: MS Le Fayan

Today, we will go ashore and walk for about 5 minutes to visit the Kom Ombo Temple. It is made up of two same temples dedicated to the Crocodile God Sobek and Eagle God Horus. You will see the mummified crocodiles and artifacts in the museum. Afterwards, we’ll go back and set sail towards Aswan, the destination today.

In the evening, you will enjoy a “galabeya party” with a traditional oriental dinner. You would be required to wear a “galabeya” when coming the party, it is an Egyptian traditional garment which you can buy it in any of a street market onshore or even onboard. A local entertainment with traditional dances and Egyptian music is usually followed after dinner. The ship will dock in Aswan tonight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Cruises: MS Le Fayan

After breakfast, the guide will escort you to explore Aswan. The first stop will be the Unfinished Obelisk, the largest obelisk in the world. Next, we will visit the most beautiful Temple in Egypt, Temple of Philae. As Temple of Philae is located on an island, we need to take a motor ferry to get there in about 15 minutes. While on the ferry, do not miss the panoramic view of the temple.

Later, we’ll go back to have lunch. At around 14:00, we will continue to visit Nubian Village, a great place to learn the history and culture of Nubia.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Cruises: MS Le Fayan

In the morning, our guide and the driver will pick you up from the cruise ship and drive for about 3.5 hours to Abu Simbel. During the visit, the guide will tell you many stories and secrets about this legendary temple. The Temple of Ramesses II and the temple of his wife Queen Nefertari, also called Temple of Hathor, are the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian architecture. They were carved out of rock cliffs, looking like huge carving works. Later, you will be escorted to go back the ship and enjoy your leisure time on board for the rest of this day.

► Optional Afternoon Tour: camel caravan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Cruises: MS Le Fayan

You cruise will arrive in Edfu in the afternoon. We will get off the ship and take the horse cart to visit Temple of Edfu, the best preserved ancient temple in Egypt. Also known as Temple of Horus, it’s dedicated to Horus, the God of Sky who has a human body but a falcon head.

That's all of today's sightseeing. Go back to the ship and enjoy your free time. You may enjoy sun bathing on the deck, swim in the pool or do some exercise in the gym. If interested, you may also spend some time in the bar, to enjoy a cup of drink while listening to the relaxing music.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Cruises: MS Le Fayan

In the morning, you will check out the cruise after having breakfast. Then, we’ll transfer to Luxor airport for the flight back to Cairo.

You will have a lunch in a local restaurant in Cairo. Afterwards, we’ll proceed to visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization where you will see 22 royal mummies including the mummies of King Ramesses II, Queen Hatshepsut, King Seti I, and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari.

Then, you will check in at the luxury 5-star Four Seasons Hotel in the central Cairo, and you will stay there for three nights. Dinner in your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the Frist Residence

We will drive for 2.5 hours to Alexandria next to the Mediterranean Sea by an air-conditioned coach. The first site today will be Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa, which is accessible with spiral stairs in the 3.5 m (11.5 ft) underground. Afterwards, we will get a look at Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria’s landmark, from outside.

Lunch will be in a seafood restaurant on the seashore. Finally, you will be guided to the National Museum and the famous Bibliotheca Alexandria, commemorating the Library of Alexandria. In the evening, we will return to Cairo. Dinner is in your hotel’s restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the Frist Residence

After breakfast, we will go to visit the most famous museum in Egypt, the Egyptian Museum, where the gold mask of Tutankamun and many other treasures are displayed.

Next, we will head to the Citadel of Saladin built by national hero Saladin against eastward Crusaders. Mosque of Muhammad Ali is the main architecture in this 12-century castle, where we can have a panoramic view of the city. Khan El-Khalili Bazaar would be the last stop today, which is the oldest and biggest bazaar in Egypt.

★  Privilege of Our Guests:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the Frist Residence

After breakfast, you will check out the hotel and be transferred to Cairo International Airport to take your homeward plane ride. Have a pleasant journey!

Meals: Breakfast