Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise: Cairo, Luxor & Abu Simbel

Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where a Trans Travel representative will meet you and assist with the arrival process. Continue by private air-conditioned vehicle to your Cairo hotel.

At the hotel, your tour manager will assist with check-in and review the eight-day itinerary. This is an opportunity to confirm pickup times, domestic flight arrangements, and practical details for the scheduled tours.
Receive a welcome drink and spend the remainder of the day at leisure.

• Visits: No scheduled sightseeing

• Overnight: Cairo

After breakfast, meet your English-speaking guide and travel to the Giza Plateau. Visit the Great Pyramids traditionally associated with Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.

Continue to the Great Sphinx, the monumental figure with a lion’s body and royal human head. The program also includes the Valley Temple, which formed part of the pyramid complex of Khafre.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant with views of the pyramids. After lunch, continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum, a major museum dedicated to ancient Egyptian civilization.

Explore the museum’s galleries and monumental displays while your guide explains the historical context of the collection. Return to your hotel after the museum visit.

• Visits: Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx, Valley Temple, and Grand Egyptian Museum

• Overnight: Cairo

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for the included domestic flight to Aswan. Receive assistance upon arrival and begin the Aswan sightseeing program.

Visit Philae Temple, an island sanctuary connected with the worship of Isis and other ancient Egyptian deities. Its courts, pylons, columns, and reliefs reflect several periods of Egyptian history.

Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan’s ancient granite quarries. The monument remains attached to the bedrock and provides insight into the methods used to shape large stone obelisks.

Transfer to your Aswan hotel after the tour and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.

• Visits: Philae Temple and Unfinished Obelisk

• Overnight: Aswan

After breakfast, your guide will collect you from the hotel for a small-group road journey to Abu Simbel. The drive takes approximately three and a half hours in a comfortable vehicle.

Visit the two rock-cut temples constructed during the reign of Ramesses II. The larger temple honors Ramesses II and several major deities, while the smaller temple is associated with Queen Nefertari and the goddess Hathor.

Explore the monumental façades, carved statues, interior chambers, and reliefs with your guide. After the visit, return toward Aswan and transfer to the Nile cruise.

Check in aboard the vessel and begin the full-board cruise portion of the itinerary.

• Visits: Abu Simbel temples

• Overnight: Nile cruise

Enjoy breakfast aboard the cruise while sailing toward Kom Ombo. Upon arrival, visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, a distinctive double temple designed with paired courts, halls, and sanctuaries.

The temple is associated with Sobek and Horus the Elder. Its symmetrical design reflects the dual religious dedication of the complex.

Return to the vessel and continue sailing toward Edfu. Visit the Temple of Horus, a well-preserved temple featuring monumental pylons, courtyards, columns, sanctuaries, and extensive reliefs.

After the tour, return to the cruise and enjoy leisure time while sailing toward Esna.

• Visits: Kom Ombo Temple and Temple of Horus at Edfu

• Overnight: Nile cruise

After breakfast, begin the Luxor sightseeing program on the West Bank of the Nile. Visit the Valley of the Kings, the royal burial ground used by rulers and members of royal families during the New Kingdom.
The valley contains decorated tombs with passages, chambers, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and religious scenes connected with royal funerary traditions. Your guide will explain the history and symbolism of the accessible tombs included in the visit.
Continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. The temple is known for its terraces, ramps, colonnades, and setting beneath the limestone cliffs.
Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two monumental seated statues representing Amenhotep III. They once stood at the entrance to the king’s mortuary temple.
Return to the cruise for lunch and afternoon tea.

• Visits: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Colossi of Memnon

• Overnight: Nile cruise

Enjoy your final breakfast aboard the cruise before checking out. Meet your guide and continue to the East Bank of Luxor.

Visit Karnak Temple, an extensive religious complex developed and expanded by generations of ancient Egyptian rulers. Walk through its courts, pylons, sanctuaries, and the Great Hypostyle Hall with its towering decorated columns.

Continue to Luxor Temple, a ceremonial complex associated with Amun and the annual Opet Festival. Explore its courtyards, colonnades, statues, and reliefs while learning about its historical connection with Karnak.

After completing the sightseeing program, transfer to Luxor Airport for the domestic flight to Cairo. A representative will meet you upon arrival and escort you to your hotel.

• Visits: Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple

• Overnight: Cairo

Enjoy breakfast at your Cairo hotel and spend any available time at leisure before departure.

At the scheduled time, transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo International Airport. Receive assistance with the departure process before continuing to your international flight.