Day 1: Arrival in Egypt


El "Gouna Tours" representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, then transfer you to the hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle, Overnight in the Hotel.

Day 2: Pyramids & Egyptian Museum 

Start your day by visiting the magnificent Giza Pyramids Complex, Explore the Great Pyramid of King Cheops, part of the Four Dynasties, and see the Pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus. Next, head to the panorama area for unforgettable photos of all three pyramids together, followed by a visit to the Sphinx and the Valley Temple.

Afterward, enjoy a tour of the Egyptian Museum, where you'll see the treasures of Tutankhamun. There’s an optional visit to the Mummy Room, and you'll have lunch at a local restaurant, with vegetarian options available upon request.
After you finish, we will transfer you back to Cairo.



Day 3: Old Cairo 
Pick-up time from your hotel in Cairo or Giza at 08:00 am with your Egyptologist tour guide, Enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on an 8-hour excursion that takes in the major monuments of Old Cairo and the maze of streets and stalls of the historic city. Then you will enjoy a tour of the Saladin Citadel, constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam Hills in 1183 AD as a defense against Crusader armies. Known for its fresh air and sweeping views of Cairo, it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha.

Lunch will be served in a Local restaurant in Old Cairo.  

Then, visit Old Cairo to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Cairo
Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover a maze of alleys that have been at the center of Cairo’s trading activities since the 14th century. 

By the end of the day, we will transfer you back to your hotel in Cairo overnight.



Day 4: Travel to Luxor and Embark the Cruise
In the Morning, You will check out then we will transfer you to Cairo airport to  catch a flight to Luxor, upon arrival, you will meet our tour guide who will accompany you to check in at our 5* Nile Cruise then start your day tour in Luxor with East Bank attractions including:

Karnak temple

Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad (Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

Enjoy your lunch onboard the Nile Cruise then continue to visit:

Luxor Temple

Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamun and the Great King Ramses the Second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the Second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh.

Dinner &Overnight on board of the Cruise in Luxor

Day 5: Luxor West Bank
Breakfast onboard the Nile cruise, then meet our tour guide to start your day tour and visit:

The Valley of the Kings

Once called the great Place of the Truth, Called now the Valley of the Kings is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak

The Colossi of Memnon

Massive pair statues known as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, are the remains of what was once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third

The Queen Hatshepsut Temple


Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut merges with sheer limestone cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.

13:00 sail to Esna lock & lunch will be during the sail
18:00 arrive, Esna Lock, Sail to Edfu& Dinner
Overnight o board of the Cruise in Edfu

Day 6: Edfu & Kom Ombo
Breakfast on board the Cruise
07:00 Visit the temple of Edfu

Edfu Temple

Upper Egyptian site is dominated by a large well-preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of the Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.

09:30 Sail to Kom combo
12:30 lunch onboard of the Nile cruise during the sail
15:30 Arrive at Kom Ombo

Kom Ombo Temple

The temple and the associated settlement site are located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and dates mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (332 B.b -395 A.c)

17:30 Continue sailing to Aswan, Dinner will be during the sail

21:00 Arrive in Aswan and overnight on board the Cruise

Day 7: Abu Simbel Temples
Breakfast on board the Cruise then proceed to visit:
Abu Simbel Temples

The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues,The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor,the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground,The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
Overnight onboard the cruise.

Day 8: Aswan Attractions then Travel to Cairo
Breakfast onboard the Cruise then check out and proceed with Visits to Aswan including the Temple of Philae and a tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk.

Philae Temple

Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped

The High Dam

Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

The Unfinished Obelisk

Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.

Enjoy your Lunch Meal at a local restaurant in Aswan then we will transfer you to the airport to catch your flight to Cairo and upon arrival, we will transfer you to check in at our hotel overnight.

Day 9: Free Day in Cairo / Optional Tour to Alexandria 
Free day in Cairo, Optional Tour to Alexandria


Day 10: Departure Day
Depart to Airport from Your hotel in Cairo