Marsa Alam 6-Day Nile Cruise and Cairo Tour Package

Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Marsa Alam and transfer you to Aswan to board your Nile cruise. Lunch is served on board, then we visit Aswan, including the Temple of Philae and a Felucca tour around Elephantine, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk. Phiala temple: built to honour the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style; construction began around 690 BC as one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped. The High Dam: the Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam on the northern border between Egypt and Sudan, fed by the Nile, whose reservoir forms Lake Nasser; building began in 1960 and finished in 1968, with the official inauguration in 1971. The Unfinished Obelisk : Aswan supplied ancient Egypt's finest granite, used for statues and to decorate temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries offers valuable clues about how such monuments were carved, though the full process is still not completely understood. Three sides of the nearly 42m shaft were finished except for the inscriptions; at 1168 tonnes, once complete it would have been the single heaviest stone ever shaped by the Egyptians. Lunch aboard the cruise at 12:00
Dinner and overnight on board the cruise

Breakfast and lunch aboard the cruise. An early excursion takes you to Abu Simbel from Aswan. Abu Simbel temples: the two temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari were hewn from the mountain on the Nile's west bank between 1274 and 1244 B.C. The Great Temple honours Ramses II, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, fronted by 4 colossal statues, while the second temple is dedicated to Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor; both were later dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground - their preservation ranks among UNESCO's greatest achievements. At 13:00 we sail toward Kom Ombo. The temple of Kom Ombo: this temple and its associated settlement lie 40 km north of Aswan, dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus, and date mainly from the Ptolemaic and Roman period (332 B.C. -395 A.D.). We continue to Edfu for the overnight stay
Dinner and overnight aboard the cruise

Breakfast aboard the Nile cruise, then visit the Edfu temple : an Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large, well-preserved temple dedicated to the hawk-god Horus. Construction of this Ptolemaic temple, founded on the site of a much earlier one, dates to the period around the reign of Ptolemy III (246 B.C.). Wall descriptions include the Myth of the contending of Horus and Seth, likely performed annually as a religious drama. We sail on to Luxor through the Esna lock and visit Luxor temple. Luxor Temple: largely built by New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep III and finished by King Tutankhamun and the great King Ramses II, its first pylon was raised by Ramses II and decorated with scenes from his Battle of Kadesh. Dinner and overnight aboard the cruise.
Galabeya party.

Breakfast aboard the Nile cruise, then visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak . The Valley of the Kings: once known as the great Place of Truth, this valley - now called the Valley of the Kings - is a majestic domain where Pharaohs once lay in massive stone sarcophagi awaiting immortality. The secluded valley behind Deir el Bahri is overlooked by a pyramid-shaped mountain peak. The Colossi of Memnon: this massive pair of statues rises roughly 18 m from the plain and marks the remains of what was once the largest complex on the west bank, built by Amenhotep III. The temple of Queen Hatshepsut : rising from the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Hatshepsut temple blends into the sheer limestone cliffs of the Theban Mountain's eastern face, as if nature itself had shaped this extraordinary monument. Karnak temple: Karnak is far more than a temple - it's 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 served as the most important site for worshipping the Theban Triad (Amun, Mut, and Khonso)
Lunch will be served in Luxor . Collection from the Nile cruise for a flight to Cairo, then transfer to your hotel in Cairo at Giza

Upon landing at Cairo airport, your private guide will meet you to visit: the Giza Pyramid Complex, which includes three main pyramids, six smaller pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and the Valley Temple , dating back to the 4th dynasty around 2400 BC. The Great Pyramid: the oldest and largest of the three pyramids on the Giza plateau, and the only surviving one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. It stands 147m tall, was built with 2,300,000 stones, and took twenty years to complete. The Great Sphinx: the largest statue in the world, measuring 73 m long, 19 m wide, and 20 m high, and the oldest known monumental sculpture. The Valley Temple: a granite mortuary temple used by Ancient Egyptians during the mummification process, and the only one remaining on the Giza plateau. Lunch is served at a restaurant overlooking the Pyramids and the Nile, followed by a visit to: Khan El Khalili Bazaar, since no trip to Cairo is complete without a stop at this famed, ancient marketplace, among the oldest bazaars in the Middle East.
Transfer to your hotel in Giza for the overnight stay.

Check out after breakfast, then meet your private guide to explore Cairo Highlights, including: The Egyptian Museum : the museum displays a rare collection spanning 5000 years of art, with over 250,000 genuine artifacts, including an exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen's collection of treasure, gold, and jewelry enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years. Lunch is served at a local restaurant in Cairo , followed by a visit to the Salah el-Din Citadel: Egypt's seat of government until the 1860s, the Cairo Citadel is a magnificent fortress built during Salah ad-Din's reign, with construction starting in 1176 and completed in 1182. Next, visit the Mohamed Ali Mosque: built between 1830 and 1848, it's nicknamed "The Alabaster Mosque" for its walls made largely from pure alabaster, and is modelled on the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
Transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Hurghada and onward transfer to your hotel in Marsa Alam