| What highlights expects: 3 nights in Cairo 7 nights on a Nile cruise 1 night in Luxor Extension can be booked in the booking form after clicking the “Booking form” button Day 1: Cairo Arrival in Cairo and reception by your tour guide. Day 2: Cairo – Pyramids – Memphis – Saqqara – to watch video The first day in Cairo is tough. Marvel at the wonder of the world at the Pyramids of Giza. Afterwards you visit the capital city of Memphis. You are also on the trail of the past in the Sakkara necropolis, where the pyramids of the pharaohs Djoser and Teti await you. A modern element, on the other hand, is the evening sound and light show (optional) in front of the pyramids in Giza, which can be booked in the booking form. Day 3: Cairo – Egyptian Museum – Citadel – Muhammad Ali Mosque – Khan el-Khalili Bazaar to watch video The second day also begins with a journey through time to the Old Kingdom. Uncover so many secrets about the Egypt of the Pharaohs in the Egyptian Museum. Get to know Islamic Cairo by visiting the Mohamed Ali Mosque before you end the day with a stroll through the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Day 4: Luxor – Karnak Temple – Luxor Temple to watch video Today you fly from Cairo to Luxor. Your tour guide will meet you in Luxor and will be happy to assist you with the formalities on the Nile and bring you to your Nile ship. After lunch, visit the Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Let yourself be enchanted by the impressive temple complexes Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. Surrounded by over sized statues and columns, both the Karnak and Luxor temples will find a permanent place in your memory. The Luxor temple was dedicated to the godly trinity of Amun, Mut and Chons. Dinner and overnight stay take place on the Nile ship. 5th day of travel: Thebes West – Valley of the Kings – Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut – Colossal of Memnon In the Valley of the Kings, the first highlight of the Nile cruise, the journey into the afterlife began for the legendary Tutankhamun and some other pharaohs. Visit some of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings and then continue the trip to Thebes West with a visit to the Colossal of Memnons and the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahari). Around noon the ship leaves for Edfu. Lunch, dinner and overnight on the Nile ship. Day 6: Edfu – Kom Ombo The ship is heading for Kom Ombo today, but not without giving you the opportunity of another excursion in Edfu. In Edfu, a temple was dedicated to the falcon-headed god Horus, which is still surprisingly well preserved after thousands of years. With these impressions in your luggage, you continue your Nile cruise towards Kom Ombo, where you pay a visit to the local double temple in Kom Ombo. In Kom Ombo, two temples were dedicated to the deities Sobek and Haroeris, but they form an architectural unit. Then continue to Aswan and overnight. Day 7: Aswan – Dam – unfinished obelisk – Isis Temple of Philae (optional) The Aswan Dam, Lake Nasser and a tour of the unfinished obelisk in the rose granite quarry are on the program today. Possibility to visit the optional excursion Isis Temple from Philae, which you can easily book in the booking form. After an eventful day, spend another night on board and enjoy the comfort of the ship in the evening. Day 8: Abu Simbel (optional) – sailing boat trip – botanical garden – Lord Kitchener Island – We can recommend the optional excursion to Abu Simbel with the best recommendations. Visit the temple of Pharaoh Ramses II and his wife Nefertari and return to the ship at noon. Afterwards, the subsequent sailing trip to Lord Kitchener Island, where you visit the botanical garden, promises pure relaxation. The rest of the day then leaves you time for yourself. Day 9: Return trip to Luxor The journey along the Nile begins around noon. Before lunch and dinner, there is still enough time to relax on the sun deck of your Nile ship and watch the banks of the Nile pass by. Day 10: Arrival in Luxor You arrive in Luxor by late afternoon this afternoon. The sundeck invites you to relax one last time. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight on the Nile ship. Day 11: Luxor – Dendera After disembarking in Luxor, the next route will take you directly to Qena and the temple or ruins of Dendera. The goddess Hathor is the mistress of the temple in Dendera and was worshiped in ancient Egypt as the goddess of wine, love and dance. With this knowledge, it goes to the hotel in Luxor, where you spend the last night in Egypt. Day 12: Luxor – return flight Services included domestic flight 3 nights in Cairo Hotel 5 with breakfast 7 nights Nile cruise Nile ship 5 with full board 1 night Luxor Hotel 5 with half board Transfers in air-conditioned vehicles Cairo excursion package – according to the STERN 4 program description, including entrance fees Excursion package Nile cruise – according to the STERN 4 program description including entrance fees German /english speaking tour guide on the excursions Bankruptcy insurance Local taxes, airport fees, fuel surcharges |