Project Description
Enjoy Egypt’s ancient ruins on a Nile cruise!
Points of this tour
1Luxurious heritage tour on a cruise on the Nile
Egypt is famous for the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, but there are many other places to see such as huge ruins. This plan is recommended for people who don’t know how to travel around the vast Egypt efficiently, and who want to go around in about a week. Take the sleeper train to Aswan, then transfer to your cruise ship. Let’s go on a Nile river cruise trip. On the way from Aswan to Luxor, there are many archaeological sites in the Nile basin, and you can go around all over. It is a 7-night, 8-day local trip that allows you to travel around Egypt efficiently and enjoy a cruise ship trip in a slightly luxurious mood.
2Safe and comfortable dining and accommodation facilities. Stay at a 4-5 star class hotel!
Enjoy safe and comfortable dining and accommodation. Stay at 4-5 star class hotels and cruises! You can spend your time with peace of mind even when traveling in an unfamiliar land.
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tour highlights
Stroll through the souks in Cairo
Markets called souks are fun just to stroll around! Let’s enjoy the exotic scent of Arabia.
Great Pyramid and Sphinx
Speaking of Egypt, the pyramids are still mysterious. Most of them were built as tombs of Old and Middle Kingdom pharaohs or their families. This tour will take you to the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. And don’t forget to check out the sphinx standing right next to the pyramid! The royal symbol, the Great Sphinx, symbolizes the greatness of the king.
Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum (commonly known as the Egyptian Museum) is a museum exhibiting a collection of ancient Egypt located in the capital Cairo. There are more than 200,000 items in the collection. A golden mask excavated from the royal tomb of King Tutankhamen, a golden throne, a statue of Khafre, a statue of Nefertiti excavated from the palace ruins of Tell el Amarna, the capital of ancient Egypt, a mummy of Ramesses II, etc. Egypt treasures are on display.
sleeper train journey
If you come to Egypt, you must ride the Nile Express. Available to travel from Cairo to Aswan. There is plenty of sightseeing during the day and a sleeper train at night, so go to the next city while you sleep. Efficient allocation of travel time. In the morning and evening, you can see the scenery from the train window, so please enjoy the impressive scenery that you can only experience by traveling by land, which you cannot experience on a flight.
Aswan High Dam
The High Dam is a must-see in Aswan. This huge dam was built to provide electricity and secure irrigation water, but it also helps prevent flooding of the Nile River. The scenery from this area and the surrounding ruins and temples are also must-sees.
Nile cruise
Select a luxury cruise ship for your Nile cruise trip! All suites cruise. Sit back and relax as you travel down the Nile as you travel back in time to ancient Egypt. Along the Nile River there are many huge ruins. Take a trip around the ruins with a professional guide.
Valley of the Kings and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
The Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut are must-sees when you arrive in Luxor. The Valley of the Kings is a group of rock-cut tombs that appear in a rocky mountain valley, and the tombs of the kings of the New Kingdom are concentrated in this area. There is a west valley and an east valley, with 60 tombs in the east valley and 4 in the west valley. The tour will visit three of these tombs. The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut was built for Hatshepsut, the only female Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. You will be overwhelmed by the scale that stands in front of you.
Edfu Temple of Horus and Kom Ombo
The Temple of Horus in Edfu was buried in sand until 1860. Known as one of the most well-preserved temples in ancient Egypt, it has an important archaeological position. The Temple of Kom Ombo is famous for being a rare double temple built during the Ptolemaic period. Heavy stone construction.
Tour schedule
DAY 1
Cairo
Arrive at Cairo International Airport. We will take you to your hotel in Cairo.
A Japanese assistant will welcome you.
We will pick you up at your hotel in Cairo.
free time. Please spend a relaxing time.
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Overnight in Cairo
DAY 2
Cairo Tour – Sleeper Train to Aswan
Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel.
Visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, on the Giza Plateau. The famous Sphinx can also be seen here.
Visit the Temple of the Valley.
Then visit the Egyptian Museum. The huge collection of over 120,000 items is a masterpiece. Admire Egyptian treasures such as the funerary treasures of King Tutankhamun and the colossal statue of the heretical king Akhenaten.
Leave the museum. Visit the ‘Khan el-Khalili Bazaar’, the main souq in Cairo’s Islamic Quarter.
In the evening, board the sleeper train to Aswan.
Enjoy dinner on board the train.
train night
Please note: There is an additional fee for entry to the Pyramids, the Solar Boat Museum and the Egyptian Museum Mummy Room. Please ask your tour guide if you would like to purchase a ticket.
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DAY 3
Aswan Nile Cruise Tour
Enjoy breakfast while watching the sunrise from the train in the early morning.
Arrival in Aswan.
Visit Aswan High Dam. It is a famous huge dam built for the purpose of providing electricity and securing irrigation water, but it also helps prevent flooding of the Nile River.
See an «unfinished obelisk» in a granite quarry that was used as a major building material in ancient Egypt.
Take a boat to Angelica Island to see the Temple of Philae, one of the Nubian temples rescued before the High Dam was built. Admire the long colonnades, towers, and reliefs of the Temple of Philae. See the last surviving hieroglyphs and demotic inscriptions in Egypt.
Board the Nile cruise ship.
Let’s go on a Nile cruise.
Overnight stay on cruise ship
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DAY 4
Kom Ombo Temple and Edfu Temple
Enjoy breakfast on board your cruise ship.
After setting sail, visit Kom Ombo Temple. Please enjoy the solid feeling of the huge double structure temple.
Continue down the Nile to Edfu, roughly halfway between Luxor and Aswan. Visit the Temple of Horus. It is considered the most complete and well-preserved of all Egyptian temples. Finally, return to the Nile Cruise and enjoy afternoon tea on the Nile Cruise’s sundeck.
Dinner will be served.
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DAY 5
Luxor Nile Cruise Tour
Enjoy breakfast on board your cruise ship.
After breakfast, visit the two giant statues of Amenohotep III on the West Bank of the Nile. Deeply carved into the desert rock, many treasures are enshrined so that the Pharaoh can live comfortably after his death. This tour visits 3 tombs (*Among the many tombs, the Egyptian government designates the tombs that can be visited, and the tombs that are accessible throughout the year change).
Visit the Temple of Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. This temple is dedicated to the only female Pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut. The sight of it rising out of the desert plains, integrated with the limestone cliffs, is a sight to behold.
lunch.
Afternoon tea will be served on board.
Free time on the cruise ship.
Have dinner.
Optional Tour:- Optional Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple (highly recommended!)
Please note: If you wish to enter the Tomb of King Tutankhamun and Ramesses VI, there is an additional charge.
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DAY 6
Luxor Nile Cruise – To Cairo by Sleeper Train
Enjoy breakfast on board your cruise ship. Relax while looking at the beautiful Nile River.
Then, disembark your cruise ship and visit the Karnak Temple, the largest ancient religious site in the world. The skyscraper hall with its majestic granite columns is one of Egypt’s famous landmarks. Then move to Luxor Temple.
Transfer to Luxor train terminal.
Take the sleeper train to Cairo.
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DAY 7
Cairo
Breakfast on the train.
Arrive at Giza station after breakfast.
Enjoy some free time during your stay in Cairo.
Optional tours are available, so please let us know if you would like one.
Hotel accommodation
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DAY 8
Cairo – Cairo International Airport
After breakfast at the hotel, a Japanese assistant will pick you up at the hotel. Depart from your hotel and transfer to Cairo International Airport.
Depart from airport.
Thank you for your hard work!
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Hotel used
Photo Gallery
Tour fee
Cairo & Nile Cruise 8 Days
travel fee
- Price for 1 person when 2 people participate
- For 3 people: — / 1 person
<What is included in the price>
- Hotel accommodation
- 2 nights sleeper train (with 2 meals)
- Radamis II Nile Cruise (or equivalent) for 3 nights
- Meals as listed
- Entrance fee for each tourist facility listed
- Airport Japanese Assistant
- Japanese guide
- Airport Transfers (Free WiFi & Air-Conditioned Private Car)
- Free mobile phone or Egyptian SIM card for the duration of your stay (includes 30 minutes of local calls or 3 minutes of international calls).
Note: The Egyptian Railways Corporation is a very comfortable sleeper train, equipped to Egyptian standards. It takes about 14 hours from Cairo to Aswan and about 11 hours from Luxor to Cairo. For those who do not like long journeys, flights are available for an additional fee.
<Things not included in the price>
- Drink fee during meal
- Items not listed
- Personal expense guide, tip fee for driver
- Activity fee
| Point of departure | Egypt International Airport |
|---|---|
| departure date | as needed |
| hotel | Cairo
Cairo Pyramids Hotel Nile Express Salacia Nile Cruise（or equivalent class） |
| Tour conductor | Local staff will guide you |
| Minimum number of participants | 1 person |
| tour code | EG001 |
Notes on this itinerary
Egypt itinerary notes
- Estimated tips for guides and drivers: 10-20 USD/day
- Due to the limited number of Japanese-language guides, English-speaking guides may be provided.
- If the listed hotel or restaurant is not available, we will arrange a hotel or restaurant of the same class.
- During the tour, if the tour becomes impossible due to force majeure such as natural disasters, unforeseen disasters, political changes, wars, strikes and riots, the tour may be canceled. Please note that there is no guarantee or refund in that case.
- Please note that the tour order may change at the discretion of the guide or driver. Local staff and guides will respond flexibly.
- We are not responsible for damage, loss, or theft of your luggage, except in cases of intentional or negligence on the part of the organizer. Please be careful about managing your personal belongings.
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