Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
Scheduled flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be greeted at the airport by our friendly staff who will assist you with customs formalities. Transfer to the hotel.
Itinerary
Day 2: Pyramids & Egyptian Museum
After breakfast, you will be picked up by your private tour guide for an excursion to the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Afterwards, continue to the famous Egyptian Museum. Lunch is included during the tour.
Day 3: Flight to Abu Simbel
Upon arrival at Abu Simbel Airport, you will be welcomed by our support team and transferred to the hotel in Abu Simbel. Here you will visit the Grand Temple of Ramses II, which had to be relocated due to the construction of Lake Nasser.
Day 4: Nubian Culture in Abu Simbel
Enjoy the Nubian town of Abu Simbel. With a population of only around 2,000, this place located in the Egyptian part of Nubia is nevertheless of immense fame. The rock-cut temple was built in the 13th century BC in honor of King Ramses II and his consort Nefertari.
Day 5: Aswan & Embarkation
In the morning, fly from Abu Simbel to Aswan. Afterwards, visit the High Dam (Lake Nasser Dam), the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Temple of Isis on Philae. Embarkation, and after lunch, you can book a felucca trip on the Nile with your tour guide. During the night, your ship will sail to Kom Ombo.
Day 6: Kom Ombo, Edfu & Esna Lock
In the morning, visit the temple complex dedicated to the deities Sobek and Haroeris. Afterwards, continue the journey to Edfu. Following a leisurely horse-drawn carriage ride, you will visit the Temple of Horus. Passing through the Esna lock, your journey continues downstream on the Nile to Luxor.
Day 7: Luxor East & West Bank
After breakfast, visit the temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor on the East Bank of the Nile. After lunch, our team will accompany you to the Valley of the Kings and Queens as well as the Hatshepsut Temple on the West Bank of the Nile.
Day 8: Return Journey
In the morning, fly to Cairo. Our travel guide will handle your flight and customs formalities for your return journey.
Egyptian Culinary Art
Since ancient times, Egyptians have consumed the vegetables grown in the fertile Nile Valley, making Egyptian cuisine particularly diverse. Enjoy specialties such as Ful (spiced fava bean mash) with sesame sauce or crispy Ta'amia (Egyptian falafel).
