Tour Itinerary
Day 01 (Arrival-Cairo)
Arrive Cairo International Airport (please advice your flight details?), then you will be met by Osoris steward (with the sign of your name) to assist you through passport control formalities, luggage identification, portage and customs clearance. Then you will be driven by Private Air-Conditioned Car to your hotel & assisted for check in & overnight in Cairo.
Day 02 (Cairo)
After breakfast at hotel, you will be met by Osoris English Egyptology tour guide & driven by a private car to visit the Great Pyramids of Giza. The ancient Egyptians believed in the life after death so they built this pyramids to preserve their bodies to the afterlife. Then you will see the huge Sphinx, it represents with the face of a man with a body of a lion for power. This Sphinx considered as guardian for the royal tombs. then processed to visit Saqqara, located about 25 km south of Cairo. There you will visit the complex of king Zoser, King of the 3rd dynasty. This complex includes the Step Pyramid, Which was built by Imhotep, the great architect and magician.
Then you will be driven by a private car to Giza railway station to take your sleeping train to Luxor. On the train, Dinner is served in cabin or in restaurant according to your choice & overnight in train.
Day 03 (Luxor) (embarkation for 3 nights ex Luxor on Saturday).
After breakfast at train served in cabin or in restaurant according to your choice, and upon your arrival in Luxor, you will be met by Osoris steward & driven by a private car to your Nile cruise. Embarkation and take lunch on board. At afternoon, you have a free time enjoy it with the natural air and views on board or enjoy with swimming pool on board, Dinner & overnight board.
Day 04 (Luxor-Edfu)
After breakfast on board, crossing to the western bank of Luxor to visit the most special place which is the Necropolis of Thebes and visit the Valley of the Kings and the great temple of Queen Hatshepsut, (Al Deir Al Bahari). It was built by Queen Hatshepsut, the great queen of the 18th dynasty. Inside it she depicts the details of the expedition of punt which she sent to the land of punt to bring the insect trees from there. Also you will see The Colossal Statues Of Memnon; The Northern statue depicts Amenhotep III with his mother, Mutemwia, while the southern statue is of Amenhotep III with his wife, Tiy and one of his daughters. Then sail to Esna and cross the block of Esna, Sail to City of Edfu, Dinner & overnight onboard.
Day 05 (Edfu-Kom Ombo-Aswan)
After breakfast on board, You will visit the Temple of Edfu, this temple refer to the story in which god Amun was in a journey to the Nubian cities and on way he was attacked by enemies, then god Hours appeared and defeated them and god Amun make him represented as winged solar deck which appeared then in the façade of the most of palaces and tombs. Sail to City of Kom Ombo, where you will visit The Temple Of Kom Ombo, Which dedicated to the tow gods Hours and Seth and witness on the conflict which happened between them and ended with dividing the temple between both of them, inside the temple depicted the most ancient medical instruments, Sail to Aswan city, Dinner & overnight onboard.
Day 06 (Aswan)
After breakfast on board, Disembarkation you will visit the most fantastic monuments of Aswan beginning with visiting the High Dam; it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt and, together with the old Aswan Dam. Then you will visit the Temple Of Philae. The Temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis, the wife of Osoris and mother of Hours. Their story is the most dramatic story in the world, in which god Osoris is murdered and dismembered by his brother Seth. Isis searched for his fragments and collected them together and with her magic powers brought Osoris back to life. They then born the god Hours,
Then you will be driven by a private car to Aswan railway station to take your sleeping train to Cairo. On the train, Dinner is served in cabin or in restaurant according to your choice & overnight in train.
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Day 07 (Cairo)
After breakfast at train served in cabin or in restaurant according to your choice, and upon your arrival in Cairo city, you will be met by Osoris steward & driven by a private car to your hotel & assisted for check in,
Then you will be met by Osoris English Egyptology tour guide & driven by a private car to visit the Egyptian Museum, Built in 1902 in a design correspond to the ancient Egyptian style. It contains almost 120,000 pieces from all ages. The most important pieces are for king Tutkhankhamon, whom death is a big secret till know. Then you will visit the most ancient place Khan Al Khalili. It is the oldest Egyptian market for handmade crafts for papyrus, copper, jewelers and ….etc and you have your time to buy all you need from souvenirs and spend your time in the Egyptians cafes. Then you will be driven to your hotel & overnight in Cairo.
Day 08 (Cairo-Departure)
After breakfast at hotel, you will be met by Osoris steward & assist you through check out from your hotel and drive you by private Air-Conditioned Car to Cairo International Airport in where you will be assisted in luggage portage, check in, airline counter and Passport Control formalities for final Departure. End of Service