Christmas 8 Days in Cairo with Nile Cruise

Have breakfast at your Cairo hotel. Your local Egyptologist guide will collect you from the hotel lobby to commence your Cairo day tours. Transfer to the Giza Plateau and visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Pyramid of King Chephren, the 3rd ruler of the 4th dynasty, and the Pyramid of King Mycerinus. We are also going to take you for a drive to the Great Sphinx, which represents the guardian of the necropolis. Then our last stop in Giza is the Valley Temple of King Chephren.

Continue your Cairo sightseeing tours with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, home to a vast collection of ancient artifacts. You will enjoy Coptic Cairo by visiting the Roman fortress of Babylon, the so-called Hanging Church suspended above the ancient towers of the fortress. You will then visit Abu Serga's church, which was built above the cave where the holy family stayed for about three months, along with the well they drank from, and then Ben Ezra Synagogue, where, according to tradition, the basket with the infant Moses was found.

Take your lunch at a good-quality Nile View restaurant, then continue your tour to Islamic Cairo to spend some time at Khan El Khalili, the oldest bazaar in Egypt.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Start your day with breakfast, followed by check-out. Your tour will then transfer you to Cairo International Airport for a flight to Aswan. Upon your arrival, our representative will meet and transfer you to your fascinating Nile cruise. The check-in will be followed by free time to get accustomed to your cabin, which you'll enjoy in the following days. You'll enjoy your first lunch aboard the cruise and meet your guide in the lobby to begin exploring Luxor's east bank attractions, starting with the magnificent Temple of Karnak, which covers a spacious area. Resume your tour with a visit to the Temple of Luxor, dedicated to the Theban Trinity Amun, Mut, and their son Khonsu, and beautifully lit in the night on the East Bank. Your delicious dinner is going to be served on board your Nile River Cruise. Enjoy your first night in Luxor on the water of the eternal river

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

After taking your breakfast on the Nile cruise boat, start a tour to visit the west bank of Luxor and cross the Nile to two colossal statues of Amenhotep III, known as the Colossi of Memnon; then proceed to the Valley of the Kings. Continue the tour to Hatshepsut's temple called El Deir El Bahari.

Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride

Have your lunch while the ship sails to Edfu to continue your enjoyable journey and visit the fascinating views along the way. You will have another dinner on board the cruise, then entertain yourself with the musical show and entertainment. You will spend the second night on the water of the Nile in Edfu.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Enjoy your breakfast on board your Egypt Nile River Cruise, then start your new day by disembarking with your private guide to see the Temple of Edfu, the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to the falcon god Horus. Back to the cruise that will sail south toward Kom Ombo. You go to Kom Ombo again, where you leave the cruise to visit the fascinating Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated both to the crocodile God Sobek of the region and to God Horaeris. After having spent enough time at the temple, you will return to the ship to have your lunch. Following that, you will enjoy Kom Ombo Temple and Edfu tours before the boat heads on for the last stop at Aswan. Dinner and overnight, onboard Steigenberger MS Minerva Nile Cruise, Aswan.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

After your breakfast, followed by sightseeing tours accompanied by your private guide in Aswan. You will be taken to the famous High Dam. Next, you will take a boat ride to the awesome Philae Temple. It is located above a beautiful island in the middle of the Nile. The tour proceeds into the granite quarries of Aswan to see the biggest known Unfinished Obelisk, probably made by the great queen Hatshepsut. After finishing the interesting Aswan day tours, you will come back to your wonderful Nile River Cruise. Your delicious dinner will be served on board, and you will spend your last night in Aswan on the water.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Upon the last day in Aswan, after an oriental breakfast on board, you are to end your tour on the Nile Cruise. Then, you are to meet our representative at the airport to take you to Aswan Airport for your return flight to Cairo. Before leaving, take a moment to explore the hidden gems in Aswan. Meet and assist upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, and then our tour leader will take you to your hotel. Overnight in a Cairo hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

You will have breakfast at your hotel; the whole morning is at leisure, or you can join one of our optional Cairo excursions. Late in the day, get ready for flying to Cairo International Airport for your final departure from Egypt, taking with you some of the most unforgettable Egypt Christmas tours ever spent, including the 8-day Cairo and Nile cruise Christmas tour package.

Meals: Breakfast