15 Days Egypt Adventure incl. Upstream Nile Cruise

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Egypt Like you've never seen before From ancient history to bustling modern Cairo, venture on an extraordinary expedition to the very spirit of Egypt. following the footstep of the ancients Egyptian This trip will cover most visiting Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Tuna al Gebel, Tel el Amarna, Beni Hassan, Abydos, Dendera, Valley of the Kings, Temple of ...
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Overview

Trip type
River Cruise
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

What's this trip about?

    Egypt Like you've never seen before From ancient history to bustling modern Cairo, venture on an extraordinary expedition to the very spirit of Egypt. following the footstep of the ancients Egyptian This trip will cover most visiting Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, Tuna al Gebel, Tel el Amarna, Beni Hassan, Abydos, Dendera, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Karnak, Edfu, Komombo, Philae Temple. The journey is exceptional, cruising more than 1000 on the river. You will feel the warmth of ancient Egypt, and the beauty of the Nile will bring you inner peace and harmony with nature

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 1 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityBeni Suef
End CityLuxor

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Family Friendly
  • Train & Rail Journeys

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Egypt

Attractions

  • Cairo
  • Luxor Temple

Activities

  • Culture
  • Historic sightseeing
  • River cruise
  • Ruins & Archaeology

Trip includes

    • * All Excursion as per Itinerary * Pyramids of Giza, Grand Egyptian Museum -Islamic and Coptic Tell el- Amarna's excavation site* Beni Hassan rock tombs - temple ruins of the Aton- Tuna el Gebel - Abydos Temple Complex* Hathor Temple in Dendera - Karnak Temple - Valley of the Kings - Hatshepsut Temple * Luxor Temple...- Temple of Horus - temple of Sobek and Harris* High Dam and the Philae temple - Sail Felucca Tour * All Entrance fees * All Transfer * Accommodation - 2 nights Sofitel El Gizera 5* Stars Luxury Bed and Breakfast - 11 nights 5* Nile cruise Ship Champollion II on Full Board - 1 Night 5* Cairo Hilton Heipolis 5* Luxury • Tour guide, round trip (English– German–Italian–French-Spanish-Italian

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Itinerary

Day 1 Saturday: Welcome to Cairo

With your scheduled flight, arrive in Cairo. Meet and assist your Tour Manager before customs clearance and transfer to Your Hotel Sofitel Gizeira, a five* Luxury hotel on its semi-island on Cairo’s Nile river. Check in over and overnight.

Day 2 Sunday: Pyramids of Giza, Grand Egyptian Museum

In the morning, you will enjoy breakfast watching the great view of the Cairo Nile River. Next, your guide will take you to Giza's pyramid plateau, with the worlds-famous tombs of Cheops, Chefren, and mykerinos, as well as sphinx; you will be privileged to watch some...

Day 3 Monday: Islamic and Coptic, Evening 2 hours Cairo by Night Cruise

After Breakfast, a guided tour set out for you to explore the ancient sites of the Coptic Cairo, which is the stronghold of Christianity in Egypt. You will visit the Babylon Fortress, the Hanging Church, the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, and the cave that was...

Day 4 Tuesday: Cairo – river trip to Beni Suef

With the first light on the sunrise, your Nile river cruise ship leaves the 20 million metropolia. Your Nile cruise ship will sail upstream along the southern fringed to the lush agricultural oases of the Nile Valley. You can Enjoy the Crossing scenery from the sun d...

Day 5 Wednesday: River cruise between Beni Suef and Mina

Today, with the first light of sunrise, we set to sail again and continue our journey along the picturesque Nile landscape of the provinces of Central Egypt. With every kilometer of the river, the Nile Gardens, with the limestone desert behind them, are mesmerizing. ...

Day 6 Thursday: Minia - Beni Hassan - Tuna El global sail to Tell el-Amarna

After having breakfast early in the morning, your tour guide will take you on a trip to the edge of the desert to visit Beni Hassan rock tombs. Western desert and return to the boat—next Sail to Tell el-Amarna, and overnight.

Meals on Board: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Sunset Tea on Sundeck

Day 7, Friday: Tell el-Amarna-river trip to Assiut

After breakfast, you will head to the vast Tell el- Amarna's excavation site. There you will witness the temple ruins of the Aton cult and some of the high priests and his officials revealingly decorated tombs. Then you will see the graveyard of Tuna el Gebel and th...

Day 8 Saturday: Cruising through the green Nile valley and desert to Sohag

With the first light on the sunrise, your Nile river cruise ship leaves Assiut to Sohag. We expect to arrive at about 1 pm. Then Optional Tour The tour guide offers you an optional tour to two of Egypt's most notable Coptic Orthodox monasteries, including a visit to ...

Day 9, Sunday : Sohang – Abydos – river trip to Naga Hamadi lock

After breakfast on the sun deck, your ship will stop at the Al Balyana along the way. From that place, it is only a few kilometers to the Abydos Temple Complex— the important Osiris cult site. The well-preserved Sethos Temple, with the famous list of kings and other ...

Day 10, Monday: Dendera – cruising upstream to Luxor – Karnak

With the first light on the sunrise, your Nile river cruise ship will sail to Qena, from where you set off to visit the Hathor Temple in Dendera. Then, you will return to the boat to continue your journey to Luxor. In the afternoon, there is the massive Karnak Temple with the Sphinx Alley on your program in Luxor.

Meals on Board: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11, Tuesday: Luxor – Thebes-West

In the morning, we go to the Theban Necropolis, a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor). Explore the Valley of the Kings; you will see some of the richly decorated Pharaoh’s tombs from the inside, and then visit the Hatshepsut Temple and th...

Day 12 Wednesday: Luxor – Edfu – river trip to Kom Ombo

Early In the morning, your Nile ship departs Luxor's residential city and passes through the lock of Esna. You will stop in Edfu along the journey to experience the well-preserved Temple of Horus. Get to relax and enjoy the enticing moments of the picturesque Nile la...

Day 13, Thursday: Kom Ombo – river trip to Aswan

Early morning at 7 am, we visit the temple of Sobek and Harris and the museum of Kom Ombo, which is located just in front of the boat. You start the final section of your river trip to Aswan; upon arriving in Aswan, you will visit the Nasser reservoir's high dam and...

Day 14 Friday: Aswan –Cairo (Abu Simbel) Fly to Cairo

Breakfast and Check-out, Next, you drive to Abu Simbel (approx. 4 hours). As part of a Guided tour (local expert guide in Abu Simbel), you will visit the impressive rock temples of Abu Simbel, which were saved in their entirety from the floods of the Nasser reserv...

Day 15 Saturday , Friday: Fly Home

This is the last day of your beautiful journey in Egypt. In just two weeks, you visited a lot of historically unique places that

Contain and bring the past time in the present space. Exploring all the cities and temples sites on the Nile River from Aswan in th...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,112
Price per day$141
Last Updated: 5/18/2024

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Jan 2022

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Family-friendly, Quiet rooms, Good room service

A wonderful vacation…thank you *location, sightseeing program by our dedicated professional tour guide Mohamed Elmaadawy & the decent organiser Abdulrahman *deli...

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Ahmed

Jan 2022

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" One of the most enjoyable trips ever to try"

One of the most enjoyable trips for anyone to try... all the staff are respectful, cooperative , very sophisticated and meticulous in dealing... Greetings to all tho...

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Hazem

Jan 2022

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Family-friendly, Good room service, Helpful concierge

I would like to express my deepest appreciation for CIT team for the amazing trip and warm hosting, specially for Mr. Mohamed Al Madaawy for awesome guidance and ric...

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Champollion II Nile Cruise and its parent CIT Travel Group is a Middle EastEast Touroperatour  Located in Egypt  founded in 1990 has specialized in tailor-made trips for individual
and small groups Expeditions for the longer Nile River Cruises  and extending itineraries  to Jordan and Israel 

In our office in Cairo, we ensure that each trip is carefully and individually planned and prepared. Our well-trained tour guides and travel guides ensure that your journey is carried out in the best possible way and that you always receive the best possible on-site support. In cooperation with our long-standing, reliable local multi-language working team, we can make all your travel dreams come true.

Planning unique custom trips

We are well known for providing high-quality, unique Nile river expeditions.

in the word of our customers:  the whole experience will be remembered for life, the people aboard this ship go out of their way to make your trip a memorable one, the Food was excellent as was the accommodation, the knowledge of the guides was incredible and the whole crew should be extremely proud of the experience they give to visitors.

we are the only Nile cruise company in Egypt that offers long cruise expedition from march till end of October 2022

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Friendly staff, great service, and knowledge of Egyptian culture.

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