PLATA Tours
3 Nights Nile Cruise + 4 Nights Cairo
DAY 1 Arrival at Cairo International Airport. Visa, immigration and customs procedures and with the assistance of our representative. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
DAY 02: (CAIRO)
Breakfast. Excursion included to the pyramids of Gizeh (Cheops, Khafre and Mycerinus), the Sphinx of Guizeh, the valley temple of Khafre and a papyrus center. In the afternoon, optional excursion to Memphis, capital of the Old Empire, and the necropò lis of Sakkara.
DAY 03: (CAIRO)
Breakfast, Optional city tour visiting the Museum of Pharaonic Art, the Alabaster Mosque located in the Saladin Citadel, the Coptic Quarter and finally a walk through the medieval quarter of Khan el – Khalili.
DAY 04: (ASWAN)
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and departure flight to Aswan. Arrival Assistance at the airport and transfer to the river motorboat. Regime full pension on board. In the morning, we will undertake the a ride on feluccas (typical Egyptian sailboats) to admire from the sailboat a panoramic view of the Agha Khan Mausoleum, Elephantine Island and the Botanical Garden. Coach visit of the Aswan Dam, and the unfinished Obelisk. Night on board in Aswan.
DAY 05: (ASWAN)
Full board on board. possibility of making the optional visit to the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II. Navigation to Kom Ombo, and visit the temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris. Navigation towards Edfu. Night on board.
DAY 06: (ESNA /LUXOR)
Full board regime on board. Visit of the temple dedicated to the falcon-headed god, Horus, considered the best preserved in Egypt and second in size, passage of the Esna Lock and arrival in Luxor. Night on board. (Depending on the time of arrival in Luxor, the visit to the famous complex of Karnak and Luxor, specified for the next day)
DAY 07: (LUXOR / CAIRO)
Breakfast on board. Cross the Nile to visit the necropolis of Thebes: Valley of the Kings, Funerary Temple of Ramses III known as Madinat Habu and panoramic view of the funerary temple of Queen Hachepsut known as Deir el Bahari and the Colossi. of Memnon. At the scheduled time transfer to the airport and flight to Cairo. Arrival in Cairo and transfer to hotel. Accommodation
DAY 08: (CAIRO)
Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo airport to return to your destination