Nile Cruise Cairo to Luxor

When you reach the arrival hall of the Cairo International Airport, you will meet our representative holding a welcome board for you to recognize. After a warm greeting, we will escort you to your full-board Nile cruise for the check-in. Then you can enjoy the rest of the day on your luxury ship.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

After breakfast, we will head to the old area of Cairo, where you will learn about the rich religious history of this ancient city. We will start with the Coptic Cairo, where lies many Coptic churches, such as the 3rd-century Hanging Church, Church of St. Barbara and Bacchus Church. Then move to the Islamic Cairo, which is famous for the Citadel of Cairo, where sits the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, and the ancient bazaar - Khan El Khalili selling dazzling Arabic artifacts. After that we will end the Cairo guided tour at the Old Cairo, where many Roman-era fortress are located. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your cruise for a cocktail party and a delicious dinner companied with the oriental music - Takht.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

In the morning, we will set off to visit one of the most popular tourist sites in Egypt - the Pyramid complex in Giza. With your guide, you will witness the most famous pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Giza built over 4,500 years ago and other pyramids completed by different pharaohs. Nearby the pyramids, a massive stone statue - the Great Sphinx, featuring a human head connected to lion's body, will catch your eyes. Next, we will move to the Sakkara Step Pyramids, where you will witness the first pyramid - the Pyramid of Djoser, and finally go to Memphis, the ancient capital of Old Kingdom. After this, we will transfer you back to your cruise. Before the dinner, you will enjoy a cocktail party.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

In the morning, your cruise will begin sailing to the first destination of your Nile Cruise Cairo to Luxor - Beni Suef and arrive there in the evening. You will enjoy a leisurely day cruise with fancy meals and mesmerizing sceneries along the banks of Nile.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

Today our Cairo to Luxor cruise will continue to Minya, where we will stay overnight. Enjoying the boundless river view and having the delicacies on board, you will get totally relaxed. After dinner, we will arrange an exciting treasure hunt game. We wish you have lots of fun!

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

After breakfast, we will drive to visit Tuna El Gebel and Ashmunein. Tuna El Gebel is an ancient necropolis considered the oldest monument in Minya where many sacred animal mummies were buried. At Ashmunein, you will see some pillar ruins of a 5th-century Coptic church and the remains of Temple of Thoth.

After lunch on your cruise, we will continue to visit four of the Beni Hassan tombs, including the Tomb of Baqet III (BH15) from the Eleventh Dynasty and three tombs from the Twelfth Dynasty: The Tomb of Khety (BH17), the Tomb of Amenemhet (BH2) and the Tomb of Khnumhotep II (BH3). In the evening, you will enjoy a folkloric show on board while having dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

In the early morning, we will proceed to the next stop of your Nile Cruise Cairo to Luxor - Tel El Amrana, an archaeological site. After breakfast, we will take the horse-drawn carriages to visit this place. Firstly, we will head to some tombs of the ancient Egyptian nobles, including the Tomb of Ahmose (EA3), the Tomb of Meryre (EA4), the Tomb of Pentu (EA5), the Tomb of Panehesy (EA6), and the Tomb of Akhenaten (EA26), a pharaoh in the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Next, we will move to the Great Palace of King Akhenaten, where we will also see two main temples: The Small Aten Temple and Great Temple of Aten. When the visit is over, we will escort you back to the ship and then sail to Assyut. En-route, our cruise will stop by the Prince Tawdrous Monastery. You can enjoy its façade from the ship and take some photos. Having a relaxing night in the bar on board, we will stay in Assyut tonight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

In the morning, your Cairo to Luxor cruise will move forward to Sohag. You will have enough time to enjoy an absorbing sailing and have a good time in the Black and White Party on board. In the evening, we will arrive in Sobag and stay here overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

In the morning, your cruise will take you to El Balyana, where we will disembark to visit the Abydos Temple, also known as the Temple of Seti I. Built by the Pharaoh Set I, this limestone temple was dedicated to god Osiris. After the visit, we will take you back to the cruise and sail to Qena. The grand Naga Hammadi Bridges on the way is also a good scenery. In the evening, we will hold a contest party on the ship.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

After breakfast, a private drive will bring you to the over 3,500-year-old Dandarah Temple, which is full of delicate reliefs on the roof and columns. Finishing the visit, your Nile river cruise from Cairo to Luxor will continue to the terminus - Luxor. In the evening, a belly dancing show will be performed during the cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

Today we will have a full-day guided tour of Luxor. After breakfast, we will first drive to Luxor's west bank, where the Valley of Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut are situated. As the royal necropolis for over 60 pharaohs in the ancient Egypt, the Valley of Kings have offered lots of important cultural relics for archaeological research. At the Temple of Hatshepsut, you will get close to the story of a great woman who became the first female pharaoh - Hatshepsut.

After lunch, we will proceed to the east bank for visiting the Luxor and Karnak Temples, two UNESCO World Heritage sites featuring abundant carved pillars, giant statues and vivid reliefs manifesting the prosperity of the ancient Egypt. After concluding the visit, you will be escorted back to the cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Movenpick MS Darakum Nile Cruise (5 stars)

After breakfast, your Nile river cruise from Cairo to Luxor is rounded off. After disembarking from your cruise, you will be transferred to the Luxor airport to catch the flight to Cairo. On arrival, we will pick you up and take you to your local hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Le Passage Cairo (5 stars)

After breakfast at hotel, we will escort you to the Cairo airport and see you off. We hope you a nice trip home!

Meals: Breakfast