Tour Itinerary
Day 01 (Arrival-Cairo)
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 you by private air condition car to your hotel in where you will be assisted by Osoris steward for check in. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 02 (Cairo)
Breakfast at hotel, checkout and then you will be meet by our professional Egyptology English speaking guide to accompany you by private air conditional car to visit pyramids & sphinx. There are no more famous ancient sites within Egypt or for that matter elsewhere in the world, than the great pyramids & sphinx. They have been both the main destination for tourists & a source of imaginative thought to the world for over three thousand years. . The ancient Egyptians believed in their belief that the spirit life after death & existence eternal life. So, near the pyramids there they placed wooden boats, to be at the disposal of the king when he went at his journey at day & night with the sun god. Near the pyramids we find the sphinx which has a body of a lion with ahead of king or god. then proceed to visit Sakkara one of the great necropolis of Memphis& three major discoveries have recently made at Sakkara including a prime minister` tomb a queen`s pyramid & the tomb Of son of dynasty & every one of them have a fantastic story. Then drive to Giza train station where you will be helped by Osoris steward with your portage & to board on your train in where you will be served dinner in cabin or the train restaurant according to your choice while traveling to Aswan, overnight on the train
Day 03 (Cairo-Aswan) (embarkation for 3 nights ex Aswan on Friday).
Breakfast at the train, arrive Aswan. You will be meet & assist by Osoris steward helping you with your portage & for check in on your Nile cruise, lunch served on board. Visit the Kalabsha temple (also Temple of Mandulis) is a Ancient Egyptian temple that was originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha (Gate of Kalabsha), approximately 50 kilometers south of Aswan. The temple was situated on the west bank of the Nile River, in Nubia and was originally built around 30 BC during the early Roman era. While the temple was constructed in Augustus's reign, it was never finished. then you will visit Beit el Wali The Temple of Beit el-Wali is a rock-cut Ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia which was built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to the deities of Amun-Re, Re-Horakhti. then you will visit kiosk of kirtassi is "a tiny Roman kiosk with four slender papyrus columns inside, and two Hathor columns at the entrance." It is a small but elegant structure that "is unfinished and not inscribed with the name of the architect, but is probably contemporary with Trajan's Kiosk at Philae. Afternoon tea is served in the lounge. Dinner and overnight on board in Aswan.
Day 04 (Aswan- Wadi El Seboua- Amada)
Breakfast on board. Sail to Wadi El Seboua, or Valley of the lions, is the site of two New Kingdom Egyptian temples in Lower Nubia at the edge of Nasser Lake, including one impressively large temple spéos of Ramesses II and cocktail while passing the tropic of cancer. Lunch served on board .you will visit the Wadi El Seboua temple, after that you will visit the Temple of Dakka Ad-Dakka, was a place in Lower Nubia, which was located approximately 100 km south of the Aswan then you will visit Temple of Maharraqa Al-Maharraqa is a place in Lower Nubia, which was approximately 120 km south of Aswan on the southern border of the Roman empire. Only a few years after the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC, the Kushites from the kingdom of Meroë launched a raid on the First cataract region of Egypt in 23 BC. Sail to Amada dinner and overnight on board
Day 05 (Amada- Kasr Ibrim- Abu Simbel)
Breakfast followed by morning visit the Temple of Amada, the oldest Egyptian temple in Nubia, was first constructed by pharaoh Thutmose III of the 18th dynasty and dedicated to Amun and Re-Horakhty. and Derr is a Rock cut temple dedicated to Re-Harakhte, Ramses II, Amun-Re and Ptah (god of creation and patron of artists and artisans). as well as The Tomb of penout Rock-cut tomb of the viceroy of Nubia under Ramses VI, the only extant one of its kind. Sail to kasr Ibrim the only monument on Lake Nasser that still exists in its original location. Before the creation of the lake this fort stood atop a high bluff overlooking the valley, a strategic site since ancient times. The fort may date to the Middle Kingdom and it has been rebuilt and used in a variety of ways over time, including as a church and mosque.( tour is conducted from the chi s sundeck as entrance to the site is not permitted). Sailing to Abu Simbel lunch served on board, visit the Abu Simbel temple the temple of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari, Abu Simbel also represents the of triumph of UNESCO's Campaign to salvage the temples, without which these monuments would have been forever lost beneath the Nile waters. Candlelight dinner onboard and overnight.
Day 06 (Abu Simbel)
After breakfast onboard disembarkation then you will meet by Osoris steward helping you for your check out from the Nile cruise and drive you by Air condition car to Aswan, arrive Aswan train station where you will be helped by Osoris steward with your portage & to board on your sleeping train to Cairo. Where you will be served dinner in cabin or the train restaurant according to your choice while traveling to Cairo, overnight on the train.
Day 07 (Cairo)
Breakfast at the train, arrive Cairo. You will be meet & assist by Osoris steward helping you with your portage then you will be meet by our professional Egyptology English speaking guide to accompany you by private air conditional car to visit Egyptian museum. If you want to see treasures & jewels of the Egyptian kings you can see it at the Egyptian museum you can see the mummies too and treasures that you can’t see in any other place in the world. And then proceed to visit citadel of Salah el din. The citadel was erected by Salah el din. The legendary Salah el din who conquered crusaders in Palestine. This was latter occupied by Napoleon & reigning the location of the citadel provide strategic advantages both to dominate Cairo & to defend outside attackers. Then proceed to visit the Islamic Cairo Ibn Tulun Mosque Built by Ahmed Ibn Tulun and it had built over a period of three years of mud brick became the focal point of Tulunid capital that lasted only 26 years and it is the oldest mosque in Egypt that has survived in fairly original form. Proceed to visit The Sultan Hassan Mosque many guide books refer to it as the finest ancient mosque in Cairo and one of the major monuments of the Islamic world and in its top is a projecting stalactite cornice in carved stone running along the facade which doesn’t look like any other Cairo mosque. Then proceed to khan el khalili (The old city) which is one of the oldest market in the world and if you want to get unique gifts you will find it there. Then you will be driven by private air-conditioned car to your hotel in where you will be assisted by Osoris steward for check in, overnight in Cairo.
Day 08 (Cairo-Departure)
Breakfast at your hotel, checkout. Then you will be meet & assist by Osoris steward helping you with your portage and accompany you by private air-conditioned car to drive to Cairo International airport where you will be assisted by Osoris steward for portage & check in on board of your flight carrier then helping you on the emigration formalities wishing you a happy flight back home.