8-Day Best of Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise

After a hotel breakfast, your guide leads you to the iconic Giza Plateau, where the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos rise dramatically from the desert, alongside the timeless Sphinx and the ancient Valley Temple. Your afternoon is devoted to the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to a breathtaking collection of antiquities including the glittering treasures of Tutankhamun. Lunch is enjoyed at a local restaurant before you return to your the capital hotel for the evening.

Following breakfast and hotel check-out, you'll transfer to the capital’s airport for your flight south to Luxor, the world's greatest open-air museum. On the East Bank, your guide introduces you to the vast Karnak Temple Complex and the beautifully illuminated Luxor Temple, both testaments to the ambition of Egypt's ancient rulers. As evening falls, you board your deluxe Nile cruise, where dinner and your first night on the river await.

A morning on Luxor's West Bank brings you face to face with the Valley of the Kings, the royal necropolis where Tutankhamun and generations of pharaohs were entombed in elaborate rock-cut chambers. You'll also visit the graceful mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari and pause at the towering Colossi of Memnon, twin statues that have stood sentinel over the plain for millennia. Back on board, enjoy lunch as the cruise sets sail toward Edfu.

Step ashore at Edfu and ride a horse-drawn carriage to the remarkably preserved Temple of Horus, one of Egypt's best-maintained ancient sanctuaries. The cruise then continues south to Kom Ombo, where you'll explore the distinctive Kom Ombo Temple, uniquely dedicated to both the crocodile god Sobek and Horus the Elder. The ship moors near Aswan as the sun sets over the Nile.

Aswan greets you with two of Egypt's most compelling sights: the enchanting Temple of Philae, consecrated to the goddess Isis and rescued from rising floodwaters to its current island setting, and the Aswan High Dam, a monumental feat of modern engineering that reshaped the country's landscape and economy. You'll return to the cruise for lunch and dinner, spending one final night moored in Aswan.

An early-morning private transfer takes you deep into Nubia to witness the Abu Simbel Temples, the colossal rock-hewn monuments commissioned by Ramses II and later relocated in a remarkable UNESCO-led rescue operation. After exploring these awe-inspiring temples, you transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight back to the capital, where you check into your hotel and enjoy a relaxed evening at your own pace.

Savour a final Egyptian breakfast before your private transfer to the international airport in the capital, where your journey with iEgypt Travels draws to a close. We hope the memories of pyramids, temples, and the timeless Nile will stay with you long after you return home.