Hurghada Trip Overview
Pyramids & The Nile by Train
from $959
Duration:
8 Days
Type:
Private Tour
Run:
Every Sat, Wed & Thu
Discover Egypt’s captivating pharaonic history through an exciting tour across the country over river and rail. This cheaper alternative to our popular Egypt by Air tour features the same activities, but you’ll do some traveling via sleeper train instead of taking domestic flights. You’ll visit the Great Pyramids and witness the astounding beauty of the last remaining of the original seven wonders of the ancient world. After exploring the majesty of Cairo’s past and present, you’ll board a sleeper train headed southward to Aswan. A luxury cruise ship awaits you, and you’ll witness the monuments and natural beauty of southern Egypt in style. Spend three days sailing and sightseeing between Aswan and Luxor before heading back to Cairo via train.
Included:
• Skip the airport line with our Fast Track service upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 days
Starts: Hurghada, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Pyramids & The Nile by Train
from $959
Duration:
8 Days
Type:
Private Tour
Run:
Every Sat, Wed & Thu
Discover Egypt’s captivating pharaonic history through an exciting tour across the country over river and rail. This cheaper alternative to our popular Egypt by Air tour features the same activities, but you’ll do some traveling via sleeper train instead of taking domestic flights. You’ll visit the Great Pyramids and witness the astounding beauty of the last remaining of the original seven wonders of the ancient world. After exploring the majesty of Cairo’s past and present, you’ll board a sleeper train headed southward to Aswan. A luxury cruise ship awaits you, and you’ll witness the monuments and natural beauty of southern Egypt in style. Spend three days sailing and sightseeing between Aswan and Luxor before heading back to Cairo via train.
Included:
• Skip the airport line with our Fast Track service upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.
Itinerary
Day 1: cairo-Aswan
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo – Welcome to the Land of the Pharaohs
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and will then escort you to your hotel in an air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, your tour manager will assist you with a smooth check-in and review your budget vacation itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome drink included
Duration: 2 days
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in cairo hotel 3* hotel
Day 2: cairo sightseeing
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel in Cairo before checking out, then your personal tour guide will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mykerinus, along with the famous Sphinx and Valley Temple. Then, head out to the Egyptian Museum where the treasures of the boy king Tutankhamen await you. Continue to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest and most alluring bazaar. Later, you will be transferred to the gorgeous Giza train station to catch the sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Overnight accommodations inside your compartment.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Aswan
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
Upon your arrival at the Aswan train station, you will be met and assisted by a Memphis Tours representative, who will then transfer you to your Nile River cruise ship. Enjoy lunch on board, after which you will be guided to visit the famous High Dam, majestic Philae temple of devotion to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the massive Unfinished Obelisk, still resting on its side in the stone quarries of ancient Egypt. Then, back to the cruise ship with dinner on board and overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overday in Aswan
Day 4: Aswan
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
After breakfast on board, you’ll sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple. You’ll have your lunch back on board the ship and sail on to Edfu, where you’ll stop to visit the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon god. Reboard the ship for afternoon tea and a leisurely ride to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Aswan, Aswan, Aswan Governorate, Nile River Valley
After breakfast on board, you’ll sail to Kom Ombo, where you’ll encounter the twin temple of Kom Ombo, where you’ll learn about the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, whose monuments decorate each half of the temple. You’ll have your lunch back on board the ship and sail on to Edfu, where you’ll stop to visit the Temple of Edfu, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world. The structure is dedicated to Horus, the falcon god. Reboard the ship for afternoon tea and a leisurely ride to Esna. Dinner and overnight on board.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: luxor
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
In the early morning, enjoy a relaxed breakfast on board as you sail to Luxor. You’ll then set out to visit the West Bank of Luxor, take an excursion to the Royal Cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom during the 15th century BCE at Deir El-Bahari. You’ll proceed to the towering Colossi of Memnon, and then back to the Nile cruise ship and have lunch aboard. As the ship makes its way up the Nile, you’ll enjoy afternoon tea. Dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast aboard the cruise before disembarkation, and then you will be accompanied by your tour guide to the ancient Karnak and Luxor temples along the east bank of Luxor. Later, you’ll head to the Luxor train station to catch the sleeper train back to Cairo. Dinner will be served aboard the train. Overnight in your private compartment.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight cairo
Day 7: Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Breakfast aboard the sleeper train before arriving at the Giza train station, where you will be met and assisted by a Memphis Tours representative who will transfer you to your hotel for some leisure time (you will check into your room as early as possible). There are some optional excursions available in Cairo: you may wish to visit the Step Pyramid of King Zoser in Sakkara and Memphis. Overnight stay at your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 8: Cairo – Fly Back Home
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overday
