9 Days to Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Siwa Oasis

After breakfast at a hotel, start your action-filled Cairo city tour with a visit to the ancient wonder of Saqqara Step Pyramids, still reigning as man's oldest design for pyramids. Lunch will follow, then spend the afternoon at two of Earth's most iconic sites: the Pyramids in Giza and the Great Sphinx. Return to the hotel for an overnight stay at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.

Drive at 05:00 to Siwa Oasis via Marsa Matruh, with a panoramic view of the area. Upon arrival in Siwa, lunch will be served. After that, take some time to enjoy the sunset at Fatnas Lake View, a very serene area. Dinner will be served in one of the local Siwa restaurants to try the local food. Overnights at Ghaliet Ecolodge. You will spend the night in an incredible Siwan Oasis camp, and enjoy Siwan hospitality.

meals: Breakfast and Lunch.

Begin the day with a nice breakfast at your hotel, followed by some interesting attractions around Siwa. Note the first one, the Temple of the Oracle, which speaks volumes about history, then proceed to see the salty lake and Cleopatra's Bath near it. After lunch at Abdo Restaurant, the best in town, take a desert 4x4 jeep safari in the afternoon into the Great Sand Sea for sandboarding. Visit the hot and cold spring, Bir Waheed. Sample some traditional Bedouin tea as you enjoy the sunset view. Finally, enjoy a memorable overnight stay at a desert camp with a BBQ dinner under the stars.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Start your day by having breakfast at the camp, then drive back to Siwa Oasis. Upon your visit to the Siwa Oasis, you will stop to see the medieval Shali Fortress and the Mountain of the Dead, an interesting burial site. Then, drive back to Cairo with lunch on the way at Magdy Restaurant in Marsa Matrouh, which is famous for its seafood. You will then be transferred to Cairo airport to take a flight to Aswan. Upon arrival check in to your Nile Cruise for a relaxed and indulgent experience.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Breakfast will be served to you as you sail. After breakfast, you go out to sightseeing in Aswan. Your first place of visit will be the Aswan High Dam, a beautiful 20th-century structure that has been able to quash the irrigation needs of the country and served the country well with power. Then, you will continue by visiting the Temple of Isis, also called Philae Temple, magnificently situated on an island in the Nile. Following lunch, you will take in the river and sail down it on a leisurely cruise on a local felucca to experience peaceful and scenic views of the river. In the morning, you will sail on to Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Kom Ombo Temple. This unusually designed and -dedicated temple is dedicated to two gods: Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus, the falcon-headed god. The architecture is symmetric and the reliefs on the walls are preserved remarkably. Then you are off to Edfu where we will moor overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Start the day with a delicious breakfast on board, then disembark to visit the beautiful Temple of Edfu. Take a pleasant horse-drawn carriage ride through the streets of Edfu City to this rather well-preserved site dedicated to Horus, the Falcon God. After visiting this magnificent temple, return to the cruise to spend a leisurely breakfast.

Start sailing towards Luxor; spend the whole day cruising along the Nile while going through the Esna Lock, yet another feat of engineering. A scenic cruise with views of the banks of the Nile River and the countryside is considered one of the main classic tours. On arrival at Luxor, visit the Luxor Temple by Night. These illuminated columns and statues of the temple cast a magic atmosphere in the surroundings and prove an ideal end to your day. Return onto the cruise and spend a relaxed evening aboard with dinner.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Your day starts with breakfast on board your Nile Cruise, where after disembarking, you are to visit the most striking sites in the city of Luxor. Your first stop is the breathtaking Karnak Temple, already noted for visiting to be one of the major sites in the area because of the space it occupies and its incredible Hypostyle Hall. Have your lunch today in a very local restaurant before heading to the iconic Memnon Colossi, colossal statues that once guarded the entrance to the Temple of Amenhotep III.
Then, get dazzled by the monumental Hatshepsut Temple, before continuing on to the Valley of the Kings, where you explore the tombs of Egypt's leaders. After that day of history and wonder, drive to Luxor Airport and fly back to Cairo.
On arrival at Cairo Airport, transfer to your Cairo hotel for check-in and stay overnight.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.

Enjoy a final breakfast at your hotel before transferring to Cairo Airport for your departure. Bid farewell to Egypt, taking along the great memories of an unforgettable journey through its ancient wonders.

Meals: Breakfast.