General Description
MONDAY AND SATURDAY DEPARTURE Witness the wonderful emotions that you can only experience during 3 nights on a Nile Cruise, on a full-board basis. In addition, 1 night in Abu Simbel and 3 days touring Cairo with accommodation and breakfast, being the perfect opportunity to appreciate its pyramids. Visits, entrances and transfers throughout the trip by air-conditioned bus/minibus. Departure from Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Valencia and Bilbao.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 - Madrid - Luxor - Nile Cruise - Dinner
We depart from Madrid on a special flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, transfer directly to the boat and we will enjoy a picnic dinner in the cabin and one night on board the cruise.
Day 2 - Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Nile Cruise - Full Board
After breakfast, our first stop will take us to the burial place of the famous Valley of the Kings and the Necropolis of Thebes, where the famous tomb of Tutankhamun is located. Later, we will visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, dedicated to the only woman who reigned in Egypt and, as a curiosity, left herself a beard to look like a pharaoh. Then, we will see the Deir El Bahari temple and the impressive Colossi of Memnon. We continue the tour and arrive at the second most visited place by tourists in Egypt, the religious complex of Karnak and its temples, which is one of the places of greatest historical value in Egypt. This is due to the way they were built, starting with the central sanctuary and then the outer areas. Because the temple of Luxor is dedicated to the God Amun-Ra, god of creation and the sun, many pharaohs expanded the temple with new monuments to honor the main god of the Egyptian pantheon. Finally we will return to the boat to head to Esna. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 3 - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Nile Cruise - Full Board
We will have breakfast and start the day with a visit to the temple of Edfu dedicated to the God Horus, one of the best-preserved temples in the country. This is the second largest temple in Egypt, only surpassed by the temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak. Later we continue sailing to reach the temple of Kom Ombo, which worships Sobek, a god with a crocodile head and human body. Located on the banks of the Nile. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 4 - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Half Board
We arrive in Aswan, we will visit the temple of Philae, dedicated to Isis, goddess of love and considered one of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples in the country. It is located on a small island. Next, we will depart to the temples of Abu Simbel. This complex contains the temple of Pharaoh Ramses II and the temple of Nefertari, who was his preferred wife. In the afternoon enjoy the light and sound show, dinner and accommodation in a hotel in Abu Simbel.
Day 5 - Abu Simbel - Cairo - Domestic Flight - Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, we will be transferred to Aswan airport to take the return flight to Cairo and we will transfer to the hotel. (Lunch on this day may be buffet or picnic according to the Aswan - Cairo flight schedule).
Day 6 - Cairo - Pyramids of Giza - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel, the first scheduled visit is the enclosure of the Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Mykerinos, the country's main tourist attraction and one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.After the visit to the pyramids we will approach the famous Sphinx created by Pharaoh Kefren. It is a sculpture with a lion's body and human head, whose task was to guard the funerary enclosure of the pyramids as well as being a symbol of royalty. Once the visit to the Giza funerary complex is finished, end of the excursion and return to the hotel. Possibility of booking the optional excursion to the new Grand Museum (GEM).
Day 7 - Cairo - Free Day - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast, free day in Cairo or possibility of booking the optional excursion: Full-day City Tour with Saqqara, Citadel, Coptic Quarter and Khalili with lunch included.
Day 8 - Cairo - Madrid - Accommodation and Breakfast
Picnic or buffet breakfast (according to flight schedule), transfer to the airport, and flight to Spain. End of our services.
Day 1 - Madrid - Luxor - Nile Cruise - Dinner
We depart from Madrid on a special flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, transfer directly to the boat and we will enjoy a picnic dinner in the cabin and one night on board the cruise.
Day 2 - Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Nile Cruise - Full Board
After breakfast, our first stop will take us to the burial place of the famous Valley of the Kings and the Necropolis of Thebes, where the famous tomb of Tutankhamun is located. Later, we will visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, dedicated to the only woman who reigned in Egypt and, as a curiosity, left herself a beard to look like a pharaoh. Then, we will see the Deir El Bahari temple and the impressive Colossi of Memnon. We continue the tour and arrive at the second most visited place by tourists in Egypt, the religious complex of Karnak and its temples, which is one of the places of greatest historical value in Egypt. This is due to the way they were built, starting with the central sanctuary and then the outer areas. Because the temple of Luxor is dedicated to the God Amun-Ra, god of creation and the sun, many pharaohs expanded the temple with new monuments to honor the main god of the Egyptian pantheon. Finally we will return to the boat to head to Esna. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 3 - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Nile Cruise - Full Board
We will have breakfast and start the day with a visit to the temple of Edfu dedicated to the God Horus, one of the best-preserved temples in the country. This is the second largest temple in Egypt, only surpassed by the temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak. Later we continue sailing to reach the temple of Kom Ombo, which worships Sobek, a god with a crocodile head and human body. Located on the banks of the Nile. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 4 - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Half Board
We arrive in Aswan, we will visit the temple of Philae, dedicated to Isis, goddess of love and considered one of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples in the country. It is located on a small island. Next, we will depart to the temples of Abu Simbel. This complex contains the temple of Pharaoh Ramses II and the temple of Nefertari, who was his preferred wife. In the afternoon enjoy the light and sound show, dinner and accommodation in a hotel in Abu Simbel.
Day 5 - Abu Simbel - Cairo - Domestic Flight - Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, we will be transferred to Aswan airport to take the return flight to Cairo and we will transfer to the hotel. (Lunch on this day may be buffet or picnic according to the Aswan - Cairo flight schedule).
Day 6 - Cairo - Pyramids of Giza - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel, the first scheduled visit is the enclosure of the Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Mykerinos, the country's main tourist attraction and one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.After the visit to the pyramids we will approach the famous Sphinx created by Pharaoh Kefren. It is a sculpture with a lion's body and human head, whose task was to guard the funerary enclosure of the pyramids as well as being a symbol of royalty. Once the visit to the Giza funerary complex is finished, end of the excursion and return to the hotel. Possibility of booking the optional excursion to the new Grand Museum (GEM).
Day 7 - Cairo - Free Day - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast, free day in Cairo or possibility of booking the optional excursion: Full-day City Tour with Saqqara, Citadel, Coptic Quarter and Khalili with lunch included.
Day 8 - Cairo - Madrid - Accommodation and Breakfast
Picnic or buffet breakfast (according to flight schedule), transfer to the airport, and flight to Spain. End of our services.
Day 1 - Madrid - Luxor - Nile Cruise - Dinner
We depart from Madrid on a special flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, transfer directly to the boat and we will enjoy a picnic dinner in the cabin and one night on board the cruise.
Day 2 - Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Nile Cruise - Full Board
After breakfast, our first stop will take us to the burial place of the famous Valley of the Kings and the Necropolis of Thebes, where the famous tomb of Tutankhamun is located. Later, we will visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, dedicated to the only woman who reigned in Egypt and, as a curiosity, left herself a beard to look like a pharaoh. Then, we will see the Deir El Bahari temple and the impressive Colossi of Memnon. We continue the tour and arrive at the second most visited place by tourists in Egypt, the religious complex of Karnak and its temples, which is one of the places of greatest historical value in Egypt. This is due to the way they were built, starting with the central sanctuary and then the outer areas. Because the temple of Luxor is dedicated to the God Amun-Ra, god of creation and the sun, many pharaohs expanded the temple with new monuments to honor the main god of the Egyptian pantheon. Finally we will return to the boat to head to Esna. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 3 - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Nile Cruise - Full Board
We will have breakfast and start the day with a visit to the temple of Edfu dedicated to the God Horus, one of the best-preserved temples in the country. This is the second largest temple in Egypt, only surpassed by the temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak. Later we continue sailing to reach the temple of Kom Ombo, which worships Sobek, a god with a crocodile head and human body. Located on the banks of the Nile. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 4 - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Half Board
We arrive in Aswan, we will visit the temple of Philae, dedicated to Isis, goddess of love and considered one of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples in the country. It is located on a small island. Next, we will depart to the temples of Abu Simbel. This complex contains the temple of Pharaoh Ramses II and the temple of Nefertari, who was his preferred wife. In the afternoon enjoy the light and sound show, dinner and accommodation in a hotel in Abu Simbel.
Day 5 - Abu Simbel - Cairo - Domestic Flight - Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, we will be transferred to Aswan airport to take the return flight to Cairo and we will transfer to the hotel. (Lunch on this day may be buffet or picnic according to the Aswan - Cairo flight schedule).
Day 6 - Cairo - Pyramids of Giza - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel, the first scheduled visit is the enclosure of the Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Mykerinos, the country's main tourist attraction and one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.After the visit to the pyramids we will approach the famous Sphinx created by Pharaoh Kefren. It is a sculpture with a lion's body and human head, whose task was to guard the funerary enclosure of the pyramids as well as being a symbol of royalty. Once the visit to the Giza funerary complex is finished, end of the excursion and return to the hotel. Possibility of booking the optional excursion to the new Grand Museum (GEM).
Day 7 - Cairo - Free Day - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast, free day in Cairo or possibility of booking the optional excursion: Full-day City Tour with Saqqara, Citadel, Coptic Quarter and Khalili with lunch included.
Day 8 - Cairo - Madrid - Accommodation and Breakfast
Picnic or buffet breakfast (according to flight schedule), transfer to the airport, and flight to Spain. End of our services.
Day 1 - Madrid - Luxor - Nile Cruise - Dinner
We depart from Madrid on a special flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, transfer directly to the boat and we will enjoy a picnic dinner in the cabin and one night on board the cruise.
Day 2 - Luxor - Esna - Edfu - Nile Cruise - Full Board
After breakfast, our first stop will take us to the burial place of the famous Valley of the Kings and the Necropolis of Thebes, where the famous tomb of Tutankhamun is located. Later, we will visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, dedicated to the only woman who reigned in Egypt and, as a curiosity, left herself a beard to look like a pharaoh. Then, we will see the Deir El Bahari temple and the impressive Colossi of Memnon. We continue the tour and arrive at the second most visited place by tourists in Egypt, the religious complex of Karnak and its temples, which is one of the places of greatest historical value in Egypt. This is due to the way they were built, starting with the central sanctuary and then the outer areas. Because the temple of Luxor is dedicated to the God Amun-Ra, god of creation and the sun, many pharaohs expanded the temple with new monuments to honor the main god of the Egyptian pantheon. Finally we will return to the boat to head to Esna. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 3 - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan - Nile Cruise - Full Board
We will have breakfast and start the day with a visit to the temple of Edfu dedicated to the God Horus, one of the best-preserved temples in the country. This is the second largest temple in Egypt, only surpassed by the temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak. Later we continue sailing to reach the temple of Kom Ombo, which worships Sobek, a god with a crocodile head and human body. Located on the banks of the Nile. Lunch and dinner on board the cruise.
Day 4 - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Half Board
We arrive in Aswan, we will visit the temple of Philae, dedicated to Isis, goddess of love and considered one of the most beautiful and best-preserved temples in the country. It is located on a small island. Next, we will depart to the temples of Abu Simbel. This complex contains the temple of Pharaoh Ramses II and the temple of Nefertari, who was his preferred wife. In the afternoon enjoy the light and sound show, dinner and accommodation in a hotel in Abu Simbel.
Day 5 - Abu Simbel - Cairo - Domestic Flight - Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast, we will be transferred to Aswan airport to take the return flight to Cairo and we will transfer to the hotel. (Lunch on this day may be buffet or picnic according to the Aswan - Cairo flight schedule).
Day 6 - Cairo - Pyramids of Giza - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel, the first scheduled visit is the enclosure of the Pyramids of Cheops, Kefren and Mykerinos, the country's main tourist attraction and one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.After the visit to the pyramids we will approach the famous Sphinx created by Pharaoh Kefren. It is a sculpture with a lion's body and human head, whose task was to guard the funerary enclosure of the pyramids as well as being a symbol of royalty. Once the visit to the Giza funerary complex is finished, end of the excursion and return to the hotel. Possibility of booking the optional excursion to the new Grand Museum (GEM).
Day 7 - Cairo - Free Day - Accommodation and Breakfast
After breakfast, free day in Cairo or possibility of booking the optional excursion: Full-day City Tour with Saqqara, Citadel, Coptic Quarter and Khalili with lunch included.
Day 8 - Cairo - Madrid - Accommodation and Breakfast
Picnic or buffet breakfast (according to flight schedule), transfer to the airport, and flight to Spain. End of our services.
What's in the Package?
Price Includes
- Direct special flight to Luxor with the right to one 20k suitcase
- Internal flight Aswan - Cairo
- 3 nights in Cairo on BB basis
- 1 night in Abu Simbel HB (without drinks) - light and sound show included
- 3 nights Nile cruise on FB basis (without drinks)
- Arrival and departure transfers with assistance at all airports
- Transfers by air-conditioned bus/minibus
- Spanish-speaking guide during all visits
- Visits, entrances and transfers according to itinerary
- 24-hour telephone assistance at destination
- Taxes and basic travel insurance
Not Included
- Extended assistance and cancellation insurance.
- Drinks, personal expenses or any concept not mentioned as included.
- 100€ per person corresponding to the destination service fee, visa, taxes and assistance (payment at destination in cash on the first night). For passengers arriving directly at Aswan or Luxor airports, between May 01 and October 30, 2026, the visa will be free, so the destination service fee will be 70€ per person.
- Voluntary guide tip.
- If the night of December 31 is in Cairo, the gala dinner is not included. Consult supplement.
- Possible fuel surcharges. Due to the current situation, airlines may apply fuel surcharges that may be passed on to the final price of the trip depending on the departure date. If applied, they will be communicated at least 20 days in advance, in accordance with current regulations (Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007).
Included Visits
- Luxor: Valley of the Kings (including entrance to 3 tombs), Temple of Hatshepsut, Temples of Luxor and Karnak and Colossi of Memnon
- Aswan: Temples of Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae Temple and felucca ride
- Abu Simbel: Excursion to the temples of Abu Simbel and light and sound show (overnight at destination)
- Cairo: Visit to the Pyramids enclosure (including entrance to the Valley Temple of Kefren) and visit to the Sphinx enclosure
Circuit Conditions
- To travel to Egypt, it is mandatory to have a passport with a minimum validity of 6 months from the return date of the trip.
- The final order of the circuit itinerary will be sent with the documentation before departure, taking into account that it may undergo some change at destination without affecting the content of the visits.
- IMPORTANT: Charter and internal flight schedules are subject to changes.
- Planned hotels and boats according to category or similar.
- Published prices are final with basic insurance and taxes until the quota ends (subject to change up to 21 days before departure due to changes in fuel price and €/$ exchange rate).
- The bed for the third person in triple rooms is a folding EXTRA bed, suitable for children, but not for adults.
- Cancellation of the trip may entail expenses that vary according to how far in advance the trip is cancelled.
- Trip subject to special contracting and cancellation conditions.
- See general conditions.
- Explora Traveler is not responsible for the location of the cabins on the boat as their assignment is made directly by the establishment.
- Confirmed rooms are standard. Consult prices for another category.
- Dinner on the first night on the boat is picnic type.
- On the last day of the cruise, lunch on the boat may be taken as picnic or buffet according to the flight schedule.
- Breakfast on the last day may be taken as picnic or buffet, according to the return flight schedule to Spain.
- Check-in at all hotels/motor ships is from 16.00 hrs - doing it earlier than planned involves a supplement and is subject to availability.
- Check-out from all hotels or motor ships is before 11.00 hrs - doing it later than planned involves a supplement and is subject to availability.