1 week Nile Cruise and 3 nights in Cairo

                     Barbara and the Sphinx

If you are looking for a great introduction to Egypt why not combine a stay in Cairo with a one week Nile Cruise?

We recently completed a Nile Cruise and Cairo stay ourselves sailing on the Royal Viking Nile cruise ship and staying at the excellent Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel in Cairo and had a fabulous trip.  You can read more about our trip and see photographs and video taken by visiting our Nile Cruise Blog. 

       Barbara and Colin in front on Tutankhamun's Tomb

We can arrange a variety of top class hotel accommodation in Cairo and a selection of excellent Nile Cruise ships to meet your budget.

You can either fly from Heathrow direct to Cairo on a Friday and stay for 3 nights in Cairo followed by a flight from Cairo to Luxor where you will board your chosen Nile Cruise ship for a 1 week Nile Cruise or you can fly on a Monday directly to Luxor and pick up your Nile Cruise followed by 3 nights in Cairo. 

Or, you can fly directly to Luxor on a Friday to start your 1 week Nile Cruise and the at the end of your cruise fly from Luxor to Cairo, spending 3 nights at your chosen hotel before flying back from Cairo to Heathrow.

We can also arrange just your Nile Cruise, cairo hotels and internal flights if you wish to make your own way to Egypt and have done this many times for clients from around the world.

Here is a typical itinerary:

Day 1:

Fly from London Heathrow to Luxor. Upon arrival transfer to your Nile cruise boat for a seven night cruise. (Customers choosing Alexander the Great will spend their first at the Old Winter Palace in Luxor and then start the tour the following day).

Day 2:

Morning visit to the Valley of the Kings - the site of Tutankhamen's tomb, the Temple of Queen Hatsheput and the Valley of the Queens. Final stop of the day will be at the Colossi of Memnon before arriving back at the boat in time for lunch. Afternoon at leisure whilst the boat sails to Edfu via the Esna lock.

Day 3:

Morning visit to the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the god Horus and the largest, most preserved temple in Egypt. Afternoon set sail for Aswan.

Day 4:

Morning excursion to the High Dam, the Old Granite Quarries and the Unfinished Obelisk. There is also a trip by boat to the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis and occupying a picturesque location on an island.

Day 5:

Today can be spent at leisure wandering around Aswan or on optional excursions. The most popular excursion is to the temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt's greatest ancient treasure after the Pyramids. Late afternoon sail to Kom-Ombo and a visit to the Ptolemic Temple. Overnight either in Kom Ombo or Edfu.

Day 6:

All day at leisure sailing downstream to Luxor via the Esna Lock.

Day 7: Morning visit to the Temple of Karnak and the papyrus museum. In the afternoon visit the Temple of Luxor after which there is time to explore the markets of Luxor. That evening there is an optional excursion to the Sound and Light show at the Karnak temple.

Day 8:

Fly from Luxor to Cairo for a 3 night stay at your chosen hotel.

Day 9:

Optional morning visit to see the Great Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx. Afternoon at leisure, time to relax by the pool or to do some shopping in the many bazaars. In the evening a chance to take an optional excursion to see the fantastic Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids.

Day 10:

Optional morning excursion to the Egyptian Museum to see the treasures of Tutankhamen. Afternoon at leisure or you may want to take one of our optional tours to the stunning mosques of Islamic Cairo and the intriguing early churches of Coptic Cairo. In the evening, enjoy an optional dinner cruise on the Nile whilst watching a traditional folklore show.

Day 11:

Transfer to the airport for the return flight to the UK.

**  Please note: the Nile cruise itineraries can be subject to alteration locally at short notice.

**  In Cairo all excursions are optional and can be booked and paid for locally or we can pre-book them for you.

We enjoyed a full day Memphis, Saqqara and The Great Pyramids Tour with our own guide, driver and air-conditioned minibus..  The day was fabulous, our guide was excellent and took us to the best vantage points so that we could capture wonderful photos and video footage.

        Barbara and Colin at The Great Pyramid, Giza

We also had front seats at the Sound and Light Show at the Great Pyramid and enjoyed a half-day tour to the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

You can see a list of the excursions we can pre-book for you by visiting our Cairo Excursions page.

To give you an idea of what sort of prices you would be looking at for a 10 night Nile Cruise and Cairo trip here are the current prices using a combination of Nile Cruise ships, (the Viking Princess, the Royal Viking and the Alexander The Great) and hotels in Cairo.  However we can quote you for other ships on request.

Departures 2011	Option A	Option B	Option C
18 Jul - 21 Aug	1199	1399	1849
22 Aug - 18 Sep	1199	1399	1999
19 Sep - 30 Sep	1199	1399	2299
01 Oct - 31 Oct	1249	1449	2449
01 Nov - 17 Nov	1249	1449	2449
18 Nov - 30 Nov	1199	1399	2449
01 Dec - 11 Dec	1149	1349	2249
12 Dec - 17 Dec	1199	1399	2899
18 Dec - 24 Dec	1449	1649	3249
25 Dec - 31 Dec	1349	1549	3249
Departures 2012
01 Jan - 23 Jan	1199	1399	2449
16 Jan - 09 Feb	1249	1449	2549
10 Feb - 31 Mar	1299	1499	2649
01 Apr - 15 Apr	1349	1549	2949
16 Apr - 30 Apr	1299	1499	2899
01 May - 17 Jul	1149	1349	1799
18 Jul - 19 Aug	1249	1449	1899
20 Aug - 16 Sep	1249	1449	2249
17 Sep - 30 Sep	1249	1449	2349
01 Oct - 31 Oct	1299	1499	2499

 

Option	7 Nights N Nile Cruise	3 Nights Cairo Hotel
A	Viking Princess	Mercure Le Sphinx
B	Royal Viking	Ramses Hilton
C	Alexander The Great	Mena House Oberoi

** Prices are per person based on two people sharing a lower deck cabin/twin room departing from Heathrow and include all transfers and internal flights.  Please enquire about the prices for middle or upper deck cabins.

** We can offer a range of other Nile Cruise Ships and Cairo Hotels to meet your individual budget:

Why not use our dedicated Freephone telephone number 0808 1089 100 and talk to us about your ideas and ask us about our recent Nile Cruise and Cairo trip.