The first full day of your Cairo-Alexandria tour with a Nile cruise begins with a hearty breakfast at the hotel. Accompanied by an experienced German-speaking Egyptologist, you’ll travel to the Pyramids of Giza: Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. Next, admire the three pyramids from a panoramic view in the distance. But today’s highlights don’t end there: now the Great Sphinx awaits you. Only the Sphinx itself knows what secrets this mystical figure has kept hidden for millennia. You’ll wrap up this jam-packed yet perfect cultural morning with a visit to the Valley Temple of King Khafre. At this point, you’ll deserve a delicious Egyptian lunch at a traditional restaurant. After lunch, you’ll finally explore Saqqara: the mysterious world of the pharaohs.

Return to the hotel.

After breakfast, enjoy a city tour of Cairo, including a visit to the Egyptian Museum, which houses over 120,000 Pharaonic artifacts as well as the world-famous Tutankhamun collection. Alternatively, you can visit the new National Museum, where you can discover more than twenty pharaonic mummies and the entire history of Egyptian civilizations. After a traditional lunch on the Nile, the afternoon takes you to Coptic Cairo, the Hanging Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, before you round out the day with a stroll through the lively Khan El Khalili bazaar.

The Alexandria portion of your Cairo-Alexandria tour with a Nile cruise begins after breakfast with a drive to the Mediterranean coast, the legendary setting for the love story of Antony and Cleopatra. There, you’ll tour the Roman amphitheater before enjoying a lunch of fresh fish and seafood. In the afternoon, you’ll visit the Qaitbay Citadel, built from the ruins of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The day concludes with a visit to the Royal Garden and El Montazah Palace before you spend your first night in Alexandria.

The city tour of Alexandria begins as soon as you’ve had breakfast at the hotel and checked out. You’ll then drive to the Bibliotheca Alexandria. In ancient times, the famous Library of Alexandria burned down. The Bibliotheca Alexandria was rebuilt in 2002 very close to the site of the original library.

We’ll enjoy another local lunch at a restaurant in Alexandria. Then we’ll head back to Cairo. Check-in at the hotel.

A domestic flight will take you from Cairo to Luxor, where the Nile cruise portion of your Cairo-Alexandria tour with Nile cruise begins, and you will be met at the airport. On the same day, you’ll visit the Valley of the Kings, including three selected royal tombs, as well as the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. After a lunch featuring Upper Egyptian cuisine, you’ll check in aboard your Nile cruise ship, which will be your home for the next four nights. The afternoon is yours to enjoy a leisurely stroll through Luxor before dinner is served on board.

After breakfast on board, you’ll visit the magnificent Karnak Temple—the largest religious complex in Ancient Egypt—as well as the Luxor Temple. You’ll be back on board in time for lunch, where the actual cruise portion of your Cairo–Alexandria round-trip tour with a Nile cruise toward Aswan begins.

This peaceful day of sailing is one of the most relaxing moments of your Cairo-Alexandria tour with a Nile cruise: Enjoy breakfast on board as the ship glides along the fertile Nile Valley and passes through the Esna Lock. During a stopover, you’ll transfer to a traditional horse-drawn carriage and visit the Temple of Edfu as well as the Double Temple of Kom Ombo. Lunch and dinner will be served on board.

One of the historical highlights of your Cairo-Alexandria tour with a Nile cruise awaits you today: After breakfast on board, you’ll travel to Abu Simbel to visit the impressive temple of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. Afterward, you’ll have the opportunity to stroll through the lively market in Aswan with your tour guide. Lunch and dinner will be served on board.

On this final full day of your trip to Egypt, you’ll have the chance to enjoy one last day tour—this time in the city of Aswan. You’ll visit the dam and travel to the Temple of Philae, dedicated to Isis, the goddess of love. Finally, you’ll see the unfinished obelisk of Aswan. There, you’ll learn how the ancient Egyptians worked with this massive, hard stone. You’ll then be transferred to the Aswan airport for your return flight to Cairo.

To wrap up your trip, you’ll spend a free evening in Cairo.

On your last morning, you’ll enjoy one final breakfast at the hotel before your tour guide takes you to the Cairo airport and assists you with departure formalities. With unforgettable memories of your Cairo-Alexandria tour with a Nile cruise —from Cairo through Alexandria to the Nile—you’ll begin your journey home.