Ancient Egypt & Mysterious Nile River & Red Sea with Deluxe River Cruise

We start our tour by meeting our guide at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal at 17:30. After our ticket and baggage procedures, we carry out our Istanbul – Hurghada flight with Ajet Airlines' scheduled flight VF251. Our plane, which will depart at 21:00, will land in Hurghada at 22:45 local time. After landing in Hurghada, we transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

Free time after breakfast. You can enjoy the sea and the sun all day long. Our accommodation will be on a soft All-Inclusive basis. Overnight at our hotel.

After an early breakfast at our hotel, we depart for Luxor by our private vehicle. We complete our check-in procedures for our 5* Deluxe river cruise. After lunch on the ship, we start with the Karnak Temple, which receives the most visitors in Egypt after the pyramids. The construction of the Karnak temple took more than 2000 years. Although it is thought in history that the temple was dedicated to many gods, it was built for the God Amun. Then we will visit the Luxor Temple, which was built by Amenhotep. At the end of our tour, we return to our 5* Deluxe river cruise. Lunch, dinner, and overnight on the ship.

After breakfast on our ship, we will carry out our Luxor Valley of the Kings tour. The Valley of the Kings, where magnificent tombs were built by carving into the desert rocks in ancient Egyptian civilization and filled with treasures for the pharaohs' afterlife, will be our first visit point. Also, here our guests who wish can visit King Tutankhamun's tomb by paying an extra fee. Later, we will visit the Hatshepsut Temple, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. While wandering through the large courtyards of the temple and admiring the intricate hieroglyphic decorations, we will also learn the history of Queen Hatshepsut, the famous female ruler of Egypt who posed as a man to win the throne. Then we will visit the Colossi of Memnon, two monumental statues representing Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BC) of Egypt's 18th Dynasty. These statues are located west of the modern city of Luxor and face east towards the Nile River. After our tour, we return to our ship and have our lunch. Then our ship sets sail for Edfu. Lunch, dinner, and overnight on our ship.

After breakfast on our ship, we start with the Edfu Temple located on the west of the Nile River. According to traditional Egyptian Temple Architecture, it was built for the Falcon-headed God Horus. It is one of the best-preserved temples to this day. At the end of the tour, we return to our ship and have our lunch on board. Meanwhile, our Deluxe River cruise continues its voyage towards Kom Ombo. After arriving in Kom Ombo, we will visit the Kom Ombo Temple, which was built during the Ptolemaic Dynasty in the 2nd century BC. It is the only temple in history shared by 2 gods; one side is dedicated to the Crocodile God Sobek and the other side to the Falcon God Haroeris. The temple was damaged over the centuries due to the flooding of the Nile River. Return to the ship after the tour. Our ship departs for Aswan. Lunch, dinner, and overnight on the ship.

After breakfast on the ship, we start our tour by visiting the High Dam, an engineering marvel built in 1960 that protects Egypt from the annual floods coming from the Nile. Then, we continue to visit the magnificent Philae Temple, built in honor of the Goddess Isis, the chief goddess of the island. After our tour, we return to our ship and have our lunch on board. In the afternoon, we explore the 16.8-acre palm and sandalwood trees of Aswan, also known as the Nile oasis, with traditional Egyptian Felucca sailing boats. After the tour, we return to our ship. Lunch, dinner, and overnight on our ship.

After breakfast on the ship, we transfer to Aswan Airport. We fly from Aswan to Cairo by local airline. After landing in Cairo, we transfer to our hotel. Free time after settling into our hotel. In the evening, we go on a Khan El Khalili bazaar tour together. Its first existence dates back to the end of the 13th century. We carry out our night bazaar tour in an atmosphere that will take you back in time, where you can find spices, souvenirs, mother-of-pearl inlay and pearl jewelry, lamps, authentic clothes, and perfume bottles suitable for every taste and budget, and sit in various cafes. Overnight at our hotel.

After breakfast at our hotel, we will carry out our full-day Giza Pyramids & Sphinx and Cairo Museum tour. We will visit the Giza Pyramids, which include the Cheops Pyramid, one of the 7 wonders of the world, and the Sphinxes, which are thought to have been built to protect pharaoh tombs and pyramids by using their sacred powers and great strength in Ancient Egyptian mythology. Then we will visit the Cairo Egyptian Museum (New Museum), one of the most important museums in the world. At the end of our tour, we return to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

We complete the check-out procedures from the hotel at night and transfer to the airport. After ticket and baggage procedures, our tour ends with the departure to Istanbul at 04:55 with Ajet Airlines flight VF248 and arrival in Istanbul at 08:25.