10 Day Egypt Itinerary, Cairo, Nile Cruise And White Desert Tour

Day 1: Arrival Day

1. Cairo
   5h
   Bastet Travel representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, Transfer to hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle, Overnight in the Hotel

Day 2: The Pyramids of Giza and Cairo Museum

1. The Pyramids Of Giza
   3h · Admission ticket included
   You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by our tour guide, to enjoy a great excursion to The Pyramids of Giza ( Cheops , Chephren, and Mykerinus . Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the time of and visit the Valley Temple
2. Egyptian Museum
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Then visit the Egyptian Museum :
   
   the Egyptian Museum :
   
   It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to Tutankhamen - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.
   
   Free time to discover Cairo by night

Day 3: Aswan sightseeings

1. Aswan
   2h
   Pick up from your hotel in Cairo to fly to Aswan- followed by transfer from Aswan airport to the Nile cruise for Embarkation& Lunch on board the Nile Cruise, proceed
   to visit Aswan
2. Temple of Philae
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Phiala temple:
   Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped.
3. Aswan High Dam
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The High Dam:
   Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.
4. Unfinished Obelisk
   30m · Admission ticket included
   The Unfinished Obelisk :
   Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
   
   12:00 lunch on board the Cruise
   
   Optional Trip to visit the Nubian Village
   
   See a Nubian Village, The Nubian Village is colorful, fun, friendly
   
   Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

Day 4: Trip to Abu simple & Kom Ombo

1. Abu Simbel Temple
   9h · Admission ticket included
   Early Visit Abu Simbel from Aswan by Private Car
   
   Abu Simbel temples:
   
   The two temples of Ramses the second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to The Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
   
   Back to Aswan by the afternoon, Lunch will be served in Aswan
   
   13:00 sail to Kom Ombo
2. Kom Ombo Temple
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   Visit The temple of Kom Ombo
   
   The temple and the associated settlement site are located 40 K.m north of Aswan, the temple was dedicated to the deities Sobek and Horus and date mainly to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (332 B.b -395 A.c)
   Sail to Edfu-Overnight in Edfu
   Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

Day 5: Edfu and Luxor temple

1. 2h · Admission ticket included
   Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the Edfu
   
   Edfu temple :
   
   Upper Egyptian site dominated by a large well -Preserved temple, dedicated to the hawk-God Horus, The Construction of the Ptolemaic temple of Horus, which was founded on the site of a much earlier temple, dated to the period between the reigns of Ptolemy the Third(246 B.c), The descriptions on the walls include the Myth of contending of Horus and Seth(Probably performed annually as a religious Drama.
   Sail to Luxor through Esna lock
2. Luxor Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Luxor Temple:
   Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated with His Military Battle of Kadesh
   Dinner &overnight onboard the Cruise

Day 6: Luxor -The valley of Kings-Karnak temple

1. Luxor
   2h
   Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of Luxor and Karnak karnak Egypt
2. Valley of the Kings
   2h · Admission ticket included
   The Valley of the Kings:
   Once called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak
3. Colossi of Memnon
   20m · Admission ticket included
   The colossi of Memnon:
   Massive pair statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
4. Temple of Hatshepsut
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   The Queen Hatshepsut temple :
   Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.
5. The Karnak Temple
   2h · Admission ticket included
   karnak Egypt temple :
   Karnak karnak Egypt is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons, and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak karnak Egypt 360 was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso)
   
   Fly to Cairo from Luxor - Then transfer to your hotel in Cairo- Overnight in Cairo

Day 7: Cairo to the white desert

1. Bahariya Oasis
   5h
   At 06:00 am Pick up time from your hotel in Giza or in Cairo, drive to Bahariya Oasis , which is located about 350 km east of Cairo This journey takes about 4 hours, arrive at 10:00 there will be stops during the trip for WC and Coffee
2. Black Desert
   1h · Admission ticket included
   At 10:00 you will take your 4x4 Jeep and drive to the black desert
3. Valley of Agabat
   3h · Admission ticket included
   13:00 Then drive to the valley of Agabat
   
   15:00 Arrive at the Valley of Agabat is deep within the white desert white-desert Egypt You have to be there to feel the out-worldly beauty of the place. Millions of years ago, the place used to be under the sea. Over the years, unique rock formations of limestone, and chalk (and maybe sand) developed.
4. White Desert
   4h · Admission ticket included
   16: 30 explore the white desert white-desert Egypt National Park, the most well-known desert destination in Egypt.
   
   17:30 Make tents and Enjoy the sunset
   
   18:30 As the sky turns pink and then the deepest fiery orange, the rock-shapes fade, and silence is all around. Sitting around a small fire and enjoying the simplest meal of chicken, rice, and vegetables, you will feel like nothing has ever tasted so good. Bedouin staff will arrange dinner and desert camping.

Day 8: White desert- Baharyia-Cairo

1. Bahariya Oasis
   3h
   At 06:00 am Enjoy sunrise
   
   At 07:00 Am you'll enjoy breakfast in the desert, before driving to Bahariya Oasis
2. Bahariya Oasis
   4h
   At 09:00 On the way back, you will visit Crystal Mountain , Crystal Mountain , locally known as Gebel al-Izzaz. It's more of a crystal hill, seen on the right, which is often called the Jewel of the desert is formed by the quartzite crystals and looks amazing in the sun's rays. A few decades ago, that natural feature has been found by accident.
   
   11:00 Drive to Bahariya Oasis , Soak in the heat at Bir Sigam , a hot spring that can help to relax. Located at 7 km east of Bahariya on the Cairo road, the spring is the best hot spring in temperature,
3. Cairo
   5h
   12:00 Then drive back to Cairo. Arrival at Cairo at 16:30

Day 9: Wadi el Hitan Trip from Cairo

1. Fayoum Oasis
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Pick up from your hotel in Cairo and transferred by air-conditioned Car to El Fayoum Oasis in the Western Desert
2. Valley of the Whales (Wadi Al-Hitan)
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Wadi Al Hitan Wadi-Al-Hitan Egypt is a Protected area and a Natural Heritage Site added in 2005 by UNESCO as a world heritage site, WADI EL-HITAN is also known for scientists in the Zeuglodon Valley, have been discovered in 1936, it is located 35 KM west of the Wadi El-Ryan, right deep into the desert western desert, is It is an area of fossils; considered as an open museum, dates back to 45 million years and contains petrified primitive whales skeletons, shark teeth, shells and roots of Mangroves preserved in soft rocks. Everywhere you go here you find petrified sea shell and corals, Visit the Fossil & Climate Change Museum Wadi-Al-Hitan#Change_Climate_Museum Egypt
   The museum hosts a variety of whale fossils, and skeletons that are displayed outdoors, as for the museum it has a variety of fossils, skeletons, fossilized mangroves, and ancient seashells exhibited indoors in glass boxes, Enjoy your lunch
3. Wadi El-Rayan
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Drive to The Magic lake and Gebel Al-Mudawara
   
   The Magic lake:
   
   One of the most beautiful lakes in Egypt, overlooking sand dunes, is the Magic lake. Around the lake gives you the chance to witness one of the most eye-catching sunsets you will ever see.
   
   The Magic Lake is a beautiful lake located in Wadi El Rayan in Fayoum. It was named the Magic lake as it changes its colors several times a day depending on the time of year and the amount of sunlight it receives.
   
   It is an amazingly beautiful place surrounded by desert. People spend their time hiking & sand-boarding beside Magic Lake or even swimming in the lake itself.
   
   The lake contains minerals that are said to help treat patients with rheumatism.
   It’s simply a magical place for a magical trip.
4. Cairo
   2h
   Tea time by sunset Then drive back to Cairo-Overnight in Cairo

Day 10: Departure day

1. Cairo
   2h
   The tour ends after breakfast at our hotel in Cairo, with transfers included to take you to the airport for your flight home. If you wish to extend your stay in Cairo, please contact us.

Pickup details

In the event of a pick-up from the airport, our guide will meet you in front of the arrival terminal with a sign board with the client's name. We need the flight number and arrival time.

In the event of a pick-up from any hotel in Cairo, guide will meet you at the hotel lobby. we need hotel name, room number and a GPS location if it is a small guest house.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels