Mövenpick SS Misr Steamer Nile Cruise

Overview
Schedule
Schedule
9/10 Days
8/9 Nights
Duration
Countries
1 Country
5 Cities
Type
Type
Small group tour
12 Persons
Run
Run:
Every Tue, Wed
Sat, Fri

Take a trip back in time with a cruise down the Nile on a historic steamship. Enjoy the luxury and leisure on board Mövenpick SS Misr Steamer Nile Cruise. Visit the Great Pyramids, Famous Sphinx and Valley temple,Old and Islamic Cairo then Cruise the Nile between Luxor and Aswan Visiting the best attractions. 

Included
  • Meet and greet service by our representatives at airport(s)
  • Assistance of our personal during your stay, tours, and excursions 
  • All transfers by private A/C deluxe vehicle
  • Flight ticket Cairo to Aswan and Luxor back to Cairo with Egypt Air
  • Sightseeing tours on the cruise shared with Cruise Tours group
  • Local English speaking tour guide 
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo at 5* deluxe hotel with breakfast
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Aswan at 5* deluxe hotel with breakfast 
  • Accommodation on board 5* Nile cruise based on full board 
  • Accommodation for 1 night in Luxor at 5* deluxe hotel with breakfast 
  • Tour to Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley temple and Sakkara
  • Tour to Egyptian Museum and Coptic Churches
  • Tour to the Temple of Philae in Aswan
  • Tour to Kom Ombo temple and Edfu temple en route 
  • Tour to Karnak temples and Luxor temple in East Bank of the Nile
  • Lunch meals during tours in Giza / Cairo 
  • Entrance fees to the sights in Cairo /Aswan / Luxor
  • Service charges and taxes included throughout the tours 
Excluded
  • International Airfare 
  • Entry Visa to Egypt
  • Personal expenses
  • Optional Activities
  • Visa
  • Tipping
Itinerary

Day 1: (Tuesday) Arrival Cairo

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock)
Your tour manager will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink

Day 2: (Wednesday) Pyramids/ Sakkarra

After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Saqqara area to visit Saqqara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid).

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 3: (Thursday) Cairo Sights

Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: Egyptian Museum. Lunch through out the tour at a local restaurant. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and St. Barbara Church. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to 1382. Then you will be transferred Cairo airport to fly to Aswan, where you will be met and assisted and transfer to your hotel and

Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4 - Friday - Aswan Sightseeing Tours

Transfer from your hotel in Aswan for check-in on your Luxury Steamer Cruise, then enjoy visiting the awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board.

Overnight onboard your cruise in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5 – Saturday - Kom Ombo / Edfu

Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and Visit the Temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner on board.

Overnight onboard your cruise in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 6 - Sunday - Luxor Sightseeing

Breakfast on board, then transfer to visit Karnak and Luxor temples.

Overnight onboard your cruise in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7 - Monday - Luxor Tours, Transfer to your hotel in Luxor. 

Have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Transfer after the visit to your hotel in Luxor for free time at leisure.

Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast.


Note:- Slight changes might occur due to circumstances beyond our control**

Day 08: (Tuesday) Luxor / Cairo

Optional hot air balloon flight trip in Luxor over the Valley of The Kings at the West bank of the River Nile followed by enjoyable breakfast the hotel in Luxor with free time at leisure , some optional sightseeing tours available in Luxor and out of Luxor to Denderaha and Abydos temples. Later you will be transferred to Luxor airport to fly back to Cairo, where you will be met and assisted and transferred to your hotel for free time at lesiure in Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 09: (Wednesday) Cairo / Home

Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then transfer to Cairo airport to fly back home.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 1: (Friday) Arrival Cairo

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt
Your tour manager will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink

Day 2: (Saturday) Pyramids/ Saqqarra

After breakfast you will be accompanied by your personal guide to Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus - Famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch included during the tour and then proceed to Saqqara area to visit Saqqara Complex and first pyramid ever built (Djoser Pyramid).

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 3: (Sunday) Cairo Sights

Check out after breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then you will be escorted by your private guide to visit: Egyptian Museum. Lunch throughout the tour at local restaurant. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and St. Barbara Church. Combining fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, which dates back to 1382.
Then you will be transferred Cairo airport to fly to Luxor, where you will be met and assisted and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4: (Monday) - Luxor SS MISR Nile Steamship

Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor then transfer to your Luxury Steamer Cruise; boarding before lunch. Settle into your original Edwardian cabin or suite. Gourmet lunch served on board. Today you will be introduced to one of the largest and most impressive archaeological sites in Egypt, the Temples of Karnak. Under the command of the great Pharaohs, this awe inspiring ancient city was built over approx. 2000 years. Walking through this vast open-air museum, you will be struck by the almost perfect illustrations that honour the Pharaohs and their Gods. Before re-boarding for dinner, you will have time to explore present-day Luxor. There is an option for the evening entertainment, the ‘Sound and Light’ show, which illuminates the Temple of Karnak.

Ovrenight onboard your cruise in Luxor.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: (Tuesday)- Luxor Sighteeing

The steamship departs early for a day of discovery starting with the Valley of the Kings. Situated on the west bank of the Nile, this limestone valley houses the burial chambers of the great Pharaohs, powerful nobles - and later the royal spouses - of the 18th-21st dynasties. 63 magnificent temples of eternal life line the valley including Tutankhamen’s Tomb which was famously discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. The vibrant colour and conservation of the hieroglyphics lining the tomb of Ramses III never ceases to captivate. At approx. 2.30pm, the Steam Ship Sudan will navigate towards Esna, 60km south of Luxor. After passing through the lock at Esna, the ship with cruise under the star filled sky towards Edfu, a further 46km.

Overnight onboard your cruise in Edfu.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: (Wednesday)- Kom Ombo and Edfu

A morning exploration of the Temple of Edfu. This sanctuary is considered to be one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt. The site, built in honor of the falcon-headed sky god, Horus, whose eyes were the sun and the moon, was abandoned by the Roman Empire in 391 AD. The temple lay buried under a protective layer of sand until it was excavated by French Egyptologist, Auguste Mariette, in the 1860s. Gourmet lunch served on board.
Languidly cruise 145km south and unveil the pillars of Kom Ombo resting grandly on the banks of the Nile. Being a favored basking spot for crocodiles in ancient times, the temple at Kom Ombo was dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god. The temple dates back to 180BC during the Ptolemaic era, with notable Roman influences. Sunset over Kom Ombo and dinner on board. The steamship will remain docked at Kom Ombo.

Overnight onboard your cruise in Kom Ombo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: (Thursday)- Aswan Sightseeing

The Steam Ship gracefully navigates a further 48km south, past fertile fields and sandy river banks, to reach Aswan at the end of the Nile Valley. It is here where ancient Nubia begins.
Today marks your discovery of the Temple of Philae, the domain of the Goddess Isis, the universal mother who reigned over life, death and resurrection. Philae was one of the most important shrines of ancient Egypt and Nubia until 550AD when the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian, ordered its closing after 4000 years of worship. Before dining on board, you will have time to explore the Aswan markets where you will find indigo, saffron and other treasures. There is an option for the evening entertainment - the ‘Light and Sound’ show which illuminates the Temple of Philae.

Overnight onboard your cruise in Aswan.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: (Friday) - Nile Cruise to Aswan

Here mark the end of your journey with breakfast on board your Nile cruise steamship in Aswan followed by disembarkation and transfer by exclusive car and driver to your hotel in Aswan for check in with free time in leisure and optional excursions available in Aswan.

Overnight in Aswan
Meals: Breakfast.

Day 9: (Sunday)- Aswan to Cairo by Plane

Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan with free time at leisure with optional excursion to Abu Simbel temples out of Aswan by personal guide and exclusive car or you may fly instead then transfer to Aswan airport to fly to Cairo, upon arrival in Cairo you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo for free time at leisure.

Overnight in Cairo.


Meals: Breakfast.

Day 10: (Monday) - Cairo / Home

Breakfast at your hotel with some free time at leisure in Cairo followed by transfer to Cairo International Airport to catch your inbound flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast.

Cruise
  • Five Decks -Three with cabins
  • Sun Deck with Swimming pool
  • Laundry and daily housekeeping service
  • Medical service on call (24/7)
  • Restaurant with varied menus on a daily basis
  • 14 outside cabins (6x3.5m) dimensions with private balcony
  • 2 Single Cabins (5x2.9m) dimensions with private balcony
  • 2 Suites (7x5m) dimensions with private balcony
  • 6 Suites (6x5m) dimensions with private balcony
  • All outside cabins face the Nile Provide large panoramic balconies
  • The boat is fully air-conditioned
Prices
9 DAYS - CAIRO / CAIRO
Prices
May - September
Per Person in Double Room
$ 3920
One Person Traveling Alone
$ 6275
October - April
Per Person in Double Room
$ 4045
One Person Traveling Alone
$ 6490
10 DAYS - CAIRO / ASWAN
Prices
May - Sep.
Per Person in Double Room
$ 4620
One Person Traveling Alone
$ 7430
Oct. - April
Per Person in Double Room
$ 4745
One Person Traveling Alone
$ 7645
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Liam, 8/13/23

It was amazing. The staff was amazing. The food was superb. The guide was very helpful.

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K. William, 2/28/23

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Kate, 2/16/23

A week's cruise on this steamer is a dream.

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Ben, 1/12/23

It was a bit windy. Wish we had gone at a different time.

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Julie, 12/2/22

Highly recommended.

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