Mövenpick SS Misr Steamer Nile Cruise

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.