HomeLuxury Oberoi Philae Nile Cruise and Cairo
Most 4-night Nile cruise packages end at Philae Temple. The Luxury Oberoi Philae Nile Cruise and Cairo from Memphis Tours goes further — adding a private motorboat trip to the extraordinary Nubian Museum in Aswan, one of the most beautifully curated cultural institutions in Egypt and an experience that brings the full story of Nubian civilization to life.
Begin in Cairo with Fast Track airport service, 3 luxury hotel nights, and private guided tours of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx. Fly to Luxor and board the Oberoi Philae — 22 panoramic Nile-view suites with temperature-controlled pool, full-service spa, fitness center, beauty salon, and fine dining — for 4 nights of Nile sailing: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Medinet Habu, Deir El Madina, Colossi of Memnon, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan High Dam, Philae Temple, and the Nubian Museum by private motorboat.
Memphis Tours delivers private AC transfers, personal Egyptologist guides, luxury Cairo hotel with breakfast, full-board Philae sailing, all entrance fees, and a dedicated tour manager throughout your Luxury Oberoi Philae Nile Cruise and Cairo."
- Skip the airport line with our Fast Track service upon arrival at Cairo International Airport.
- Meet and greet service by our representatives
- Assistance with guest relations during your stay
- Entry Visa for Egypt provide upon arrival at Cairo Airport (For non-restricted nationality)
- All airport transfers in a private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle with free wifi
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, breakfast included
- Complimentary Cairo photo session at Giza pyramids
- Accommodation for 4 nights onboard the Oberoi Philae Nile Cruise on full board basis
- Domestic flight tickets from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan to Cairo
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo privately guided
- All sightseeing tours on the Nile shared with cruise group
- Entrance fees to all sites listed on the itinerary
- English-speaking guide for all tours
- Meals at the hotel, Nile cruise and during your tours as listed on the itinerary
- Bottled water during outings outside of hotel or cruise ship
- Free wifi service at the hotel, Nile cruise and aboard vehicles
- All service charges and applicable taxes included
- International airfare
- Any optional tours
- Personal spending
- Tipping
Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where Fast Track immigration assistance and your entry visa are handled for you before you reach the hall. Your representative meets you, assists with baggage, and escorts you to your private air-conditioned vehicle.
Transfer to the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence, where a welcome drink awaits and your tour manager reviews the journey ahead with you. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Overnight in: Cairo – Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence
Meals: None
Signature Experience: Fast Track immigration and visa handled on arrival, with a welcome drink and private briefing at the Four Seasons
Good to Know: Airport assistance operates 24 hours. Your final room and cabin category confirmation is issued with your travel documents before departure.
After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist and travel to the Giza Plateau. Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, then enjoy your complimentary professional photo session overlooking the Pyramids.
Continue for lunch at a local Egyptian restaurant, followed by the Grand Egyptian Museum, where more than 100,000 artifacts and the complete treasures of Tutankhamun are displayed together for the first time. Return privately to your hotel.
Overnight in: Cairo – Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Visits: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Grand Egyptian Museum
Signature Experience: Complimentary professional photo session at the Pyramids
Optional Premium Experience: Interior entry to the Great Pyramid can be arranged at additional cost.
Good to Know: Dinner this evening is not included, leaving you free to try Cairo's restaurants. Your guide can recommend and reserve.
Check out after breakfast and transfer privately to Cairo Airport for your included flight to Luxor. You are met on arrival and taken to the Oberoi Philae, moored at her private berth, where you check in and take lunch on board.
In the afternoon, visit the Karnak Temple Complex, where the Great Hypostyle Hall's 134 columns still carry traces of their original color, and the ceremonial Luxor Temple. Dinner is served aboard.
Overnight in: M/S Oberoi Philae, moored in Luxor
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor Temple
Signature Experience: Boarding a vessel carrying just 22 cabins and suites, each with Nile views, with her own private docking
Good to Know: Shore excursions from the Oberoi Philae are small-group tours with an Egyptologist. Your Cairo touring is private. Domestic flight times are confirmed by airline availability and may require an early departure. Baggage allowance is 1 checked bag up to 23 kg (50 lb) plus 1 cabin bag up to 7 kg (15 lb) per guest
An early breakfast aboard before crossing to the West Bank. In the Valley of the Kings you enter the tomb of Tutankhamun and the tomb of Ramesses VI — both included, not sold as extras.
Continue to Medinet Habu, the mortuary temple of Ramesses III with its painted reliefs still vivid, and Deir el-Medina, the village where the tomb builders themselves lived and were buried. Pause at the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch is served as the vessel sails to Esna and transits the lock, followed by a cocktail reception and dinner.
Overnight in: M/S Oberoi Philae, moored at Esna
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Valley of the Kings including the tombs of Tutankhamun and Ramesses VI, Medinet Habu, Deir el-Medina, Colossi of Memnon
Signature Experience: Tutankhamun's tomb included in your visit, alongside Medinet Habu and Deir el-Medina — West Bank sites most itineraries skip
Optional Premium Experience: Sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the West Bank can be arranged at additional cost, weather permitting.
Good to Know: Sightseeing today is a small-group excursion with an accompanying Egyptologist
An early sailing brings you to Edfu for breakfast aboard, then a guided visit to the Temple of Horus — the most completely preserved temple in Egypt, its roof, columns and sanctuary still intact after centuries buried in sand.
Return aboard for lunch as the vessel sails on to Kom Ombo and its twin temple, built with two identical halves and divided between the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus. Dinner is served aboard.
Overnight in: M/S Oberoi Philae, moored at Kom Ombo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Temple of Horus at Edfu, Twin Temple of Kom Ombo
Signature Experience: Two of the Nile's great temples in a single day, with the sailing between them taken at the Oberoi's unhurried pace
Good to Know: Sightseeing today is a small-group excursion with an accompanying Egyptologist.
Breakfast aboard as the vessel completes her passage to Aswan. Visit the High Dam, the engineering work that reshaped the Nile, then travel by motorboat to Philae Temple on its island setting, dedicated to Isis and moved stone by stone to save it from the rising water.
Return aboard for lunch. In the afternoon, travel by car to the Nubian Museum, where the story of the communities displaced by Lake Nasser is told through the objects saved with them. Dinner is served aboard.
Overnight in: M/S Oberoi Philae, moored in Aswan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Aswan High Dam, Philae Temple, Nubian Museum
Signature Experience: An afternoon at the Nubian Museum, part of the Oberoi Philae's own itinerary, rounding out the story the temples only half tell
Optional Premium Experience: Private felucca sailing around Elephantine Island at sunset, and a day excursion to Abu Simbel by air, can both be arranged at additional cost.
Good to Know: The Nubian Museum is reached by car. Sightseeing today is a small-group excursion with an accompanying Egyptologist
A final breakfast aboard before disembarking at Aswan and transferring to the airport for your included flight back to Cairo.
You are met on arrival and transferred privately to the Four Seasons for your final night. The remainder of the day is at leisure — time for the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, a last look at the city, or simply the hotel.
Overnight in: Cairo – Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence
Meals: Breakfast
Signature Experience: A final Cairo night that protects your international departure day, rather than flying out the moment you disembark
Good to Know: Domestic flight times are confirmed by airline availability and may require an early departure. Baggage allowance is 1 checked bag up to 23 kg (50 lb) plus 1 cabin bag up to 7 kg (15 lb) per guest. Lunch and dinner are not included today
Enjoy breakfast and a relaxed final morning. Depending on your flight time, luggage storage can be arranged at the hotel should you wish to spend a few last hours in the city.
Your private air-conditioned vehicle and representative collect you at the appointed time and transfer you to Cairo International Airport, where you are assisted through check-in and security for your onward flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Signature Experience: Private departure transfer with airport check-in assistance
Good to Know: Standard check-out is 12:00. Late check-out is subject to availability and a supplement
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