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12-day Grand Tour of Egypt: a superb cruise on the Nile with stops in Cairo and on the Red Sea

Main features
Boat model: Cruise liner
Type: Yacht / Motoryacht > 24 m
Number of cabins: 117
Maximum capacity: 234 travelers
Crew members: 55

Cabin

Double cabin
This double cabin features air conditioning, a minibar and a private bathroom with shower and hairdryer.
Suite
This air-conditioned suite includes a living room, separate bedroom and bathroom with hairdryer. Enjoy a comfortable space to relax and enjoy your Nile cruise to the full.
NB : The pictures, information, and visuals presented are not contractually binding. The itinerary and program indicated may be modified without notice for technical reasons (captain's decision).

Itinerary

Cairo
Meet at the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our local... more+ representatives and assisted with entry formalities. Transfer to the hotel and meet your French-speaking Egyptologist guide. After check-in, overnight at the hotel. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
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Cairo Aswan
After breakfast, departure for the site of Saqqara and Memphis, to see the Step Pyramid of Djoser,... more+ built in 2700 BC. After lunch in a typical restaurant, you enter the world of "Absolute Grandeur": the Giza Plateau, the symbol of Ancient Egypt with its pyramids: Khufu, the largest of the pyramids and the last of the Seven Wonders of the World, Khafre with its pink granite temple, and Menkaure, bordered by the queens' pyramids, all guarded by the famous Great Sphinx of Giza, the largest monolithic sculpture in the world. Dinner in a typical restaurant, then transfer to Cairo airport and flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, embarkation on your cruise boat and overnight stay. 
Activities: Including: Sakkarah and Memphis site, The Giza Plateau, more+
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Aswan
Visit the Temple of Isis on Philae Island. Started by Pharaoh Nectanebo I during the 30th dynasty... more+ and completed by the Romans, it is the main sanctuary dedicated to Isis. Enjoy a felucca ride around Elephantine Island, which once served as a fortress, and explore the local markets, then head to the High Dam and the unfinished obelisk. The Aswan region, rich in schist, alabaster, and pink granite found only in this part of Egypt, supplied the stone blocks used for pyramids, statues, and colossi built by the pharaohs. In the granite quarry, you will find the largest known obelisk to date (41.75 m), whose carving was abandoned due to a crack in the rock. In the evening, optional sound and light show at the Philae Temple. Overnight on board. 
Activities: Including: Visit to the temple of Philae, Visit the high dam, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Philae more+
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Aswan Kom Ombo
Free morning in the city. Optional excursion by bus or plane to visit the temples of Abu Simbel,... more+ built by Ramses II. Return to Aswan for lunch before starting the navigation towards Kom Ombo. Visit of the Kom Ombo temple, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris. Built on a hill, the temple is surrounded by an enclosure wall covered with reliefs. Inside, the space is divided into two parts: the northern part dedicated to Haroeris, the falcon-headed god, and the southern part to Sobek, the crocodile god. Return to the boat and sail towards Edfu. 
Activities: Including: Visit to the temple of Kom Ombo, more+
Optional services: Abu Simbel by plane or coach more+
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Kom Ombo Edfu Esna Luxor
Breakfast on board. Early departure to visit the temple of Edfu. Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride... more+ to the temple further inland. This temple to the falcon god Horus is both the largest temple of the Ptolemaic dynasty and the second largest sanctuary in Egypt after Karnak. Return to the boat for lunch and sail downstream to Luxor through the Esna lock in the middle of the day, then continue sailing and arrive in Luxor at the end of the day. Dinner and overnight on board. 
Activities: Including: Visit to Edfu temple, more+
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Luxor
Breakfast on board. Departure to visit the southern part of ancient Thebes, home to the temples of... more+ Karnak and Luxor. The two temples are linked by a dromos, a long alley lined with sphinxes, and are dedicated to Amun. The three-enclosure temple at Karnak is itself part of the Karnak religious complex, which includes the ruins of other temples, buildings and pylons. Its construction and subsequent modifications spanned more than 2,000 years. Luxor Temple, erected in the 14th century BC during the reign of Amenhotep III, was also subsequently modified by Ramses II, who added six monumental statues and two obelisks. Dinner and overnight on board.
In the evening, optional sound and light show at Karnak temple.
 
Activities: Including: Visit to Karnak temple, Visit Luxor Temple, more+
Optional services: Sound and light show at Karnak more+
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Luxor Hurghada
Breakfast, then a visit to the necropolis of Thebes on the west bank of the Nile, followed by the... more+ Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, home to the tombs of many New Kingdom pharaohs, their families and nobles in favor. The tour continues with the Colossi of Memnon, the last remains of Amenhotep III's temple, and Deir el Bahari, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Carved out of the rock in the Theban mountain, this three-tiered temple built in 1455 is both harmonious and modern, and although dedicated to the god Amun, it also contains chapels to Anubis and Hathor, the patron goddess of women: hardly surprising, since Hatshepsut, one of the four pharaohs to have ruled Egypt, is considered “the first great woman whose name has been preserved in history”. After the visits, departure by coach for Hurghada. Check-in at the hotel and start of your stay at leisure. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
Activities: Including: Visit the necropolis of Thebes, Visit the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, more+
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Hurghada
Free stay with all-inclusive package.
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
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Hurghada Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel and free time until transfer to Hurghada airport for your flight to Cairo.... more+ On arrival, check-in at your hotel, followed by dinner and overnight stay. 
Accommodation: Overnight stay in hotel included more+
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Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a visit to the famous Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), with its... more+ twelve galleries. A true architectural and cultural gem, it is located close to the pyramids, offering a breathtaking view of the latter. It houses the world's largest collection of Egyptian antiquities. Lunch in a typical restaurant, followed by a visit to Islamic Cairo, with its thousand minarets, citadel and Mohamed Ali mosque. Return to the hotel for a rest before heading to the souks of Khan el Khalili for dinner in a typical restaurant. After dinner, transfer to Cairo airport. 
Activities: Including: Visit Islamic Cairo, Mohamed Ali's mosque, more+
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Cairo - Night flight
Assistance with boarding and overnight flight to France.
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The price includes
Air France return flight : France / Cairo / France
Every transfer as per the program, including airports/boat/hotels, and Luxor to Red Sea Hotel transfer by air-conditioned coach
Services of an English-speaking Egyptologist guide in Cairo and during the cruise
Nubian folk dance evening
Galabiya Party
Oriental dance evening
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Hotels included in the program
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Prepaid SIM card
Drinks package - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Stella beer, local spirits, 1 glass of wine at lunch and dinner, water, soft drinks, Turkish coffee, Nescafé, tea, anise (€126 for mini-cruises) : 177 € / people
Activities not included in the program
Meals not included in the program
Visa fee of €28 to be paid on arrival - Mandatory
Fees for porters, guides, boat crew - Mandatory : 35€ / people to be paid on the spot with cash
Additional information
Please note that sailing conditions and flight schedules may also alter the times and order of visits
Drinks package excludes: fresh juices (orange, mango, lemon and others), sparkling water, bottle of beer, alcoholic cocktails, soda/tonic, cheese and food platters, pastries (subject to availability), espresso, latte and cappuccino
Optional services
Flights not included in the programme are available on request
Activities and excursions upon request more+

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The Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan is an impressive remnant located in an ancient granite quarry in Upper Egypt. Commissioned during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut, it was intended to be the largest obelisk ever constructed, reaching about 42 meters in height and... more+ weighing an estimated 1,200 tons. However, a crack that appeared during the carving process halted the work, leaving the monument incomplete and still attached to the bedrock.
Today, the site provides a unique insight into the working methods of ancient Egyptian stonecutters. Visitors can observe extraction techniques, tool marks, and the monumental logistics involved in creating such structures.
 
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