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Cairo & Nile Cruise: 8 Days Sleeper Train & Luxor

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Eight Days on the Nile: Pyramids, Temples & Overnight Trains

You get airport pickup, two hotel nights with breakfast, a round-trip sleeper train with dinner and breakfast both ways, five days on a 5-star Nile cruise with all meals, and a guide for every temple visit from the Pyramids to the Valley of the Kings. The sleeper train and cruise cabins are private, and all transfers between Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor are included, so you're not arranging transport or entry fees yourself.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival and transfer to hotel

Pick up from Cairo airport
Transfer to hotel in Cairo or Giza

Day 2 — Giza Pyramids and ancient sites

Visit Giza Pyramids and Sphinx
Explore Sakkara Step Pyramids
Tour Memphis open air museum

Day 3 — Cairo city tour and sleeper train

Visit Egyptian Museum
Explore Coptic Cairo churches and synagogue
Visit Cairo Citadel and Alabaster Mosque
Transfer to Giza train station
Overnight sleeper train to Aswan

Day 4 — Aswan arrival and city tour

Arrive in Aswan and meet tour representative
Transfer to Nile Cruise
Visit Aswan High Dam
See the Unfinished Obelisk
Visit Philae Temple by boat

Day 5 — Kom Ombo temple visit

Sail to Kom Ombo Temple
Visit Kom Ombo Temple with guide
Return to cruise and sail to Edfu

Day 6 — Edfu temple and Luxor tour

Visit Temple of Horus in Edfu
Cross Esna Lock and sail to Luxor
Visit Karnak Temple in Luxor
Visit Luxor Temple

Day 7 — Luxor West Bank and train transfer

Visit Hatshepsut Temple
Explore Valley of the Kings
See Memnon statues
Transfer to Luxor train station
Overnight sleeper train to Cairo

Day 8 — Arrival and final transfer

Arrive at Giza train station
Transfer to Cairo airport or hotel

The Experience

So you're thinking about doing Egypt but don't want to piece it together yourself — yeah, that makes sense. This one strings together the three things most people actually want to see: the pyramids around Cairo, the temples along the Nile between Aswan and Luxor, and the whole thing tied together with sleeper trains instead of flights. You fly into Cairo, get picked up at the airport, and from there it's all arranged. Two nights in a Giza hotel (they try to give you a pyramid view room), then an overnight train down to Aswan, five days on a 5-star cruise ship floating past temples, and another sleeper train back to Cairo. Eight days total.

The rhythm of it is what makes it work. Day two you're at the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, and Memphis — the big Cairo hits. Day three you see the Egyptian Museum, walk through Old Cairo and the Citadel, then board the train at Giza station in the evening. You sleep on the train, wake up in Aswan, and that's when the Nile cruise actually starts. From there the boat moves you between the temples: Philae Temple in Aswan, Kom Ombo as you sail south, the Temple of Horus at Edfu, then Karnak and Luxor Temple when you arrive. On the west bank in Luxor you get the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Then another sleeper train back to Cairo, and a transfer to the airport or your hotel.

The sleeper train both ways includes dinner and breakfast, so you're not paying extra for those meals and you're not losing a day to travel. The cruise cabins are private and on the upper deck — not a shared bunk situation. Your guide stays with you for all the temple visits, not just dropping you at the gate. Pickups happen at Cairo airport (about an hour to the hotel), then from the train stations in Aswan and Luxor. Everything is in an air-conditioned vehicle, and the whole package includes entry fees, so you're not stopping at a booth every two hours to pay again.

If you've never done a Nile cruise and the idea of eight days sounds like too much, there are shorter versions, but this one actually lets you breathe at each place instead of rushing through. The trade is that you're on a schedule — the train leaves when it leaves, the boat sails on its route — so you can't linger for three hours at one temple if you want to make the next one. But that's also what keeps it from turning into a month-long trip. Optional add-ons like Abu Simbel or a hot air balloon ride over Luxor cost extra if you want them.

What’s included

Your eight days include airport pickup and transfer to your Giza hotel, two nights in a hotel with breakfast (pyramid view room if available), round-trip sleeper train with private cabin, dinner, and breakfast both ways, three nights on a 5-star Nile cruise with breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, expert guide for all temple visits and tours, all entry fees and landing fees, and all transfers between your hotel, train stations in Cairo and Aswan, and Luxor. Meals on the train and cruise are covered; meals in Cairo outside the hotel are your own.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessible

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want Egypt's main sights — pyramids, temples, the Nile — without arranging flights between cities, buying tickets at each site, or figuring out your own transport. The sleeper trains and cruise handle the logistics, so you show up and the guide takes you through.