Cairo & Nile Cruise: Pyramids, Valley of Kings & 5-Star Boat

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Duration8d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Seven days tracing the Nile from Cairo's pyramids to Luxor's royal tombs

You fly into Cairo, spend a day seeing the pyramids and Memphis, then board a sleeping train to Aswan and transfer to a Nile cruise ship. Over three days you visit Kom Ombo, Edfu, and Luxor's Valley of the Kings and temple complexes, with meals and a guide included throughout. You return to Cairo for museum and bazaar visits before flying home—no separate bookings, no timing to coordinate.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival and hotel transfer in Cairo

Pick up from Cairo airport
Assist with airport procedures
Transfer to hotel in Cairo
Welcome drink at hotel
Free time to relax or join tours

Day 2 — Giza and Sakkara sightseeing

Breakfast at hotel
Visit Giza Pyramids
Lunch at restaurant
Visit Sakkara Step Pyramid
Visit Memphis ancient capital
Shopping tours in Giza
Transfer to train station
Travel to Aswan by sleeping train
Dinner and overnight on train

Day 3 — Aswan arrival and Nile cruise

Breakfast on board train
Arrive Aswan train station
Meet guide and transfer to cruise
Embark cruise before lunch
Lunch on board
Visit Aswan High Dam
Visit Temple of Philae and Obelisk
Dinner on board
Overnight in Aswan

Day 4 — Kom Ombo temple visit

Breakfast on board
Sail to Kom Ombo
Lunch on board
Visit Kom Ombo Temple
Sail to Edfu
Dinner on board
Overnight in Edfu

Day 5 — Edfu temple and sail to Luxor

Breakfast on board
Visit Temple of Horus in Edfu
Sail to Luxor
Lunch on board
Afternoon tea on board
Dinner on board
Overnight in Luxor

Day 6 — Luxor West and East Bank tours

Breakfast on board
Check-out after breakfast
Visit Valley of the Kings
Visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Visit Colossi of Memnon
Visit Karnak and Luxor Temples
Free time at leisure
Transfer to Luxor train station
Travel back to Cairo by sleeping train
Dinner and overnight on train

Day 7 — Cairo city sightseeing tour

Breakfast on board train
Arrive Cairo and transfer to hotel
Meet personal guide
Visit Egyptian Museum
Lunch during tour
Visit Citadel of Saladin
Visit Mohamed Aly Alabaster Mosque
Visit Khan El Khalili Bazaars
Shopping tours in Cairo
Return to hotel and overnight

Day 8 — Departure from Cairo

Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Cairo airport
Departure flight

The Experience

What if you could see the Giza Pyramids, sail the Nile past three ancient temples, and stand in the Valley of the Kings—all without piecing together flights, hotels and guides yourself? Cairo and the Nile Cruise package does that in one itinerary. You start in Cairo with airport pickup, a night at a 5-star hotel, then move straight into the sightseeing: the Giza Necropolis, Saqqara's step pyramid, and Memphis, the first capital of unified Egypt. It's a lot of ground in one day, but the pace is built in—you're not deciding what comes next.

The real anchor of the trip is the Nile cruise itself. After the Cairo leg, you board a sleeping train to Aswan, then transfer directly to a 5-star cruise ship for three nights of sailing downriver. The boat stops at Kom Ombo Temple, where two gods shared one shrine, then Edfu to see the Temple of Horus, and finally Luxor, where you spend a full day on both banks—the Valley of the Kings on the west side, the Temples of Karnak and Luxor on the east. Meals are on board, so you're not hunting for restaurants between sites. The guide meets you at each stop and walks you through what you're looking at; you don't have to read a placard and guess.

Back in Cairo on the last stretch, you visit the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Saladin, and Khan El Khalili Bazaars before heading to the airport. The whole thing runs seven days, with two nights in Cairo hotels, two nights on the sleeping train, and three nights on the cruise ship. Everything—transport between cities, entry fees, meals, the guide—is included. If you've got dietary needs or travel with young children, the operator takes requests at booking.

What’s included

Airport pickup and drop-off in Cairo.
2 nights accommodation in 5-star hotel in Cairo with daily breakfast.
Sightseeing tours in Cairo including Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, and Memphis.
2 nights on sleeping train with meals.
3 nights on 5-star Nile River cruise with full board.
Temple visits at Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, and Luxor.
Valley of the Kings and Karnak temples.
Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Saladin, and Khan El Khalili Bazaars in Cairo.
English-speaking guide throughout.
lunch during tours.
all service charges and taxes.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Maestro Online Travel Egypt

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to see Egypt's major sites without arranging separate flights, hotels, trains and guides—the fixed itinerary and included transport between Cairo, Aswan and Luxor is what makes a full Nile journey possible in one week.