Price includes :
- Air: France / Cairo / France on scheduled flights with Air France, Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, Swiss via Zurich, Lufthansa via Frankfurt or Munich (flights to Egypt can be day or night).
- Free baggage allowance of 15 kg (special flights) or 20 kg (scheduled flights) per person included.
- Domestic flight: Cairo / Luxor on Air Cairo or Egyptair or Nile Air flights
- Airport / Hotel / Airport transfer
- 7 nights on a 5-star ship (NL), 2 nights in Cairo in a 5-star hotel (NL) and 2 nights in Hurghada in a 5-star hotel (NL)
- In room or double cabin with bath or shower
- Ground transportation in tourist vehicle adapted to group size
- Local English-speaking Egyptologist guides Airport/Airport
- Airport and security taxes and handling fees (currently subject to change)
- Full board from breakfast on day 2 to dinner on day 12 (board includes: 11 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 11 dinners)
Price does not include :
- Drinks, personal expenses and extras.
- Insurance not included and not taken out.
- Customary and obligatory gratuities for boat/hotel staff (€60).
- Gratuities for guides and drivers not included.
- Visa fees for French nationals only, to be paid on site (€25 to date).
- Van transfer going to Airport
- Optional extras mentioned in the program, not included and not subscribed to.
ATTENTION: prices of optional excursions and visits to be booked and/or paid on site are given for information only and are subject to change.
Egypt is made up of a vast desert stretching as far as Libya and Arabia, and a narrow strip of land fed by the Nile, the river of life, a long stem that opens in flower at the foot of the necropolises, bathed by the Mediterranean. Its history is as long and eventful as the mythical Nile itself, and its course stretches over more than three millennia!
Day 1 – Paris / Cairo (06/11/2025)
- Presentation of participants at the airport.
- Check-in and boarding formalities, then take-off for Cairo.
- Welcome on arrival and assistance with entry formalities.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt, also known as Umm al-Dunia (“Mother of the World”). It is Africa's most populous city. Despite its old-fashioned air, which makes you feel as if you've travelled back in time, you'll quickly fall under the spell of Cairo and its people. The capital is the first stop on your trip to Egypt, as you discover its cultural treasures...
- Transfer to hotel.
Day 2 – Cairo (07/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Visit to the Giza plateau, symbol of ancient Egypt, with the famous pyramids of :
Kheops, (the largest built around 2650 BC), one of the 7 wonders of Antiquity and the only one to have stood the test of time. For over 40 centuries, it was the tallest man-made monument, standing 146 metres high,
Khephren, the pyramid of Khephren appears higher than that of Kheops, but in reality it is slightly lower, due to its steeper angle of inclination and its location on slightly higher ground,
Mykerinos, the tomb of King Mykerinos, is much smaller than the other two pyramids, standing 66 metres high,
The Sphinx (lion with Pharaoh's head), enigmatic guardian of the tombs and temple, facing east to protect the tombs from looters. It is 73 metres long and 20 metres high, carved from a single block of stone.
- Visit a perfume store, where you'll be enchanted by the scents of the perfumes and their blown-glass bottles. Then stop off at a papyrus institute, where you'll see how papyrus is made.
The papyrus stem is peeled and cut into strips, which are then soaked in water for 6 hours to soften them. They are then criss-crossed and pressed. The sugar and starch contained in the stalks solidify the whole into a flexible, resistant material, reputed to be tear-proof. Once dry, papyrus is ready to be used as a medium for writing or painting.
- Lunch on the way.
- Visit to the National Museum of Antiquities, whose treasures range from the prehistoric age to the Roman period. Among the treasures on display is the famous Tutankhamen treasure. Home to over 250,000 pieces, it is one of the world's largest museums. It allows visitors to discover the history of ancient Egypt over 5 millennia.
- Dinner at the hotel.
- Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 – Cairo / Luxor (08/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Departure for Cairo airport and flight to Luxor.
- Arrival in Luxor and transfer to your cruise ship.
- Depart for the Nile crossing to visit the Theban Necropolis.
- The Valley of the Kings, where you'll visit the tombs of two kings and one queen.
From the 18th dynasty onwards, and throughout the New Kingdom, pharaohs were no longer buried in temples or monuments dedicated to their final journey. Thutmose I and all the pharaohs who followed him decided to be buried on the other side of the Nile, on the west bank, in the land of the Beyond. Gone were the colossal monuments such as the pyramids, or even the Mastabas used under the Old Kingdom, but rather vaults dug right into the rock, with access scrupulously sealed and camouflaged. The main motivation was undoubtedly to escape grave robbers.
Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, the only funerary monuments of Amenophis III. Renowned for their imposing architecture, these remains have been visited by emperors and travellers of all eras. Standing 18 m high and weighing 1,300 tons, they were named the Colossi of Memnon by the Greeks after the legend of the Oracle of Memnon.
- Lunch on board.
OPTIONAL: Visit to the Temple of Medinet Habou (included in “EXCURSION PACKAGE 1”).
- Visit to the temple of Medinet Habou.
Medinet Habou is the Arabic name of the site the Egyptians called Djémé. The funerary temple of Ramses III is the finest example of monumental art under the Ramessides. The last great builder of ancient Egypt, the pharaoh reopened the great construction sites abandoned since Ramesses II, and built the vast royal temple of Médinet-Habou, south of the Theban necropolis.
Ramses III built his Castle of Millions of Years, the largest group of ancient Egyptian remains after Karnak, on the site of one of the earliest Theban religious sites, closely associated with the cult of Amun.
- Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4 – CRUISE Luxor / Edfu / Kom Ombo (09/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Free time on the boat as you sail to Edfu.
- Lunch on board.
- Visit to the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus.
One of the largest and best-preserved temples in ancient Egypt, erected in 237 BC by PTOLEMEE III, and completed 180 years later, in 57 BC, during the reign of PTOLEMEE XII, on the site of a temple dedicated to Thutmose III (18th dynasty). It is dedicated to HORUS, the falcon-headed god, son of ISIS and OSIRIS. You enter the temple through the great pylon, decorated with huge reliefs showing the king and the gods, into the courtyard, whose walls recount the various rites performed by the king. Two large black granite falcons, representing the god HORUS, guard the temple entrance.
- Sailing to Kom Ombo.
- Dinner and overnight on the boat.
Day 5 – CRUISE Kom Ombo / Assouan (10/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Visit to the Ptolemaic Temple of Kom Ombo.
“Two temples in one, unique in ancient Egypt”. It was built in the Ptolemaic period (Ptolemaic dynasty, Greco-Roman period) on the site of a New Kingdom temple (dedicated to Thutmose III, 18th dynasty). It stands on a hilltop 15 metres above the Nile. Its most astonishing feature is that it is dedicated to 2 distinct divinities: the falcon god HAROERIS, “HORUS the Great”, sometimes called “HORUS the Ancient”, and SOBEK, the crocodile god. This temple is all about duality: it has two entrances, two parallel corridors, symmetrically arranged halls on either side of these corridors, all meeting at the double sanctuary. On the esplanade in front of the entrance, sculpted columns reveal shimmering colors. The small building to the right of the entrance is Hathor's chapel, housing a number of crocodile mummies.
- Lunch on board.
- Sailing to Aswan.
- Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6 – Assouan (11/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Free morning on the boat.
OPTIONAL: ABOU SIMBEL (110 € by coach).
An exceptional site located 260 km south of Aswan, this great temple was saved by UNESCO in 1969. The Colossi of Ramses, the largest in Egypt, carved into the cliffs and dedicated to the most famous gods of Pharaonic Egypt: AMON RE, RAMSES and PTAH.
the Great Temple dedicated to the god Amon-Ra,
the Temple of Hathor.
- Lunch on board.
OPTIONAL: Mini-cruise in a felucca and visit to Lord Kitchener's botanical garden (€75).
A mini-cruise in a felucca is the only way to reach the left bank and the Kitchener and Elephantine islands, real jewels of the river. Let yourself be lulled by the breeze and sail through the calm blue waters of the age-old Nile. Stop off on Kitchener Island for a visit to its famous botanical garden, where the finest varieties of plants and trees attract countless birds. You'll marvel at the royal palms, sycamores and ebony trees in this sumptuous floral park.
- Dinner and overnight on board.
OPTIONAL: Sound and Light Show at Philae Temple (€55).
Day 7 – CRUISE Assouan / Edfu (12/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Visit to the temple of Philae on the island of Agilka, nicknamed the “Pearl of the Nile”.
After Nasser built the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s, the island of Philae, upstream from the Nile's first cataract, was completely covered by water. With UNESCO's help, work was undertaken to dismantle Philae's monuments piece by piece and reassemble them on the neighbouring island, 400 metres downstream. Philae was entirely dedicated to Isis, and this Ptolemaic temple (Ptolemaic dynasty, Greco-Roman period) has preserved its Naos, the stone tabernacle housing the statue of the divinity.
- Stop off at a jewelry store.
Gold, silver and semi-precious stones such as lapis lazulis abound in jewelry depicting scarabs, Ankhs, cartouches, eyes of Horus and more.
- Lunch on board.
- Sailing to Edfu.
- Free time on board.
- Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 8 – CRUISE Edfu / Esna / Luxor (13/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Day at sea and free time on the boat.
- Lunch on board.
- Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 9 – Luxor (14/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Luxor: ancient Thebes, city of the hundred gates of the god Amun, capital of Upper Egypt and of the entire country during the 18th Dynasty.
The day is devoted to a visit to one of the two world-famous temples, both dedicated to the god Amun-Ra, master of the gods and Lord of the Theban triad: the Temple of Karnak.
The most theological temple ever built here over 2000 years, the faith of mankind has paid homage to the same god: Amon. The greatest kings (Sethi I, Ramses II, Thutmosis III, Ramses III) succeeded one another here. The name “Karnak”, meaning “fortress”, dates from the Islamic conquest.
- Visit to an alabaster sculpture workshop.
In ancient Egypt, alabaster was highly prized, used for everyday accessories such as ointment and perfume vases, but also for canopic vases, containing the organs of the deceased, extracted during the mummification rite. It's easy to work and produces objects of beautiful transparency; cut into thin sheets, alabaster is sufficiently transparent to be used as glass for small windows.
OPTIONAL: Visit Luxor Temple (included in “EXCURSION PACKAGE 1”, €75).
- Visit Luxor Temple.
- It was built to glorify the god Amun Re, who celebrated his wedding anniversary with his wife Mut every year. The procession left the temple at Karnak and followed the banks of the Nile to Luxor Temple. Construction of the latter dates back to the reign of the two pharaohs Amenhotep III and Ramses II. Two obelisks adorned the entrance: they were donated to France in 1831 by Mehemet Ali; one is still in situ, the other stands on Place de la Concorde in Paris.
- Lunch on board.
- Afternoon at leisure.
- Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 10 – Luxor / Hurghada (15/11/2025)
- Breakfast on board.
- Departure by coach for Hurghada.
- Transfer to hotel.
- Lunch on board.
- Afternoon at leisure on the Red Sea beaches.
You'll discover a marvellous seabed, schools of coral and multicolored fish.
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 11 – Hurghada (16/11/2025)
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Free day with full board at the hotel on the shores of the Red Sea.
- Accommodation at the hotel.
Day 12 – Hurghada / Cairo (17/11/2025)
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Drive to Cairo.
- Lunch en route.
- Stroll through the souks of Khan el Khalili.
A colorful bazaar built in the 14th century, displaying folkloric wares in copper and mother-of-pearl-inlaid wood, clothes embroidered with pearls and gold and silver threads, and a selection of oriental handicrafts.
- Dinner.
- Depending on flight times, overnight in hotel or on the plane.
Day 13 – Cairo / France (18/11/2025)
- Depending on flight times, transfer to Cairo airport.
- Check-in and boarding formalities, then take-off for France.
- Arrival in France.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Depending on airline schedules, you will either leave on day 13 and arrive in France the same day, or you will leave in the evening of day 13 and arrive in France the following day, day 14.
1560€
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