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• Day 01:    14.02.2026 Arrival Cairo 

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, Excel Travel representative welcomes and assists you through the immigration process. Transfer from Cairo airport to hotel by a deluxe A/C HiAce for check in & refreshment. Overnight at the hotel in Cairo.

• Day 02:    15.02.2026 Full day tour (B)

Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo and then start a guided tour to visit one of the Seven Wonders the great Pyramids of Giza; (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus). The Cheops Pyramid is more interesting, because its interior burial chambers are open for inspection by the public. Not far from the Pyramids is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which dates from the time of Chephren, this unforgettable statue combines the head of a Pharaoh with a lion's body. A quick visit to papyrus institute or a perfume shop can be arranged after the visit. 

Continue the tour to visit The Grand Egyptian Museum is the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization. The collection consisting of King Tut's tomb and tens of thousands of other rare and unique archaeological finds has found a new home in a museum built on the plateau of the pyramids of Giza. Overnight at the hotel.

• Day 03:  16.02.2026 Overday Alexandria (B)  

Early breakfast at the hotel in Cairo then transfer to Alexandria via the desert road –about 225 km– whereby you will start a guided tour to visit the Roman Amphitheater, Catacomb, Pomp Pillar & outside photostop at Qait Bay Citadel. You will also pass by Alexandrina Bibliotheca. Pompeii Column and Kom el-Shuqafa Catacombs Thirty meters high and built from Aswan pink granite, the Pompeii Column is thought to have been a present from the people of Alexandria to Emperor Diocletian. The majority of the remains found around the column can be been at the Greco-Roman Museum. At the top of the hill lies the entrance to the Kom al-Shuqafa Catacombs dating from the first and second centuries. They have been discovered by chance at the beginning of 20th, century. Qaite bay Fort has been guarding the bay for centuries; at the end of the Cornish rises the crenellated walls of the Mameluk fortress built in 1480 on the site of the Alexandria lighthouse. Drive back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

• Day 04:    17.02.2026 Full day tour (B)

Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, then start a guided tour to visit the Citadel & Mohamed Ali Mosque. You will be escorted to a fascinating maze of little streets, filled with numerous old monuments and mosques from Cairo's Islamic past. Saladin's Citadel, the impressive 19th century Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and considered the oldest university in the world. Continue your tour to visit the Civilization Museum; The first veritable museum of civilization in Egypt, it is located on the archaeological site of El-Fustat in Old Cairo, overlooking the Ain El-Seera Lake. The permanent collection is divided into two separate regions, one chronological and the other thematic, also, the gallery of royal mummies. 

After the visit a short drive will take you to Khan El Khalili bazaars; which is one of the most famous worldwide with its amazing narrow alleyways. The bazaar is the domain of shopkeepers and tourists. Jewellers, items made from copper, parquetry boxes, semi precious stones, rugs, and other souvenirs. Overnight at the hotel.

• Day 05:    18.02.2026 Cairo – Aswan (B, L, D)

Breakfast at the hotel & check out, transfer from the hotel to Cairo airport to take the domestic flight to Aswan. Arrive Aswan airport, meet Excel representative and transfer to the Nile Cruise for Check in on board and have lunch on board Visit the High Dam and Philae temple with a local English-speaking guide. 

High Dam: is certainly not the largest in the world, it is an impressive engineering feat nonetheless, over 360 feet tall and 12,500 feet across. The dam was completed in 1971 and the huge reservoir behind it, named for President Nasser. 

Philae Temple: This beautiful temple complex is one of the most picturesque in all of Egypt. It sits on Aglika Island just south of the old Aswan Dam and you must ride a water taxi to the island to get to the ruins. Dinner on board & overnight on board.

• Day 06:    19.02.2026 Aswan - Kom Ombo (B, L, D)

Then start sailing to Kom Ombo and lunch on board. (B, L, D) Visit Kom Ombo temple. Kom Ombo Temple: it is the third major stop that most of the Nile cruises between Luxor and Aswan, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. The temple stands at a bend in the Nile where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank. Sailing to Edfu and dinner on board Overnight on board.

• Day 07:    20.02.2026 Edfu – Luxor (B, L, D)

Breakfast on board Visit Horus temple in Edfu

Edfu Temple: it is the largest and most completely preserved Pharaonic temple in Egypt, the extraordinary Temple of Horus at Edfu. It is located in the center of the town of Edfu. Sailing to Luxor via Esna Lunch on board Visit East bank of Luxor (Luxor temple and Karnak temples) 

Karnak Temple: Built over a period of two millennia by generations of Pharaohs. Temple of Karnak was dedicated to the God Amun. It could take days to explore all of the numerous pylons, obelisks and smaller temples within.

Luxor Temple: it was once connected to Karnak via the Avenue of Human-headed Sphinxes, almost 3 kilometers in length. It is considered as a mark of Ancient Egyptian civilization, strikingly graceful monument in the heart of modern Luxor. It is one of the best-preserved of all of the ancient monuments making it one of the most impressive places to visit in the Luxor area and all of Egypt. Dinner & overnight on board.

Day 08:    21.02.2026 Luxor – Cairo (B)

Breakfast on board and check out. Then start a guided tour to visit West bank of Luxor (Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut temple and Colossi of Memnon). 

Valley of the Kings: a vast City of the Dead where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks, as it was used for royal burials for the Kings. It is the most famous site for having unique collections of tombs and breathtaking ancient ruins. Entrance of 03 tombs from inside is included (Ramses I, Ramses IX and Merenptah).

Hatshepsut Temple: Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Ancient Egypt’s only female Pharaoh) merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it, as if nature herself had built this extraordinary monument. 

Colossi of Memnon: On the way back to the river Nile, your road passes by the famed Colossi of Memnon, known in Ancient Greek times for their haunting voices at dawn. They were constructed as guardians for Amenhotep III's mortuary complex. 

After the tour drive to the airport to board your international flight for final departure VIA Cairo.