10-Day Cairo Nile Cruise and Sharm El Sheikh Luxury Tour: Unforgettable Egypt Escape

Overview

10-Day Cairo Nile Cruise and Sharm El Sheikh Luxury Tour
Discover Egypt’s ancient history and Red Sea coastline on a private 10-Day Cairo Nile Cruise and Sharm El Sheikh Luxury Tour.
The itinerary combines two nights in Cairo, one night aboard a sleeper train, three nights aboard a five-star Nile Cruise, and three nights in Sharm El Sheikh.
The journey begins in Cairo with the Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum, and Old Cairo.
Travel overnight by sleeper train to Aswan before beginning a Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor.
After exploring Luxor’s West Bank, travel by air to Sharm El Sheikh for three nights beside the Red Sea.
Return by air to Cairo for the final overnight stay before departure.

Arrive in Cairo
Your journey begins at Cairo International Airport.
A Gateway Pharaoh representative will meet you after arrival.
Transfer to your Cairo hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Check in and spend your first night in Cairo.
No sightseeing is scheduled on the arrival day.

Explore the Giza Pyramids
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel on day two.
Meet your private English-speaking guide and begin the Cairo sightseeing program.
Visit the three principal pyramids of:
Khufu.
Khafre.
Menkaure.
Continue to the panoramic area for photographs of the three pyramids.
The Giza Plateau contains the royal pyramid complexes associated with these Fourth Dynasty rulers.
Visit the Great Sphinx
Continue to the Great Sphinx.
Explore the accessible viewing area before visiting the Valley Temple.
No interior pyramid entrance is included in the standard package.
Interior tickets require additional payment according to the source.

Enjoy Lunch in Cairo
Enjoy lunch at an oriental restaurant.
The package includes one lunch in Cairo according to the formal Included section.
After lunch, continue to the Egyptian Museum.

Visit the Egyptian Museum
Explore the Egyptian Museum with your private guide.
The standard itinerary uses the Egyptian Museum rather than the Grand Egyptian Museum.
The original source offers the Grand Egyptian Museum as an alternative at an additional charge.
The source currently states a USD 25 per person supplement, but Gateway Pharaoh should confirm the current charge before publishing a fixed supplement.

Explore Old Cairo
Continue to Old Cairo.
The original itinerary allows visits to a maximum of two churches.
It does not guarantee specific church names.
After the church visits, continue to Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Do not add more than two churches to the standard itinerary unless Gateway Pharaoh changes the actual operating program.

Visit Ben Ezra Synagogue
Visit Ben Ezra Synagogue as the final named attraction on the Cairo sightseeing day.
After completing the tour, transfer to Giza railway station.
Board the overnight sleeper train to Aswan.

Travel to Aswan by Sleeper Train
Board the night sleeper train from Giza to Aswan.
Dinner is served aboard the train.
Spend the night aboard the sleeper train.
The Cairo-to-Aswan sleeper train is explicitly included in the package.

Begin Your Nile Cruise in Aswan
Arrive at Aswan railway station on day three.
A Gateway Pharaoh representative will meet you and transfer you to your Nile Cruise.
Check in to the cruise for the three-night journey from Aswan to Luxor.
The cruise includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner according to the source.

Visit the Aswan High Dam
Begin the Aswan sightseeing program at the High Dam.
The High Dam is explicitly listed in both the daily itinerary and Included section.
Continue afterward to the Unfinished Obelisk.

See the Unfinished Obelisk
Visit the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan.
The site is included as the second stop of the Day 3 Aswan program.
After the visit, continue to Philae Temple.

Explore Philae Temple
Visit Philae Temple as the final archaeological stop in Aswan.
The original itinerary describes the temple in association with Isis and Hathor.
Return to the Nile Cruise after sightseeing.
Enjoy lunch and dinner aboard.
Spend the night on the Nile Cruise.

Sail to Kom Ombo
Enjoy breakfast aboard the cruise on day four.
Sail toward Kom Ombo.
Visit Kom Ombo Temple.
The original program describes the temple as dedicated to the two gods Sobek and Horus.
Return to the vessel after sightseeing.
Continue sailing toward Edfu.
Lunch is served aboard the cruise.
Spend the night aboard your Nile Cruise.

Visit Edfu Temple
Enjoy breakfast aboard the cruise on day five.
Travel by horse-drawn carriage to Edfu Temple.
Visit the temple dedicated to Horus.
Return to the Nile Cruise after the visit.
Continue sailing toward Luxor through Esna Lock.

Explore Luxor Temple
After the Nile Cruise arrives in Luxor, begin the East Bank sightseeing program.
Visit Luxor Temple.
Luxor Temple forms part of the monumental landscape of Ancient Thebes together with Karnak and the West Bank necropolis.

Visit Karnak Temple
Continue to Karnak Temple.
Explore the famous temple complex with your guide.
Karnak and Luxor Temple are connected by the historic Avenue of Sphinxes and formed major components of ancient Thebes.
Return to the cruise after sightseeing.
Enjoy dinner aboard.

Enjoy the Galabia Party
The original itinerary specifically includes an evening Galabia Party aboard the Nile Cruise on Day 5.
Enjoy the scheduled onboard celebration before spending your third night on the cruise.

Disembark in Luxor
Enjoy breakfast aboard the cruise on day six.
The original itinerary states that disembarkation takes place at approximately 8:00 AM.
Meet your Egyptologist and begin the West Bank sightseeing program.

Visit Hatshepsut Temple
Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.
Hatshepsut was an Eighteenth Dynasty queen who ruled as pharaoh.
Her mortuary temple stands beneath the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari on Luxor’s West Bank.

Stop at the Colossi of Memnon
Continue to the Colossi of Memnon.
The monumental statues form part of the Ancient Thebes archaeological landscape.
Enjoy time for sightseeing and photographs before continuing to the Valley of the Kings.

Explore the Valley of the Kings
Visit the Valley of the Kings.
The royal necropolis lies on the West Bank of ancient Thebes.
The source does not specify the exact number of tomb entrances included in this particular package.
Gateway Pharaoh should therefore avoid publishing a fixed number unless operations confirms the standard ticket arrangement.

Travel from Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh
After completing the West Bank tour, transfer to Luxor Airport.
Board the required flight to Sharm El Sheikh.
Arrive at Sharm El Sheikh Airport and transfer to your hotel.
Check in and spend the first of three nights in Sharm El Sheikh.
Important Flight Note
The Luxor → Sharm El Sheikh flight is required by Day 6.
However, the source explicitly places:
Domestic flight Luxor / Sharm
under the Excluded section.
Therefore, Gateway Pharaoh must not present this flight as included in the published starting package unless the product is intentionally changed.

Relax in Sharm El Sheikh
After checking in, enjoy time beside the Red Sea.
The original itinerary mentions activities such as:
Swimming.
Diving.
Snorkelling.
These are mentioned as available activities at the destination.
They are not specifically listed in the Included section as paid excursions.
Sharm El Sheikh is a Red Sea resort city known for its beaches, coral reefs, marine life, snorkelling, and diving.

Day at Leisure in Sharm El Sheikh
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel on day seven.
Spend the day at leisure beside the beaches of Sharm El Sheikh.
The original itinerary again mentions:
Swimming.
Diving.
Snorkelling.
Spend your second overnight stay in Sharm El Sheikh.

Optional Ras Mohammed Snorkelling Excursion
The original Day 7 itinerary offers a Ras Mohammed snorkelling excursion as an optional activity.
It is not included in the standard package.
Ras Mohammed National Park lies southwest of Sharm El Sheikh and is known for coral reefs and marine life.

Optional Desert Safari
The source also lists a Sharm El Sheikh desert safari as an optional activity.
This activity is not included in the standard package.
Do not place it under Included unless Gateway Pharaoh changes the tour.

Optional St. Catherine Monastery Tour
A St. Catherine Monastery excursion is also listed as an optional activity on Day 7.
It remains optional only.
No St. Catherine visit should be inserted into the standard itinerary.

Second Leisure Day in Sharm El Sheikh
Enjoy breakfast on day eight.
Spend another free day relaxing at your Sharm El Sheikh hotel.
The original itinerary mentions:
Swimming.
Diving.
Snorkelling at different locations in the area.
No compulsory sightseeing excursion is scheduled.
Spend your third overnight stay in Sharm El Sheikh.

Return from Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel on day nine.
Check out and transfer to Sharm El Sheikh Airport.
Board the required flight to Cairo.
After arriving at Cairo Domestic Airport, meet your representative and transfer to your hotel.
Spend the final night in Cairo.
Important Flight Note
The Sharm El Sheikh → Cairo flight is required by Day 9.
However, the formal source Excluded list explicitly excludes:
Sharm / Cairo domestic flight.
Therefore, it must not be included in the Gateway Pharaoh advertised starting price unless Gateway Pharaoh deliberately changes the package.

Final Departure
Enjoy breakfast at your Cairo hotel on day ten.
Meet a Gateway Pharaoh representative.
Transfer to Cairo International Airport.
Your 10-Day Cairo Nile Cruise and Sharm El Sheikh Luxury Tour ends after the final airport transfer.