Railway Adventures
Egypt by Train, Boat & Plane
17 daysfrom $9,467
Vacations By Rail · Escorted tour
Grand Tour of Egypt & Five-Star Nile Cruise
Embark on an extensive cultural tour of Egypt, featuring a five-star Nile cruise, the Great Pyramids, spectacular Abu Simbel and other treasures of Ancient Egypt.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Cairo
Arrival in Cairo
Arrive independently at the five-star riverfront hotel, meet the Tour Manager and specialist Egyptologist guide, and enjoy a group dinner.
Meals: Dinner
- Day 2railovernight: Alexandria
Reaching the historic port city of Alexandria
First Class rail to Alexandria; sightseeing tour of the ancient catacombs, Alexandria lighthouse site, Roman theatre, Pompey's Pillar and the Library of Alexandria.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Day 3overnight: Cairo
El Alamein & Wadi El-Natrun enroute to Cairo
Visit the El Alamein WWII battlefield site and the desert village of Wadi El-Natrun, arriving at a five-star hotel in West Cairo near the Great Pyramids.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 4overnight: Cairo
The Great Pyramids and Sphinx
Full day touring the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx with an Egyptologist guide, plus entrance to the Grand Egyptian Museum (Tutankhamun collection).
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 5railovernight: Luxor
By rail from Cairo to Luxor
Train journey from Cairo to Luxor with a picnic lunch onboard; check into a five-star hotel on the east bank of the Nile.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Day 6overnight: ship (MS Mövenpick Sunray)
Ancient Karnak and the temples of Luxor
Transfer to the five-star cruise ship MS Mövenpick Sunray to begin the Luxor-to-Aswan cruise; visit the Karnak Temple complex and Luxor Temple.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 7overnight: ship
Uncovering the Valley of the Kings & Queens
Cruise down the Nile; disembark to tour the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, then sail overnight to Edfu via Esna.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 8overnight: ship
Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
Tour the Temple of Edfu (Temple of Horus) and, after lunch onboard, the symmetrical double Kom Ombo Temple.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 9overnight: ship
Aswan High Dam & Philae Temple
Sail to Aswan; tour the High Dam, Philae Temple and the Unfinished Obelisk, then a felucca sailing trip to Kitchener Island.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 10overnight: Cairo
The magnificent twin temples of Abu Simbel
Early flight to Abu Simbel to view the colossal twin temples of Ramesses II on Lake Nasser, then fly back to Cairo and transfer by coach to the first hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
- Day 11overnight: Cairo
A full day guided tour of Cairo
Guided tour visiting the Coptic Museum, the Hanging (Suspended) Church and the Jewish Synagogue; farewell group dinner at a Nile-view restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
- Day 12
Traveling home
Tour concludes after breakfast; transfer to Cairo international airport or continue independently.
Meals: Breakfast
Included
- Expertise of a Tour Manager from start to finish
- 7 nights' 5-Star hotel accommodation
- 4-night cruise onboard MS Movenpick Sunray
- AC Class rail travel
- All rail, ferry and coach travel throughout your tour
- All internal flights
- Breakfast each day, 6 lunches, 6 dinners
- All guided tours and excursions
Not included
- Cancellation & Travel Insurance is not included in the price of the tour but can be arranged
- Flights and Airport transfers not included
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