Both tours have the same itinerary as follows:
- Guaranteed totality viewing in Luxor
- Private access to the Great Pyramid interior – 2 hours, after dark, dates secured by permit – and to the Osirion at Abydos are included
- Optional extra: additional private sites available
Day 1 – July 27
Arrival Cairo · Fast-track airport assistance · Entry visa arranged in advance · Guided passage through immigration · Luggage collection support · Transfer to hotel · Check-in · Overnight in Hilton Cairo Nile Tower Hotel
Day 2 – July 28
Giza Plateau · Sphinx · Valley Temple · Panorama · Private Visits to the Gt. Pyramid and/or Sphinx – the private visit will be between the hours of 5pm and 7am · Overnight in Hilton Cairo Nile Tower Hotel
Day 3 – July 29
Saqqara · Step Pyramid · Serapeum · Grand Egyptian Museum GEM · Overnight in Hilton Cairo Nile Tower Hotel
Day 4 – July 30
Fly to Abu Simbel · Visit the Temples of Ramses II & Nefertari · Fly to Aswan · Board our Nile River cruiser
Day 5 – July 31
Philae Temple · Sail to Kom Ombo · Overnight on cruise boat Concerto Plus
Day 6 – August 1
Kom Ombo Temple · Edfu Temple · Sail to Luxor · Overnight on cruise boat in Luxor
Day 7 – August 2 — Eclipse Day
Total solar eclipse observed from boat deck
(Alternative locations planned in line with state security directives) · Overnight on cruise boat in Luxor
Day 8 – August 3
Abydos · Dendera — where the mysterious Osirion is ever open only for private visits · Private Visit to the Osirion · Overnight on cruise boat in Luxor
Day 9 – August 4
West Bank · Valley of the Kings · Hatshepsut · Medinet Habu · Workers’ Village · Overnight on cruise boat in Luxor
Day 10 – August 5
Karnak and Luxor Temples · Overnight on cruise boat in Luxor
Day 11 – August 6
Check out from cruise boat · Fly to Cairo · Overnight in Hilton Cairo Nile Tower Hotel
Day 12 – August 7
Departure (transfer to airport) or choose to add on extra nights and tours. Cairo is full of treasures – and why not take the opportunity to see them now? If this is the only time you will visit Cairo, we can discuss a variety of options. Here are some possibilities, and by 2027 there will be more open: Tours in Cairo
Included:
- 4 nights in Hilton Cairo Grand Nile hotel – breakfasts included
- 6 nights on board luxury Nile Cruiser Concerto Plus- 50 cabins – chartered exclusively by Mara
- Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner while on board the cruise boat
- Flight Cairo to Aswan and flight Luxor to Cairo
- Private group visit for 2 hours inside the Gt. Pyramid of Giza (King’s Chamber, Queen’s Chamber, Grand Gallery, and Subterranean Chamber)
- Private group visit -1 hour inside the Sphinx Enclosure
- Private group visit to the Osirion at Abydos
- Entry fees, transport, and drivers for all sites listed in itinerary
- A great Egyptologist guide who is interested in giving you his best attention and tuning into your interests – he will be with you throughout the journey
- Mara’s “Hero’s Journey” keys if you want to add a more personal dimension to your temple visits
- Information pack prior to your departure from home with all the info you need – from what to pack to how to prepare for the trip in every other way
- You can contact me anytime before and during your trip with any questions – no limit. This is your break from normal life, a time to relax and have an ultra-special experience – that is what I and my team are here to provide.
Not Included:
- Tipping for guides, drivers, and staff in hotels and on the boat is expected – here is my guide to what is expected. Tipping drives tourists crazy but when understanding is applied and they are forewarned, it can be an enriching experience.
- Meals other than those detailed in the itinerary
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