Egypt Cruise Packages

Experience one of the most amazing tours while cruising the great Nile River, as Flying Carpet Tours offers you the chance to try Egypt Nile Cruises, where you will be able to visit all the famous landmarks between Luxor and Aswan on board fancy cruises. Luxor and Aswan contain some of the most valuable monuments of Egypt; it is a journey back in time to the ancient Egypt, where you will enjoy the charming nature of the Nile River while exploring the famous landmarks situated between the two cities.


Nile River Cruises allows you to experience unforgettable tour on board Luxor to Aswan Cruises or on board Dahabiya Nile Cruises. You will discover the main attractions in Aswan with its charming nature, you will be able to visit the High Dam, Philae Temple and sail on the Nile by felucca and visit botanical garden.

Egypt Cruise Packages

Visit Philae Temple which is situated in the Island of Philae, this temple contains many ancient Egyptian sanctuaries and shrines, therefore with Cruise to Egypt one of the most amazing stories about Philae Temple that it was transferred stone by stone from Philae Island to Egilica Island, due to the flooding of Nile River, it was a massive project, that took over 9 years to be accomplished. You will also visit the High Dam which sheds light on the great improvements and achievements of the modern Egypt, constructed during the reign of the Egyptian President Gamal Abd El Nasser.


Sail to Kom Ombo and Edfu to visit its famous temples with Egypt Cruises. Kom Ombo Temple is situated on the East side of the Nile, 45 kilometers to the North of the city of Aswan, It consists of two temples Sobek Temple and Haroeris Temple. It was built during the Greco Roman period. This old temple was erected during the reigns of both, King Tuthmosis III and then during the ruling period of Queen Hatshepsut. 


While Edfu Temple or Horus Temple is an ancient Egyptian Temple and considered one of the best preserved temples in Egypt and the second largest temple after Karnak. It was constructed on the Ptolemy III era and completed on the Ptolemy IV era. It was dedicated to Horus, the falcon headed god. Therefore it was the center of many ancient Egyptian sacred festivals to Horus.


Egypt Cruise Tours allows you to explore Luxor on board fancy cruises such as, Concerto Nile Cruise, Movenpick Royal Lotus Nile Cruise, Princess Sarah Nile Cruise, and Sonesta St. George Nile Cruise. 


Explore the most famous temples in Egypt; Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. The Temple of Karnak is the largest Temple in the World, built by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II. It is the largest religious building ever constructed, covering about 200 acres, it was considered a place of pilgrimage for nearly 2,000 years. 


While Luxor Temple is a very large temple, located in the east bank of the Nile River, it was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Ramses II, many kings made additional to this temple too. It was also known as the Southern Sanctuary, constructed in 1400 B.C during the New Kingdom for the Opet Festival. The Temple was the center for ceremonies, dedicated to the Ancient God Amon Ra, you will enjoy visiting it with our Nile Cruise Egypt.


You will also visit the Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut with Egypt Cruise Packages.


Explore the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known as El Deir El-Bahary, it lies in the western bank of the Nile River in Luxor and it dates back to the 18th dynasty. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period. It was dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut.


You will also visit the Colossi of Memnon with Cruise Egypt which are two huge ruined statues around 17m high, located at the front of the entrance of Amenhotep III temple, which was damaged a long time ago.


Finally, you can choose to explore all the sightseeing between Luxor and Aswan or vice versa, you will get amazed by the weather and the views over the River Nile. You can also choose between Sonesta Amirat Dahabiya Nile Cruise, Donia Dahabiya Nile Cruise, Amoura Dahabiya Nile Cruise, and Judi Dahabiya Nile Cruise.

Below you will find amazing itinerary of Cruise in Egypt.

Concerto Nile Cruise

Itinerary

05 Days / 04 Nights 

Saturday luxor / Aswan

Saturday:
Embarkation to Concerto Nile cruise before Lunch, embrace the Culture of Luxor, visit the flourishing Karnak Temple, watch the glory of the huge Pillars hall, move to scout Luxor temple, at the end of your tour back to your Cruise, Lunch included on board, Afternoon tea, Dinner on board, Belly dance and Egyptian folkloric show, overnight on board Concerto Nile cruise in Luxor. 

Sunday:
Taste the flavor of your breakfast on board, feast your eyes between Valley of the Kings ( visit 03 Tombs Only ), Next visit to Valley of the Queens, Proceed to visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, finally your tour guide will escort you back to your Cruise, Sail to Esna, Sail to Edfu, Lunch included on board, Afternoon tea, Captain's welcome cocktail, Disco & music in the evening, Dinner and overnight on board Concerto Nile cruise in Edfu. 

Monday: 
Taste the flavor of your breakfast on board, then Flying Carpet Tours Guide will escort you to visit Edfu Temple (Horus Temple), feast your eyes once your Cruise sailing from Edfu to Kom Ombo, arrive Kom Ombo, unleash your soul while exploring the glory of Kom Ombo Temple, Lunch included on board, Afternoon tea, enjoy Egyptian Galabya party, Sail to Aswan, Dinner and overnight on board Concerto Nile cruise in Aswan. 

Tuesday:
Taste the flavor of your breakfast on board, embrace Aswan Culture by visiting the High Dam, feast your eyes and visit the ravishing Philae Temple, Lunch included on board, Sail on the Nile by felucca and visit botanical garden, Afternoon tea, Dinner and overnight on board Concerto Nile cruise in Aswan. 

Wednesday: 
Taste the flavor of your breakfast on board, disembarkation after breakfast. 

04 Days / 03 Nights 

Wednesday Aswan / Luxor

Wednesday: 
Embarkation to Concerto Nile cruise before Lunch, start to scout the fabulous High Dam, Feast your eyes by watching the glory of Philae Temple, Sail on the Nile by Felucca, finally transfer back to your Nile Cruise, Lunch is waiting for you on board Afternoon tea, enjoy Captain's welcome cocktail, Dinner and overnight on board Concerto Nile cruise in Aswan. 

Thursday:
Taste the flavor of your breakfast on board, feast your eyes at the time your Cruise Sailing to Kom Ombo, scout the glorious of Kom Ombo Temple, then sail to Edfu, Once you arrive Edfu visit the ravishing Temple of Horus in Edfu, next sail to Esna, Lunch included on board, enjoy Egyptian Galabeya Party, Sail to Luxor, dinner and overnight on board on board Concerto Nile cruise in Luxor. 

Friday:
Taste the flavor of your breakfast on board, sail to Luxor, Unleash your soul between Valley of the Kings (visit 03 Tombs Only), Next visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, finally Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you back to Concerto Nile cruise, Lunch included on board, Belly Dance Show, dinner and overnight on board Concerto Nile cruise in Luxor. 

Saturday:
Disembarkation from Concerto Nile cruise after tasting the flavor of your breakfast on board, it is the time to beguile your eyes by visiting the fabulous Karnak Temple with its huge Pillars hall, then move towards Luxor temple to Explore.

Including

• Accommodation on board Concerto Nile Cruise including breakfast, lunch, dinner
• All Sightseeing tours mentioned at the above itinerary  
• English speaking guide on board Concerto Nile Cruise
• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites
• All Service Charges and taxes

Excluding

• Visa to Egypt 
• Optional tours 
• Tipping

Notes:

• Concerto Nile Cruise offering 07 Nights Luxor / Luxor Available Every Saturday

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Alexandria Shore Excursions

When your cruise arrives at Alexandria Port, don’t miss the chance to explore the beauty of Egypt, get delighted with our Alexandria Shore Excursions, as Alexandria is the second biggest city in Egypt after Cairo. Alexandria is known by its fabulous coastline that contains charming sandy beaches; therefore you will entertain your soul and mind visiting a lot of monuments that shed light on the Roman, Greek and Ancient Egyptian civilizations.


Tours from Alexandria Port allows you to explore the most famous sightseeing in Alexandria. You will enjoy visiting Cata Comb, Qaitbai Citadel, Alexandria Library, and Al Alamein War Cemetery. 

Alexandria Shore Excursions

Discover Qaitbay Citadel and Cata Comb which is a necropolis of 3 sub-levels dating from the 2nd century AD, while Qaitbai Citadel is considered the main sightseeing in Alexandria, it was a strongest fortress, built in the 1480 A.D by the Sultan Al Ashraf Qaitbay on the ruins of the amazing Lighthouse of Alexandria which was considered to be one of the famous Seven Wonders in the ancient world. This citadel is located at the entrance of the eastern part of the Pharaos Island, there was also a beautiful mosque inside it, and the Qaitbay Citadel was also being used until the Mameluke and Ottoman periods.


Explore Alexandria Library which was the biggest library in the ancient world, constructed during 3rd century B.C by Ptolemy I, who was the son of the Great Alexander and dedicated it to the goddesses of Arts who were called Muses.


Experience Tours to World War II Cemeteries in El Alamein from Alexandria Port with Excursions from Alexandria Port and enjoy a fancy trip to Al Alamein which contains the graves of men who died at all stages of the Western Desert campaigns, but especially those who died in the Battle of El Alamein at the end of October 1942 and in the period immediately before that. The cemetery now contains 7,240 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, of which 815 are unidentified. There are also 102 war graves of other nationalities.


Visit the historical Cairo which is considered one of the greatest cities in the world with its magnificent landmarks, with our Alexandria Shore Excursions you will be able to visit the most famous Pyramids in the entire world; the Giza Pyramids besides visiting the Egyptian Museum and Sakkara Pyramid.


The largest pyramid is known as Cheops or Khufu, it is the largest Pyramid in the whole world with 146.5 meters high, it was constructed by approximately two million blocks of slopes and limestone.


The Chephren Pyramid, is the second pyramid in size, it was built for Khafre, the son of Cheops and the third pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty around 2540 BC.


Mycreinus Pyramid is the smallest pyramid of the Giza Pyramids, as its height is approximately 66 meter.


Besides visiting the Giza Pyramids you will be able to visit Sphinx, which is a massive statue that has the shape of lion in its body and a head of a Pharaonic man. You can also explore the Valley Temple.


Discover The Egyptian Museum which is the main museum in the city that contains huge amount of monuments for over than 5000 years of arts.


Tours from Alexandria  gives you the chance to explore Sakkara Pyramid with Sakkara and Giza Pyramids Tour from Alexandria Port, it is considered one of the oldest structures all over the world that dates back to 2700 B.C, moreover Sakkara Pyramid is a part of a fabulous mortuary complex constructed during rule of the King Djoser in the third century, built by the famous architect Imhotep.


You can also experience Overnight Cairo Tours from Port Said Port and in addition to the Pyramids you will be able to explore the Old Cairo, where you can visit the Citadel of Salah El Din and walk through the amazing Khan El Khalili Bazaar.

Below you will find amazing itinerary of Alexandria Shore Excursions.

Cairo and Alexandria Tours from Alexandria Port

Itinerary

Day 01: Cairo Tours, Giza Pyramids, The Egyptian Museum

Flying Carpet Tours Guide will Pick you up from Alexandria port (by the cruise exit gate), then he will escort you by air-conditioned van to a ravishing tour to Pyramids of Giza, feast your eyes by visiting Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, then your guide will take you to panoramic view of the pyramids, memorable photos available to the three pyramids together, next move to the Sphinx, scout the valley temple, relax by having lunch at local restaurant, after Lunch your tour guide will escort you to the Egyptian Museum which contains amazing treasures of King Tut Ankh Amun, Mummy Room with an extra fees, have free time for shopping to buy souvenirs to Friends and Family, finally transfer to your hotel in Cairo, night at leisure, or choose from variety of optional tours, Either to try Dinner Cruise on the Nile River with Folklore show, Belly Dancer, surprises are waiting for you, or try optional to the sound & light show at the pyramids, overnight in Cairo.


Day 02: Cairo to Alexandria, Cata Comb, Qaitbai Citadel, Alexandria Library

Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, then Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you to an amazing Excursion to Alexandria, drive by air-conditioned van to Alexandria, the awesome city, feast your eyes by visiting Cata Comb of Kom El-Shokafa which is a necropolis of 3 sub-levels dating from the 2nd century AD, next excursion to Citadel of Qaitbai, which was a defensive fortress, that was built upon the ruins of the ancient Alexandria lighthouse, which by the 14th century had fallen into ruins due to repeated damage by earthquakes, proceed to the Library of Alexandria, which is a striking piece of modern design that stands in contrast to the ancient architecture in Egypt. It was dedicated to the Muses, the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology. It was flourished during the Ptolemaic dynasty and was a major center of scholarship in the 3rd century B.C ., relax by having lunch at local restaurant, finally Flying Carpet Tours Guide will escort you back to Alexandria Port to catch your Cruise Ship. 

Including

• Pick up and drop off to Alexandria Port 
• Air-conditioned van Alexandria port / Cairo / Alexandria Port
• 01 Night accommodation in Cairo with Breakfast and all taxes
• Excursion to the sites mentioned at the above program in Cairo and Alexandria
• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites
• English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above 
• Two Lunches at local restaurants in Cairo and Alexandria 
• 02 Bottle of Mineral Water during Cairo Excursions 
• All transfers in Cairo and ALexandria by air-conditioned Van
• All service charges and all taxes

Excluding

• Visa to Egypt 
• Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary
• Tipping

Notes:

• Prices are quoted per person in U.S. American dollars
• Extra fees will be applied to enter inside any of the Pyramids
• Extra fees will be applied to enter the Mummy room at the Egyptian Museum

For more Alexandria Shore Excursions

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