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An eight-day loop from Cairo to the Nile and back: pyramids and museums, a three-night Nile cruise, Abu Simbel’s relocated temples and a day on the Mediterranean in Alexandria. Practical, paced and rich in history.
An eight-day loop from Cairo to the Nile and back: pyramids and museums, a three-night Nile cruise, Abu Simbel’s relocated temples and a day on the Mediterranean in Alexandria. Practical, paced and rich in history.
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Operated by Egypt Gift Tours · Cairo, Cairo Governorate
You step onto the Nile cruise deck as the river slips by like an old road—muddy, slow and insistently alive. The sun threads light across palm-lined banks, granite outcrops and the distant silhouette of a temple. Over the next eight days you move from Cairo’s congested streets and horn-blown markets to the measured rhythm of the Nile, ancient sanctuaries carved from stone, and the wind-scoured plateaus around Abu Simbel.
moderate.
8 days.
Moderate fitness recommended — able to walk on uneven ground, climb steps and withstand heat for several hours.
Most nationalities require a visa; check Egypt’s current entry rules and obtain a visa in advance or on arrival where available.
Abu Simbel is part of the itinerary but is offered as a shared small-group excursion and can be affected by weather or operational changes; refunds are possible if cancelled.
Three meals per day are included on the cruise; the land days include some meals as specified — check the itinerary for included lunches and dinners.
Yes, a sleeper upgrade is usually available for an extra charge and includes dinner and breakfast on the overnight train segments.
The Abu Simbel temples were dismantled and rebuilt on higher ground in the 1960s to save them from Lake Nasser; Egypt’s Nile corridor preserves continuous settlement for millennia.
Tourism concentrates wear on ancient stone and fragile sites — follow guides, stay on marked paths, avoid touching reliefs and support local conservation fees and community-run services.
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