Grand Slam Deluxe

This tour is the same as the Grand Slam Group Tour but with your own exclusive tour guide. This tour is designed to get you to the most amazing places along the Nile river. By the time your tour ends, it will literally be impossible for you to decide which day was the most impressive. (Yes, Egypt IS that amazing!) Whether you are a solo traveler or a small group or family you are welcome to book this tour. You'll begin in Cairo exploring the Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara. Next, you'll take a 1.5 hour flight to the city of Luxor to begin your 4-night, all-inclusive Nile Cruise portion of your tour. You'll spend the first two days of the cruise exploring the temples and tombs of Luxor before sailing southward stopping at Edfu and Kom Ombo temples. You'll end the Nile cruise portion of your tour in the city of Aswan where you'll see the beautiful outcroppings of huge granite rocks comprising the Cataracts of the Nile river. While in Aswan you'll visit local markets, a Nubian village and the Philae Temple.

*During your Nile cruise you’ll have the options to go on a sunrise hot air balloon ride while in Luxor and to travel to Abu Simbel for an additional cost. You'll fly back to Cairo for another day of sightseeing where you'll get to go to one of the famous Egyptian Museums, the ancient walled city of Old Cairo and the impressive Khan Al Khalili market.

Includes:

• All accommodations
• In-Country Transportation
• Tour Guide Fees
• 90% of Your Meals
• All Tourist Site Entry Tickets.

Excludes:

• Gratuities
• 3 Evening Meals While in Cairo
• Any Items of a Personal Nature

Day 1.
Arrival Day: Your guide will meet you at the Cairo airport and transport you to your hotel. You can choose an optional evening activity.

• $65/person Sound at Light Show at the Giza Pyramids
• $45/person Sunset camel ride and bedouin dinner near Giza Pyramids
• $55/person Wed/Sat (only) Tanoura Whirling Dervishes at Wekalet El Ghouri
• $65/person Nile Cruise Boat Dinner and Belly Dance Show

Day 2.
Giza Pyramids & Saqqara: Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 7:00AM and you will return to your hotel around 4:00pm. 

Day 3.
We will drive to the Cairo airport and fly to Luxor (approximately 1.5 hr flight) We will visit the Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East side of the Nile. We will end the day aboard the Nile cruise ship.

Day 4.
Optional: Hot Air Balloon Ride $125/person to watch the sunrise over the city of Luxor. Departure time is 4:00AM for a 1-hour ride.

We will start our day at 7:00am and visit the sites along the West side of the Nile: Colossi of Memnon, Hatshepsut Temple, and the Valley of the Kings. In the afternoon we will board the cruise ship and sail towards Edfu.

Day 5.
We will visit Edfu Temple in the morning and then sail to the Kom Ombo Temple in the afternoon and then continue sailing towards Aswan arriving there around midnight.

Day 6.
Optional: Early morning trip to Abu Simbel $110/person for a 3-hour bus ride or $325/person for a 1-hour round trip flight.

This is a free day to relax on the cruise ship or to head out and explore Aswan at your own pace. Depending on your interests, your guide can accompany you or make arrangements with another guide who is local to Aswan to take you on excursions. Popular options include: Nubian Museum, the Unfinished Obelisk, the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Hotel for fine dining and shopping for upscale souvenirs, Aswan Museum on Elephantine Island, Aswan Botanical Garden, Street shopping at the Aswan Local Market along the Nile.

Optional: Evening excursion to the Nubian Village $45/person includes a motor boat ride through the Cataracts of the Nile + an optional 30-minute camel ride.

Day 7.
In the morning your guide will take you to Agilkia island where the Temple of Philae has been painstakingly relocated through a preservation project by the UNESCO World Heritage organization. You’ll also be treated to a Felucca ride through the beautiful Cataracts of the Nile river. You will return to the Aswan airport around 3:00pm to make your way back to your Cairo Hotel. 

Day 8.
On this final day of the tour you’ll get to see Old Cairo (Coptic Cairo), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here you’ll see remains of the Roman Fortress and several Coptic churches including the Hanging Church which was built centuries ago above one of the old Roman gates. Your guide will also take you to the supposed site where Jesus and the Holy Family resided. Next, you’ll get the chance to enter the famous Khan Al Khalili market for some lively souvenir shopping and exploration. Here you’ll rub shoulders with the locals (quite literally) and walk the narrow ancient streets of the Islamic district of Cairo.