The real difference between this package and other Luxury packages at Traviaz is the multi-night Nile cruise. While other packages include a single dinner on the Nile, this trip takes you on a five-star cruise for three full nights between Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu, and Luxor, with full meals on board the cruise every day. It begins in Cairo with the Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, then you fly to Aswan to start the private Nile cruise, and end it in Luxor with the Karnak temples and the Valley of the Kings before flying back to Cairo.
Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport, the Traviaz specialized Egyptology guide receives you and assists you with arrival procedures, then you set off directly to the Giza Plateau.
The Giza Pyramids complex is a royal funerary complex of the Fourth Dynasty containing three main pyramids, valley temples, and ceremonial causeways.
The Pyramid of Khufu was built between 2580 and 2560 BC with six million tons of limestone and granite and remained the tallest building in the world for more than 3,800 years.
Visiting it with a specialized guide reveals planning and construction details that do not appear to those who visit alone.
The Sphinx is carved from a single block of limestone measuring 73 meters in length and 20 meters in height, facing directly east toward the sunrise at the spring and autumn equinoxes. It was built around 2500 BC and is believed to represent the face of Pharaoh Khafre.
After the Giza Plateau you move to the Grand Egyptian Museum officially opened in November 2025, two kilometers from the Pyramids.
The museum displays the complete Tutankhamun artifact collection of 5,398 pieces for the first time in a single sequence, in a wing of 7,500 square meters.
After the tour you transfer to the airport to fly to Aswan, and upon arrival you board the private Nile cruise.
After breakfast on board the cruise you set off with the Traviaz guide to explore the most prominent landmarks of Aswan, then sail north toward Kom Ombo.
The Temple of Philae on the island of Agilkia is dedicated to the goddess Isis and dates back to the fourth century BC.
When the construction of the High Dam began in the sixties, UNESCO led with 50 countries an exceptional rescue operation: more than 40,000 stone blocks were dismantled and the entire temple was transferred to the island of Agilkia and reassembled in its original orientation.
You reach it by boat through the Nile waters. Its walls tell the myth of Isis and Osiris with exceptionally well-preserved carvings.
The High Dam completed in 1970 controls the annual Nile flood and generates approximately 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, and created Lake Nasser with a length exceeding 500 kilometers.
Visiting it places in its correct context why Egypt needed to relocate the Temple of Philae, Abu Simbel, and dozens of other archaeological sites.
The Temple of Kom Ombo on the eastern bank of the Nile was built in the Ptolemaic era between 180 and 47 BC and is the only temple in Egypt dedicated to two gods at once: Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the falcon god.
Its design is completely symmetrical on its main axis, with two entrances, courts, colonnades, and sanctuaries for each god separately. Its wall carvings include what is believed to be the oldest known depiction of surgical instruments in history.
Next to it is the Crocodile Museum which holds more than 22 mummified crocodiles that were offered as sacrifices to the god Sobek.
After breakfast on board the cruise you set off to Edfu by traditional horse carriage from the dock to the temple, then return to sail toward Luxor via the Esna water lock.
The Temple of Edfu built between 237 and 57 BC is the most completely preserved temple in Egypt. It remained buried under sand and villages for centuries, and this is exactly what preserved it from erosion and looting.
It is dedicated to the god Horus of the falcon head, and its main entrance is a massive pylon 36 meters tall with a granite falcon statue still standing guard at the entrance today.
Its wall carvings tell in detail the complete myth of the battle of Horus and his uncle Set, the myth of the conflict between order and chaos that shaped the entire ancient Egyptian creed.
You reach it from the cruise by traditional horse carriage that has become part of the visit experience and not merely a means of transportation.
In the evening you sail to Luxor via the Esna water lock, an experience that allows you to see how the cruise handles the differences in the Nile water level between Luxor and Aswan.
After breakfast you disembark from the cruise and set off with the Traviaz guide to the western bank of the Nile.
The Valley of the Kings was the official royal cemetery of the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom from around 1550 to 1069 BC.
It contains 63 rock-carved tombs where Pharaohs of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Dynasties chose to be buried instead of in pyramids to mislead thieves.
Tutankhamun's tomb is the only one found complete when Howard Carter discovered it in 1922 with its full treasures.
The tomb walls are covered with religious texts and scenes depicting the Pharaoh's journey to the afterlife, and each tomb differs from the others in its decorative style and depth of detail.
Your guide takes you to the tombs richest in visual content, not just the most famous.
The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari was built in the fifteenth century BC for one of the most powerful queens in ancient Egyptian history.
It was designed in the form of three terraced colonnades in front of the rocky slopes of the western bank mountains, and Hatshepsut dedicated it to the god Amun and to the eternal immortalization of her memory.
Its carvings tell the story of a trade expedition she sent to the land of Punt and are considered one of the earliest documentations of long-distance trade journeys in history.
After breakfast at the hotel you move to the eastern bank of the Nile to visit the most prominent landmarks of Luxor before returning to Cairo.
The Karnak Temple complex is the largest religious facility built in ancient history extending over 247 acres.
It was built over two thousand years and every Pharaoh who wanted to prove his piety to the sun god Amun added to it a gate, a hall, or an obelisk.
Its Great Hypostyle Hall covers 5,000 square meters and contains 134 sandstone columns, the tallest 12 of which reach 21 meters in height, making it the largest hall in any religious facility in human history.
On the bases of some of its columns, remains of the original blue and red colors are still preserved from 3,000 years ago.
The Temple of Luxor on the eastern bank of the Nile was built around 1400 BC during the reign of Amenhotep III and Ramesses II later added to it.
Unlike most Egyptian temples, it was not dedicated to a specific god but to the renewal of royalty and divine authority.
It was the stage for the annual Opet Festival when the statues of Amun moved in a celebratory procession from Karnak to Luxor via the Avenue of Sphinxes lined with 1,350 sphinxes.
Many of Egypt's Pharaohs are believed to have been crowned here, and even Alexander the Great is linked to it, having claimed his coronation in its inner sanctuary. After finishing your tour you fly to Cairo.
After the final breakfast at the hotel, a Traviaz representative comes with a private air-conditioned car to transfer you to Cairo International Airport with assistance in departure procedures.
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