Egypt Tour from the Nile River to the Pyramids Summer 2026 (HRG-SPX
DAY 1 ISTANBUL – HURGHADA – LUXOR
We meet at the specified time in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, International Terminal, and after check-in and passport procedures we depart for Hurghada on Pegasus Airlines' scheduled flight. Upon arrival at Hurghada International Airport, we head to Luxor with our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport. After arrival, we carry out the Luxor city tour. On our panoramic city tour, Sphinxes Street, Luxor bazaar, and the Mummification Museum are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the city tour, we head to the ship. Upon arrival at the ship and after our check-in procedures, free time. Guests who wish may join the Luxor and Karnak Temple Tour (90 Euro) organized as extra by our guide. On our tour, we set out to see Karnak Temple, the largest ancient structure ever built in the world, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This magnificent structure, surrounded by 20-meter-high mudbrick-clad walls and containing many temples inside, provides important information about Egypt's history and mythology. You will feel mesmerized as you tour this magnificent structure, which took more than 2,000 years to build and where every pharaoh made more additions to the temple than the pharaoh before him. After visiting Karnak Temple, we will visit Luxor Temple in Luxor, where the world's largest open-air museum is located, built by the 9th Pharaoh in honor of Amun, the greatest of the ancient Egyptian Gods. After the temple visit, which resembles an open-air museum, we head to our river ship. Overnight on our river ship.
DAY 2 LUXOR
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Luxor Balloon Tour (150 Euro) organized as an optional activity by our guide. With the first light of day, we will depart from our river ship and after this tour, where you will be able to observe many temples in Luxor and even the Valley of the Kings from a bird's-eye view by hot air balloon, we give free time. Guests who wish may join the Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Tour & Memnon Colossi (100 Euro) organized as extra by our guide. The Valley of the Kings, where magnificent tombs carved into desert rocks and filled with treasures for the pharaohs' afterlife in ancient Egyptian civilization were created, will be our first stop. We will also visit the tomb of King Tutankhamun here. Then we will visit the Hatshepsut Temple, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. Here, as we walk through the temple's large courtyards and admire the intricate hieroglyphic decorations, we will also learn about the history of Egypt's famous female ruler Queen Hatshepsut, who posed as a man to win the throne. Then we will visit the Memnon Colossi, two monumental statues representing Amenhotep III of Egypt's 18th Dynasty (1386-1353 BC). These statues are located west of the modern city of Luxor and face east toward the Nile River. After the tour, we return to our ship and have lunch. Later, our ship departs for Edfu. Lunch, dinner, and overnight on our ship.
DAY 3 EDFU – KOM OMBO – ASWAN
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Edfu & Kom Ombo Temple Tour (80 Euro) organized as extra by our guide. Edfu Temple was built for the Hawk-headed God Horus according to traditional Egyptian Temple Architecture. It is one of the best-preserved temples to this day. At the end of the tour, we return to our ship and have lunch on board. Meanwhile, our deluxe river ship continues cruising toward Kom Ombo. Upon arrival in Kom Ombo, we will visit Kom Ombo Temple, which was built during the Ptolemaic Dynasty in the 2nd century BC. It is the only temple in history shared by two gods; one side is dedicated to the Crocodile God Sobek and the other side to the Falcon God Haroeris. The temple was damaged over the centuries as a result of the Nile River overflowing. Return to the ship after the tour. Our ship departs for Aswan. Lunch, dinner, and overnight on our ship.
DAY 4 ASWAN
After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the lunch-inclusive Abu Simbel Tour (100 Euro) organized as extra by our guide. On our tour, we visit Abu Simbel Temple, where one of the most important temple relocation operations in world history was carried out and which is protected under the UNESCO World Heritage List. After visiting this region, located in the southernmost part of Egypt and bordering Sudan, and regarded as one of the places that must be visited most after the Pyramids in Egypt, we head to a local restaurant for lunch. After our meal, transfer to the river ship. Guests who wish may join the Aswan Boat Tour (45€ per person) organized as extra by our guide. After our tour, dinner and overnight on our ship.
DAY 5 ASWAN – CAIRO
After breakfast, free time. Then guests who wish may join the Nubian Village & Philae Temple Tour (80€ per person) organized as extra by our guide. Our first stop is the Nubian village. On this tour, where we will have the opportunity to closely see the colorful houses and local life, you will be able to experience the culture and history of the local people together. You can also take photos with crocodiles at the crocodile farm unique to the village. Then our next stop is Philae Temple. On this visit, which we will reach by a short boat ride across the Nile River, we will visit Philae Temple, located on the Nile River and also known as the "Temple of Love" with its romantic architecture. Dedicated to the goddess Isis, this temple is also one of the best-preserved structures of ancient Egypt. After our tour, transfer to Aswan Airport. Flight to Cairo with the local airline. Upon arrival in Cairo, we begin our panoramic city tour. On our tour, places to be seen include the Old City center, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Sadat's Memorial Tomb, Baron Palace, El Tahrir Square, and the city center along the Nile. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
DAY 6 CAIRO
DAY 7 CAIRO – ISTANBUL
We start the day with breakfast at the hotel and then complete our hotel check-out procedures (Hotel check-out will be at 11:00). Then guests who wish may join the New Cairo Museum Tour (70 Euro) organized as extra by our guide. After visiting this magnificent museum, which opened to visitors in 2024 and contains more than 100,000 historical artifacts from the ancient Egyptian period, free time. Guests who wish may join the evening meal and entertaining Nile River Boat Tour (60 Euro) organized as an optional activity by our guide. On our boat, where we will have the opportunity to see Cairo with its lights on the Nile River, one of the world's longest rivers that divides Cairo into two and gives life to Egypt, we will both have fun and have our dinner. After the tour, transfer to Sfenx Airport.
DAY 8 CAIRO – ISTANBUL
After completing baggage and check-in procedures, depart for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines' scheduled flight. Arrival in Istanbul and end of our tour.
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HOTEL CATEGORY |
4-STAR HOTELS |
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Nile River Cruise |
Princess Sarah and similar Nile river cruises (4 superior quality) |
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Cairo |
Hotels located 10 – 15 km from the center |
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ROUTE |
DEPARTURE |
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FLIGHT CODE |
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SABİHA GÖKÇEN SAW – HURGHADA (HRG) |
07:30 |
09:10 |
PC 618 |
OUTBOUND |
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ROUTE |
DEPARTURE |
ARRIVAL |
FLIGHT CODE |
DIRECTION |
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CAIRO (SPX) – SABİHA GÖKÇEN SAW |
02:30 |
05:40 |
PC 583 |
RETURN |
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ALL EXTRA TOURS INCLUDED! |
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AGE GROUP |
CAMPAIGN PRICE |
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Luxor and Karnak Temple Tour & Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon Tour & Edfu, Kom Ombo Temples & Abu Simbel Tour with Lunch & Giza Pyramids and Sphinx Tour & New Cairo Museum Tour + Aswan Boat Tour + Nubian Village & Philae Temple Tour |
ADULT (17 years and above) |
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CHILD (3 years – 16.99 years) |
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BABY (0 years – 2.99 years) |
FREE |
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What's Included
- Economy class airline ticket on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight routes Istanbul (SAW) – Hurghada (HRG) / Cairo (SPX) – Istanbul (SAW)
- Airport taxes
- 2 nights in 4-star hotels and 5 nights half-board accommodation on the river cruise ship
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers
- All intercity transfers
- Panoramic Luxor and Cairo city tour
- City taxes (€25)
- Professional Turkish Guide Services
- One-way economy class flight ticket with a local airline between Aswan and Cairo
Not Included
- Visa fee and service charge
- Travel Health Insurance
- Overseas departure tax fee
- Meals not specified in the program
- Hotel extras and personal expenses
- Extra tours, extra tours en route, and optional activities
- Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
- All services not stated as included in the price