From the Nile River to the Pyramids Egypt Tour 2026 Winter (HRG-SPX)

DAY 1                 ISTANBUL – HURGHADA – LUXOR

We meet at the designated 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 our arrival, we will take a 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 an extra by our guide. On our tour, we set out to see the Karnak Temple, the largest ancient structure ever built in the world, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Surrounded by 20-meter-high mudbrick-clad walls and containing many temples inside, this magnificent structure provides important information about Egypt's history and mythology. You will feel mesmerized while touring this magnificent structure, whose construction took more than 2,000 years and where each pharaoh made more additions to the temple than the pharaoh before him. After visiting the Karnak Temple, we will visit the Luxor Temple, built by the 9th Pharaoh in Luxor, where the world's largest open-air museum is located, in the name of Amon, the greatest of the ancient Egyptian gods. After the temple tour, which resembles an open-air museum, we head to our river cruise ship. Overnight on our river cruise ship.

DAY 2                 LUXOR

After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Luxor Balloon Tour (150 Euro), which our guide will organize as an optional activity. With the first light of day, we will depart from our river cruise ship and, on this tour where you can 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 afterward. Guests who wish may join the Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Tour & Memnon Colossi (100 Euro), which our guide will organize as an extra. The Valley of the Kings, where magnificent tombs carved into desert rocks in ancient Egyptian civilization and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs are located, will be our first stop. We will also visit the tomb of King Tutankhamun here. Later, we will visit the Hatshepsut Temple, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. Here, as we wander 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. Afterwards, 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 modern Luxor and face east toward the Nile River. After our tour, we return to our ship and have lunch. Then 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), which our guide will organize as an extra. 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 the 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 Hawk God Haroeris. The temple has suffered damage over the centuries due to the flooding of the Nile River. Return to our 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 included Abu Simbel Tour (100 Euro), which our guide will organize as an extra. On our tour, we visit the Abu Simbel Temple, where one of the most important temple relocation operations in world history was carried out and which is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After visiting this region, which is in the southernmost part of Egypt, neighboring Sudan and considered one of the most important places to visit in Egypt after the Pyramids, we head to a local restaurant for lunch. After our meal, transfer to the river cruise ship. Guests who wish may join the Aswan Boat Tour (45€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra. 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), which our guide will organize as an extra. Our first stop is the Nubian village. On this tour, where we will have the opportunity to see the colorful houses and local life up close, you can 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 the Philae Temple. On this visit, which we will reach by a short boat ride over the Nile River, we will visit the 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 a local airline. Upon arrival in Cairo, we begin our panoramic city tour. On our tour, the Old City Center, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Sedat's Memorial Tomb, Baron Palace, Tahrir Square and the city center along the Nile are among the places we will see. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.

DAY 6                 CAIRO

After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join our tour. Free time after the tour. Guests who wish may join the Giza Pyramids & Sphinx & Khan El Khalili Bazaar Tour (90 Euro), which our guide will organize as an extra. We will visit the Giza Pyramids, which include the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the 7 wonders of the world, and the Sphinxes, which were believed in ancient Egyptian mythology to be sacred and built for the purpose of protecting pharaohs' tombs and the pyramids by using their magical powers. Afterwards, we will allow free time for shopping at Khan El Khalili Bazaar, known as Egypt's covered bazaar. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.

DAY 7                 CAIRO – ISTANBUL   

We start the day with breakfast at the hotel and then complete our check-out procedures (Hotel check-out will be done at 11:00). Afterwards, guests who wish may join the New Cairo Museum Tour (70 Euro), which our guide will organize as an extra. After visiting this magnificent museum, opened to visitors in 2024 and containing more than 100,000 historical artifacts from the Ancient Egyptian period, free time. Guests who wish may join the evening meal and entertainment Nile River Cruise Tour (60 Euro), which our guide will organize as an optional activity. On our boat, where we will have the opportunity to see Cairo with its lights on the Nile River, one of the longest rivers in the world that divides Cairo into two and gives life to Egypt, we will both have fun and have our dinner. After our tour, transfer to Sphinx Airport.

DAY 8                 CAIRO – ISTANBUL   

After baggage and check-in procedures are completed, depart for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines' scheduled flight. Arrival in Istanbul and end of our tour.