15-Day Mega Nile & Middle Egypt Tour: Cairo to Aswan

Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where the journey begins with meet-and-assist service and the scheduled transfer to your hotel.

After check-in, settle into the first chapter of a route that will cross Cairo, Middle Egypt and the Nile Valley before ending in Aswan.

A welcome dinner is included before the first overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast, begin the sightseeing program on the Giza Plateau with the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx, the monumental opening to the ancient-Egypt theme of the journey.

Take time to experience the scale of the plateau and its desert setting before returning to Cairo.

Overnight in Cairo.

Continue through Cairo with the historic sites listed in the source program, including Old Cairo, Khan El Khalili, the Citadel of Saladin and the Muhammad Ali Mosque.

The day also includes Babylon Fortress, linking layers of Cairo’s religious and urban history before the route turns south.

Overnight in Cairo.

Leave Cairo for Faiyum, where the program combines lake scenery, desert landscapes and archaeology in one of the most varied days of the trip.

Visit Qarun Lake, Wadi El Rayan and Wadi El Hitan, the UNESCO-listed Valley of the Whales, together with Hawara Pyramid and Magic Lake as stated in the source program.

Overnight in Faiyum.

Continue into Middle Egypt for the Beni Suef chapter of the route.

The program includes Meidum Pyramid, the region’s agricultural heritage and Sannur Cave, creating a contrast between archaeological and natural sites.

Overnight in Beni Suef.

Travel to Minya and begin exploring the archaeological landscape of Middle Egypt.

Visit the tombs of Beni Hassan and continue to Tell El Amarna, the city associated with Akhenaten and one of the defining historical themes of this section of the journey.

Overnight in Minya.

Continue the Minya program with the boundary stelae and Tuna El Gebel, extending the route through the heritage sites connected with the Amarna period.

The day is designed as a second focused exploration of the region rather than a rushed transfer south.

Overnight in Minya.

Continue to Assiut for a key spiritual and cultural chapter of the journey.

Visit Deir El Muharraq Monastery, one of the places highlighted in the source program under the Holy Family Route theme.

Overnight in Assiut.

Travel onward to Sohag and visit the White Monastery and the Red Monastery, two major Coptic heritage sites included in the program.

The day continues the religious-heritage thread before the route reaches Qena and the Nile-cruise section.

Overnight in Sohag.

Continue to Qena and Dendera for the visit to the Temple of Hathor named in the source itinerary.

After sightseeing, transfer to the Nile cruise and begin the five-night Luxor-to-Aswan sailing chapter of the journey.

Overnight on the Nile cruise in the Luxor area.

Explore the east bank of Luxor with the Karnak Temple complex and Luxor Temple, two major monuments listed in the cruise program.

Return to the ship and continue the full-board Nile-cruise experience.

Overnight on the Nile cruise in the Luxor area.

Cross to Luxor’s west bank for the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, all included in the source program.

After the visits, return to the vessel and continue sailing south.

Overnight on the Nile cruise toward Edfu.

Continue the Nile journey with the Edfu Temple visit before sailing onward toward Kom Ombo.

Visit Kom Ombo Temple and return to the ship as the cruise continues toward Aswan.

Overnight on the Nile cruise on the Kom Ombo–Aswan route.

Reach Aswan for the final major sightseeing day of the route.

Visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple as listed in the source program, completing the cultural sequence from Cairo through Middle Egypt to Upper Egypt.

Final overnight on the Nile cruise in Aswan.

Enjoy breakfast before the scheduled transfer to Aswan Airport.

The 15-day Mega Nile Journey ends after a route through ancient monuments, Middle Egypt heritage, the Holy Family Route and the Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan.

End of Gate East services.