NILE RIVER TO PYRAMIDS EGYPT TOUR WINTER 2026 (HRG-SPX)

DAY 1                 ISTANBUL – HURGHADA – LUXOR

Meeting at the designated time in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the International Terminal of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, we depart for Hurghada on Pegasus Airlines' scheduled flight following check-in and passport procedures. Following our arrival at Hurghada International Airport, we depart for Luxor by our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival, we take a Luxor city tour. During our panoramic city tour, Avenue of the Sphinxes, Luxor Bazaar and the Mummification Museum are among the places to be seen panoramically. Following the city tour, we depart for the ship. After arriving at the ship and completing our check-in procedures, free time. Our guests who wish may join the Luxor and Karnak Temple Tour (90 Euros), organized by our guide as an extra. During our tour, we set off to see the Karnak Temple, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is the largest ancient structure ever built in the world. Surrounded by 20-meter-high mud-brick-covered walls and containing many temples, this magnificent structure provides important information about Egypt's history and mythology. You will feel enchanted while visiting this majestic structure, whose construction took more than 2,000 years and where each pharaoh made more additions to the temple than the previous pharaoh. After visiting Karnak Temple, we will visit Luxor Temple in Luxor, home to the world's largest open-air museum, which was commissioned by the 9th Pharaoh in the name of Amun, the greatest of the ancient Egyptian gods. Following the temple visit, which resembles an open-air museum, we depart for our river ship. Overnight on our river ship.

DAY 2                 LUXOR

Free time after breakfast. Our guests who wish may join the Luxor Balloon Tour (150 Euros), which will be organized by our guide as an optional activity. On this tour, we depart from our river ship with the first light of day and, after the tour, during which you can observe many temples in Luxor and even the Valley of the Kings from above in a hot-air balloon, free time will be provided. Our guests who wish may join the Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Tour & Colossi of Memnon (100 Euros), which will be organized by our guide as an extra. Our first stop will be the Valley of the Kings, where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks in the ancient Egyptian civilization and filled with treasures for the pharaohs' lives in the afterlife. We will also visit King Tutankhamun's tomb here. We will then visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. As we walk through the temple's grand courtyards and admire the intricate hieroglyphic decorations, we will also learn about Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's famous female ruler who posed as a man to gain the throne. We will then visit the Colossi of Memnon, 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 our tour, we return to our ship and have lunch. Our ship then sets sail for Edfu. Lunch, dinner and overnight on our ship.

DAY 3                 EDFU – KOM OMBO – ASWAN

Free time after breakfast. Our guests who wish may join the Edfu & Kom Ombo Temple Tour (80 Euros), which will be organized by our guide as an extra. The Temple of Edfu was built for the falcon-headed god Horus according to traditional Egyptian temple architecture. It is one of the best-preserved temples to have survived to the present day. At the end of the tour, we return to our ship and have lunch on board. Meanwhile, our Deluxe River Ship continues sailing toward Kom Ombo. Following our arrival in Kom Ombo, we will visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, built in the 2nd century BC during the Ptolemaic Dynasty. It is the only temple in history shared by two gods; one side is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the other to the falcon god Haroeris. The temple has been damaged over the centuries as a result of 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

Free time after breakfast. Our guests who wish may join the Abu Simbel Tour with lunch (100 Euros), which will be organized by our guide as an extra. During 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 under the UNESCO World Heritage List. Following our visit to this region, located in Egypt's southernmost area bordering Sudan and considered one of the places in Egypt that must be visited after the Pyramids, we depart for a local restaurant for lunch. After our meal, transfer to our river ship. Our guests who wish may join the Aswan Boat Tour (45€ per person), which will be organized by our guide as an extra. Following our tour, dinner and overnight on our ship.

DAY 5                 ASWAN – CAIRO  

Free time after breakfast. Then, our guests who wish may join the Nubian Village & Philae Temple Tour (80€ per person), which will be organized by our guide as an extra. Our first stop is the Nubian village. During this tour, where we will have the opportunity to see its colorful houses and local life up close, you will be able to experience the culture and history of the local people together. You can also take photos with crocodiles at the village's crocodile farm. Our next stop is Philae Temple. During this visit, which we will reach by a short boat ride on the Nile River, we will visit Philae Temple, located on the Nile River and also known as the “Temple of Love” due to its romantic architecture. Dedicated to the goddess Isis, this temple is also one of the best-preserved structures of ancient Egypt. Following our tour, transfer to Aswan Airport. Flight to Cairo with a local airline. Upon our arrival in Cairo, we begin our panoramic city tour. During our tour, the Old City center, Mohamed Ali Mosque, Sadat's Mausoleum, Baron Palace, El Tahrir Square and the city center extending along the Nile are among the places we will see. Following our tour, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.

DAY 6                 CAIRO

Free time after breakfast. Free time after our tour. Our guests who wish may join the Giza Pyramids & Sphinx & Khan El Khalili Bazaar Tour (90 Euros), which will be organized by our guide as an extra. We will visit the Giza Pyramids, which include the Pyramid of Cheops, one of the 7 Wonders of the World, and the Sphinxes, which were considered sacred in ancient Egyptian mythology and are believed to have been built to protect the pharaohs' tombs and pyramids by using their magical powers. We will then provide free time for shopping at Khan El Khalili Bazaar, known as Egypt's covered bazaar. Following 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 take place at 11:00). Our guests who wish may then join the New Cairo Museum Tour (70 Euros), which will be organized by our guide as an extra. Following our visit to this magnificent museum, opened to visitors in 2024 and housing more than 100,000 historical artifacts from the ancient Egyptian period, free time. Our guests who wish may join the Nil River Cruise with dinner and entertainment (60 Euros), which will be organized by our guide as an optional activity. On our boat, where we will have the opportunity to see Cairo illuminated on the Nile River, one of the longest rivers in the world that divides Cairo in two and gives life to Egypt, we will both enjoy ourselves and have dinner. Following our tour, transfer to Sphinx Airport.

DAY 8                 CAIRO – ISTANBUL   

Following the completion of baggage and check-in procedures, departure for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines' scheduled flight. Arrival in Istanbul and end of our tour.