Overview
Enjoy Star Shine Tours’ Student travel package for 11 days with a Nile cruise and a journey to the astonishing Red Sea. Visit the great pyramids and Sphinx of Giza as well as the step Pyramid of Sakkara. Go to the Egyptian Museum and savor the remnants of Old Cairo in Islamic and Coptic areas. Set sail on the relaxing Nile cruise to Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. The tour includes a visit to Hurghada, one of the most beautiful places on the coastline of the Red Sea among the splendid coral reefs and collection of colorful fishes
Today you may have an optional tour to visit Abu Simbel by a modern air-condition (group bus) starting early morning at 4:00 am. In the afternoon, check out your hotel then you will transfer to your Nile Cruise embarkation and check in. Later, go on a trip by traditional felucca boat to Kitchener’s Island so as to enjoy its botanical garden with many imported trees and plants form several countries, next to the Elephantine Island which contains ruins of temples of the New Kingdom. Take an overnight on board 5 star Nile cruise boat. Have your beautiful breakfast aboard the Nile cruise then set sail to Kom Ombo village where you visit the Temple of Sobek, the crocodile headed god of evil and Haroeris, the falcon headed god of goodness. Then sail to Edfu, enjoy an amazing lunch on board, after lunch you will visit Edfu Temple the most preserved and completed temple in Egypt aged 2000 years. Continue sailing to Luxor, dinner on board and overnight on the 5 star Nile cruise boat. After breakfast, you will have a full adventurous day tour in Luxor with our academy Egyptologist tour guide. Get transferred to the west bank of Luxor visiting the world famous Valley of the Kings, then the temple of Hatshepsut (Deir El Bahary) on the way back to Luxor east bank stop to take photos of the great Colossi of Memnon. Take lunch on board then the afternoon tea. Take an unforgettable dinner under the stars then an overnight on the 5 star Nile cruise boat. Have breakfast at your Nile cruise then disembarkation. Continue to enjoy the rest of sightseeing by modern air-condition vehicle. Visit the beautiful Temple of Luxor in addition to the Karnak Temple which is the largest temple in the world. Then you will transfer to public bus station to catch an air-conditioned bus to Hurghada. Upon arrival in Hurghada, our representative will transfer you to your hotel to check in have an overnight. Have breakfast at your hotel to spend another free day. In the evening you will transfer to the bus station to catch an air-conditioned bus back to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo around 11:00 pm and have an overnight at your hotel in Cairo.Day 1 Arrival in Cairo
Arrive at the Cairo International Airport, you will be greeted by Star Shine Tours representative who will meet and assist you at the airport. Then transfer to your hotel. There will be a short briefing with your guide about your itinerary.Day 2 Giza and Sakkara Necropolises(pyramids of Giza and the Step pyramid of Djoser)
Take breakfast at your hotel then meet our professional Egyptologist tour guide in the lobby to start an unforgettable day tour. Stop at the great pyramids of Giza, pyramid of Cheops, Chephen and Mykerinus then visit the Great Sphinx of Giza, the head of pharaoh with a lion’s body. The tour includes a visit to the granite temple beside Sphinx know as the Valley temple. From there, head to Sakkara necropolis to visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, first completed Pyramid in Egypt in addition to some other amazing tombs. After a beautiful day tour, move to take an overnight aboard the first class train to Aswan.Day 3 Aswan High dam unfinished Oblisk, and Philae Temple of Isis
Arrive in Aswan around 10:00 am, you will meet our representative who will transfer you to your hotel in Aswan. Start your tour excursions in Aswan by air-conditioned vehicle visiting the majestic Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and famous High Dam of Aswan which constituted Lake Nasser after completion in 1971. Spend a free evening at your leisure, and an overnight at your hotel in Aswan.
Day 4 Nile Cruise Embarkation
Day 5 Kom Ombo Temple, and Edfu Temple
Day 6 Luxor: Vally of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and clossi of memnon
Day 7 Nille Cruise disembarkation, Luxor Temple, and Karnak Temple and off to Hurghada
Day 8 Hurghada
Take your breakfast at the hotel in Hurghada and spend a free day. In Hurghada, you can enjoy and savor snorkeling, swimming, and sun-tanning or scuba diving. Have an overnight at your hotel in hurghada.
Day 9 From Hurghada to cairo
Day 10 cairo: Egyptian museum, citadel of Salah El Din, Old Cairo, and Khan El Khalili
After breakfast, meet your tour guide to take you on a day tour to discover the remnants of Old Cairo. First visit to be paid to the Egyptian Museum and the old city of Cairo where you can explore the Coptic area along the seven churches, and Islamic area in the Citadel of Salah EL Din and the famous alabaster mosque of Mohamed Ali. At the end of the tour, go to the open market of Khan El Khalili bazaar with more than 2000 small shops and oriental coffee shop.
Day 11 Final departure
After check-out, you will be transferred by your tour manger to take you to the Cairo International Airport for your flight back to home.