Egy excursions

8 days in egypt

**8-Day Egypt Itinerary** **Cairo – Nile Cruise (Luxor & Aswan) – Alexandria – Fayoum** --- ## **Day 1: Cairo – History & Highlights** **Morning:** * Giza Pyramids & the Sphinx * Optional entrance inside one of the pyramids **Afternoon:** * Lunch at a restaurant overlooking the pyramids (9 Pyramids Lounge / Nile Lounge) **Evening:** * Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) or the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir * Khan El Khalili Bazaar & El Moez Street * Dinner at a traditional Egyptian restaurant --- ## **Day 2: Cairo – Culture & Relaxation** **Morning:** * Cairo Citadel (Mosque of Muhammad Ali) * Sultan Hassan & Al-Rifai Mosques **Afternoon:** * Lunch in Zamalek or Maadi **Evening:** * Nile felucca ride or Nile dinner cruise * Travel to Luxor (flight or sleeper train) --- ## **Day 3: Luxor – Start of Nile Cruise** **Morning:** * Arrival in Luxor * Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple **Afternoon:** * Nile Cruise check-in & lunch on board **Evening:** * Free time / relaxing on the cruise * Folkloric show on board --- ## **Day 4: Luxor → Edfu** **Early Morning (optional):** * Hot air balloon ride over Luxor 🎈 **Morning:** * Valley of the Kings * Temple of Hatshepsut * Colossi of Memnon **Afternoon:** * Lunch on board & sailing to Edfu **Evening:** * Relaxation on the sun deck --- ## **Day 5: Edfu → Kom Ombo → Aswan** **Morning:** * Visit Edfu Temple (Horus Temple – horse carriage experience) **Afternoon:** * Sailing to Aswan & lunch on board **Evening:** * Kom Ombo Temple * Nubian show on board --- ## **Day 6: Aswan** **Morning:** * High Dam * Unfinished Obelisk * Philae Temple **Afternoon:** * Lunch on board **Evening:** * Felucca ride on the Nile * Nubian Village visit * Dinner & preparation for departure **Night:** * Flight back to Cairo or Alexandria --- ## **Day 7: Alexandria** **Morning:** * Bibliotheca Alexandrina * Qaitbay Citadel **Afternoon:** * Seafood lunch by the sea (Fish Market / Mohamed Ahmed) **Evening:** * Alexandria Corniche walk * Coffee by the sea * Montaza Gardens if time allows --- ## **Optional: Fayoum Day Trip** (If you prefer to keep it strictly 7 days, Fayoum can replace half a day in Cairo) **Fayoum Highlights:** * Wadi El Rayan * Waterfalls * Lake Qarun * Tunis Village