Egypt Christmas & New Year 2026 – 8 Days Pyramids & Nile

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Egypt Christmas Tour 2026 – 8 Days of Pyramids & Nile Wonders

🌟 Highlights of the Egypt Christmas Tour 2026

Itinerary for Egypt Christmas Tour 2026

Day 1 – 28 December 2025| Arrival in Cairo

  • Meet and greet at Cairo Airport.
  • Transfer to hotel and check-in.
  • Overnight at Giza Hotel
  • Meals: Welcome drink

Day 2 – 29 Dec 2025 | Giza Pyramids & Grand Egyptian Museum

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Explore the Giza Pyramids: Khufu, Khafre & Menkaure.
  • Visit the Great Sphinx – iconic lion-bodied guardian of the pyramids.
  • Discover the Valley Temple of King Khafre, used for royal mummification.
  • Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM): A highlight of every New Year Egypt journey, featuring treasures of Ramses II and the Grand Staircase.
  • ✦ This will also be the first museum in the world to display the complete collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures in one place.
  • Lunch during the tour
  • Transfer & overnight at hotel in Giza
  • Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

Day 3 – 30 December 2025| Coptic Cairo & Citadel of Saladin – Festive Cairo Discovery

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Guided tour of the Citadel of Saladin, including the impressive Mosque of Muhammad Ali.
  • Visit the Hanging Church and the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus,important sites in Coptic Christian heritage.
  • Wander through the bustling Khan El-Khalili Bazaar: Perfect for souvenirs and New Year shopping.
  • Lunch during the tour
  • Transfer & overnight at hotel in Giza
  • Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

Day 4 – 31 December 2025| Flight to Aswan – Nile Cruise & New Year’s Eve Gala

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Transfer to Cairo Airport & flight to Aswan
  • Transfer to the Nile Cruise and check-in
  • Visit the High Dam – Egypt’s modern engineering achievement
  • Visit Philae Temple, dedicated to Goddess Isis and beautifully located on an island
  • Lunch on boardr
  • Dinner & overnight on board Nile Cruise
  • Meals: Breakfast - Lunch – Dinner

Day 5 – 1 January 2026| Abu Simbel & Kom Ombo Temple

  • Early morning private trip to Abu Simbel Temples
  • Transfer back to the Nile Cruise
  • Sail to Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to Sobek (crocodile god) & Horus the Elder
  • Continue sailing to Edfu
  • Dinner & overnight on board Nile Cruise
  • Meals:Breakfast - Lunch – Dinner

Day 6 – 2 January 2026| Edfu Temple & Luxor by Night

  • Breakfast on board
  • Horse carriage transfer to Edfu Temple, the best-preserved temple in Egypt, dedicated to Horus
  • Sail to Luxor & visit Luxor Temple by night
  • Dinner & overnight on board Nile Cruise
  • Meals:Breakfast - Lunch – Dinner

Day 7 – 3 January 2026| Valley of the Kings & Karnak Temple – Flight to Cairo

  • Breakfast and check-out
  • Visit Valley of the Kings – tombs of pharaohs of the New Kingdom
  • Visit Temple of Hatshepsut – the only female pharaoh’s mortuary temple
  • Photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon
  • Guided visit to Karnak Temple Complex
  • Lunch during the tour
  • Evening flight Luxor → Cairo
  • Transfer & overnight at hotel in Cairo
  • Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

Day 8 – 4 January 2026| Departure from Cairo

  • Breakfast at hotel.
  • Transfer to Cairo Airport for your flight home.
  • Meals: Breakfast

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