Cairo · Luxor · Nile Cruise · Valley of the Kings · Edfu · Kom Ombo · Aswan
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Cairo · Luxor · Nile Cruise · Valley of the Kings · Edfu · Kom Ombo · Aswan
Journey to Egypt, a special part of the Holy Land, where Abraham, Joseph, Moses and the Holy Family walked! Egypt is also the land of the Pharaohs, Jacob, Joseph, and Israel during the famine. See the Nile River, King Tutankhamen’s treasures, Kom Ombo Temple, the Temple of Luxor, the Valley of Kings and more!
Your trip includes
- Round-trip airfare from your desired Airport
- Prepaid seat assignments
- Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges
- Hotel accommodations: (or similar) in double occupancy
- ~ 3 nights: Jul 10 - 13: Conrad Cairo Hotel & Casino, Cairo, Egypt
- ~ 4 nights: Jul 13 - 17: Sonesta Star Goddess Nile Cruise Ship or Luxor, Cairo, Egypt
- ~ 1 night: Jul 17 - 18: Conrad Cairo Hotel & Casino, Cairo, Egypt
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- Base Price: 2 Travellers in 1 Room: Queen or King Bed or 2 Twin beds
- Optional - Additional Cost:
- ◦ Solo Traveler: No Roomate
- ◦ Triple Room: Upon Request
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- Post Tour hotel accommodations:
- ~ 3 nights: Jul 18 - 21: Starhotels Michelangelo, Rome, Italy
- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Free Wi-Fi on motor coach
- Whisper headsets
- Assistance of a professional local guide(s)
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Egypt Visa fee (U.S. Citizens: Visas will be obtained at the border. Non-U.S. citizens: please contact the Egyptian Embassy)
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Flight bag & Digital PDF confirmation of all travel documents
Not Included
- Two lunches, Tips to your guide and driver.
Itinerary
Day 1 | Thursday, July 9: Depart from the U.S.
Your beautiful journey begins this evening as you board your overnight flight to Cairo, Egypt. Meals will be served on board.
Day 2 | Friday, July 10: Cairo
We arrive in the land of the Pharaohs, Jacob, Joseph and Israel during the famine! Upon arrival at the airport we meet our guide and transfer to our Hotel in Cairo, where we will be staying for the next 3 nights. Once we settle in our hotel, enjoy dinner and start soaking up the atmosphere of this incredible city. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 3 | Saturday, July 11: Cairo
Following breakfast we will be touring the wonders of the ancient world, some of which date back to 1000+ years prior to Abraham. We spend time at one of the seven wonders of the world- the pyramids. Cheops, with an original height of 496 feet, is the most colossal pyramid ever built. Today, we will also see the Sphinx and tour the New Grand Egyptian Museum, location of Tutankhamen’s treasures and ancient remains. The museum contains historical artifacts dating back more than 7,000 years. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 4 | Sunday, July 12: Cairo
Following breakfast we will enjoy a short ride to Memphis. Founded around 3,100 BC, Memphis is the legendary city of Menes, the King who united Upper and Lower Egypt. From a Biblical perspective, Memphis is most likely where Abraham lied to Pharaoh about his wife Sarah being his sister and where Joseph served as second in command. While in Memphis we will view a very large and well preserved statue of Ramses II. Next is Sakkara, which is one of the most extensive archaeological sites in Egypt! Sakkara is dominated by the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, dating back to 2700 BC. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the world! Enjoy a stop to see how local Egyptian carpets are made before a short drive to the south finds us in Faiyum, the region created by the divinely inspired wisdom of Joseph. Here you will find ancient storehouses and a man-made lake created by a canal, whose construction was ordered by Joseph. It was this lake that provided irrigation for a desert land and supplied the food needed to survive his prophesied seven year famine. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 5 | Monday, July 13: Fly from Cairo to Luxor - Embark Nile Cruise
This morning after breakfast we transfer to the airport for our flight to the modern city of Luxor. Upon arrival we take time to visit Temple of Karnak (temple of the New Kingdom period) and the East Bank of the Nile. It was during this period that the bondage and Exodus occurred. Karnak second to Giza’s Pyramids, is one of Egypt’s most important Pharaonic sites. Embarkation on board our Nile cruise. Lunch, followed by the visit of famous Temple of Luxor, which was founded in the reign of Amenhotep III, grandson of the pharaoh of the Exodus. Re-board our ship for dinner and overnight.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 6 | Tuesday, July 14: Valley of the Kings
This morning we visit the Valley of the Kings (where many ancient pharaohs were buried) and the famous Temple of Hatshepsut, the princess who perhaps pulled baby Moses out of the Nile River. This temple may have been designed by Moses. Back to our cruise. Lunch and start navigation towards Edfu passing through Esna lock. Dinner and overnight on our ship.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 7 | Wednesday, July 15: Edfu, Kom Ombo
After your breakfast aboard the cruise, you will be transferred to visit the famous Edfu temple, then back to the cruise ship to continue sailing to Kom Ombo to visit crocodile-headed God of fertility and creator of the world and then return to your cruise vessel to sail to Aswan with dinner In Aswan and an enjoyable overnight stay aboard the cruise.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 8 | Thursday, July 16: Aswan
Breakfast then depart to visit the High Dam, built from 1960 – 1971 and is a major factor in Egypt’s agricultural success. We then also spend time at Philae Temple on the Isi-Island. This complex was moved from up river due to the impending destruction upon the completion of the High Dam. For those who wish to participate a visit is available this afternoon to Abu Simbel, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Nubian Monuments.” Our Egyptologist guide discusses the relevance of this spectacular site from Egyptian history. We will also try to put in perspective the long history of Egypt. Here we visit the massive temple of Pharaoh Rameses II, perhaps the greatest builder of temples in ancient Egypt (13th Century BC) and a second one of Queen Nafertari, Rameses’s most beloved wife. For those who do not participate on the trip to Abu Simbel, Free Time is available in Aswan followed by a Felucca ride around the Agh Khan Mausoleum. Dinner and overnight on board.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 9 | Friday, July 17: Aswan – Cairo
Today we will fly from Aswan to Cairo. Enjoy a nice evening out at the very famous Moez street, back to the Fatimid period and stroll through the Turkish style bazaars of Khan El Khalili, the day will be crowned with a farewell dinner and overnight.
Holy Mass is celebrated daily (exact location will be confirmed 45 days prior to departure).
Day 10 | Saturday, July 18: Departure to USA
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your return flight home to the USA.
Or for pilgrims taking post tour to Rome:
*206 Tours Disclaimer:
Occasionally local religious and national holidays, weather, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of events or the missing of certain events/places. Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication, rather than a contract of events and places to be visited.
Optional Post Tour to Rome
July 18 – 21, 2026
- Post Tour hotel accommodations:
- ~ 3 nights: Jul 18 - 21: Starhotels Michelangelo, Rome, Italy
- Breakfast and Dinner daily
- Transfers as per itinerary
- Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
- Free Wi-Fi on motor coach
- Whisper headsets
- Assistance of a professional local guide(s)
- Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
- Mass daily & Spiritual activities
- Luggage handling (1 piece per person)
- Flight bag & Digital PDF confirmation of all travel documents
Anticipated Daily Itinerary:
Day 1 | Saturday, July 18: Cairo – Rome
After breakfast, depart to Cairo airport for your quick flight to Rome. Welcome to Rome, also known as, “The Eternal City”. Upon arrival at Rome airport, collect your luggage in the baggage claim area, and continue to the Arrivals Hall, where you will be greeted by a tour escort and/or driver. You will make your way to the bus and transfer to your hotel. Following check-in, you will have free time to unpack and relax, or explore Rome on your own. Your tour escort may suggest places to visit. Later in the afternoon, your group will meet in the hotel lobby and depart for Mass. Following Mass, you will attend dinner. After dinner, you will have the opportunity to walk to St. Peter’s Square as a group, for the Rosary (optional).
Day 2 | Sunday, July 19: Papal Blessing - Trevi Fountain – Pantheon - Basilica of St. John the Lateran – Holy Stairs - Basilica of St. Mary Major
This morning we attend the Papal Blessing in St. Peter’s Square or at the Audience Hall. Papal Blessing is celebrated each Sunday by His Holiness, The Pope Leo XIV (pending the papal schedule). Next Trevi Fountain area for some free time and lunch (on own). This afternoon, visit the oldest of the four major Basilicas in Rome, the Archbasilica of St. John the Lateran, the cathedral church and seat of the Bishop of Rome. Cross the street to the very steps that lead up to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem which Jesus climbed on His way to trial during his Passion. Holy Mass will be celebrated by our priest at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, dedicated to Our Blessed Mother. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 | Monday, July 20: Rome: St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican Museum - Appian Way - Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls - Catacombs
Today we tour St. Peter’s Basilica, built on the site where St. Peter the Apostle was martyred. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to view Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture, pray at the tombs of Pope Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II. Next you will visit the Vatican Museum, where you can see the Tapestry Gallery, Raphael Rooms, and Sistine Chapel. After lunch, continue down the Appian Way, one of the earliest roads built in ancient Rome to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls and the Catacombs. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 4 | Tuesday, July 21: Rome Airport – USA
Following breakfast transfer to Rome airport for your flight to London with memories of a lifetime. End of services.
Would you like to arrive earlier or stay later?
Let us know at the time of registration if you would like to arrive earlier, or stay later, than the scheduled tour dates, and pending availability, we will change your airline reservations accordingly, additional fees may apply. Pre- and/or post-stays at the hotel will cost an additional fee. These options should be available to you when registering online, or simply contact us: sales@206tours.com
