{"id":1746,"date":"2025-06-25T13:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booking2egypt.com\/?post_type=trip&amp;p=1746"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:27:58","slug":"18-days-cairo-desert-safari-sharm-el-sheikh-nile-cruise","status":"publish","type":"trip","link":"https:\/\/hebton-tours.com\/index.php\/trip\/18-days-cairo-desert-safari-sharm-el-sheikh-nile-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Days Cairo, Desert Safari, Sharm El Sheikh &amp; Nile Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","destination":[244,211,213,220],"activities":[281,255,260],"trip_types":[],"difficulty":[],"trip_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1746","trip","type-trip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination-alexandria","destination-aswan","destination-cairo","destination-luxor","activities-18days-17nights","activities-long-nile-cruises","activities-travel-packages"],"packages_ids":[1792,3180,3181,3182,3183,3184],"trip_extras":[],"cut_off_time":{"enabled":false,"duration":0,"duration_unit":"days"},"booked-seats":[],"code":"Trip-103","price":"","has_sale":false,"sale_price":"","discount_percent":0,"currency":{"code":"USD","symbol":"&#36;"},"duration":{"days":18,"nights":17,"duration_unit":"days","duration_type":"days"},"min_pax":"","max_pax":"","discount_value":0,"discount_label":null,"primary_category":0,"available_times":{"type":"default","items":["2021-1-01","2021-2-01","2021-3-01","2021-4-01","2021-5-01","2021-6-01","2021-7-01","2021-8-01","2021-9-01","2021-10-01","2021-11-01","2021-12-01"]},"description":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Location :&nbsp;Cairo - Alexandria - Luxor - Aswan -<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>18 Days \/ 17 Nights<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tour Highlights :<br>- 6 Nights in Cairo<br>- 3 Nights Nile cruise Aswan \u2013 Luxor<br>- 1 Night in Aswan<br>- 1 Night in Luxor<br>- 2 Nights in Sharm El- Sheikh<br>- 3 Nights camping in the desert<br>- 1 Night in St. Catherine<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information:<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Trip type By an air-conditioned vehicle pick up time According to Cruise Liners Schedules, guarantee to return two hours before your departure times<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important note:<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We have spare (backup) coach available in all our tours so in case of any problem you will get the other coach in one mint<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Payment policy:<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>NO DEPOSIT REQUESTED PAYMENT AT THE END OF THE TOUR AFTER YOU ARE SURE THAT YOU ENJOYED EVERY THING<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entry Visa Info:<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Egyptian entry visa obtainable onboard the cruise before your pick up, that is operating by the Egyptian Immigration association for American, Canadian, Australian, British, German, Italian, French, Swiss, Austrian, Belgium, Dutch, Scandinavians and some other nationalities as well. It would be just stamp put into your passport.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safety:<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Crime in Egypt nearly does not exist. Security is good and there are specially trained Tourist Police The buses move in convoys for protection. The Egyptian government take so much care of the tourism as it is the national source of income in Egypt. the tourist in Egyptis VIP person So the Egyptian police (not the ship) provide police cars, security, guards around all the buses This service is not by the ship or Booking2Egypt tours its provided for all the tourists that arrive to Egypt, make organized tours<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Tips:<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The only health hazard that you\u2019re likely to come across is an upset stomach. The best way to avoid this is to make sure that you only drink bottled water, avoid ice and ice-cream and anything that may have been washed in tap water (salad). All fruit should be peeled before consumption. Milk is unpasteruized and should be boiled. 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After that you will move to the White Desert, then you will visit the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain and the petrified wood and volcanic rocks in the Valley of Agabat. Transfer back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"flight to Aswan","content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breakfast. Transfer to take the flight to Aswan. Arrival and then transfer to visit The High Dam which was completed in 1964. From here you can gaze across Lake Nasser.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Philae Temple on the island of Agilkia. Visit the temple that was removed from their original island of Philae which lies submerged most of the year by the waters of Lake Nasser. The main Temple of Isis and its monuments were built between the 26th-dynasty and the Roman period. Transfer to your hotel and overnight in Aswan.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"Sail to Kom Ombo","content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breakfast. Free morning.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>(Optional not included) Departure to visit the Temple of Abu Simbel, The colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth. Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King\u2019s wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Back to Aswan.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then transfer to the Cruise. Boarding before lunch, Embarkation. Lunch on board Sail to Kom Ombo, Afternoon Tea. Visit the temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Edfu \u2013 Dinner on board \u2013 Disco party. 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Drifting peacefully over the Valley of King, Valley of the Queens and the Mountain on the Nobles.<br>The flight is approximately 30:45 minutes depend on the weather<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Transfer to the hotel &amp; overnight in Luxor.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"plane to Sharm El-Sheikh","content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breakfast. Transfer to Luxor airport to take your plane to Sharm El-Sheikh. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.<br>Note: Most flights are indirect flight via Cairo Airport.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":" Free day","content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breakfast, Free day.<br>Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->"},{"title":"Catherine Monastery","content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Breakfast, transfer by car, driving through the Sinai Desert to St Catherine Monastery, at the evening climb to the top of Mountain Sinai for sunrise. 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