Private Day Tour in Giza and Cairo incl Solar Boat Museum Felucca and Dinner Cruise on the Nile

Sightseeing  :  Egypt  :  Nile Valley  :  Cairo  :  Private Sightseeing Tours

This is a private tour that is perfect for those who love boats, boating and ships, as you will visit Giza plateau, the Solar Boat Museum, ride a camel (ship of the desert) for 30 minutes in the Sahara desert, then you will sail the Nile River on a traditional felucca boat, and you will have lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Nile. Afterwards you will visit the Egyptian Museum with a special focus on boat sculptures and paintings dating back to different periods. Later in the evening you will have dinner on a Nile cruise ship with traditional oriental show.Start your private tour at 8am from your hotel with your private, qualified Egyptologist tour guide in your private, modern a/c van (WiFi on board) and head for the Giza plateau to visit the Great Pyramids (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus), the panorama area, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Ride a camel for 30 minutes and visit the Solar Boat Museum.

Then you will ride a traditional felucca boat on the Nile river for an hour during day time, before visiting the Nilometer dating back to the 10th century. It is located on Rhoda island and was used to measure the flood levels of the Nile River.

Next, you will have lunch in a local restaurant overlooking the Nile, and afterwards proceed to the Egyptian Museum for a guided tour with a special focus on boat sculptures and paintings. You will see the animal mummy room, the mummy portraits and King Tut's jewelry, and, at an extra cost, you can visit the Royal Mummy Rooms in the museum.

Later in the evening you will have dinner on a Nile cruise to enjoy views and take unforgettable pictures from the top-deck and watch the wonderful show of belly dance and tannoura Sufi dance (whirling Dervish). At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.