Splendours of Egypt & the Nile (11 nights) | 13 Dec 2025 | River Tosca

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Two night hotel stay in Cairo, Egypt Sat 13 Dec 2025

Upon arrival, transfer to the opulent Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza for your two night hotel stay, including breakfast

Cairo, Egypt Sun 14 Dec 2025

The ancient quarter of Cairo is intense – the colours, the sounds, the density of people – and it’s likely been this way for thousands of years. Your local expert will show you a 12th century citadel, the beautiful Alabaster Mosque and an unsurpassed collection of priceless artefacts, including mind-boggling treasures once buried with the boy king Tutankhamen (B)

★ Featured Excursion - Citadel of Salah al-Din, Alabaster Mosque & Egyptian Museum

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor Mon 15 Dec 2025

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Luxor

Luxor, Egypt Mon 15 Dec 2025

Prepare to be amazed as you enjoy a tour of the legendary Temple of Karnak, a massive and astounding site, with gigantic columns, broad avenues lined with stone sphinxes and halls of truly epic proportions. Your local guide is a trained Egyptologist with fascinating insights to share.

Later, transfer to the port and embark the 5★ S.S Sphinx and set sail for beautiful Dendera. Uniworld’s new super ship will offer three gourmet dining rooms, a private dining room and an al fresco dining experience, a swimming pool, massage room and 42 gloriously appointed suites. Egyptian artwork, fabrics and hand-carved furnishings on board will bring the beauty of this region to life on board.

Enjoy a Gala Reception and dinner on board this evening (B, L, D)

★ Featured Excursion - Temple at Karnak

Dendera, Egypt Tue 16 Dec 2025

The impressive Temple of Hathor at Dendera was dedicated to the goddess of love and beauty. The temple dates to Egypt’s Ptolemaic era, when the heirs of Alexander the Great ruled over Egypt and adopted Egyptian culture and religion as their own.

★ Featured Excursion - Temple of Hathor

Luxor, Egypt Tue 16 Dec 2025

Return to Luxor for some time at leisure before visiting the ancient Temple of Luxor. The Temple of Luxor stands on the site of ancient Thebes, the once flourishing capital of Egypt’s New Kingdom. It was built over hundreds of years and even in ruins it is still an extraordinary place (B, L ,D)

★ Featured Excursion - Temple of Luxor

Luxor – Cruising the Nile River – Kom Ombo, Egypt Wed 17 Dec 2025

The word “colossal” will take on a whole new meaning after today’s excursion to the gigantic twin statues known as the Colossi of Memnon. And that’s just the beginning - you’ll also visit the temple of one of Egypt’s rare female pharaohs as well as the Valley of the Kings, used as a royal burial place for nearly 500 years and where the mummified remains of Tutankhamen are on display (B, L, D)

★ Featured Excursion - Colossi of Memnon, Hatshepsut Temple & Valley of the Kings

Kom Ombo – Cruising the Nile River – Aswan, Egypt Thu 18 Dec 2025

After visiting a temple dedicated to the crocodile god today (don’t miss the display of some of the 300 mummified crocs found in the local area), hop aboard a small boat for a birdwatching excursion along the Nile (B, L, D)

★ Featured Excursion - Kom Ombo Temple & bird watching boat ride and tea with a Nubian family

Aswan, Egypt Fri 19 Dec 2025

Today is an epic day, filled with wonders from start to finish. You’ll visit a marvel of modern engineering – the Aswan High Dam – as well as the Unfinished Obelisk and the beautiful Philae Temple complex, which was moved from one island to another back in the 1970s. But wait, there’s more. You’ll also take a ride in a felucca – a traditional Egyptian sailboat – and enjoy afternoon tea at a famous hotel depicted in Agatha Christie’s novel ‘Death on the Nile’. After dinner on board this evening, you’ll be treated to an enchanting Nubian show featuring traditionally attired performers, live music and dancing (B, L, D)

★ Featured Excursion - Aswan High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk & Philae Temple

★ Featured Excursion - Boat ride in a traditional Nile River felucca and afternoon tea at the Old Cataract Hotel Aswan

The ruins of the ancient temple of Horus in Edfu

Aswan – Cruising the Nile River – Kom Ombo – Edfu, Egypt Sat 20 Dec 2025

Spend the day at leisure or join an optional excursion to see the magnificent temples of Abu Simbel (B, L, D)

Esna – Cruising the Nile River – Luxor, Egypt Sun 21 Dec 2025

On today’s excursion, learn how the Temple of Esna was buried under debris for many centuries and is one of the last great Egyptian temples ever built. Your Egyptologist guide will share all sorts of fascinating insights about this significant cultural site and show you the façade bearing the last known hieroglyphic inscriptions ever recorded in Egypt. Later, savour the Nile’s majestic scenery as you cruise to Luxor (B, L, D)

★ Featured Excursion - Temple of Esna

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo, Egypt Mon 22 Dec 2025

After breakfast, disembark in Luxor, Egypt and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo

Two night hotel stay in Cairo, Egypt Mon 22 Dec 2025

Upon arrival, transfer to a luxury hotel for your two night stay, including breakfast. (D)

Cairo, Egypt Tue 23 Dec 2025

It’s a day of Bucket List Moments today as you venture to Ancient Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a number of amazing monuments to see – including the enigmatic Great Sphinx. After seeing the pyramids from afar last evening, you’ll have a thrilling opportunity to view them from an up-close perspective, the only way to fully appreciate their remarkable size and grandeur (B)

★ Featured Excursion - Memphis sites, including the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx and Sakkara visit

Transfer to the airport for your flight to London Wed 24 Dec 2025

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to London (B)

(regional and premium class flights may be available on request)

What's included *

Elegantly appointed riverview staterooms and suites with luxurious amenities from Hermes and L’Occitane en Provence
In-suite butler service on all ships in Europe (not available in Russia & Portugal)
Stays at luxurious and centrally located five-star hotels where applicable
All gratuities on board and ashore including local guides and bus drivers (gratuities included vary in Russia and Asia)
All transportation throughout the trip
All meals onboard, prepared using the finest and freshest ingredients
Unlimited beverages on board including local fine wines, sparkling wines and champagne, handmade cocktails, craft beer and premium spirits (inclusions vary for Russia and Asia)
A variety of on board dining experiences with open seating and a casual-elegant dress code
Local entertainment & insightful lectures on board
Ship-wide Wi-Fi access (excludes Asia)
Fully escorted excursions with English-speaking local guides
Services of a dedicated Uniworld Cruise/Tour Manager
Book with ROL Cruise and earn exclusive Cruise Miles® + your River Heritage Club rewards with Uniworld
We offer Interest Free Payment Plans, please contact us for more information
Plus, book an Ocean View or above by 8pm 23rd December 2024 and receive an M&S gift card worth up to £75

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