Day 1: USA - CAIRO
An overnight
transatlantic flight takes you to
exotic Cairo in Egypt. Optional airfare from most USA cities is available at competitive prices.
Day 2: CAIRO
Enjoy a warm welcome at the airport from our representative,
who will assist you through customs and baggage claim formalities
and escort
you to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Day
3: CAIRO - PYRAMIDS & SPHINX - MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES (B)
Your tour this morning starts with a visit to Giza to visit one of the 7 Wonders of the World,
the Pyramids, and the Sphinx. Return to Cairo to visit the
impressive Museum of Antiquities, which houses treasures
from the 1st to the 31st dynasties of Egypt's Pharaohs, including
the treasures of King Tutankhamun. Finish your touring today at the fascinating Khan
El Khalili Bazaar, where you can search for hidden bargains. Return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 4: CAIRO - ABU SIMBEL - CRUISE (B,L,D)
Morning transfer to the airport for the short flight to
Abu Simbel via Aswan to board your Lake
Nasser cruise
ship. After checking in enjoy a lunch on board. In the afternoon
you will marvel at the great Abu Simbel temples, your first
encounter with the Egyptian wonders. Dinner and overnight
on board the ship.
Day 5: KASR IBRIM - AMADA - WADI EL SEBOUA B,L,D)
Enjoy breakfast while sailing to Kasr
Ibrim.
View the Kasr Ibrim fortress from the sun deck and sail to
Amada where you will visit the temple of
Amada, Ed Deir and
the tomb of Pennut. Return to ship for lunch while sailing
to Wadi el Seboua. Dinner and overnight on board the ship.
Day 6: ASWAN (B,L,D)
After Breakfast visit Wadi el Seboua, then take a camel ride or walk to El
Dakka and Mehraka. Back to the
ship to sail to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board the
ship.
Day 7: LAKE NASSER CRUISE - ASWAN (B)
After breakfast, you will visit the Kalabsha temple dedicated
to the Nubian god Mandulis. Check
out and transfer to your hotel in Aswan. In the
afternoon embark on a tour visiting the gigantic
High Dam; the unfinished Obelisque and Philae
Temple dedicated
to the goddess Isis. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 8: ASWAN - LUXOR (KOM OMBO - EDFU) (B)
Aftert breakfast this morning, leave the hotel for the
land trip to Luxor. On the way, stop in Kom Ombo to
visit the unusual double temple dedicated to the crocodile
god Sobek and
the god Haroeris. Continue on your
way to Luxor with another stop in Edfu.
Here you will discover the huge temple dedicated to the
God Horus by horse carriage and tour it with your guide.
Arrive in Luxor and check in at your hotel. Overnight.
Day 9: LUXOR (B)
After breakfast it is time to focus on the West Bank of Luxor:
explore the great valleys of the Kings and Queens where
generations of Pharaohs and Nobles were
buried in crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the two huge Colossi
of Memnon. You will then visit the temple of Queen Hatchepsut.
Enjoy the afternoon in the East Bank
of Luxor: walk among the pillars of the temple dedicated to the god Amun
Ra and along the avenue of the Sphinxes at Karnak and Luxor
temples, an experience which you will treasure for the rest of your
life. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 10: LUXOR - CAIRO - CITADEL, MOSQUES(B)
Check out after breakfast and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Meeting with your host upon arrival. Proceed on a half-day visit of Citadel,
Mohamed Ali and Sultan Hassan Mosques. After the tour you will be transported to your hotel for check-in. Overnight.
Day 11: CAIRO - DEPARTURE(B)
Transfer to the airport for your flight
home.
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