HIGHLIGHTS
INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR:
Arrival every
Wednesday & Saturday
Meeting/assistance at the airport
Return transfer
to/from airport
Domestic fl ight
3 nights at
selected hotels with American breakfast
1 night fi rst
class on the sleeper train with dinner
4 nights on a
Nile Cruise on full board
Porterage at
airport and hotels
Deluxe air
conditioned transportation
English speaking
driver/guide
All entrance
fees to places of interest
All hotel taxes and service charges
Arrival to the Land of the Pharaohs. Land in Cairo airport. Transfer to
your hotel for overnight in Cairo.
Day 2 Cairo (Pyramid Tour)
After breakfast, start your day to visit the Pyramids & Sphinx of
Giza, which have stood for the last 5000 years. Complete your visit at Giza,
continue to the ancient city of Memphis, the fi rst capital of United Upper and
Lower Egypt, and then visit Sakkara, site of the Step Pyramid of Zoser. _ en
you will be transferred to Cairo Train Station to board the Sleeper train to
Luxor .Diner & overnight on board (B, D)
Day 3 Luxor
After breakfast, arrival to Luxor train station . Upon arrival transfer
to your luxury cruise ship for a 5 days /4 nights cruise. Accommodation aboard
your cruise ship will consist of outside suite cabin with private facilities.
Visit the Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor; visit the West Bank
including Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Queen
Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight in Luxor. (B, L, D)
Day 4 Luxor Edfu
Early morning sailing to Edfu via Esna. After breakfast, Day at leisure.
Overnight in Edfu. (B, L, D)
Day 5 - Edfu Kom Ombo Aswan
Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god,
considered the bestpreserved ancient temple in Egypt and the second largest
after the Temple of Karnak. Sail to Kom Ombo where you will visit the Ptolemaic
Temple of Sobek and Haroeris. _ en sail to Aswan and overnight. (B, L, D)
Day 6 Aswan
Visit the Aswan High Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfi nished
Obelisk and the Temple of Philae. Sail on board a felucca, a typical Egyptian
sailboat and view Kitchners Island Botanical garden and the Agha Khan
Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan. (B, L, D)
Day 7 Aswan Abu Simbel Tour Cairo
(Abu Simbel Tour Optional)
After breakfast, disembarkation, transfer to Aswan airport for fl ight
to Abu Simbel & visit the colossal Temple of Ramses II and the temple of
his beloved Queen Nefertiti, both temples carved out of a hillside beside the
Nile in the 13th century BC. Transfer back to the airport for your fl ight to
Cairo, upon arrival you be escorted to your hotel. & overnight. (B)
Day 8 Cairo (Cairo City Tour)
Start your day with a guided tour of the Egyptian Museum where you will
fi nd artifacts of the Pharaonic era and the treasures of King Tutankhamens
tomb. Continue your drive to the Citadel of Saladin and visit Mohamed Ali
Alabaster Mosque. Enjoy a walking tour of the largest 13th century covered
oriental market, Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Return to the hotel for overnight. (B)
Day 9 Departure
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your
departure fl ight. (B)
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