9 Days / 8 Nights

including a Nile Cruise aboard the Presidential Cruises

Arrival every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday

Highlights included in your tour:

• Meeting and assistance at the airport.

• Return transfers to/from the airport.

• Touring by deluxe air conditioned transportation.

• 3 nights accommodation in Cairo as per your choice.

• 1 night first class accommodation aboard the sleeper train.

• 3 American breakfasts at the hotel in Cairo.

• 1 additional dinner and breakfast aboard the sleeper train.

• 4 nights deluxe Nile Cruise with breakfast, lunch and dinner on board.

• 1 full day guided sightseeing of Old Cairo.

• 1 full day guided sightseeing of the Pyramids, Memphis and Sakkara.

• 4 days of Nile Cruise guided sightseeing as per outlined programme.

• Domestic airfare from Aswan to Cairo (or from Luxor to Cairo) aboard Egypt Air.

• All entrance fees to all places visited while on tour.

• Services of our representative office in Egypt.

Itinerary is a sample only, sequence is subject to change depending on departure date from Canada

Day 1 - Arrival

Ahalan Wa Sahalan, you will be met by this traditional greeting when you arrive at Cairo airport. Assisted transfer by our representative will take you to your Cairo hotel.

Day 2 - Old Cairo

Spend an exciting day of sightseeing in Old Cairo. Visit the famous Egyptian museum which houses the Tutanakhamen exhibition. Stop at the Citadel, the Alabaster and Mohamed Ali Mosque and visit the noisy and chaotic Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Overnight in Cairo. (B)

Day 3 - Great Pyramids / Memphis / Sakkara / Overnight train to Luxor

This morning you visit the three great Pyramids of Giza, considered to be one of the seventh wonders of the world. Visit the 5000 year old Sphinx and the Temple of the Valley. Proceed to visit the ruins of the ancient capital of Egypt, Memphis, where the monumental statue of Ramses II is located. At Sakkara you visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser, representing a staircase to heaven and the Tombs of Sakkara, view the amazing City of the Dead. An evening transfer will take you to Cairo railway station as you leave aboard the first class sleeper train to Luxor. Dinner and overnight aboard the sleeper train. (B, D)

Day 4 - Luxor / Nile Cruise

Following your arrival in Luxor you will be escorted to the your deluxe Nile cruiser for embarkation before lunch. Afternoon sightseeing will take you through the most spectacular statues and monuments in Egypt. Visit the great Temple of Luxor and Karnak, the Holy City of Pylons and the Obelisk dedicated to God Amen, his wife Mut and their son Moon God Khons. Dinner and overnight aboard the cruise ship in Luxor. (B, L, D)

Day 5 - Valley of the Kings / Esna / Nile Cruise

Visit to the Necropolis of Thebes. Visit the Valley of the Kings where over 60 Pharaohs had their palatial resting place hewed into the sheer rock. Other highlights of your sightseeing today will include the Unique Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, facing the Nile. Evening sailing will take you to Esna and the Temple of Khnum, dedicated to the god who created men and animals from the clay of the Nile and past the famous “lock” as you reach Edfu. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and your overnight will be aboard the Nile cruise ship. (B, L, D)

Day 6 - Edfu / Kom Ombo / Nile Cruise

This morning you visit the well preserved Temple of Horus in Edfu, the falcon headed God. Proceed to Kom Ombo for a visit to the Temple shared by the two Gods, Sobek and Haroeris, where beautiful murals and fine views of the Nile are offered. In the evening you continue along the Nile for Aswan. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and your overnight will be aboard the Nile cruise ship. (B, L, D)

Day 7 - Aswan / Nile Cruise

After a morning breakfast aboard the ship you will visit the Aswan High Dam, a wonder of the modern world which altered the course of the Nile forever. Complete the tour with a visit to the Temple of Philae. In the afternoon you will sail on a picturesque “Felucca” sailboat and view the ancient frontier fortress of Elephantine Island, and Kitchener Botanical Gardens before returning to your ship. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and your overnight will be aboard the Nile cruise ship. (B, L, D)

Day 8 - Aswan / Cairo

After breakfast you disembark your Nile Cruise ship in Aswan. A transfer will take you to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. (B)

Day 9 - Departure

Breakfast at your hotel will be followed by an assisted transfer to the airport. (B)