ITINERARY DETAILS
DAY 1
Cairo
Arrive to Egypt, the Land of the Pharaohs. At Cairo International Airport, you will be welcomed by your representative, and then escorted to your hotel.
DAY 2
Cairo – City and Pyramids Tour
Start your day with a morning visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which includes the world's largest collection of Pharaonic artifacts and the treasures of Tutankhamen's tomb. Later, you will be driven to Old Cairo and visit the Al Moallaka Church (Hanging Church) and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Take a break for lunch, followed by a visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx. End the day with a stop at Khan El Khalili, the world's largest 13th century oriental bazaar.
DAY 3
Cairo, Aswan, Kom Ombo, Edfu
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Cairo airport to catch a morning flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your luxury cruise ship, where you will spend the next four days and three nights visiting the High Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Temple of Philae. View Kitchener's Island botanical garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum by a felucca, an Egyptian sailboat. After lunch, sail to Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek and Horus, followed by a sail to Edfu where you will stay overnight.
DAY 4
Edfu, Luxor
Take a horse-drawn carriage to the most well-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak, known as the Temple of Horus, the falcon-god from 237 B.C. Continue your sail to Esna, via Esna Lock, heading towards Luxor, where you will stay overnight.
DAY 5
Luxor
Enjoy a full day of visits to the West Bank necropolis, including the Valley of Kings, the Valley of Queens, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon. Overnight stay in Luxor.
DAY 6
Luxor, Cairo
After breakfast, explore the Karnak and Luxor Temples, a centuries-old city of pylons, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines and obelisks. You will later disembark and be transferred to the airport to catch a flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, you will be escorted to your hotel, followed by an evening witnessing the Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids.
DAY 7
Departure
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cairo International Airport, to catch your departure flight.