| DAY 1, Sunday - Depart the USA Depart the USA for Egypt. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey DAY 2, Monday - Arrive in CairoArrive in Cairo and transfer to your hotel in the Heliopolis area. Balance of the day at leisure Overnight: Cairo DAY 3, Tuesday - Flight to Aswan, Embark CruiseEarly morning departure for your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, transfer to board your Nile cruise ship which serves as your floating hotel for the next four nights. Afternoon at leisure Optional: Abu Simbel excursion Overnight: Cruise (Aswan) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 4, Wednesday - Aswan High Dam, Cruise to Edfu This morning, view the Aswan High Dam, the granite quarries with the unfinished Obelisk, and Philae's Temple of Isis. Afterwards, sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Ptolemaic Temple, built in honor of gods Horus and Sobek.Overnight: Cruise (Edfu) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 5, Thursday - Temple of Horus, Cruise to LuxorToday, visit the 2000-year-old Temple of Horus. Standing as Egypt's best preserved temple and second largest after Karnak, the Temple of Horus is a compelling construction both in terms of size and intricacy. In the afternoon, sail via Esna to Luxor, the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes Overnight: Cruise Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 6, Friday - Valleys of the Kings & QueensToday, visit the famed Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the Colossi of Memnon, and the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Enjoy the balance of the day at leisure Overnight: Cruise (Luxor) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner DAY 7, Saturday - Disembark Cruise, Temples of Karnak & LuxorThis morning, visit the Temples of Karnak and Luxor as well as the famous Avenue of Sphinxes. Disembark the cruise and transfer to your hotel with the balance of the afternoon at leisure Optional: Sound and Light Show at the Temple of Karnak Overnight: Luxor Meals: Breakfast DAY 8, Sunday - Flight to CairoTransfer to the airport in Luxor for your return flight to Cairo. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure Overnight: Cairo Meals: Breakfast DAY 9, Monday - Full Day Cairo TourA day of sightseeing includes an up-close panoramic view of the Pyramids of Cheops, Khefren, and Mycerinus, a visit to the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple. Continue to visit the world-renowned Egyptian Museum, with its treasures of King Tutankhamon and artifacts dating back some 3,350 years. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant nearby. After lunch, visit the Citadel, the medieval fortress of Salah-El-Din, the Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and the Khan El Khalili Bazaar Optional: Sound and Light show at the Great Pyramid Overnight: Cairo Meals: Breakfast, Lunch DAY 10, Tuesday - Depart for USA Transfer to the airport for your departure flight Meals: Breakfast | |
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