Upon arrival to Cairo Airport, meet and assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight at Cairo.
After breakfast, visit of the Egyptian Museum to see the treasures of ancient Egypt housing over 2000,000 priceless exhibits. The first floor is dedicated to the boy King Tut Ankh Amun where you will marvel at the incredible treasures including the solid gold sarcophagus and his spectacular death mask inlaid with Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise and Coral. Continue to visit the Citadel of Salah El Din and Mohamed Ali Mosque. Lunch at a typical restaurant. End the day by a stroll through the narrow streets of Khan El Khalili, the world-famous Cairo Bazaar.
Overnight at Cairo.
Today’s included meals: Breakfast & lunch.
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for an early flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, meet and assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel. After check-in, you will have the chance to take a ride on a felucca (Sailing boat). You will set sail across the Nile towards Lord Kitchener’s Island. From here, your Guide will start pointing out the locations of where you will see the birdlife ranging from Egrets both adult and chicks to Parakeets amongst the trees. Whilst passing along the Island, there is beautiful flora and fauna such as Hibiscus, lantana, bougainvillea, Poinciana, acacia trees and mimosa all blooming in radiant colors. Sailing upriver towards the Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, you may be astounded at the sight of many more bird species wading in the waters of the Cataract Islands such as Kingfishers, Malachite Kingfishers, Striated Herons, Little Bitten Herons, Night Herons, along with Little Green Bee Eaters, and Nile Valley Sunbirds. A truly delightful tour for nature lovers.
Later, you will have an opportunity to go on the Nubian Village tour (optional excursion). The Nubian Village which is set in a beautiful landscape of the palm trees is located in the bottom of the Elephantine Islands. Have a great time as you undergo the experience of how they earn tie livelihood that they happily show to you. Nubians are the ancient tribes who inhabited this part of Aswan. These people who are of a simple taste and innocent nature stand in stark contrast to the Arab countrymen. It is almost like ancient and traditional wonders in the modern world. You can have a taste of the tasty bread that they bake in their households and can see the local handicraft that they make. Also what is interesting is their houses that are made of ceramics. The bright colors houses are more African in their style rather than being Egyptian.
See the baby crocodiles that the Nubians let free in Lake Nasser when they grow.
Overnight at Aswan.
Today’s included meals: Breakfast.
After breakfast, check out form your hotel. Visit the High Dam built between 1960 and 1971 creating Lake Nasser and the temple of Philae, relocated from the island of Philae to the nearby island of Agilika following the building of the Dam. Check in to your cruise ship.
Depart Aswan in the afternoon for Kom Ombo, journey time around two and a half hours. Upon arrival, visit the imposing Greco-Roman temple beautifully set overlooking the Nile. Continue the journey on the Nile bound for Edfu.
Overnight at Edfu.
Today’s included meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner.
After breakfast, visit the Temple of Horus, buried under the sand and silt for nearly two thousand years, the largest and best-preserved Ptolemaic temple in Egypt.
Sail to Esna. Cross the Lock. Sail to Luxor.
Overnight Luxor.
Today’s included meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner.
After an early breakfast, drive to the region of the dead which lay towards the setting sun in the baking desert west of the Nile.
The Colossi of Memnon are the first monuments that you will see when visiting the West Bank. They stand in a plain between the Nile and the rugged desert hills, not far from the Valley of the Kings. Over three thousand years old, they once served as guardians of the Temple of Amenophis III. The temple has long disappeared, leaving only these seated giants, twenty meters high, both of which represent the pharaoh himself.
The desolate Valley of the Kings was thought to be near the realm of the Gods and deemed an ideal burial ground. Over 60 graves have been discovered there of which very few are open to the public.
Continue to visit the temple of the formidable Queen Hatshepsut. It stands at the foot of a sheer 100-meter high cliff on a succession of terraces supported by pillars. The temple has been carefully restored and the interior is extremely attractive.
After lunch, opportunity to tour both Karnak and Luxor temples. Karnak temple, situated on the northern outskirts of Luxor was the main place of worship of the Theban triad with the god Amun at its head. The temple of Amun was ideologically and economically the most important in the whole of Egypt. Luxor temple, situated in the centre of the town, was closely connected with the Great temple of Amun at Karnak.
In the afternoon, an opportunity to go on an (optional excursion) to the Sound and Light performance at the Temple of Karnak. It is a unique and impressive experience. While beams of coloured light play upon the thousand-year-old stone, they also swamp the walls and columns with a sheer glow and as the voices tell their story, the audience walk from the Avenue of Sphinx through the great Hypostyle Hall and through 2000 years of history ending at the Sacred Lake.
The narration continues and the program climaxes with a brilliant display of lights on the monuments reflected in the pool.
You shall witness this marvel and see the temple transformed before your eyes to their original magnificence whilst you listen to the triumphant history of Thebes, including the lives of the pharaohs who built the Necropolis.
Overnight at Luxor.
Today’s included meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner.
Check out from the cruise vessel will commence in the morning.
Transfer by bus to Hurghada. Journey time approximately 4 hours.
An ideal opportunity to relax and enjoy the brilliant turquoise waters, the splendid coral reefs or you can go on one of the optional excursions where you can experience the freshwater springs, high mountains, narrow sinuous valleys.
An ideal opportunity to relax and enjoy the brilliant turquoise waters, the splendid coral reefs or you can go on one of the optional excursions where you can experience the freshwater springs, high mountains, narrow sinuous valleys.
An ideal opportunity to relax and enjoy the brilliant turquoise waters, the splendid coral reefs or you can go on one of the optional excursions where you can experience the freshwater springs, high mountains, narrow sinuous valleys.
After breakfast, transfer to Hurghada airport for an early flight to Cairo. Upon arrival to Cairo Airport, meet and assist by our representative and drive to Giza to visit the magnificent Pyramids and the Famous Sphinx.
Lunch at a typical restaurant. In the afternoon, an opportunity to visit Memphis, the ancient capital of united Egypt. Visit of the Alabaster Sphinx and the statue of Ramses 2. Continue to Sakkara, the city of the dead and visit the Step Pyramid of Zoser.
Overnight at Cairo.
Today’s included meals: Breakfast & lunch.
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure.
