Upon your arrival at the Cairo International Airport, you will be met and assisted by our tour representative.  Once you have cleared customs and immigration, you will be escorted to your hotel.

Our ground representative will assist with your hotel check-in, so that you will have a smooth and hassle-free experience.  A brief conversation will follow to officially welcome to your tour, discuss your itinerary, and your pick-up time for the following morning. 

Compliments of your hotel, enjoy a “Welcome” drink.  The remainder of the day is for your personal pursuits.  Dinner will be on your own.

After breakfast at your Cairo hotel, your guide will start your tour.  Your first stop will be to the Giza Plateau to see the Great Pyramids of Cheops, the famous Sphinx, and the Chefren and Mykerinus Pyramids. 

You will stop for lunch at a local restaurant.  Later you will travel to Memphis and Sakkara. Sakkara, part of the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Cairo and west of the modern Arab village of Ṣaqqārah. In Sakkara you will see the step pyramids of Djosa, and the oldest stone buildings in the world.

Visiting Memphis aka Noph or Mohp, the Hebrew name for the ancient city in mentioned several times in the bible, was once the capital of Lower Egypt.  There you will see Ramses II and other monuments housed in an open-air museum.

An optional experience to consider:  A ride on a camel or by horse back to experience the terrain while at the pyramids.

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Today you will tour the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, less than 2 miles away from the Great Pyramids, and Sphinx.  This treasure took nearly two decades to build, and the price tag was $1B.  The Museum is the largest in the world that focuses on one civilization.  Stopping for lunch, you will have some free time, after returning to your hotel.

Optional Tour: Later in the evening you might consider  the Sound and Light Show in Giza.

Upon arrival at Luxor airport or station, our representative will transfer you to your Nile Cruise by a private A/C van. Embarkation before 12:00 PM. Afternoon, you will discover the East bank of Luxor including Karnak Temples Complex, which are the largest structures ever build in the history of the mankind. The principal building is that of god Amun Ra, since it was considered the house of god on the earth, the earlier structure date back to the middle kingdom, but there are some references which refer to the earlier buildings as old as the 3rd dynasty. Later on, you will proceed to visit Temple of Luxor, which was built by one of the kings of the 12th dynasty and completed by the well know king Ramses II. This temple was located in the heart of ancient Thebes and, like Karnak, was dedicated to the main/chief god Amun Ra.

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Please note the following itinerary: Breakfast on the Nile cruise. After that, you will begin your magical tour in Thebes, the sacred land. You will explore the west bank of Luxor, including the Valley of the Kings, which is considered the royal cemetery of the Theban kings and rulers of ancient Egypt, and the place where our Pharaohs were buried. Following that, you will proceed to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari. This temple is considered one of the most wonderful examples of ancient Egyptian architecture because it was entirely carved inside the mountain.

Enjoy breakfast on board your Nile cruise before embarking on a guided tour to visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, one of the most well-preserved temples in Egypt. After the visit, you will return to your ship and have lunch on board while sailing to the city of Kom Ombo. In the afternoon, you will explore the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the gods Sobek and Haroeris. Return to your ship and enjoy dinner on board.

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You will have breakfast on board your ship and later, you will join an Egyptologist tour guide to explore the fascinating city of Aswan. Your tour will include a visit to The High Dam, constructed by the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1960 AD to protect Egypt from the Nile flood. After that, you will enjoy a motorboat ride on the Nile River to Agilika Island, where you will visit the Temple of Philae. This temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, dates back to the Greco-Roman period and is situated on the island. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to visit The Unfinished Obelisk, a remarkable sight made of red granite and dedicated to the god Amun Ra. After the day’s tour, you will return to your ship.

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After breakfast, please check out. Our representative will then accompany you to Aswan airport to take your flight to Cairo (Breakfast). Optional Tour: Excursion to Abu Simbel temples either by private coach or by domestic flight. You will be met by our English-speaking tour guide in Aswan, who will transfer you by private A-C van to Abu Simbel. It lies south of Aswan on the western bank of the Nile, 180 miles south of the First Cataract in what was Nubia. The site was known as Meha in ancient times and was first documented in the 18th Dynasty when Ay and Horemheb had rock-cut chapels hewn in the hills to the south.

After the optional tour you will fly back to Cairo for your evening departure flight to the US.

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