Sunday – City Tour in Cairo [B]

Energizing breakfast at your hotel. Later on, you’ll be met by our Egyptologist tour guide, who will accompany you in such awe-inspiring tour to visit the highlights of Giza, including  the Great Pyramids of Giza, constructed around 2500 BC as the necropolis of the kings of the forth dynasty.

Our next visit of the day will be to the Egyptian Museum, the largest museum in the world with a huge collection of displays dating back to various periods of the ancient Egyptian history with the highlights being the golden exhibits of Tutankhamen, the mummies’ hall, large impressive reliefs, statues, and many other fascinating items.

We will then have a short break for lunch at a local tourist restaurant in Cairo, so you can try the Egyptian delicious food. After lunch we will move to Old Cairo area, a part in the Egyptian capital that hosts some of the most interesting Coptic monuments in the country. The first site we are going to visit in this tour is the Hanging Church, first established in the fifth century and really it is one of the most important historical churches in Egypt. We will then visit the church of Abu Serga, believed to be constructed where the holy family rested at the end of their journey, it was constructed in the seventh century. Our last visit in Coptic Cairo will be to the Church of Saint Mary, an orthodox church, built during the fifth century, restored and rebuilt many times afterwards.

After the tour, we will transfer you back to your hotel to have some rest. Evening time is yours to explore the city of Cairo by night! We can offer you many optional tours upon request.

Hotel: Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa or similar

Monday – Flight to Luxor, East Bank Tour & O.N. [B, L, D]

Check out after breakfast. Later on, we will transfer you by private Air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo International Airport in order to catch your domestic flight to Luxor. Upon arrival to Luxor, you’ll be met by our local representative there, who will transfer you to your Nile Cruise boat for check in, rest and refresh.

Afternoon, you’ll be met by our professional tour guide, who will accompany you while exploring the East Bank of Luxor. We start our tour by visiting the Karnak Temples Complex, one of the largest temple complexes in the whole world. Then we will proceed to visit the impressive Temple of Luxor, connected to the Karnak. After the tour, we will transfer you back to your boat for overnight.

The rest of the day is free at leisure on your own in Luxor, in order to explore this amazing city by night! We can also offer you various optional tours like a sound and light show at Karnak Temples or a felucca ride (small sailing boat) around the natural islands of the city.

Nile Cruise: H.S. Radamis II Nile Cruise or similar

Tuesday – West Bank of Luxor [B, L, D]

Early morning is free at leisure on board your Nile Cruise to relax or (optional) we can offer a Hot Air Balloon Adventure over the West Bank of Luxor, where you can see the marvelous collection of our unique temples from the Sky!

After breakfast, we will transfer you by private Air-conditioned vehicle to explore the West Bank of Luxor. Our first visit of the day will be to the Valley of the Kings, where our Pharaonic kings built their royal tombs. The site is very rich of incredible tombs. We will then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari, constructed during the reign of the 18th dynasty by Queen Hatshepsut, one of the greatest rulers of Egypt. Our last visit will be to the Colossi of Memnon, these two huge statues are the only remaining items of the great funerary temple of Amenhotep III constructed in 1350 BC and became a landmark of Luxor afterwards.

Evening time is free at leisure on your own in Luxor, where we can offer (optional) Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temples. This show is considered to be the best in Egypt and it is highly recommended by many travelers.

Nile Cruise: H.S. Radamis II Nile Cruise or similar

Wednesday – Edfu & Kom Ombo [B, L, D]

Morning time, you’ll join our tour guide to visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, the finest preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the land of the Nile. After that, we will get back our Nile Cruise. Enjoy your lunch meal while sailing to Kom Ombo. Afternoon, you’ll join our tour guide to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, which was established in the Ptolemaic period and completed in the Roman era and was dedicated to two gods, Sobek and Haroeris. After the tour, we will get back to our Nile Cruise for dinner and overnight.

Nile Cruise: H.S. Radamis II Nile Cruise or similar

Thursday – Aswan Classic Tour [B, L, D]

After breakfast, you’ll join your join your professional tour guide to explore the highlights of Aswan. Our first visit of the day will be to the High Dam, constructed in the 1960s by the former Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, in order to store the water from the flood of the River Nile and also generate a large volume of the electricity of Egypt.

We will then ride in a motorboat to reach Agilika Island, the new location of the marvelous Philae Temple, constructed in the 3rd century BC in the Greco Roman era as the center of the worship of the goddess Isis.

Our last visit of the day will be to the Unfinished Obelisk, which was found in the granite quarry in the Southern part of the city of Aswan. If completed, the unfinished obelisk would have been the largest piece of stone humans ever dealt with.

After the tour, we will get back to our Nile Cruise to have some rest and enjoy lunch on board. Afternoon, is free at leisure on your own in Aswan, where we can offer a very attractive sound and light show at Philae temple.

Nile Cruise: H.S. Radamis II Nile Cruise or similar

Friday – Disembarkation & Flight to Cairo [B]

Check out after breakfast. Later on, we will transfer you to Aswan Airport, in order to catch your domestic flight to Cairo. However, we can book a late flight if you would like to have optional tours in Aswan before you fly back to Cairo.

Upon arrival to Cairo Airport, you’ll be met by our representative in Cairo, who will help and assist you in all formalities, then transfer you by private Air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Cairo for check in and overnight.

Hotel: Le Passage Hotel or similar

Saturday – Check Out & Departure [B]

Check out from your hotel in Cairo. We will then transfer you by private Air-conditioned vehicle to Cairo International Airport in order to catch your flight to back home after spending few days in Egypt exploring the most unique collection of our marvelous monuments.

Farwell Day