Day 1 - Arrive Cairo
Arrive to Cairo, Egypt, where you are met and escorted to your hotel.
Day 2 - Cairo - Pyramids / Memphis / Saqqara
Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, including the Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx. Enjoy a visit to the Solar Boat Museum before we drive to Memphis, once a vast metropolis and capital of the Old Kingdom. Continue to Saqqara,the oldest stone complex in the world, to see the towering Step Pyramid of Djoser, the earliest of all pyramids. This evening enjoy a dinner cruise on the Nile. (BLD)
Day 3 - Cairo - City Sightseeing
Explore the ancient city of Cairo, including the Egyptian National Museum, Old Cairo, the Citadel, the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali and the colorful Khan el Khalili Bazaar.(BL)
Day 4 - Cairo / Luxor - Nile Cruise
Fly to Luxor to board the deluxe Nile cruiser, your home for the next four nights as you cruise the majestic and mystical Nile River. This afternoon, tour the Karnak and Luxor temples. This evening, enjoy a Sound & Light show at the temples, followed by an evening of dinner and dancing on board. (BLD)
Day 5 - Nile Cruise - Luxor / Esna
Cross the Nile to the West Bank to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. Continue to Esna, the site of a temple dedicated to the ram-headed god,Khnum. (BLD)
Day 6 - Nile Cruise - Esna / Edfu / Kom Ombo
A short horse-drawn carriage ride takes you to the temple dedicated to the falcon-headed god, Horus. Sail to Kom Ombo. (BLD)
Day 7 - Nile Cruise - Kom Ombo / Aswan
Visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Kom Ombo before sailing to Aswan. See the High Dam, Old Dam, Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. (BLD)
Day 8 - Nile Cruise / Aswan / Abu Simbel / Cairo
This morning, go sightseeing by felucca (wooden sailboat) around the botanical gardens on Kitchner Island. Fly to Abu Simbel for a tour of one of the most spectacular and best-preserved temples in the country. Later, fly back to Cairo and enjoy a farewell dinner and folk show, complete with belly dancer. (BD)
Day 9 - Depart Cairo
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. (B)
