Day 1 - Arrive Cairo
Arrive to Cairo, Egypt, where you are met and escorted to your hotel.

Day 2 - Cairo - Pyramids / Memphis / Sakkara
Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza - including the Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx. Enjoy a visit to the Solar Boat Museum before we arrive to Memphis, once a vast metropolis and capital of the Old Kingdom. Continue to Sakkara, 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. (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
Fly to Luxor and transfer to your unique and charming accommodations on the West Bank.This evening, enjoy a Sound & Light Show at the Karnak Temple. (B)

Day 5 - Luxor / Nile Cruise
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, followed by an evening of dinner and dancing on board. (BLD)

Day 6 - 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 7 - 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 8 - 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 9 - Nile Cruise / Aswan / Cairo
This morning, go sightseeing by felucca (wooden sailboat) around the botanical gardens on Kitchner Island. Take an optional excursion to Abu Simbel (additional cost), before returning to Cairo by air. Enjoy a farewell dinner and folk show, complete with belly dancer. (BD)

Day 10 - Depart Cairo
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Or continue your exploration with one of our extensions to the Red Sea, Jordan or Turkey. (B)