Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival at Cairo

   • Our representative will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport.

   • After that, transfer by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to your 5-star deluxe Hotel in Cairo, Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel for check-in and overnight in Cairo.

2. Day 2: Pyramids Tour

   • Have an early breakfast and then move to start your blissful day kicking off at Memphis, the ancient capital of Old Egypt during the Old Kingdom. It was founded by King Menes.

   • Proceed to the Step Pyramid at Sakkara, which was designed by the architect Imhotep for his master King Zoser.

   • Enjoy lunch at a good quality local restaurant.

   • After that, move to visit the enchanting pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus at Giza.

   • Then proceed to visit the Great Sphinx, the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body, dates back to the time of Chephren. The tour also includes a visit to the Valley Temple, which belongs to the Pyramids of Chephren.

   Overnight in Cairo.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

3. Day 3: Cairo Tour

   • After breakfast, start your day kicking off at the Egyptian Museum that exhibits the enchanting treasures of Tutankhamen, among many other fascinating pharaonic artifacts.

   • Enjoy lunch at a good quality local restaurant.

   • After that, proceed to visit the Hanging Church and Abu Sirga Church at Coptic Cairo.

   Back to the hotel and overnight in Cairo.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

4. Day 4: Sonesta Dahabiya Amirat Cruise - Luxor

   • After breakfast, check out from your hotel in Cairo, then transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor.

   • Embark on board a 5-star luxuriously Dahabiya, Sonesta Dahabiya Amirat Cruise, in Luxor for a relaxing week sailing the Nile.

   • Post lunch, enjoy an excursion to visit the magnificent temple complex of Amon-Ra at Karnak, with its vast hypostyle hall of 137 columns, followed by the imposing 28th Dynasty Luxor Temple.

   Overnight moored on the banks of the Nile in Luxor.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

5. Day 5: Dahabiya Nile Cruise - Luxor West Bank

   • After breakfast, enjoy an excursion to the West Bank to visit the burial places of the Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, where Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922.

   • Continue to the adjacent Valley of the Queens, the temple of Medinet Habu and the Colossi of Memnon.

   • Sail on the way to Esna (noon time).

   Overnight nearby Esna.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

6. Day 6: Dahabiya Nile Cruise

   • After breakfast, day at leisure.
   • Commence sailing.

   Overnight moored beside a Nile Island.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

7. Day 7: Dahabiya Nile Cruise - Edfu

   • Sail to Edfu to visit the wonderfully preserved Temple of Edfu.

   Overnight moored beside a Nile island.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

8. Day 8: Dahabiya Nile Cruise - Kom Ombo

   • Sail to Kom Ombo.

   • Visit the Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the crocodile God Sobek and the falcon-headed Horus, God of the morning sun.

   Overnight moored beside a Nile island.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

9. Day 9: Dahabiya Nile Cruise - Aswan

   • Leisurely day sailing to Aswan where the Dahabiya moors overnight.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

10. Day 10: Dahabiya Nile Cruise - Aswan

    • Visit the Aswan High Dam (completed in 1971); the Old Dam (completed in 1902).

    • Also, visit the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, a structure rescued from the rising water of Lake Nasser at the time of the High Dam's construction.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

11. Day 11: Back to Cairo

    • Breakfast aboard, followed by disembarkation.

    • After that, transfer to Aswan Airport for departure to Cairo.

    • Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, transfer to your hotel in Cairo and overnight.

    Meals: Breakfast

12. Day 12: Final Departure

    • Have breakfast and transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.

    Meals: Breakfast