Day 1: Cairo–Arrive Cairo
Arrive at the Cairo airport. Transfer to the Hotel.
Day 2: Cairo-Full Day Tour
Today we visit the three Great Pyramids and the magnificent
Sphinx.
After lunch we visit the Egyptian Museum.
4 DAY NILE CRUISE, (Sailing Every Friday)
Day 3: Cairo-Aswan/Embarkation/Cruising/Kom-Ombo/Edfu/Esna
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Aswan. Arrive
at the Aswan airport and transfer to the ship. (Optional
visit to Abu Simbel Temple, by plane, is highly recommended)
We visit the Aswan High Dam and the unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut.
Later you sail on a typical Egyptian “felucca” passing Elephantine
Island, Lord Kitchener’s Botanical Garden and the Aga Khan Mausoleum.
Return to the ship sailing to Kom-Ombo to visit the Kom-Ombo Temple,
(Greco-Roman). Sail to Edfu to visit the Temple of Horus, the best preserved
of all the large Temples. Sail to Esna for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Cruising-Esna/Luxor
After crossing the Esna “lock”sail to Luxor.
The visit includes the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut,
(at Deir el Bahari) and the 70 feet tall Colossi of Memnon. Dinner and
overnight in Luxor.
Day 5: Luxor
The morning visit includes the Avenue of the Sphinxes, the Temple of
Luxor and the Karnal Temple-Complex.
Dinner and overnight in Luxor.
Day 6: Luxor-Disembarkation/Cairo
In the morning disembark and transfer to the airport for your flight
to Cairo. Arrive at the Cairo airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight
in Cairo.
Day 7: Cairo-Departure
After breakfast transfer to the airport.
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