Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
After arriving at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and assisted to clear with passport control formalities, luggage identification & portage. You will then be transferred to your hotel where our steward will assist you with check-in. Overnight stay at your Hotel in Cairo.
Day 2: Visit Egyptian Museum, Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx
After breakfast you will meet with the Day's tour guide. You will visit the Egyptian Museum and then the Pyramids of Giza, where you will also see the Sphinx: one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. You may enjoy a camel ride round the Pyramids as you contemplate the achievements of Ancient Egypt. Overnight stay at your Hotel in Cairo.
Day 3: Leisure in Cairo
You have your breakfast at the hotel. You then spend the rest of the Day at leisure in Cairo. In the evening you transfer to take the Sleeper Train to Luxor. Dinner & overnight stay onboard Sleeper Train.
Day 4: Nile Cruiser - West Bank Valley of the Kings, Luxor
Breakfast will be served onboard Sleeper Train. Arrive Luxor and transfer to your Nile cruiser. After lunch on board you will be introduced to your guide. You then visit the West Bank -Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon. Luxor is the highlight of the cruise.
The range, magnificence and diversity of the monuments in the Luxor area is unsurpassed in all of Egypt.
Day 5: Luxor and Karnak Temples
After breakfast you tour the East Bank to visit Luxor & Karnak temples. The Temple of Luxor was dedicated to the god Amon. The temple's entrance is lined with Sphinxes and inside you find colonnades, courts, obelisks and wall murals.
You return to the Nile Cruiser where you will have lunch onboard as you sail to Esna and thereafter to Edfu. You disembark at Edfu to visit the Temple of Horus. Edfu was the cult centre of Horus the falcon god.
It is perhaps the best preserved of ancient temples of Egypt. Two majestic granite falcons adorn the entrance and some of the walls bear reliefs depicting Horus. Dinner (orienta`l) & overnight stay onboard Nile Cruiser.
Day 6: Kom Ombo
After breakfast you sail to Kom Ombo. You will have lunch onboard. You disembark to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo. The Graeco-Roman Temple of Kom Ombo consists of two separate temples, each with its own entrance, colonnades, hypostyle hall and sanctuary.
The southern temple is dedicated to Sobek - the crocodile god, while the northern one honours Horus -the falcon god. Thereafter sail to Aswan. After dinner enjoy a disco party. Dinner & overnight stay onboard Nile Cruiser.
Day 7; Aswan High Dam - Temple of Philae
After breakfast you visit the Aswan High Dam, the Old Dam, The Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. The Granite Quarries are the site of the giant Unfinished Obelisk. Had the obelisk been successfully completed, it would be the single heaviest piece of monolithic stonework.
You return for lunch onboard. You will spend the rest of the Day at leisure in Aswan. Dinner & overnight stay onboard Nile Cruiser
Day 8: Abu Simbei
After breakfast, you disembark and drive to Abu Simbel. Here you will visit the Great Temple of Ramses II and the Temple of Hathor. Ramses II was a great builder of monuments. The great temple was dedicated to Ramses II himself and the gods Harakhty, Amon, and Ptah. You cannot miss the four massive statues of Ramses II.
You thereafter return to Aswan to take the Sleeper Train to Cairo. Dinner & overnight stay on board Sleeper Train.
Day 9: Departure
Breakfast will be served on board Sleeper Train. After arrival in Cairo, transfer to International Airport for your flight back home.
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