Duration: 07 Nights / 08 Days
DAY 1: CAIRO AT LEISURE:
On arrival in Cairo you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
DAY 2 :CAIRO - PYRAMIDS EXCURSION -OVERNIGHT TRAIN TO ASWAN:
After seeing Tutankhamen’s treasures in the Egyptian Museum you drive to Memphis, where a colossal statue of Rameses II and a great alabaster sphinx await us. Nearby at Sakkara you see the ancient Step Pyramid of Zoser I, then you visit the somewhat younger pyramids at Giza, with their great guardian sphinx. Now you board your overnight train.
DAY 3: ASWAN – CRUISING:
On arrival this morning, you have the option of touring Aswan or flying to visit the temples of Abu Simbel (see below). You all board your cruise boat for lunch, followed by a sail in a Nile felucca.
DAY 4: CRUISING - KOM OMBO – EDFU:
Early morning sightseeing shows us the Aswan High Dam, then to the ancient Temple of Isis, before sailing for Kom Ombo to visit the temple of the Crocodile God. Tonight, enjoy a shipboard
Galabea party.
DAY 5 :CRUISING - ESNA – LUXOR:
This morning you visit Edfu’s Temple of Horus, before continuing to Esna to see the Temple of Knoum (when possible). Now downstream to Luxor.
DAY 6: CRUISING - LUXOR AND VALLEY OF THE KINGS EXCURSION:
You cross the Nile to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, before going on to the Valley of the Kings to visit the Tomb of Tutankhamen (if open) and the vast complex at Karnak, where tonight perhaps attend a fabulous Sound and Light show.
DAY 7: LUXOR : CAIRO.
You transfer to the airport for the short flight to Cairo.
DAY 8: CAIRO:
Your tour ends today after breakfast. You will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight. You do not recommend that you schedule your departure for the early morning.
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