Day 1: Cairo (No meals)
Arrive at Cairo Airport where our representative will meet and assist you through customs and then claiming your baggage. You will then be transferred to your selected hotel, where warm welcome, fresh flowers, fruit basket and a cake awaits your arrival. Overnight at your Hotel.
Day 2: Cairo (B)
Today you will be transported back to the time of the ancient Egyptian, our friendly guide will accompany you to the awe-inspiring Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, and then onwards to Sakkara to see the first pyramid ever built - the step pyramid of Zosser. Overnight Cairo
Day 3: Cairo (B)
Relax in your room where a special room service breakfast will be brought to your room. After breakfast you will enjoy the legendary treasures of Cairo firstly by being transferred to the Egyptian Museum - take a look at some of the most exquisite and ancient artifacts and statues in History. Then onto Islamic areas of Cairo including the citadel of Saladdin, boasting the famous Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali then onto the Coptic area of Cairo where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. Built over the ruins of two towers of the fortress the church of St Mary or more commonly know as the Hanging Church then onto St Sergius where it is said to be the resting place for the holy family. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 4: Cairo – Aswan (B)
Transfer to airport flight to Aswan. Arrive in Aswan where you will be met and transferred to your selected hotel. Your afternoon tour starts with High Dam and its huge lake then take a short ferry ride to Philae Temple this Romantic and Majestic Temple. Tonight you may want to explore the many bazaars and small streets or enjoy dinner on one of the many floating restaurants along the Nile while watching the feluccas glide by. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 5: Nile cruise (B L D)
(Optional tour to Abu Simbel see optional price list for details) afternoon excursion on a traditional felucca to visit Elephantine Island and Kitchner Island. Overnight on the cruise boat.
Day 6: Nile cruise (B L D)
After enjoying your breakfast while cruising down the Nile. Visit the Greco Roman Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to the two gods Sobek the crocodile God and Harveris the Sun God. Continue sailing to visit Edfu Temple – the best-preserved and second largest Temple in Egypt. Overnight on the cruise boat while sailing towards Luxor.
Day 7: Nile cruise (B L D)
(Optional balloon flight over the west bank of Luxor –whether permitting) After a relaxing morning. You will then visit the East Bank of Luxor –Entry down the avenue of Ram Headed Sphinx to reach the Monumental Temple of Karnak and then continue onto Luxor Temple, followed by a free afternoon and evening to enjoy this vibrant and fascinating city. Overnight Nile Cruise.
Day 8: Luxor (B)
An early morning start as you cross over to the West Bank of Luxor, as you come from sun, sand and rugged mountainside you enter - The Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Transfer to your hotel then afternoon is free where you can relax or, for the energetic, perhaps take a visit to the Luxor Museum. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 9: Luxor – Cairo (B D)
Transfer to the airport flight to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. A free day to relax. A farewell dinner and show on one of Cairo’s famous floating restaurants. Overnight Cairo
Day 10: Cairo (B)
Transfer to the Cairo Airport for your departure flight.