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(In Cairo / Out Luxor)
Day 1: Arrival in the land of the Pharaohs. At Cairo international Airport you will be met and assisted through immigration and customs by our representative and escorted to your hotel. Optional dinner cruise with oriental show.Overnight in Cairo.
Day 2: After breakfast, a scenic drive will take you to the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza which have stood for the last 5000 years. Continue to visit the Egyptian museum of Antiquities which includes the world’s largest collection of Pharonicartifacts and the treasures of Tutankhamen’s tomb. Dinner and overnight on board sleeper train.
Day 3: Breakfast on board of sleeper train. Upon arrival to Aswan you will be escorted to your cruise boat to drop your luggage and proceed to visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries with unfinished Obelisk and the temple of Philae. After lunch sail to KomOmbo where you will visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Sobek&Haroeris. Sail to Edfu and Overnight.
Day 4: Travel by horse drawn carriages to the temple of Horus, the falcon god, in Edfu. This temple is considered the best preserved ancient temple and the second largest after the temple of Karnak. Sail to Esna, passing through the Esna Lock and Continue sailing towards Luxor and Overnight.
Day 5: Visit the West Bank necropolis including Valley of Kings, Funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch proceed to visit Karnak and Luxor temples, a centuries old city of Pylons, Hypostyle halls, colossal statues, Shrines and Obelisks.Overnight in Luxor.
Day 6: Disembark after breakfast. Transfer to Luxor International Airport for final departure. |
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