Egypt & The Nile

Sunday: Cairo

Arrive at Cairo Airport. Meeting and transfer to your hotel. Remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight in Cairo.

Monday: Cairo/Luxor NILE CRUISE

Early morning flight to Luxor. Arrive and transfer to your Nile Cruise for a 5 Day/4 Night Cruise. After lunch, visit the Avenue of the Sphinxes and the imposing Temple of Luxor with its grand colonnades, standing alone in the heart of town. Continue to the vast Karnak Temple-Complex, built by generations of Pharaohs over a 2000-year period. Overnight in Luxor. (B.L.D)

Tuesday: Luxor/Edfu NILE CRUISE

After breakfast, visit the Valley of the Kings containing the secretive tombs of New Kingdom Pharaohs. Visit the beautifully terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari. Pass the famed Colossi of Memnon, standing nearly 70 feet tall. The ship then sails to Edfu. After lunch on board, the afternoon is at leisure. Overnight in Edfu. (B.L.D)

Wednesday: Edfu/Kom Ombo/Aswan NILE CRUISE

Early morning visit the Temple of Edfu, the best preserved of all large Egyptian Temples, built over 180 year period. In the afternoon arrive in Kom Ombo, a hill town overlooking the banks of the Nile. Visit the Greco-Roman Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Horus, the Sun God and Sobek, the Crocodile God. Overnight in Aswan. (B.L.D)

Thursday: Aswan NILE CRUISE

Morning visit to the Aswan High Dam and the granite quarries where the stone for the ancient monuments and modern dam of Aswan were cut. Continue by motorboat to the beautiful island of Philae to see the exquisite, gleaming white Temple of Philae. After lunch, sail on a traditional Egyptian ‘felucca’ (sailboat) which glides along the Nile, passing by Lord Kitchener’s Island and the dramatic white marble Aga Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan. (B.L.D)

Friday: Aswan /Cairo

After disembarkation, return flight to Cairo. Meet and transfer to your hotel.
Balance of the day at leisure. Or, join the optional tour to Abu Simbel:

*Optional tour to Abu Simbel: Fly from Aswan to the mighty Sun Temple of Abu Simbel. where you will be met by your exclusive Isram guide. The temple was reclaimed from the dam and reconstructed in its present and unforgettable location. Return flight to Cairo where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
$495 per person (min 2 persons);
$655 singles traveling alone.

Saturday: Cairo

Morning drive to see the Three Great Pyramids, the oldest surviving structures built by man; enter one of the Pyramids (exclude Khufu Great Pyramid). Stand in awe at the magnificent Sphinx carved out of a single piece of stone, guarding the Giza plateau. Try a camel ride before continuing to the new, spectacular, must-see Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) (subject to museum opening), the largest archaeological museum in the world with objects covering 5000 years of ancient Egyptian civilization. GEM is host to over 50,000 artifacts, 3500 of which belong to the treasures of the famous King Tutankhamen. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue the tour to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The Museum presents a rich, deep insight into Egyptian culture through the ages; enter the fascinating Mummy Room housing all 22 Mummies. Return to Cairo for overnight. (B.L)

Sunday: En Route

Transfer to Cairo Airport for your departure flight. (B)