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Enjoy the warmth of Egypt with a unique adventure, visit the charming Pharaonic places along the Nile in Cairo , Aswan and Luxor including Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Kom Ombo Temple, Horus Temple, High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple.

Itinerary:

Day 1 : Cairo Arrival Transfer

For your added comfort, upon your arrival at the airport, an airport representative will greet you before passport Control and Escort you through customs and immigration. Continue to the baggage claim hall and passenger pick up. Enjoy a private airport transfer accompanied by an English- speaking Representative.

Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel.

Visit Pyramids , Sphinx and Sakkara

Your guide will meet you at your hotel to start your sightseeing

The Great Pyramids of Giza are the most iconic image of Egyptology and an absolute must see on any trip to Cairo. Meet with your private guide, driver, and Egyptologist, and head to Giza to discover this marvel and the only surviving site of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Heritage Site of the Great Pyramids of Giza juxtaposed against the famous Sphinx statue.

The Step Pyramid at Sakkara , See the amazing Step Pyramid built by King Zoser in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC). It is the world’s oldest major stone structure which was built in the 3rd Dynasty (around 2630 BC) for King Djoser.

Day 2 : High dam, Philae Temple and the unfinished obelisk

Enjoy a private airport transfer accompanied by an English-speaking representative.

Board a flight in Cairo with direct service to Aswan. Approximate flight duration is one hour. Enjoy a private airport transfer accompanied by an English-speaking guide.

Welcome aboard!

Take some time to get settled into your state room and explore the ship. Tonight you’ll overnight at port in Aswan.

The impressive Aswan High Dam was a marvel of engineering when it was constructed. Originally conceived to Egypt’s irrigation of farmland to mitigate against drought and famine in low water years, and flooding in high-water years. Visit the dam with your private guide and spend a half day learning about Aswan.

Other sites were eventually flooded by Lake Nasser, the world’s largest artificial lake that was created by the Aswan High Dam. Then head to Philae and the Temple of Isis on Agilikia Island. Stop at the stone quarries to see the unfinished obelisk, the largest known ancient obelisk and a very good practical demonstration of the methods used by ancient craftsmen to create impressive moments. Marks from workers’ tools are still clearly visible on the bedrock.

Tonight you’ll overnight at port in Aswan.

Day 3 : Visit Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

A horse carriage will be waiting for you and your private guide when you disembark from your Nile cruise to explore the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Dedicated to Horus, the falcon god, the temple was built from 230 to 57 BC by Ptolemy and his successors and is considered the best preserved cult temple in Egypt because of its later construction date. Despite its late era origins, it reflects traditional pharaonic architecture, and the Temple’s inscribed building texts provides an excellent idea of how all the temples once looked.

Meet with your private guide and disembark from your Nile cruise to explore on foot the Kom Ombo Temple, a unique Greco-Roman temple dedicated to two gods: Sobek, the crocodile god, and Haroeris, the sun god. The Temple in Kom Ombo dates from about 180 BC, during a period known as the Ptolemaic era, and had some additions built on to it during Roman times. It stands right on the bank of the Nile between Edfu and Aswan. The temple is unusual in that it is a double temple, with one side dedicated to the god Haroeris and the other side to Sobek. The design is almost perfectly symmetrical, with two sidebyside sanctuaries and two parallel passageways leading through the outer parts of the temple. The right side is dedicated to SobekRe (the crocodile god combined with the sun god Re), along with his wife (a form of Hathor) and their son KhonsuHor. Sobek is associated with Seth, the enemy of HorusMeet with your private guide and disembark from your Nile cruise to explore on foot the Kom Ombo Temple, a unique Greco-Roman temple dedicated to two gods: Sobek, the crocodile god, and Haroeris, the sun god. The Temple in Kom Ombo dates from about 180 BC, during a period known as the Ptolemaic era, and had some additions built on to it during Roman times. It stands right on the bank of the Nile between Edfu and Aswan. The temple is unusual in that it is a double temple, with one side dedicated to the god Haroeris and the othhuhier side to Sobek. The design is almost perfectly symmetrical, with two sidebyside sanctuaries and two parallel passageways leading through the outer parts of the temple. The right side is dedicated to SobekRe (the crocodile god combined with the sun god Re), along with his wife (a form of Hathor) and their son KhonsuHor. Sobek is associated with Seth, the enemy of Horus

Day 4 : Luxor and Karnak Temples

Luxor is home to one of the world’s greatest open-air museums, with the ruins of Karnak and the Temples of Luxor in easy reach along the East Bank of the city. With your private Egyptologist guide, visit the impressive UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the monuments of Karnak and Luxor, learning more about ancient Egypt’s fascinating and lengthy history

Begin with a visit to the Temples of Karnak, strolling along the Avenue of Sphinx to enter the complex. The Temples of Karnak make up the history of Thebes and consists of colossal sandstone columns transported 100 miles along the Nile River, panoramic friezes

Discover with your guide how the massive façade was constructed. Continue to Luxor Temple which was once joined to the Temples of Karnak by a 1.25 milelong Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple. The temple dates to approximately 1400 BC and is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship rather than the Pharaohs, cult gods or deified versions of the king in death.

Relax this evening on board the comfort of your Nile cruise and enjoy the evening of entertainment, including local Egyptian music.

Day 5 : Valley of kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and Glossi of Memnon

Meet with your private guide and driver to spend a half day exploring the West Bank of the Nile, home to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. Start with a visit to the Valley of the Kings to explore the famous Tomb of Tutankhamun along with two other interesting tombs

King Tut became Pharaoh at the tender age of nine or ten, and the discovery of his nearly intact tomb in 1922 fascinated the world. For a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC.

Explore the recently renovated mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the second historically confirmed female Pharaoh. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful Pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty, and remembered as the first great woman in history of whom we are informed.

End the visit to the West Bank with a visit to the Colossi of Memnon, the only remaining monuments of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.

Board a flight in Luxor with direct service to Cairo. Approximate flight duration is one hour.

Enjoy a private airport transfer accompanied by an English-speaking representative.

Enjoy time at leisure to explore at your own pace, or relax at your hotel.

Day 6: Final Departure Transfer

Enjoy a private airport transfer accompanied by an English-speaking

Representative to Final Departure.

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