Overview
Fly to Luxor to embark on your Nile River cruise. You’ll visit the monument of Karnak with its ancient Avenue of the Sphinxes and the Temple of Amun-Ra as well as Luxor Temple. Visit the valley of Kings and Valley of Queens, where the pristine tomb of King Tutankhamun was found with undisturbed riches and splendor. This incredible cruise on the Nile River takes you to amazing ancient sites, including the Temple of Edfu, twin temples at Kom Ombo, devoted to the crocodile god Sobek-Ra and the falcon god Horus. Ponder the magnitude of the task of building the pyramids with a visit to the granite quarries—where an unfinished obelisk still remains. Visit the Temple of Isis, then take a return flight to Cairo to explore the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and its Hall of Mummies before a felucca ride on the Nile and the chance to browse the bustling maze of the endless bazaar in Cairo’s medieval alleys. Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime vacation tour in Cairo, expedition to Egypt’s ancient pyramids and temples, and a Nile River cruise you’ll never forget.
Itinerary
Welcome to Cairo, “Mother of the World”
Tutankhamun's Treasures and Secrets of the Sphinx
- Classic: Enjoy a visit the Grand Egyptian Museum. Peruse King Tutankhamun's fabulous treasures and many other priceless artifacts of ancient Egypt.
- Classic: Take a close - up look at one of the World's Seven Wonders and guardian of the great pyramids, the enigmatic Sphinx, and the Great Pyramid of Giza. Cheops, with an original height of 496 feet, is the most colossal pyramid ever built, and of course enjoy the visit to the newly discovered Noble Tombs.
Ancient Cairo, a Boy King, and the Christ Child.
- Classic: Drive to walled city of Old Cairo, with Saladin's 12th-century citadel, and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Afterwards drive to Memphis to admire the statue of Ramses II
Afterwards, enjoy lunch in a local restaurant.
- Classic: Drive to Sakkara, a vast desert necropolis built for kings and nobles, and its “Stairway to the Sky,” the oldest of all pyramids. Also admire the special tomb of Mary Roca and the Step Pyramid of King Zoser.
The World's Greatest Open-Air Museum.
Fly 300 miles up the Nile Valley to Luxor to embark on your Nile River cruise.
- Classic: See the stunning monuments of Karnak complex, developed over more than 1000 years. Walk among the pillars of the colossal Temple of Amun Ra for an experience you will treasure for a lifetime.
Embark your ship and enjoy your first lunch onboard.
- Classic: In the afternoon enjoy a visit to Luxor temple, one of the two primary temples on the east bank, together with Karnak.
This evening, enjoy live entertainment on board.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN LUXOR
Royal Resting Places of Kings and Queens
- Classic: Venture to the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens on the west bank of the Nile where generations of pharaohs and nobles were entombed in Cliffside crypts. See where 63 royal tombs have thus far been discovered, of which one was virtually intact—the splendid tomb of Tutankhamun discovered in 1922.
Visit Deir El-Bahri, Queen Hatshepsut's monumental rock temple. Stop for pictures at the two Colossi of Memnon guarding the valleys.
- Discovery: This afternoon, join an exclusive lecture on this ancient civilization by your Egyptologist while sailing to Edfu.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN EDFU
Egyptian Gods of the River and Sky
- Classic: This morning visit Edfu Temple, also known as the Temple of Horus with its menacing black stone statue of the falcon god.
Enjoy a leisurely sail to Kom Ombo.
- Discovery: While sailing enjoy a Egyptian cooking class.
- Classic: Enjoy beautiful Kom Ombo for a short walk to its bluff-top twin temples. The right side is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek - Ra, while the left side is dedicated to the falcon god Horus.
This evening enjoy a party night on board.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ASWAN
Temples from Above and Islands Below.
This morning, consider joining a Guided Optional Excursion of the massive sandstone temples of Abu Simbel (by coach)
- Classic: Board a motorboat
and cross the blue waters of the Nile. En route, see the ancient water measurement system, “Nilometer,” on the Nile's Elephantine Island and the splendid Aga Khan Mausoleum.
OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ASWAN
Work in Progress and the Goddess Isis.
- Classic: Join a Guided Sightseeing Excursion at to explore the Granite Quarries that supplied ancient Egypt with its hard stones for the pyramids in Giza. See the famous unfinished obelisk, still remaining in the quarry. Board a motor launch to the island of Agilika between the two dams and visit the Temple Of Isis, which was dismantled from the submerged island of Philae and reassembled here. Take a photo stop at the gigantic Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970.
Board your flight back to Cairo later today.
Amazing Civilization and Marketplace Mazes.
- Classic: Start the day with a guided tour of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. No visit would be complete without time to experience the Royal Mummies' Hall, considered the crown jewel of the museum.
- Classic: Drive to “Coptic Cairo” to Abu Serga Church, not only the oldest church in Egypt but built on the spot where the Holy Family stopped and rested towards the end of their journey to Egypt. Proceed to visit the hanging church, which dates back to the fourth century, built on the remains of an old Roman Babylon fortress. Walk to see Cairo's oldest Jewish synagogue, founded in the 9th century.
- Classic: Take in a full panoramic view of Cairo from the Nile River—on board a traditional wooden sailing vessel (Felucca) and enjoy a typical Egyptian light lunch.
- Classic: Browse the maze of shops in the vast labyrinths of the Khan al Khali Souk bazaar and Medieval alleyways. This evening, consider attending an Optional Dinner Cruise on the Nile to celebrate your Egyptian adventure.
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
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