Welcome to Cairo!
At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and travel companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)
Secrets of the Sphinx
CAIRO: Guided sightseeing includes a visit to the Egyptian Museum.
GIZA: See the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids. (B)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - HISTORY & MYSTERY: Get up close and personal with The Pyramids of Giza - one of the World's Seven Wonders. Ponder the enigmatic secrets of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza. Marvel at the massive monument of Cheops, the most colossal pyramid ever built. with an original height of 496 feet.
Palace Life
CAIRO: Fly to Luxor.
LUXOR: Take an orientation tour of Luxor. Free time this afternoon and evening. (B)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - LEGENDARY LIVES: Discover ancient secrets in the Egyptian city of Luxor - the "world's greatest open-air museum." Here, the ruins of the Egyptian temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor, share the shores of the Nile River with views of the monuments, temples, and tombs of the Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings and Queens across the west bank.
River Mysteries Revealed
LUXOR: Embark on your Nile River cruise ship with lunch on board. This afternoon, guided sightseeing includes the Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. (B/L/D)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - ANCIENT CITIES: See the stunning monuments of Luxor and Karnak, ancient cities whose combined populations once topped one million. Walk among the pillars of the colossal Temple of Amun Ra and along the Avenue of the Sphinxes for an experience you will treasure for a lifetime.
Kings, Queens & Captain's Cocktails
LUXOR: Guided sightseeing on the West Bank of the Nile features the Valley of Kings and Queens. Visit Deir El-Bahri, Queen Hatshepsut's monumental rock temple, before returning to ship. Enjoy a Captain's welcome cocktail party. Sail to Edfu. (B/L/D)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - HISTORIC SPOTS: 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 62 royal tombs have thus far been discovered, of which one was virtually intact-the splendid tomb of Tutankhamun discovered in 1922.
Egyptian Gods & Gowns
EDFU: Visit the Temple of Horus, then enjoy lunch on board while sailing.
KOM OMBO: Guided walking tour includes the temple dedicated to the crocodile and falcon gods. Free time to browse. Enjoy a Galabeya (traditional Egyptian gown) party on board this evening. (B/L/D)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT - LEGENDS & LORE: Explore captivating Kom Ombo with a walking tour of its bluff-top twin temples. Gaze at the spellbinding temples dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek-Ra and the falcon god Horus.
Landscapes & Legends of the Nile
ASWAN: See the High Dam before continuing to the ancient Granite Quarries and a visit to the Philae Temple of Isis. Sail on a felucca (traditional wooden sailing boat) around Kitchener's Island and the Mausoleum of Aga Khan. Take part in a Nubian Folklore presentation on board this evening. (B/L/D)
LOCAL FAVOURITE - EPIC RIDE: Sail from Aswan on a felucca a traditional Egyptian wooden boat with a canvas sail. Capture the wind to move effortlessly around the botanical sanctuary of Kitchener's Island and the Mausoleum of Aga Khan - the stately and austere done-topped rose limestone monument and Carrara-marble tomb of the 20th-century religious and political leader.
At Leisure in Aswan
ASWAN: Disembarkation. Free time this afternoon and evening. (B)
FREE TIME TIPS - EXPLORE MORE: with an excursion to Abu Simbel - dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself. Discover for yourself why Abu Simbel is considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Ramesses II, and one of the most beautiful in Egypt.
Capital Ideas in Cairo
ASWAN: Fly to Cairo.
CAIRO: Enjoy free time this afternoon, followed by a farewell dinner at your hotel this evening. (B/D)
FREE TIME TIPS - EXPLORE MORE: in the "the city of a thousand minarets" with its skyline filled with many mosques, castles, and churches in this bustling and historic metropolis.
Safe travels until we meet again!
Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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