DAY 1- CAIRO
On arrival into Cairo airport you will be met and guided through the immigration and customs formalities then transferred to the hotel Overnight : Mena House Oberoi.

DAY 2 - EGYPTIAN MUSEUM & OLD CAIRO
After breakfast your Egyptologist guide takes you to visit the Egyptian Museum, which contains the world’s most spectacular collection of ancient Egyptian treasures. After lunch at a traditional restaurant, visit the Citadel of Saladin, which was built at the end of the 12th century AD. This fortress contains the beautiful Mosque of Mohamed Ali and boasts spectacular panoramic views of Cairo. Overnight: Mena House Oberoi (BL)

DAY 3 - CAIRO TO ASWAN
Transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan where you board the luxurious 5 star Oberoi Philae Cruise Ship. The afternoon is spent sailing on the Nile visiting Lord Kitchener’s Botanical Garden, the Aga Khan Mausoleum and Elephantine Island. After dinner there will be a show of Nubian Folklore. Overnight: Cruise Ship (BLD)  Click for city optional tours

Instead of sailing and sightseeing on the Nile at Aswan for the day you could consider squeezing in something extra: OPTIONAL TOUR TO ABU SIMBEL   Board your short flight to Abu Simbel. The two temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel are colossal statues up to 20 metres high, and are famed as the most impressive monuments remaining of Ancient Egypt in modern times. Recently the temples were threatened by the waters of Lake Nasser, and with the help of a UNESCO campaign they were cut into blocks, raised piece-by-piece, and reassembled in a new position higher up the hillside. Board your flight back to Aswan.

DAY 4 - ASWAN TO KOM OMBO
This morning you visit the Aswan High Dam,

Philae Temple and the Granite Quarries, which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the stone used to build their monuments and temples.


Lunch is served on your cruise ship while sailing to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile-god Sobek. Overnight: Cruise Ship (BLD)

DAY 5 - TEMPLE OF HORUS AT EDFU

Today you visit the largest and best preserved Greek-built temple in Egypt, the spectacular Temple of Horus. Lunch is served while you cruise down the Nile, passing through the Esna lock and then on to Luxor. This evening there will be a traditional Egyptian Costume Party. Overnight: Cruise Ship (BLD)

DAY 6 - VALLEY OF THE KINGS & LUXOR TEMPLES

Visit the West Bank of the Nile to explore the ancient Valley of the Kings. Here, magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rock, richly decorated, and filled with treasures by generations of Pharaohs. A highlight is Queen Hatshepsut's Temple, which rises out of the desert in a series of terraces that merge with the surrounding limestone cliffs. On the way back you pass the huge Colossi of Memnon. After lunch explore the East Bank of the Nile with your Egyptologist guide, starting with the graceful Temple of Luxor. Then visit the huge temple complex of Karnak, built over a period of more than a thousand years. Overnight: Cruise Ship (BLD)

DAY 7- LUXOR TO CAIRO
Disembark after breakfast and transfer to Luxor airport for your flight to Cairo, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of your day is at your leisure. Overnight: Mena House Oberoi (B)

DAY 8 - PYRAMIDS, MEMPHIS & SAKKARA
Your Egyptologist guide will accompany you on a full day program which starts with thePyramids of Giza and the inscrutable Sphinx. After lunch visit Memphis, Egypt’s capitalcity throughout the Old Kingdom. You also visit the royal burial ground at Sakkara and the Step Pyramid, the oldest pyramid in the world. Overnight: Mena House Oberoi (BLD)

DAY 9 - CAIRO
After breakfast transfer to Cairo airport for your departing flight (B)

Note, additional days can be added: You may wish to arrive earlier in Cairo, or stay extra days and take some of the optional extra city tours Click Here