Day 01:
CAIRO: Arrival to Cairo Airport. Visa, immigration and customs procedures with assistance from our representative. Transfer to hotel. Overnight.
Day 02:
CAIRO:
Breakfast. Excursion to the Egyptian Museum and Citadel of Saladin with the Alabaster Mosque. In the afternoon continue sightseeing to the Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Kephren and Mycerinos), the Sphinx and the valley temple of Kephren.
Day 03:
CAIRO/ASWAN: Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo Airport for domestic flight to Aswan. Arrival and possibility for optional excursion to Abu Simbel. Transfer to the hotel, in the afternoon visit of Philae Temple. At night optional Sound and Light Show at Philae Temple. Overnight in Aswan.
Day 04:
ASWAN: Breakfast. Visit the Aswan High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. Transfer to the cruise ship. Embarkation and lunch on board. In the evening, felucca ride to admire the panorama of the Aga Khan Mausoleum and the Botanical Garden. Dinner. Overnight on board.
Day 05:
ASWAN/KOM OMBO/EDFU/ESNA: Sail to Kom Ombo and visit of the Temple of Kom Ombo dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris. Sail to Edfu and visit of the temple of the falcon god Horus. Continue to sail towards Luxor after passing through Esna lock. Full board and overnight on board.
Day 06:
ESNA/LUXOR: Arrival in Luxor. Visit the temples of Karnak and Luxor. In the afternoon visit of the Necropolis of Thebes: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Medinet Habu and Colossi of Memnon. Overnight on board in Luxor. Full board.
Day 07:
LUXOR/CAIRO: Check out. Transfer to the airport for flight to Cairo. Arrival and transfer to hotel.
Day 08:
CAIRO: Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo airport. Departure to home destination.
In order to be able to do some additional sightseeing, one or more days can be added to this program in Cairo according to the flight.
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IF NEEDED: CAI/ASW + LXR/CAI.
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