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SMALL GROUP LUXURY TOURS
Secrets of the Nile: Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Aswan & Abu Simbel
10 days from $2700 per person
Limited to 12 guests
Your 10 Day Itinerary
DAY 1
ARRIVE TO CAIRO, EGYPT
Arrive in Cairo, Meet & Assist by our representative at the Airport, then Transfer to your Luxury Hotel with Jaw dropping views of the River Nile. Spend the day at Leisure.
Luxury Hotel in Cairo
DAY 2
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
CAIRO: THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA & INDSIDE THE PAWS OF SPHINX
Today after Breakfast, visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, site of the pyramids of Mycerinus and Chefren as well as the Great Pyramid. Built in the Fourth Dynasty (approximately 2690 BC), it is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Step inside one of the pyramids, entering passages and chambers once lost to antiquity before taking a camel ride. For a very special treat, meet the Great Sphinx and enjoy rare private access to the paws of this enigmatic monument. This evening, gather with your fellow guests at a welcome dinner.
Luxury Hotel in Cairo
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
WHATS INCLUDED?
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English Speaking Local Tour Lead Guide
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Meet & Assist at Airports
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Private modern Car/Van Transfers
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World Class Luxury Hotels & Accomodations
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Daily Breakfast; Select Lunches & Dinners
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Careful Luggage Handling from Airport to Airport
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Choose the Activity of Your choice on Custom Activity Day
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WiFi Portable Router for Each Family
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Entrance Tickets, Taxes, Gratiuities except Local Tour Lead Guide
YOUR ROUTE
DAY 3
DAY 4
CAIRO: ANCIENT ART & TREASURES
This morning, accompany your Resident Tour Guide — who is also an expert Egyptologist — for an exploration of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities (or the Grand Egyptian Museum, upon its opening) to view its huge collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts. After lunch at a local restaurant, experience the vast and fascinating Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, reputedly the largest bazaar in the Middle East. Wander through its labyrinth of narrow streets to discover workshops and stalls selling all manner of crafts, from woodwork, glassware and leather goods to perfumes, fabrics and Pharaonic curiosities.
Luxury Hotel in Cairo
Breakfast, Lunch
LUXOR: TEMPLE OF LUXOR & KARNAK
Fly to Luxor, site of the ancient city of Thebes. Begin your full day of exploring by visiting the striking Temple of Luxor. View the three large statues of Ramses II along the front of the temple pylons, the Courtyard of Ramses II and the Colonnade of Amenhotep III, with its 50-foot-high columns. Walk in their shadows, as visitors have done since antiquity, and ponder the astonishing feats of engineering it took to create them. Then, step aboard your Luxury Nile Cruise an elegant river cruiser renowned for the warmth and attentiveness of its service staff. Enjoy lunch on board before disembarking to explore visiting the Temple of Karnak, where generations of pharaohs wished to record their names. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall, strolling among its expertly aligned columns, which soar 80 feet high.
Luxury Nile Cruise Boat
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
WEATHER
DAY 5
ALONG THE RIVER NILE: LUXOR TO EDFU
Journey the west bank of the Nile river and the Necropolis of Thebes, and view the Colossi of Memnon. Next, arrive at the architecturally stunning Temple of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt’s first female pharaoh and regarded today as one of its most successful. Continue to the Valley of the Kings, burial ground of the pharaohs and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For a period of 500 years beginning in the 16th century BC, tombs were built along this valley for pharaohs and nobles, including that of “the boy king,” Tutankhamun. Enter the tomb of Tutankhamun — found in 1922 by British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter — to discover the secrets of this storied chamber. Next, descend into the beautifully decorated tomb of Seti I, the father of Ramses II, one of the best-preserved tombs in the valley.
Luxury Nile Cruise Boat
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6
ALONG THE RIVER NILE: EDFU & KOM OMBO
Today, view the Temple of Horus, falcon-headed god of the sky. Built in 230 BC by Ptolemy III, this amazingly well-preserved and colorful structure reveals what temple worship in ancient Egypt was like. Back on board, learn to prepare local dishes on an authentic Chef ’s Table experience: a cooking lesson with an onboard chef. Later this afternoon, enjoy a refreshing Scenic Sundowner as you cruise to Kom Ombo. Disembark at Kom Ombo (hill of gold) to visit the Greco-Roman temple dedicated to Haroeris (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodile god), whom some ancient Egyptians considered the creator of the world. View the mummified remains of several crocodiles that once basked along the ancient Nile shore, just as their descendants do today.
Luxury Nile Cruise Boat
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7
ASWAN: TEMPLE OF PHILAE, UNFINISHED OBELISK & FELUCCA RIDE
Cruise to Aswan and proceed to the ancient granite quarries and site of the Unfinished Obelisk. Illustrating the skills of Egypt’s stonemasons, this monolith is taller than any other ancient Egyptian obelisk. Board a motorized boat to the picturesque Philae Temple on the island of Agilika. A sacred complex dedicated to the goddess Isis, it reflects a fusion of three great civilizations: Egyptian, Greek and Roman. Later, Ride Like a Local around the Aswan Islands in a felucca (traditional sailboat).
Luxury Nile Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 8
ABU SIMBEL: TEMPLES OF RAMSES II & NEFERTARI
Today, bid farewell to the Nile Cruise. disembarking to travel to Abu Simbel and discover the commanding twin temples of Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The former’s façade is dominated by four 70-foot-tall statues of the pharaoh. Perhaps even more impressive, this entire site was disassembled and moved here to save it from the floodwaters caused by the Aswan High Dam. Return to Aswan & Fly Cairo for an evening at leisure.
Luxury Hotel In Cairo
Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 9
CAIRO: SAKKARA & CUSTOM ACTIVITY DAY
Drive to Sakkara, site of hundreds of tombs and 14 pyramids, including the famous Step Pyramid of Djoser. After lunch, enjoy one of these Custom Activity Day:
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Discover Coptic Cairo, visiting a church built where the Holy Family stayed, as well as ancient Ben Ezra Synagogue (subject to availability).
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Tour Islamic Cairo, including a walk in El-Moaz Street, and the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar.
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View the Royal Mummies, and countless other artifacts, as you tour the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
Luxury Hotel in Cairo
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 10
DEPART FROM CAIRO
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and depart.
Breakfast
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