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Description

See the highlights of Egypt in a combined trip

Highlights

Pyramids of Giza

The Sphinx

The stepped pyramid at Saqqara

Memphis

The High dam

Philae Island

Abu Simbel

Kom Ombo Temple

Edfu Temple

Valley of the Kings

Hatshepsuts Temple

Colossi of Memnon

Karnak Temple

Luxor Temple

Egyptian Museum

Khan el Khalili

The Citadel

All Sightseeing with Transportation in A/C vehicle and English speaking Egyptologist

What you can expect

Day 1: 
You will be met at Cairo airport and transfer to your hotel.  You will have the remainder of day at leisure.
Overnight Cairo.

Day 2:
After breakfast, your tour in Egypt begins with a visit to the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Your Giza tour includes a short camel ride.  You will continue on to visit the stepped pyramid of Dzoser at Saqqara, the oldest stone structure in the world. You will complete your tour with a visit to the former capital at Memphis.
Overnight train to Aswan.

Day 3: 
Arrival in Aswan and transfer to your Nile cruise ship, you will begin with a visit to the High Dam, followed by a tour to Philae Island to the temple of Isis.

Overnight onboard

Day 4:
Your cruise ship will prepare a breakfast box to take with you on your early morning departure to the magnificent temples of Ramses II and Nefertari at Abu Simbel.

In the afternoon you will set sail to Kom Ombo.

Overnight onboard.

Day 5:
After breakfast, you will tour the temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek.

You will then sail to Edfu to visit the best preserved temple in Egypt dedicated to the god Horus.

Overnight onboard.

Day 6:
You will be met in Luxor and your tour begins with the West Bank including the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and the Colossi of Memnon.

Overnight Luxor.

Day 7: 
After breakfast, your tour will start at Karnak Temple and end after a visit to Luxor Temple.

Transfer to Luxor Railway Station

Overnight train to Cairo

Day 8:
Arrival to Cairo, where you will visit the Egyptian Museum, Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque and Khan El Khalili Market, the oldest market in Egypt.

Transfer to your hotel.

Overnight Cairo.

Day 9:
Breakfast at your hotel, and the rest of the day is free to explore on your own.

You will then be transferred to Cairo airport for your flight back home.

Includes

2 nights on First class seated train.

3 nights on Nile Cruise. Full board

All Sightseeing with Transportation in A/C vehicle and English speaking Egyptologist

Meet, assist and escort during your trip to Egypt.

All Taxes & Services Charges.

Entrance fees are not included in the price of any tours: We do not charge in advance for site entrance fees to add flexibility to your program as you may choose to skip one or more sites depending upon your interests.