JOURNEY TO HISTORY

Welcome to Cairo! Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative. After you have collected your luggage, he will take you in your deluxe Private vehicle to your Cairo hotel.

Overnight: Hotel in Cairo

In the morning, after having your breakfast you will join your private professional Egyptologist tour guide to explore The Pyramids of Giza and The Great Sphinx: the most famous monuments of not only ancient Egypt but of the entire ancient world!

After lunch at a local restaurant, you will be taken to Sakkara to see the very first pyramid ever built; The Step Pyramid of Djoser, which was built to immortalize the great legacy of his king. You will also get the chance to see some fantastic mastabas Tombs.

After this, you will be taken on a guided tour to the open-air museum of Memphis, the first documented capital in the world built 3200 BC. The Colossus of Ramses II dominates the museum here. 

Meals: Breakfast (in your hotel), Lunch (will be served in local restaurant)

Overnight: Hotel in Cairo

Your day starts with breakfast in your hotel followed by a drive, in your private air-conditioned vehicle, to The Pearl of the Mediterranean Sea Alexandria (approximately 2.5 hours’ drive). Your visit to this beautiful city, originally built by Alexander the Great, includes a trip to: 

The Catacombs (Kom el Shoqafa), where the early Christians buried. 

The Roman Amphitheatre, which every town in the ancient Roman Empire had.

Pompey's Pillar, the biggest memorial column in Egypt, made of red granite and standing about 28 metres high, with a base diameter of 2.7 meters.

The Citadel of Qaitbay, where about 1480 AD the Mameluke Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay fortified the site, which held the ruins of the Alexandria Lighthouse, and with successive improvements it now stands as a very prominent Citadel on the Mediterranean coastline.

At the end of the day, you will be driven to your chosen hotel for an overnight.

Meals: Breakfast (in your hotel), Lunch (will be served in local restaurant)

Overnight: Hotel in Alexandria

After having your breakfast, you will visit another popular site in Alexandria. The Trip Includes: 

The New Alexandria Library (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), inaugurated on October 16, 2002, with shelf space for eight million books, with the main reading room on eleven levels.

Alexandria National Museum, built in a former palace and now houses almost 2000 artefacts which tell the story of the city, including the recent finds from the sunken part of the city.

At the end of the day, you will be driven back to Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast (in your hotel), Lunch (will be served in local restaurant)

Overnight: Hotel in Cairo

After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and our representative will escort you to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, you will be met and assisted by our representative who will transfer you to your cruise boat: your floating hotel for your next 4 nights. 

After lunch, which you will have onboard, you will visit the magnificent Karnak Temple, which was, at its peak, the largest and most important religious complex in ancient Egypt. The most significant structure, and the largest religious building ever built, is the Temple of Amun-Ra, considered to be where that god lived on earth with his wife, Mut, and son, Khonsu, who also have temples at the site.

Then you will head to Luxor Temples, which was not built-in adoration to a god or to a god figure of the kings and pharaohs, but was built in dedication to the rejuvenation of kingship. Many kings might have had they crowning at the Temple of Luxor, whether crowned in reality or conceptually as in the case of Alexander the Great, who claimed he was crowned at Luxor although facts contradict appear that he had never traveled south of Memphis which is considered the modern city of Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast (in your hotel), Lunch & Dinner (On the Nile Cruise)

Overnight: Deluxe Nile Cruise

After your first breakfast on board, it is time to visit the West Bank of Luxor:

• The tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs are in the Valley of the Kings, which is an astounding location where 62 Pharaohs are buried. This was a secret place, where sentries guarded the entrance, as well as the tops of the hills to discourage tomb robbers.
• The magnificent Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahri, which is one of the most distinctive temples in all of Egypt. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period.

After this visit to the Theban "City of the Dead", you will be taken back to your boat for your lunch, and then you can watch as it departs Luxor and sails for Esna. As the Nile flows gently underneath you, dinner will be served.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (On the Nile Cruise)

Overnight: Deluxe Nile Cruise

You can enjoy your breakfast watching as the cruise boat crosses the Esna lock then sails onward to Edfu, home of the best-preserved temple in Egypt: The Temple of Edfu or Temple of Horus, one of the most beautiful and preserved Temples in Egypt. Its origins likely date back to the Second Intermediate Period, but the actual Temple only dates back to Ptolemaic times. The construction work began during the reign of Ptolemy III (about 237 BC) and was finished during the reign of Ptolemy IV. Some other additions were made by other Ptolemaic Kings and the Roman Emperor Augustus. The temple's construction, in addition to its additions, inscriptions, and reliefs took about 180 years!

After the visit, you will be taken back to the boat for your lunch while it sails onward to Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to the gods Horus and Sobek. Afterward, you will be back to the Cruise for Having your dinner while it sails to Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (On the Nile Cruise)

Overnight: Deluxe Nile Cruise

Your last day of sailing starts with breakfast, and then a visit to Aswan. You will be driven to see The High Dam, the world's largest rock-filled dam, and the Temple of Philae which was moved to the new island of Agilika after the waters of Lake Nasser flooded its original location on Philae.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (On the Nile Cruise)

Overnight: Deluxe Nile Cruise

After having your last breakfast on board, your Private Egyptologist will drive you in a private modern A/C Vehicle to the impressive two Temples of Abu Simbel (approximately 3 hours' drive).

These two Temples were originally carved out of a rocky mountainside by Ramses II. There are four colossal statues of Ramses in front of the main temple which are magnificent examples of ancient Egyptian magnificent art. 

After the day tour ends, you will be transferred to Aswan airport for your flight back to Cairo (flight duration is about 1 hour only). Once there, our representative will meet you before transferring you to your hotel in Cairo for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast (On the Cruise), Lunch (will be served in local restaurant)

Overnight: Hotel in Cairo

Breakfast at the hotel is followed by tour in The Egyptian Museum, which display a rare collection of 5000 years of art. Over 250,000 Genuine ancient Egyptian artifacts are presented. You will have the option to gaze at the wonders of King Tutankhamen, including his golden death mask

From here you will be taken on a tour of Cairo famous Churches, including: The Hanging Church and The Church of St. George the Martyr, 2 churches built into the walls of the Fort of Babylon and its remains could be Cairo's oldest structures; and The Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius), where, it is said, the Holy Family took shelter in a cave, with the church being erected here to commemorate this. This whole area is a world-famous destination for Pilgrims.

Afterwards, you will visit National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. it's a journey across time, where each guest will get to explore all the magical history and culture of Egypt.

Before being driven back to your hotel you will have free shopping tour in some magical souvenir’s shops.

In the evening there is a farewell Nile Cruise dinner, which lasts for 2 hours, sailing on the Nile with Folkloric Shows and Belly Dancers. You will enjoy a colorful belly dancing show with a folklore band featuring the unforgettable Tannoura Spin.

Meals: Breakfast (in your hotel), Lunch (will be served in local restaurant), Dinner (Nile Cruise)

Overnight: Hotel in Cairo

After having your breakfast, you will go through most popular Islamic monuments in Cairo:

• Amr Ibn Al Aas Mosque, is the oldest Mosque in Egypt and in the whole Africa. It's mainly planned by the Islamic leader Amr Ibn El Aas, who introduced Islam to Egypt.

• Sultan Hasan Mosque, is the Truley finest example of Mamluk architecture which was established in the 14th Century and still stand in the heart of the Capital.

• Al Rifai Mosque, which located opposite to Sultan Hasan Mosque and was built in two phases.

Afterwards, you will be taken to the Citadel of Saladin, the fortress built between 1176 and 1183 AD, to protect Cairo from the Crusaders and rebuilt by Muhammad Ali Pasha, whose Mosque is a "must see". It’s a majestic work of art, constructed to be a replica of a blue mosque in Istanbul.

Meals: Breakfast (in your hotel), Lunch (will be served in local restaurant)

Overnight: Hotel in Cairo

Your final day starts with breakfast at the hotel followed by check-out. You will then be transferred to the airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast (in your hotel)