Arrival at Cairo International Airport, where you will be greeted and assisted by our representative. Transfer to your hotel in a private air-conditioned tourist vehicle, accompanied by our representative. Arrival at the hotel and check-in.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer for a guided tour of the world-famous Giza Pyramids:

The Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), the oldest and only surviving wonder of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is also the largest of all the pyramids and was built by Pharaoh Cheops of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty; the architect of this masterpiece was Hemiunu.

The Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), Cheops’ brother, dating from the 26th century BC.

The Pyramid of Menkaure (Mykerinos), known in its time as “The Divine Pyramid.”

Continue to the Great Sphinx, the magnificent statue with a pharaoh’s head and a lion’s body, and visit the Valley Temple.

Enjoy a complimentary 15-minute camel ride around the Giza Pyramids area.

Later, transfer to the Giza train station to board your seated train to Aswan.

Arrival and assistance at Aswan train station. Transfer to your Nile cruise ship in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Lunch on board.

Visit the Aswan High Dam, built in 1960 to protect Egypt from the annual flooding of the Nile River.

Then take an excursion to the Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis, located on Philae Island about 11 kilometers south of Aswan. Sail toward Kom Ombo. Dinner and overnight on board.

Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, an unusual double temple that is perfectly symmetrical, with two entrances, two hypostyle halls, and two sanctuaries. It is dedicated to two gods: the left side to the falcon-headed god Haroeris (Horus the Elder), and the right side to Sobek, the local crocodile-headed deity.

Lunch on board as you sail to Edfu.

Transfer by horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved temple in Egypt, dedicated to the falcon god Horus. It was known in ancient times as Mesen (“The Place of the Harpoon” or “The House of Ra”).

Continue sailing to Luxor. Dinner and overnight on board.

Breakfast and lunch on board.

Visit the Temple of Luxor, built during the New Kingdom and connected to the Temple of Karnak by an avenue (dromos) lined with sphinxes. It was constructed mainly by two pharaohs: Amenhotep III, who built the inner section, and Ramses II, who completed the temple.

Continue to the Temple of Karnak, one of the most significant and influential religious complexes in ancient Egypt, especially during the New Kingdom. The main temple was dedicated to the god Amun, though many other deities were also worshiped here.

Dinner and overnight on board.

Visit the Valley of the Kings, the burial site of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. Here lie the tombs of kings from the 18th, 19th, and 20th Dynasties, as well as several queens, princes, nobles, and even sacred animals.

Continue to the Temple of Hatshepsut, the unique and monumental temple of Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty), the most impressive structure built in the valley and unmatched anywhere in Egypt.

Then visit the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues representing Pharaoh Amenhotep III, located on the west bank of the Nile near Medinet Habu, south of the great Theban necropolises.

In the afternoon, transfer to the Luxor train station to board your seated train back to Cairo.

Arrival and assistance at the Giza train station. Transfer to your hotel in a private air-conditioned tourist vehicle. Free day in Cairo. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and transfer to Cairo International Airport, accompanied by our representative, for your international departure flight.

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