Arrive in Cairo. You will be transported, by motor coach, to your hotel for dinner and a relaxing evening.

After breakfast, you will tour Cairo, the capital of Egypt, and guardian of its treasures. See the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities with its treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb, the Great Pyramid of Giza which is the only surviving monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the Great Sphinx. In the evening, enjoy dinner and the Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids.

In Alexandria, you will go through the fertile Nile Delta to the ‘Pearl of the Mediterranean’. See Pompey’s Pillar, the Roman theatre, and the catacombs of Kom el Shuquafa; drive the 15-mile corniche past Qaitbay Fortress to the National Museum, and see the Library of Alexandria and the Montaza Gardens.

In Memphis, you will see the famous Colossus of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx. You will visit the Egyptian Museum Saqqara, where you will see the Step Pyramid, the world’s oldest stone structure. In Old Cairo, you will see the AL Moallaka Church (Hanging Church) and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, then enjoy dinner and Egyptian Folklore at a floating restaurant on the Nile.

In Luxor, you will visit the Temple Complex of Luxor. Next, you will board our cruise boat to Dendera, following lunch on board, you will visit the Temple of Dendera, built by Ptolemy VIII in the 1st century BC. Next, you will visit the Temple of Karnak where you will enjoy the Sound and Light Show.

You will have the option to take a hot air balloon, before sunrise, over the west bank of the Nile for unforgettable views of Luxor’s temples in the peaceful glow of dawn. Visit the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, These secretive tombs of New Kingdom Pharaohs were planned to preserve their mummies and funerary impediments for eternity. You will visit the Deir el Bahary Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.

At Edfu, you will visit the Temple of Horus. Next, you will go to Kom Ombo to see the Temples of Sobek and Haroeris, where in ancient times sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank.

You will visit the Aswan High Dam, the ancient granite quarries to see the enormous Unfinished Obelisk, and the Temple of Isis rising from the waters of the Nile on the island of Philae. Following lunch, we travel by camel to visit the monastery.

Following breakfast on board we disembark and check into the hotel. Next, you will go to the Islands of Elephantine and Kitchener, which you will visit by felucca sailboat.

Day at leisure with the option to visit Abu Simbel by air. Abu Simbel is where the two temples were carved out of solid rock by Pharaoh Ramses II more than 3000 years ago, and are considered among the most magnificent monuments in the world.

Afternoon flight to Cairo, followed by farewell dinner and departure to USA.