Nile, Red Sea & Desert

As soon as you get off the plane, you will see our airport agent holding a sign with your name on it. They will help you get your Egyptian visa, lead you through baggage claim, and then escort you to your hotel!

Breakfast at Hotel. Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza: one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, the best preserved pyramids in Egypt, they are on the bucket list of everyone travelling to this country. The Great Sphinx: the oldest and biggest human-headed statue with the body of a lion ever known from Ancient Egypt, located right next to Giza Pyramids. The Valley Temple: where mummified dead bodies of Egyptian Pharaohs were prepared before they headed to their final burials inside their Pyramids. A brief Camel Ride in front of the Pyramids with the option of individual and group portraits! Lunch in an authentic, local restaurant. After Lunch head to Sakkara to visit the oldest stone building in the world known as the Step Pyramid, get a chance to visit the Tomb of Kagemni in the oldest part of the necropolis, and then go inside the Pyramid of King Teti.

Breakfast at Hotel. This morning, after checking out from your hotel, you take a short flight from Cairo to Aswan (about 1.5 hours). Upon arrival, take a boat ride to visit Philae Temple, one of the most important monuments in southern Egypt. Philae was an ancient pilgrimage centre for the cult of Isis. Saved from a watery grave by UNESCO’s rescue project, it was transferred block by block from a nearby island to escape being flooded when the Aswan Dam was built between 1972 and 1980. Then a short drive to visit the High Dam of Aswan, one of the largest 10 projects in the 20th century. Felucca (sailboat) ride on the Nile. Check in at your Nile Cruise. Evening walking tour in Aswan Spice Market.

Breakfast on Cruise. Sailing to visit the Temple of Sobek in Kom Ombo: One side of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world. The other side is dedicated to the falcon god Horus. Nearby, you will visit the Crocodile Mummification Museum. You will see well-preserved remains of crocodiles, cats, fish, and other animals who were mummified by the ancient Egyptians. It will provide you with an understanding of the ancient art of mummification.
Back on your Nile Cruise we sail to Edfu, where we visit Edfu Temple, the best-preserved temple of the ancient world, dedicated to Horus the falcon god. It was built between 237 and 57 BC and is known for its gigantic pylons. Sailing to Luxor.

Breakfast on Cruise. You will visit the famous Valley of the Kings, the most historically significant archaeological site in the world. For the past 200 years, archaeologists have been exploring the site, and have discovered 65 ancient tombs, including the most famous of all – the tomb of King Tut! You will enter and explore three tombs.
Later, take a short drive to the largest mortuary temple of pharaoh Ramesses III known as Medinat Habu, with its very fresh colours which have been restored recently. You end your visit to the West Bank with the largest statues ever sculpted in Luxor, known as the Colossi of Memnon, which were made for king Amenophis III.

Breakfast on Cruise. You visit the Karnak Temple complex, a vast open-air museum, and the second largest ancient religious site in the world. Construction at Karnak started 4,000 years ago and continued for 2,000 years. Each Egyptian ruler who worked at Karnak left his or her own architectural mark. Approximately 30 pharaohs contributed to the buildings here, creating a complex unlike any other. Later, you visit Luxor Temple illuminated in the evening. Luxor Temple is a beautiful structure packed with history and legend. Construction took about 100 years, between 1370 BC and 1295 BC, and was added to by four different pharaohs. You will visit the newly opened Avenue of the Sphinxes. Also called the King’s Festivities Road, or Rams Road, this 1.7-mile-long avenue connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple, with sphinxes and ram-headed statues lined up on both flanks. Lunch in Luxor. Drive to the Red Sea resort Hurghada (almost 4 hours). Check in at resort hotel.

After breakfast, check out from hotel and fly home