Sail Like Royals

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. You can’t start a tour of amazing Egypt without a visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza!
These three phenomenal pyramids served as monumental burial sites where the Ancient Egyptian kings were buried. You will have the option to enter the biggest and most famous – the Great Pyramid of Cheops. A brief Camel Ride in front of the Pyramids with the option of individual and group portraits! The Great Sphinx: the oldest and the biggest statue with a lion`s body and a human head 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 were headed to their final burials inside their Pyramids. Lunch in new authentic restaurant overlooking the pyramids, The Nine Pyramids Lounge. In this unique location you can see all nine of the pyramids. After lunch, head to Sakkara to visit the oldest stone building in the world known as the Step Pyramid and get a chance to visit a private tomb in the oldest part of the necropolis, the Tomb of Kagemni. Then go inside the Pyramid of King Teti & visit some of the newly discovered monuments in Sakkara.

Breakfast at Hotel. Visit the New Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The GEM is the largest archaeological museum in the world. It houses thousands of areifacts of ancient Egypt, including the complete 5,000-pieces of King Tut`s collection with many pieces being displayed for the very first time. Visit Cairo’s new Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), whose exhibits are designed to offer visitors a holistic experience of the evolution of Egyptian civilization. The Museum includes six main galleries entitled ‘The Dawn of Civilization’, ‘The Nile’, ‘Writing, State and Society’, ‘Material Culture’, ‘Beliefs and Thinking’, and ‘the Gallery of Royal Mummies’. You will spend the afternoon exploring El Moez Street, a lively pedestrian street in Old Cairo. A UNESCO World Heritage site with the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world. It runs between two massive gates in the original stone city wall, built in the 11th century when Cairo was founded.
Wandering the meandering alleyways and discovering magnificent mosques, fine old houses and palaces, cafes and restaurants, and a tentmaker’s market is a treat for locals and visitors alike. Ending your day in the most famous Souk Market in the Middle East….Khan El Khalili.

Fly to Luxor. Upon arrival, 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. Lunch in a Local Restaurant. Check in at your Luxor hotel. When the sun goes down, 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 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.

Breakfast at hotel. Fly to Luxor. Upon arrival, 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. Lunch in a Local Restaurant. Check in at your Luxor hotel. When the sun goes down, 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 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.

breakfast on Cruise. Early morning sailing, – there is nothing like sunrise on the Nile. The banks are full of animals and birds, and the light is very soft and mystical. After breakfast, visit the El Kab Tombs of the Nobles, then sailing. Later you will 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.

Breakfast on Cruise. This morning, we sail to Ramadi Village and take a walking tour in the village watching farmers, animals, crops and different birds. Later in the afternoon, we visit Gebel El Silsila temple and quarries used by the Pharaohs to build their many monuments and temples.