Itinerary

Egypt Expedition (9 Days / 8 Nights)
Cairo, Luxor & Aswan including 5 days Nile Cruise

Day 1
- You will be met and assisted at Cairo airport through arrival formalities, and will be transferred to your Hotel.
- Overnight at your hotel in Cairo.

Day 2
- Breakfast at Hotel.
- Visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, housing the magnificent treasures of King Tut Ankh Amoun, The Citadel of Saladin, Mohamed Ali Mosque, and Khan El-Khalili Bazaar in Egypt.
- Lunch and dinner are on your own.
- Overnight at Hotel.

Day 3
- Breakfast at Hotel [Lunch & Dinner on board the Cruise].
- You will be transferred to Cairo airport for a short flight to Luxor.
- Arrival at Luxor, meet, assist, and be transferred to Nile Cruise. In the evening, visit Karnak & Luxor temples.
- Galabya party.
- Overnight on board.

Day 4
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on board the Cruise.
- Visit the West bank of the Nile River (Thebes Necropolis) including the valley of Kings, Hatshepsut temple & Colossi of Memnon. Sailing to Esna to cross Esna Lock on the Nile.
- Overnight on board.

Day 5
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on board the Cruise.
- Sailing to Edfu. Visit Hours temple in Edfu. Sailing to Kom Ombo. Visit the temple shared by Horarris & Sobek in Kom Ombo.
- Sailing to Aswan.
- Overnight on board.

Day 6
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on board the Cruise.
- Visit the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk. In the evening, felucca ride on the Nile (sailboat) to visit Botanical Island & Elephantine Island.
- Fair well dinner including belly or Nubian Dancing.
- Overnight on board.

Day 7
- Breakfast on board the Cruise.
- You will be transferred to Aswan airport for the back flight to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo, meet, assist, and be transferred to Hotel.
- Overnight on board.

Day 8
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Visit Memphis "the ancient capital of Egypt" and its Necropolis Saqqara, Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple of King Chefren.
- Overnight at Hotel.

Day 9
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- You will be transferred to Cairo airport for final departure.

Inclusions:
1- Accommodation:
* Cairo: Four nights on a Bed and Breakfast basis divided into a first stay and a second stay after coming back from Upper Egypt.
* Nile Cruise: Four nights aboard 5* Nile Cruise (standard cabin and cruise) on full board basis (3 meals a day) sailing from Luxor to Esna to Edfu to Kom Ombo and ending by the beautiful city of Aswan from which you fly back to Cairo for your second stay.

2- Tour escort/s:
English-speaking tour Escorts.

3- Egyptology Guide/s:
First-class English-speaking licensed Guide/s for all visited places.

4- Meet, greet & Transfer:
- Meet and assist at all airports on arrivals and departures (in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan) including transfer by private air-conditioned vehicles to your hotel, Cruise, or airport.
- Luggage handling at airports, hotels, and Nile Cruise on arrival and departure (maximum 2 luggage per person).

5- Entrance fees for all included visited sites as indicated and described in the detailed itinerary.

6- Tours:
* At Cairo:
- Full-day Tour without Lunch to visit the Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Saladin, Mohamed Ali Alabaster mosque, and the world-famous Khan El Khalili Bazars.

- Full-day tour without Lunch to visit Memphis, Sakkara, Giza Pyramids, and the Sphinx.
* At Luxor:
- Karnak & Luxor Temples (On the East bank of Thebes).
- Visit Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Thebes including Queen Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir El Bahari, and the colossi of Memnon.
* During cruising to Aswan:
- Visit Horus Temple in Edfu
- Visit Greco Roman Temple in Kom Ombo.

* At Aswan:
- Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan.
- High dam of Aswan.
- Sail on the Nile by felucca (local sailboat) passing around Elephantine and Kitchener islands.

Exclusions:
Your tour package is not including the following:
1- International return flights to Egypt.
2- Domestic flights in Egypt (Cairo/Luxor and Aswan/Cairo).
3- Egypt Entry Visa.
4- Tipping throughout the trip.
5- Personal expenses (Drinks, Tel, Laundry... Etc).
6- Departure tax (If any applies).