Pyramids the Nile and Sharm El Sheikh

Welcome to Cairo, Egypt! Once you arrive at Cairo International Airport, your representative will meet, assist in customs and transfer to your hotel. Once arrived, check in and the rest of the day is free to settle and relax after your journey or If you arrive early you may like to take an evening sound and light show at the pyramids or enjoy a fantastic dinner cruise on the Nile (both available to book locally on arrival).

Meals: Welcome Drink

Breakfast at the hotel, today your Egyptologist guide will pick you up to visit the Giza plateau, home of the famous three pyramids of Giza, built over 4500 years ago! Explore the pyramids and learn about their fantastic history as you walk in the footsteps of the pharaohs. You have the chance to enter inside of one of these legendary structures and marvel at the massive stones used to construct them (Extra ticket on spot). Continue to the great Sphinx and the Valley temple of Cheops.

Head out to visit ancient Memphis, the capital of the old Kingdom of Egypt. You’ll see the colossal statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx,

Continue to Saqqara, the ancient burial ground in Egypt. You will see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser (or Djoser), the oldest pyramid in the world and the prototype for all subsequent pyramids. The ancient architect and sage Imhotep initially designed the pyramid as a single story, then later added five more levels and covered the structure with a shell of fine limestone.

After finished, transfer to your hotel to relax or take an extra optional tour on offer

Optional: Pyramids sound and light show, experience the iconic pyramids and the great Sphinx at night as they are lit with dancing lasers and visuals.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, drive (almost 3 hours) to Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city and main port on the Mediterranean coast. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. Alexandria was the setting for the stormy love story between Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony as well as a cosmopolitan gathering spot for intellectuals in the early twentieth century.

You will see the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. The Catacombs are the largest and most important burial site in Egypt Move on to visit Pompey’s pillar (Column of Diocletian), the largest Roman triumphal column constructed outside Rome or Constantinople.

Proceed to visit the Roman Amphitheater, is the only one of its type in Egypt, used by the Romans for poetry and music.

Continue to the Citadel of Qaitbay, was erected on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Afterwards, you will stop by the strikingly modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inspired by the original Great library of Alexandria and built to hold over eight million books (Extra entrance fees on spot). After finished, enjoy a relaxing drive back to your hotel in Cairo and free time to relax.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at hotel and then today you will visit the Egyptian museum, home to the largest collection ancient Egyptian collection of jewels, relics but the most famous is the golden treasures of king Tutankhamun.

Proceed to Cairo Citadel of Saladin was construction in 1176, once Muhammad Ali seized power in the 1805s, he restored the citadel and built numerous government buildings inside. His masterpiece was the great Alabaster Mosque, which you’ll have the opportunity to visit. Muhammad Ali’s mosque, with its large dome and tall pencil-like Ottoman minarets, is one of the most prominent monuments on Cairo’s skyline to this day.

Continue to visit the Coptic Cairo, encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Hanging Church is the most famous Coptic Christian church in Cairo and the first built in Basilican style. Then the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga) is believed that the Holy Family visited this area and stayed here.

Get to know more of the Cairo sightseeing with a tour to the most amazing Islamic Cairo. Enjoy a walking tour to El-Moez Street, al Hakim mosque and Khan el Khalili bazaar. Back to your hotel & overnight

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Early morning, pick up and transfer to Cairo airport for your short flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, start to visit the Aswan High Dam, considered a marvel of modern engineering when completed in 1970s. Then proceed to the beautiful Temple of Philae which is dedicated to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Originally located on the island of Philae but after the construction of Aswan High Dam, the temple complex was dismantled and moved to nearby Agilkia Island as part of the UNESCO Nubia Campaign project took 10 years.

After finished, transfer to board your Nile cruise ship in Aswan. Lunch on board. Take some time to get settled into your Cabin and explore the ship.

Later in the afternoon, you will take an Egyptian Felucca lateen boat to sail on the Nile, pass by the Elephantine Island and visit the Botanical Gardens on the Kitchener Island. Dinner and overnight aboard the Nile cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, you Nile Cruise will set sail to Kom Ombo, upon arrival you will explore the unusual double temple dedicated to two gods, the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus the Elder. The Greco-Roman temple was constructed between 180BC to 219AD. See the Nilometer which used to measure the level of the Nile Water, during the annual flood season as well as the Crocodile Museum where some 300 crocodile mummies discovered in the vicinity are displayed inside.

The cruise will continue to sail downstream to Edfu, enjoy a traditional Horse and Carriage ride to visit Edfu Temple of Horus, consider the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. This is partly because it was built later during the Ptolemaic era from 237 to 57 BC. Despite its later date, it reflects traditional Pharaonic architecture and so provides an excellent idea of how all the temples once looked. Then you will cruise to Luxor via Esna, Dinner and overnight aboard the Nile cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast on board, today your will explore some of the most incredible sites of the country. Start with a photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, 18 meters tall and gazing eastward toward the rising sun, the statues depict Amenhotep seated on his throne.

Head to visit one of the most famous archeological sites in the world, the remote and barren Valley of the Kings, used for royal burials for nearly 500 years. It was here that the bodies of great pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Ramses II and Thutmose III were once laid to rest. Whilst here, you can visit the tomb of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun (Extra ticket on spot).

Continue to the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri, She is considered by historians one of the most successful rulers of ancient Egypt. The temple was constructed into the face of steep cliffs at the basin.

After finished, transfer to your Nile Cruise and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at your leisure.

Optional: You have the choice to rise very early to see the West Bank of Luxor from above on an optional hot air balloon ride.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Disembarkation after breakfast, today, you will explore the east bank of the Nile to visit the magnificent Karnak Temple, the largest cult temple complex in Egypt. Enjoy Walking along the Avenue of Sphinx to enter the complex as your Egyptologist guide explains how the massive facade was constructed. Karnak Temple is home to a vast array of decayed temples, chapels, pylons and other ancient buildings as you soak up the unique atmosphere and let your imagination run wild as you learn about cult and beliefs in Ancient Egypt.

Continue to Luxor Temple which was once joined to Karnak Temple by a three kilometer long Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple. You will enter the temple through the great pylon where two enormous statues of Ramses II still stand, along with a pink granite obelisk (its mate stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France). After the great tour, you will be transferred to Luxor airport for a flight to Sharm El-Sheikh. Arrive and transfer to your Sharm El Sheikh Red Sea Resort. The remainder of the day is free at your leisure. Your stay here is on a ‘soft all inclusive’ basis, with all meals, soft drinks and snacks included but not alcoholic beverages.

Meals: All inclusive

Your day is free today to relax on the beach or in the hotel swimming pool. Sunbathe, swim in the crystal waters or enjoy extra tours: Mount Sinai Climb and St Catherine Tour from Sharm el Sheikh or Quad biking in Sinai desert from Sharm El Sheikh.

Meals: All Inclusive

Your day is free today to relax on the beach or in the hotel swimming pool. Sunbathe, swim in the crystal waters or enjoy extra tours on offer: Ras Mohammed Snorkeling trip by Boat

Meals: All Inclusive

After breakfast, there are no activities planned for today and you are able to depart your accommodation at any time – check-out (at 12:00pm). You will be transferred to Sharm el Sheikh Airport for your flight to Cairo & connect with your international departure flight. If you would like to spend some more time in Egypt, we’ll be happy to book additional accommodation for you (subject to availability).

Meals: Breakfast