Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport at 8:15am, you will be met by our representative and then transferred to the hotel for check in and overnight.

Sonesta Hotel Tower and Casino, Cairo, tel: +20 2-226-4111

We will begin our tour of Cairo with a visit to the Egyptian Museum, housing the treasures of King Tut and the awesome relics from antiquity. We will then drive to the famous Saladin Citadel and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. We continue to Old Cairo and see the beautiful Coptic El Mouallaqa Church, the Church of St. Sergius where it is said the Holy Family rested on their flight into Egypt, and the 12th century Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in Egypt.

We drive to the Khan El Khalili Bazaar, where craftsmen practice skills passed down through the generations, and we are ready to the spirit of friendly bargaining that makes Cairo shopping such a fun adventure. We will then transfer to our deluxe hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast we transfer to the Cairo Airport for our flight to Luxor (ancient Thebes). On arrival we will board our tour bus and cross to the west bank of the Nile to tour the Valley of the Kings, including the tomb of King Tut (Tut-Ankh-Amun), the temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. We will drive to the cruise ships dock to board our ship, settle into our rooms and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon we will visit the Temple of Luxor and then return to our ship. The remainder of the afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight on board.

Royal Lilly, Movenpick Cruise Lines

After breakfast we will visit the temples at Karnak. Then we will return to our ship and sail down-river toward Edfu, via the Esna Locks. Overnight at Edfu.

After breakfast we visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, considered the most important temple after Karnak. Lunch on board as we sail to Kom Umbo and visit the Temple of Kom-Ombo, dedicated to the god of fertility, Sebek, and the solar god of war, Haroeris, or Horus the Great. Dinner and overnight on our cruise ship as we sail south towards Aswan.

After breakfast enjoy the tour to Abu Simbel to explore the enormous Temples of Ramses II and his queen Nefertari. These monuments were completely relocated with the aid of many nations in order to save them from the rising waters of Lake Nassar. Carved out of the side of a sandstone rock cliff and facing eastward to let the light of the rising sun penetrate the innermost sanctuary, these monuments reflecting an ancient age are a spectacular sight. After lunch we will visit the nearby the Granite Quarries to see the gigantic unfinished Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut, 137 feet long. We visit the Temple of Philae, a complex on a small island dedicated to the goddess Isis. We transfer to the Aswan Airport for our flight to Cairo. Evening Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids in Giza. Dinner and overnight in our Cairo hotel. Movenpick Media City Hotel , Cairo, tel: +20-23-855-5001  

After breakfast we drive to GIZA and see the three Great Pyramids, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, immutably majestic as they have been for over 35 centuries.  We tour the pyramids of Cheops, Cephran and Mykerinos, then visit the Sphinx that broods over the vast desert.  We proceed to MEMPHIS, the 5,000 year old capitol of ancient Egypt, and view the reclining colossal statue of Ramses II, the remains of Ptah Temple, and the incredibly well preserved sphinx carved from a single block of alabaster. Not far away is SAKKARA, the burial ground of ancient Memphis, and we see King Zoser's Step Pyramid, the world’s oldest stone structure.  We then visit the burial place of the sacred bulls in the Tomb of Apis. Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

After a short rest in the hotel we will transfer to the Cairo International Airport to check-in for your departure flight to the USA. Depart on Turkish Air flight TK687, departing at 1:15am. Arrive in New York at 10:55am.

FAREWELL EGYPT!