This trip is designed primarily for the first or second time visitor to Egypt, who has the time and desire to gain an in-depth appreciation for this ancient culture. It is a reasonably priced, 15 day, 14 night, trip which includes visits to the most important and famous pharaonic monuments in Egypt as well as a number of impressive, but lesser visited places. There are also brief visits to the most important Islamic, Coptic and Jewish sites in Cairo. A high standard of quality is maintained throughout, including stays in 4- star (Value) and 5-star (Standard and Superior) hotels and a five star cruise ship. 

 

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Day 1, Saturday 
If Museum Tours arranges your travel to Egypt, you will leave New York at 6:30 pm on Egypt Air's overnight flight to Cairo.

Day 2, Sunday
Upon our arrival in Cairo we will be met by a Museum Tours Represent-

ative, who will assist with checked luggage, passport control and cust-

oms. Our private bus will then take us through Cairo and across the Nile

river to the five star hotel, The Mena House, located at the base of the

pyramids, in time for lunch. The rest of the day you are free to relax and

get over your jet lag.
B, L - in flight
D - Hotel
Hotel - Sofitel Sphinx (Value), Mena House (Standard and Superior) 

Day 3, Monday
After breakfast, a short camel ride (bus or walk if you prefer) will take us from the hotel to the pyramids. We will visit the Pyramids at Giza. Explore inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu, visit the Solar Boat museum, and the ageless Sphinx of Khafra with its valley temple. After lunch, at a restaurant near the hotel, you can return to the hotel to relax, or, if you have the energy, join us as we return to the Giza Plateau for a walking tour, to visit the Pyramids of Khafra and Menkara, with the remains of their mortuary temples, the Tomb of Qar and the Tomb of Idu.
B, D - Hotel
L - Peace Restaurant
Hotel - Sofitel Sphinx (Value), Mena House (Standard and Superior) 

Day 4, Tuesday
We will visit ancient necropolis at Saqqara for the entire morning. Sites include: the Step Pyramid of Djoser (the world's first pyramid), the Pyramid of Unas with its pyramid texts and causeway, the Tomb of the Brothers, the Mastaba tombs of Meruka and Ptah-hotep, the Pyramid of Teti and the burial place of the sacred bulls, known as the Serrapeum . After a late lunch we will drive to the ancient capital of Memphis with its magnificent and beautiful Colossus of Ramses before heading to the airport ot catch our evening flight to Luxor, where we will transfer to the deluxe and historic, five-star Winter

Palace Hotel .
B - Hotel
L - Saqqara Palm Club Restaurant
D - Airport Hotel
Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior) 

Day 5, Wednesday
After a drive through town we will then visit Karnak Temple, the largest temple complex in the

world, allowing ample time for wandering around. This will be followed by a visit to the Luxor

Museum. There will be plenty of time in the afternoon to visit the Bazaar. After dinner at a local

restaurant, we will have a chance to explore Luxor Temple for an after dark tour.
B, L, D - Hotel

Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)

Day 6, Thursday
After an early breakfast we will cross the Nile to visit the West Bank. We will begin our day by visiting the workers village at Dier el Medina and the Tomb of Sennedjem , one of the best preserved tombs in all of Egypt. While some may choose to take the bus, the more ambitious will have the opportunity to hike over the hills, following a 3,500 year old trail, to the Valley of the Kings where we will visit several of the most interesting tombs open to the public, such as the Tombs of Thutmose III, Rameses VI and Tutankhamen. We will finish our day with a visit to Dier El Bahri and the Temple of Hatshepsut , and the Colossi of Memnon , the giant statues of Amenhotep III, before we return to our hotel. The remainder of the day is free to enjoy the sights and sounds of Luxor.
B, D - Hotel
L - Africa Restaurant 
Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)

Day 7, Friday
Today we will return to the West bank to catch the sights we missed two days ago. Our schedule will include the Valley of the Queens, including the beautiful and touching tomb of Khaemwaset, a son of Rameses III who died in childhood. We will also have time to visit the Ramesseum , the mortuary temple of Rameses II (known as Rameses the Great), and Medinet Habu , the best preserved of the New Kingdom temples. The remainder of the day is free.
B, L, D - Hotel
Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)

 

Day 12, Wednesday
After an early breakfast, we will travel to the fabled temples at Abu Simbel built by Ramses II, for

himself and his favorite wife Nefertari. We will return to Aswan in time for a late lunch. The remainder

of the day is free.
B, L, D - Hotel

Day 13, Thursday
We will begin the day with a short drive and boat ride to see the new Nubia Museum, the newest, and

perhaps the best, museum in Egypt. We will then visit the Unfinished Obelisk of the female Pharaoh,

Hatshepsut, at the ancient granite quarry. Finally we will take a short boat ride to Agilka Island, new

site of the Temple of Isis at Philae, considered by many to be the most beautiful temple in Egypt.

This evening we will catch our plane back to Cairo where we will check into our hotel near the Nile.
B, L - Aswan Hotel
D - Cairo Hotel

B - Htoel
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NOTES:   B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
The right is reserved to substitute carriers or hotels should it be deemed necessary or desirable to do so. Items in the itinerary are subject to schedule changes. Specific activities are subject to availability at the time of the tour and we cannot be held responsible for monuments that are closed or otherwise unavailable. In this case, substitute activities will be made available whenever possible.