Day 4, Wednesday
We
will drive to the delta today and visit San el-Hagar . This is the ancient capital of Tannis and was used as the burial site for the
Pharaohs of the 21st and 22nd dynasties .
B, D - Mena House
L - box lunch
Hotel - Mena House
Day 5, Thursday
Today join us for a visit
to an unscheduled site which will be selected
by your guide, based on the situation at the time of the tour.
B, D - Mena House
L - TBD
Hotel - Mena House
Day 6, Friday
This morning we will check out of our hotel and fly to Abu Simbel, where
we will transfer
to our Lake Nasser Cruise Boat. The day at Abu Simbel,
you will be left to explore the two great rock-cut temples of Rameses II,
built
for himself and his great wife Nefertari, on your own.
B - Mena House
L, D - Cruise Boat
Hotel - Cruise Boat
Day 7, Saturday
We will
arise early and head out to see the sun rise on the Great Temple of Rameses (if permitted by the authorities at the time). Sometime,
around midmorning we begin to sail north. Our boat will stop along the way to allow time for a visit to the Temple of Thutmose III
at Amada and the Temple of Rameses at el Derr
B, L, D - Cruise Boat
Hotel - Cruise Boat
Day 8, Sunday
Most of the day will be spent
sailing on Lake Nassar . While continuing to make our way to Aswan we will stop for visits at Wadi Sabura and Dakka
B, L, D - Cruise
Boat
Hotel - Cruise Boat
Day 9, Monday
This morning we will visit Kalabsha, the largest free standing temple on Lake Nassar ,
and the small rock cut temple of Beit el-Wali built by Rameses II and dedicated to Amun-Ra. After we disembark in Aswan we'll take
a camel ride to St Simon monastery . We will also pay a visit to the granite quarry and the fabulous New Nubia Museum, before
we catch our evening flight to Luxor, where we will check into the Winter Palace Pavillon.
B, L - Cruise Boat
D - Winter Palace
Hotel
- Winter Palace Pavillon
Day 10, Tuesday
Today we will visit two of Egypt's most spectacular and under-visited sites,
Abydos and Dendara
. At Abydos we will explore Temple of Seti I in depth
before paying a brief visit to the Temple of Rameses II and the Osirium.
After
a snack lunch (on your own) we will spend a couple of hours at the
Temple of Hathor at Dendara , one of the best preserved temples
in all of
Egypt. After dinner at a local restaurant, we will pay an after dark visit to
Luxor Temple .
B - Winter Palace
L -
Box lunch on the road
D - Metropolitan Restaurant
Hotel - Winter Palace
Day 11, Wednesday
After a short drive across the Nile, we will
visit the Valley of the Kings, where we will explore three tombs, and the Western Valley, where we will see the Tomb of Aye . After
lunch at a local West Bank restaurant, we will pay visits to several of the Nobles' tombs and the little seen Temple of Seti I . If
time permits we will add other sites to our itinerary before returning to Luxor and our hotel.
B, D - Winter Palace
L - Africa Restaurant
Hotel
- Winter Palace
Day 12, Thursday
The entire morning will be spent a Karnak Temple with an emphasis on exploring several of the
more out of the way and less visited sites, such as the small Temple of Ptah, built by Thutmose III , and the Temple of Khonsu, with
its cartouches of the high priest Harihor. In the afternoon we will fly back to Cairo and transfer to a downtown hotel.
B - Winter
Palace
L - Oases Cafe
D - Cairo Marriott
Hotel - Cairo Marriott
Day 13, Friday
The entire day will be spent in the Cairo Museum
researching 3000 years of Egyptian History (with a break for lunch to explore the Khan el Khalili bazaar)
B - Cairo Marriott
L
- Kahn el Khalili Restaurant
D - el Hati
Hotel - Cairo Marriott
Day 14, Saturday
Transfer to the Cairo Airport for hyour
flight home.
B - Cairo Marriott
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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.