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The golden mask of Tutankhamun

The Temple of Rameses II at Abu Simbel

The Avenue of Sphinxes at Luxor Temple

This trip is designed primarily for the traveller who has visited Egypt before and desires to gain a deeper understanding of this fascinating culture. It is a 15 day, 14 night (international airfare available at extra cost), trip which includes visits to the most important and famous pharonic monuments in Egypt as well as a large number of impressive, but lesser visited places. A high standard of quality is maintained throughout, including stays in five star hotels and a five star cruise ship on Lake Nassar.

The tour price is the same as for our Egyptian Odyssey tour.

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Day 1, Saturday
We will each travel to New York on our own and join the group for an overnight flight from New York to Cairo (available for extra cost).

Day 2, Sunday
Arrive in Cairo at about 4:30 pm. You will be met by a Museum Tours Representative, who will assist with checked luggage, passport control and customs. Our private bus will then take you through Cairo and across the Nile river to the garden wing of the five star hotel, The Mena House , located at the base of the pyramids, in time for a welcome dinner. The rest of the evening you are free to relax and get over your jet lag.
D - Mena House
Hotel - Mena House

Day 3, Monday
This morning we will take a different look at the Giza Plateau. Of course we will visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu. But we will also explore his subsidiary pyramids (built for his queens?) and several of the mastaba tombs of the nobles of the 4th and 6th dynasties. The Sphinx and valley temple of Khafre are also on our schedule. After lunch at a local restaurant we will take a short drive to Abusir to explore the ruins of the 5th dynasty pyramids located there. If time permits we will also pay a visit to the Old Kingdom Sun Temple located nearby.
L, D - Mena House
Hotel - Mena House

Day 4, Tuesday
We drive today to visit the pyramids at Dashur , the Red and the Bent Pyramids of Snofru. We will be able to explore inside the Red pyramid , the worlds first true pyramid. We will continue on to Maidum where we will visit the Collapsed Pyramid of Huni and Snofru . After a snack lunch (on your own) we will continue our drive to the Faiyum , where we will be able to visit several of the Middle Kingdom monuments. In the evening we will return to Cairo in time for a late dinner.
B,D - Mena House
Hotel - Mena House

Day 5, 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
Hotel - Mena House

Day 6, Thursday
Today join us for a visit to an unscheduled site which willb e chosen based on the situation at the

time of the tour.
B,D - Mena House
Hotel - Mena House

Day 7, 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 8, 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 9, 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 10, 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 "other" ancient granite quarry with statue of Rameses , and the fabulous Nubia Museum , before we catch our evening flight to Luxor , where we will check into the garden wing of the Winter Palace Hotel .
B,L - Cruise Boat
Hotel - Winter Palace

Day 11, 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. Dinner will be at the Tutankhamen

Restaurant on the West Bank, after which we will pay an after dark visit to Luxor Temple .
B - Winter Palace
D - Tutankhamen Restaurant
Hotel - Winter Palace

Day 12, 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 . A catered lunch will be served

before we 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 - Catered
Hotel - Winter Palace

Day 13, 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
Hotel - Hilton

Day 14, Friday
The entire day in the Cairo Museum researching 3000 years of Egyptian History (with a break for lunch). In the evening a visit to the Khan el Khalili bazaar will complete our day.
B,D - Hilton
Hotel - Hilton

Day 15, Saturday
Depart on Egypt Air at about 9:00 am for your return flight home.
B - Hilton