Day 0, Saturday
If you have selected us to arrange your international travel, you will depart at 6:30 pm on Egypt Air from New York
to Cairo.
Day 1, Sunday
Upon arrival in Cairo you will be met by a Museum Tours Representative, who will drive you through Cairo
and across the Nile to your hotel. The rest of the evening is free to relax and get over your jet lag.
Hotel - Sofitel Sphinx (Value),
Mena House (Standard and Superior) (see side bar)
Day 2, Monday
After breakfast, you and your guide will visit the Pyramids at Giza.
If you wish, you can explore inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu and visit the Solar Boat Museum (both are Extra cost options).
Take a camel ride, then make a visit to the ageless Sphinx of Khafra with its Valley Temple. After lunch on your own, visit
the ancient necropolis at Saqqara. Sites include: the Step Pyramid complex of Djoser (the world's first pyramid), the Mastaba tomb
of Mereruka and the Pyramid of Teti with its pyramid texts. You will then visit the ancient capital of Memphis where
you will see the magnificent and beautiful Colossus of Ramses II before returning to your hotel.
Hotel - Sofitel Sphinx
(Value), Mena House (Standard and Superior)
Day 3, Tuesday
This morning you will check out of your hotel, drive across the Nile and
explore the Egyptian Museum with the Treasures of Tutankhamen and the Royal Mummy Room (Extra cost option) . After lunch
on your own, visit the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque before flying to Luxor.
Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger
Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)
Day 4, Wednesday
This morning your guide will take you for a
horse drawn carriage ride to
visit
Karnak Temple, the largest temple complex in the world. Later we will have a chance to explore
Luxor Temple. There will be plenty
of time in the late afternoon to visit the Bazaar.
Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)
Tours
Pharaonic Highlights
Our lowest priced tour, Pharaonic Highlights is an Egypt tour designed especially for families and travelers with a time or budget constraint.
Day 5, Thursday
After an early breakfast you will cross the Nile to visit the West Bank. Begin your day by hiking the ancient
workers trail (or drive if you prefer) to the Valley of the Kings, where you will visit three tombs of the great kings of the
18th, 19th and 20th dynasties. The Tomb of Tutankhamen is an Extra cost option. You will then tour Dier El Bahri and theTemple of Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, and the Colossi of Memnon, the giant statues of Amenhotep III.
Hotel - Iberotel (Value),
Steigenberger Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)
Day
6, Friday
If you wish, this morning your guide will take you to explore the Valley of Colors where the ancients mined the ochre
pigments used in their paints. After lunch you can relax as you Sail the Nile on a felucca.
Hotel - Iberotel (Value), Steigenberger
Nile Palace (Standard and Superior)
Day 7, Saturday
In the morning fly to Cairo and check into your hotel. The rest of the day
is free. You can revisit your favorite sights, relax, or shop in the famed Khan el Khalili bazaar.
Hotel - Novotel (Value), Fairmont
Heliopolis (Standard and Superior)
Day 8, Sunday
Depart Cairo for home..
About Pharaonic Highlights
Pharaonic HIghlights Itinerary
Notes
All tours begin in Cairo on Sunday and depart from Cairo on Sunday of the following week. Tours operate throughout the year.
This is our lowest priced tour, beginning at only $1,495 (per person in double). A holiday surcharge applies for departures in December
(Christmas Holiday) and Spring Break (usually in April).
This fully guided
tour
is designed
primarily for the
first time visitor to
Egypt, who has
limited time or is
traveling on a
budget. It is an
8-day, 7-night, trip
which includes
visits to the most
important and
famous pharonic
monuments in
Egypt.
A high
standard of quality
is maintained
throughout,
including stays in 4-star hotels (Value) and 5- star hotels (Standard and Superior) on a Bed and Breakfast basis.
Additional Information
For a FREE color brochure just
email us, and indicate which tour or tours you would like to receive additional information about.
If,
in addition, you would like to reserve space on this trip, indicate the trip name (HIGHLIGHTS) and the desired date, and we will send
you information, plus save you a place for 10 days. Then if you decide to participate, you will be sure of having a spot. Of course,
you are under no obligation.
Accommodations
Pharaonic Highlights is now available with a choice of three accommodation options, giving you a greater range of vacation possibilities:
- Value -
4-star and lower end 5-star hotels.
- Standard - 5-star hotels throughout.
- Superior - 5-star hotels with upgraded rooms.
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Optional
side tour to Abu Simbel: On Friday and Saturday you can select an optional tour to Aswan and Abu Simbel, the fabulous rock-cut
temple of Rameses the Great. One of the most spectacular monuments in Egypt, it was saved from the rising waters of the Aswan High
Dam through an international effort.
Day 6, Friday
Travel by private van to Aswan, stopping along the way to visit the Temple
of Horus at Edfu and the temple at Kom Ombo. Upon your arrival you will see the sights of the city as time permits
Hotel
- Basma Hotel (Value), Movenpick Resort (Standard and Superior)
Day 7, Saturday
In the morning fly to Abu Simbel to visit
the rock cut temples of Rameses II. After your visit you will fly to Cairo and check into your hotel. The rest of the day you are
on your own.
Hotel - Novotel (Value), Fairmont Heliopolis (Standard and Superior)
Day 8, Sunday
Leave Cairo and return to New York and
then home.