11 Days Egypt

• Start your morning in the ancient city of Cairo with a delicious breakfast served at your hotel. • The tour guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to marvel at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza. Get a unique view of the plateau by walking or taking a camel over to the iconic Sphinx and Valley Temple. • After your pyramids visit, you’ll go for a traditional Egyptian lunch at a local restaurant. • Heading over to Saqqara area, where you will visit the first pyramid ever built of King Djoser. • And then proceed to visit the Red Pyramid at Dahshour which is well known as royal necropolis in Egypt • After the tour, you will head back to the hotel for some rest and relaxation before spending the night in this beautiful area of Egypt.

• Breakfast at the hotel is the perfect way to start the day. • You will be picked up to visit the Egyptian Museum. Here, you can relish over the magnificent ancient Egyptian artifacts and treasures. • Then you will be taken to Old Cairo. This ancient area is a great place to explore Egypt’s fascinating past. The Citadel of Saladin is one of the oldest and most iconic sights in Cairo. It was built in 1176 by Saladin as a defensive fortress and is now home to a number of museums and monuments. And then you will have the chance to The Mosque of Mohamed Ali is another important site in this area, built in the early 19th century by the ruler of Egypt and Sudan. • Lunch will be served at Egyptian local restaurant. • And then you will be driven through Old Cairo to the historic Islamic Cairo area to explore the vibrant, meandering, treasure-filled alleys of Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s oldest bazaar. • And once the visits come to end you will be transferred back to the hotel and overnight.

• After breakfast, you will be picked up to Cairo airport to catch the domestic flight to Luxor. • Upon arrival at Luxor our representative will be met and take you in a private A/C vehicle to embark your Nile Dahabiya. Check-in and enjoy your first impression about the luxury calm stay on the Nile Dahabiya • Amazing fresh lunch will be served onboard. • Our tour guide will pick you up for an afternoon visit to the magnificent Karnak Temple which is an ancient Egyptian complex of temples and other structures at Thebes, regarded as the greatest example of Pharaonic architecture in Egypt and a beloved tourist attraction. Then you will visit Luxor Temple which is built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Ramses II, containing many monuments and unique representations of Ancient Egyptian gods. • Back onboard and while Dinner will be served and overnight on the Nile Dahabiya.

• Breakfast will be lovely served on board. • Our tour guide will pick you up and take you to the Western Bank, with its fascinating sights and histories. Here, you will have a guided tour of the Valley of the Kings (Three tombs included), which dates to the 16th and 11th centuries BC and is the site of some of Tutankhamun’s treasures. You will also visit Hatshepsut temple which was built by Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC and was dedicated to the sun god Amun. Finally, your tour brings you to Colossi of Memnon, a pair of towering statues which marked the entrance to Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple. • Back to the Nile Dahabiya and lunch will be served on board. • Enjoy the magnificent ancient Nile River as you sailing from Luxor to Esna. • Dinner will be served on board and overnight where the Dahabiya will be docked at calm cliff on the Nile.

• While you enjoying breakfast on board, the tour guide will join you on the sun-deck while you observing how the cruise will pass the lock of Esna and will explain the details of this operation. • You will be taken from the Dahabiya to visit Esna temple, temple complex located in the city of Esna, Egypt. It was initially constructed during the Ptolemaic era, and expanded over time by other Egyptian rulers. • Once the visit is finished you will be back on board and precede the magical sailing to your next stop. • Spend the day at leisure while the spiritual atmosphere makes your day really unique and different. • Lunch, tea time and dinner will be lovely served on board. • Overnight on board at very calm spot.

• While you enjoy your tasty breakfast on board, the Dahabiya will be about to reach Edfu. • Upon arrival at Edfu, you will be picked up in such traditional horse carriage to visit the temple of Edfu, which Located on the west bank of the Nile, The Temple of Edfu was built in honor of Horus by the Ptolemaic dynasty in 57 BC and is by far the most well preserved of all the ancient Egyptian temples. • Back to the Dahabiya and begin sailing again from Edfu exploring the magnificent landscape heading to upper stop on the Nile River. • Lunch will be served on board. • Once Bassawa Island is reached, you will experience a day touring the island, treats the locals and even will be welcomed at one of their homes with a chance to walk among their farms and exploring some real pure lifestyle. • Return back to the Dahabiya and while the calmness blended to the atmosphere the dinner will be lovely served.

• Enjoy your fresh breakfast before you reach Gebel Silsela which will be the visit of today. • Upon your arrival you will be picked up to visit the ancient quarries of Silsela, and also mystical rock-cute Temple of Hormoheb will be visited. • Have a chance to hike to the top of Silsela Mountain and relish in a truly breathtaking view. • Return back to the Nile Dahabiya and relax in a peaceful sail while enjoying a freshly prepared lunch. • Afternoon, the Nile Dhabiya will be docked at Kom-Ombo, where you will visit The temple that was built during the reign of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and its twin design honors both the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus. • You'll board the Dahabiya again and dinner will be served. The Dahabiya will then proceed on the sailing to Aswan, which is often regarded as the most beautiful city of the Nile!

• Start your journey to Aswan with a delicious breakfast onboard. • You will be picked up to see one of the city's major highlights, the High Dam. Built in the 1960s on the Nile River, the dam increases agricultural production and protects the country from floods. After admiring this marvel of engineering, you will have the chance to cross the Nile to visit Philae Temple. This ancient complex is filled with ancient structures and monuments dedicated to gods like Isis and Hathor, and this temple is the ideal place to try and understand aspects of ancient Egyptian civilization. • You will be back onboard to enjoy a delicious lunch and dinner and stay for the night.

• With an option to visit Abu Simbel, start your day with a delicious breakfast on board as you take in the sights and sounds of a stunning Nile cruise. • Relax and enjoy a leisurely morning, and even enjoy touring the city on you own. • Afterwards, lunch and dinner will be served on board and you will spend the night on the Nile Dahabiya.

• While breakfast is served on board, the journey will come to end. • At the exact pickup time, you will be met with our representative who will transfer you to Aswan airport for you departure connected flight via Cairo international