Wonders of Egypt Tour

Depart UK. Arrive Cairo International Airport. Met and transferred to the hotel of your choice in Cairo.

Optional*

Depart morning to Giza, where the famous Pyramids stand as monuments to the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt and the Great Sphinx, which has kept its secrets for centuries. After lunch, the tour continues to The Egyptian Museum, containing fabulous treasures from Egypt’s ancient past, including the magnificent Tutankhamun collection.

Evening at leisure.

Optional*

In the morning, you will depart to Memphis, Egypt’s ancient capital, and then to Saqqara, where King Djoser, the first Pharaoh, built the Step Pyramid to build his tomb in monumental dimensions. His enormous Step Pyramid symbolises strength and a powerful state, with the divine king at its centre.

Transfer to Cairo International Airport for your short flight south to Luxor. On arrival at Luxor Airport, you will be met and transferred to our five-star Nile cruise boat. Dinner on board or for late arrivals, a light snack will be served. Overnight in Luxor.

Breakfast on board, early morning visit to the West Bank, including the Colossi of Memnon, Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, burial sites for many of the most powerful and successful pharaohs and high priests, as well as the Temple of Hatshepsut.

Breakfast and lunch are on board whilst continuing the journey south before sailing to Kom Ombo to visit the temple before dinner. Unlike many others in Egypt, this temple was dedicated to two gods; the Southern section is dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed man, god of fertility, and the Northern section to the Falcon-headed god Horus. There is also a fascinating crocodile museum to visit, which has many artefacts and mummified crocodiles. Sail to Aswan and overnight in Aswan.

After breakfast, visit the High Dam in Aswan, built between 1960-1971 to provide electricity to the villages along the Nile, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Isis on Philae Island. Lunch on board and afternoon at leisure with an opportunity to revisit the Temple of Philae for an **optional sound & light show in the evening (priced at approx. £50pp).

After breakfast, there is the option of a morning at leisure or an early morning **optional visit to Abu Simbel (priced at approx. £120pp by road or £280pp by air). This impressive temple, built by Rameses II stands on the banks of Lake Nasser. After lunch on board, there is a relaxing boat trip around Elephantine Island to the Botanical Gardens on General Kitchener Island. Dinner and overnight in Aswan.

Morning at leisure. Lunch on board and then set sail to Kom Ombo. After a brief stop at Kom Ombo, continue sailing and overnight.

After lunch, you will be taken by coach to visit the ‘world’s largest and greatest open-air museum’ known as Karnak Temple, which covers a large area of land and includes several temples, the largest of them being the Temple of Amun. Then, drive a short distance to Luxor Temple. Originally, the temple was joined to Karnak by a long avenue of Sphinxes, many of which can still be seen today. Returning to the boat for Dinner on board. Overnight in Luxor.

**Optional early morning balloon ride for the adventurous (priced at approx. £110pp). Please enquire. Breakfast on board followed by check-out and onward transfer to the airport for your return flight home.