Day 1)                Arrive Cairo
Arrive at Cairo International Airport. We meet you at the airport, assist you with passport and customs formalities, and take you to the hotel. A refreshing Egyptian drink awaits you there. Settle in, relax, and then start taking in the atmosphere of this exciting city!

Day 2)                 Cairo - Giza
After an early breakfast, we meet our Egyptian guide for sightseeing in and around Africa’s largest metropolis. We drive to Memphis, capital of ancient Egypt, where we see a huge alabaster Sphinx and a statue of Ramses II. At Saqqara we view the Step Pyramid of Zoser I, the oldest in the world.
From Saqqara we travel to Giza for a close-up look at the mighty Sphinx and the majestic Great Pyramids. Cheops’ Pyramid is the most colossal pyramid ever built – it stands 140.2 meters in height, is made from over 7.7 million tons of rock, and its base covers an area of 12 acres!
In the evening, we enjoy the spectacular Sound and Light Show in the shadow of the Great Pyramids.

Day 3)                 Cairo
After breakfast, we begin today’s sightseeing by focusing on Egypt’s Islamic period, which began in 640 A.D. We visit the Citadel of Salah Al Din and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. The Mosque is also known as the “Alabaster Mosque” because of the extensive use of this fine material. A Greek architect, commissioned by Mohamed Ali Pasha, designed it in the Ottoman style. It has two very slender minarets, 82 meters high.
In the afternoon, we head to the world-famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, with artifacts dating back to 5000 B.C. The museum offers a vivid introduction to the artistic and architectural styles of successive periods in ancient Egyptian history. Highlights of our visit include the incredible treasures of the tomb of Tutankhamun, including the stunning Jewel Room and the fascinating Mummy Room

Day 4)                 Cairo-Alexandria
Following breakfast at the hotel, we drive through the desert road to enjoy the ancient Queen of the Mediterranean, Alexandria. This is Egypt’s second largest city, and its chief seaport. Together we visit Pompeii’s Pillar, erected to honor the Emperor Diocletian; the Roman Amphitheater, almost perfectly preserved; the Roman catacombs dating from the 2nd century A.D.

Day 5)                 Alexandria – Sleeper Train - Aswan
After breakfast, we have a free time in Alexandria to enjoy the city
In the evening, we board our first-class sleeper train and travel south along the Nile while we enjoy our dinner in our private compartments

Day 6)                 Aswan
We arrive at the Aswan railway station and drive to our hotel. In the afternoon we enjoy a ride on a traditional Egyptian felucca, and sail down the Nile to visit the peaceful Botanical Gardens.

Day 7)                 Aswan
Following breakfast at the hotel, we embark on a short motorboat ride to visit the Temple of Isis at Philae. Then we drive to the Aswan High Dam. After we marvel at this masterpiece of modern engineering, we stop at the ancient quarry for a lesson in the innovative techniques used by ancient engineers to create the monuments around us and see the unfinished obelisk.
In the evening, we attend the breathtaking Sound and Light Show at the beautiful Temple of Isis at Philae.

Day 8)                 Aswan - Luxor
We travel to Luxor. In the afternoon we arrive in Luxor and visit the Temple of Karnak dedicated to the god Amun. The impressive Temple of Karnak has no equal among the national shrines of Egypt! And visit the Temple of Luxor, built by Amenophis III, Ramses II and Tutankhamun, during their respective reigns. Inside the courtyard of Ramses II is an ancient mosque built over a portion of the temple.

This evening we attend the splendid Sound and Light Show at the Temple of Karnak, an entertaining walk through thousands of years of Egyptian history.

Day 9)                 Luxor - Cairo
Today we take a thrilling journey to the west bank of the Nile, to the Valley of the Kings, where generations of pharaohs were buried in great splendor in crypts cut into the cliffs. From a dramatic backdrop of sun, sand and rugged mountain peaks, we peer into the dark, eerie silence of some of the 64 royal tombs discovered there to date. One of these, the tomb of Tutankhamun, was almost completely intact when discovered in 1922. We visit Deir el Bahari to see the monumental stone temple dedicated to the only female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut. We marvel at the two Colossi of Memnon that faithfully guard the valleys.

Later, we drive to the Luxor train station and board our first-class sleeper train, for our return to Cairo.

Day 10)                 Cairo
We arrive Cairo early morning, and transfer to your hotel, Afternoon, you will have a free time in Cairo, to explore the city with your own way


Day 11)                 Cairo - Departure
After a buffet breakfast at the hotel, we accompany you to Cairo International Airport for your flight back home. You leave Egypt with wonderful memories and our very best wishes. It was our pleasure to host you; we hope that Egypt and her people always have a special place in your heart, and that you will come back and visit us again!