Tours

Antiquities tour and Red Sea experience - 13 nights

Sept 2nd: Arrivals

• Meet & assist at Cairo airport by representative
• Visa assistance 
• Transfer to 5star hotel with Nile View Rooms, B&B
• Delegates’ Welcome Dinner included
  Overnight: Cairo

Sept 3rd: Cairo

• Visit the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) – 50,000 artifacts including 5,000 treasures of Tutankhamun
• Explore the Great Pyramids & Sphinx of Giza (2620 BC)
• Lunch at a local Egyptian restaurant
• Visit a Carpet School, watching handmade weaving from cotton & camel wool
  Overnight: Cairo
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Sept 4th:

• Morning flight to Abu Simbel
• Visit Great Temples of Abu Simbel (Ramses II, 3,000 years old)
• Check in: MS Prince Abbas Cruise, Lake Nasser, 5★ FB
• Evening: Sound & Light Show at Abu Simbel
  Overnight: Abu Simbel
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sept 5th: 

• Photo stop: Kasr Ibrim from the Sun Deck
• Visit:
  • Amada Temple (15th century BC, Thutmosis III)
  • Derr Temple (Ramses II, 13th century BC)
  • Tomb of Pennut (Ramses IV, 12th century BC)
• Sail to Wadi El Seboua
  Overnight: Wadi El Seboua
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sept 6th:

• Visit Wadi El Seboua Temples (Valley of the Lions, Sphinx-lined entrance)
• Sail to Aswan
  Overnight: Aswan
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sept 7th:

• Disembark Prince Abbas → Check in Dahabeya Merit Star (4 nights, 5★ FB)
• Visits:
  • Philae Temple (Temple of Isis)
  • Nubian Aroma Therapy Palace (ancient essences & perfume bottles)
  • Felucca Ride (late afternoon)
    Overnight: Aswan
    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sept 8th: 

• Visit Kom Ombo Temple (Sobek & Horus, 2nd century BC)
• Sail to Edfu → Visit Edfu Temple (Horus, 2000 years old)
• Sail to Esna
  Overnight: Esna
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sept 9th: 

• Sail to Luxor
• Visit Karnak Temple (largest religious complex, 2055 BC)
• Visit Luxor Temple (Amenophis III & Ramses II)
• Visit Papyrus Gallery (papermaking demonstration)
• Jewelry workshop (optional shopping, 18K gold & silver)
  Overnight: Luxor
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sept 10th: 

• Hot Air Balloon Ride at sunrise
• Visit Valley of the Kings (royal tombs, 15th century BC)
• Visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (15th century BC)
• Visit Alabaster Workshop (stone carving demonstration)
  Overnight: Luxor
  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sept 11th: 

• Transfer to Luxor Airport → Flight to Cairo
  Meals: Breakfast
  
  • Flight Luxor → Sharm
  • Check in: 5★ Hotel, Sea View Rooms, B&B
    Overnight: Sharm El Sheikh

    Luxor → Sharm El Sheikh

• Sept 12th& 13th: 

•  Sharm El Sheikh

  • Free days for relaxation & leisure
    Overnight: Sharm El Sheikh
    Meals: Breakfast

  Sept 14th:

  • Transfer to airport → Flight to Cairo
  • Check in: Sonesta Cairo (near airport), 5★, B&B
    Overnight: Cairo
    Meals: Breakfast

  Sept 15th:

• Departures

 Inclusions

• 2 Nights Cairo (Sheraton, Nile View, B&B)
• 1 Night Cairo (Sonesta, B&B, near airport)
• 3 Nights Lake Nasser Cruise (MS Prince Abbas, 5★ FB)
• 4 Nights Dahabeya Cruise (Merit Star, 5★ Deluxe FB)
• Private transfers throughout
• Private English-speaking guide
• All site entry tickets
• Private A/C bus for tours
• Hot Air Balloon ride in Luxor
• Sound & Light Show at Abu Simbel
• All tipping included

 Exclusions

• Entry visa ($25 per person)
• Extras (drinks, laundry, personal expenses)
• Extra temples not part of main program
• Souvenirs and gifts