TOUR INCLUDES:

1. •Round trip USA to Cairo
   

2. •5 Star Hotels and Cruise Ship
   

3. •Breakfast/Dinner at hotels
   

4. •3 meals per day on ship.
   

5. •Deluxe Coach
   

6. •Guide/Egyptologist
   

7. •Entrance Fees at sites
   

Depart USA on Thursday, March 11, 2010 Philadelphia International Airport.

Arrive Day 1

Cairo

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met by your tour manager who will help you through your immigration and customs formalities then escort you to your hotel for check in and overnight.

Day 2

Cairo

Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (8:30 AM) drive to Memphis at the edge of the western desert (35 min. drive) the capital of Egypt until the end of the first Kingdom about 2270 BC, one of the most important cities throughout the history of Ancient Egypt, You will be visiting Memphis open air Museum the most important piece is Ramses the second statue about 20meters long. Close to Memphis you will drive to Sakkara the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Zoser the greatest Pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty 2650 BC, the step pyramids is known to be the first stone building ever build in the world, then you will be visiting a Mastaba (Tomb) for the Nobel Mereruka from the old kingdom the tomb have beautiful colored paintings about life in Egypt during the old Kingdom, Drive to the Pyramids of Giza, stop in front of The Great Pyramid (Cheops Pyramid) the largest one of the three and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of Kefren Pyramid stands The Sphinx, carved from a single piece of stone, it is a lion with a portrait of a Pharaoh's head, it is also believed by many to be a likeness of Pharaoh Kefren. Drive back to your hotel. (4:30 PM) (Breakfast / Dinner)

Optional: Evening drive to Giza Pyramids to attend the Sound and light show at Giza pyramids; the show narrates part of the Pharaonic history in an artistic musical show, the show lasts for 45 minutes

Day 3

Cairo

Breakfast, then meet your Egyptologist guide (9:00 AM) drive to Down Town visit the Egyptian Museum, (2 hours tour) which contains a vast collection of Pharaonic antiquities including the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. Continue your tour to Old Cairo visiting the old Coptic Churches the Hanging Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary built in the 3rd century and the Church of St. Sergius built in the 4th century and visit the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra. Drive to Visit the medieval Citadel of Salah El-Din, built in the 12th century and contains many structures, the most impressive of which is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, It was designed in the early 19th Century by a Greek Architect from Turkey the style is based on the Ottoman mosques of Istanbul, Continue your tour visiting Kan ElKalili bazaar area (the old market) drive back to your hotel. (4:00 PM) (Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 4

Cairo

Breakfast meet your tour manger who will transfer you to Cairo Airport & help you for check in for your flight to Luxor. (Breakfast)

Upon arrival to Luxor you will be met & transferred to Embark your Nile Cruise ship.

Nile Cruise

Embark your Nile Cruise ship, visit the Karnak Temple, which is considered the World’s largest religious complex, and then visit the Luxor temple, which was started by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramses II, afternoon tea, dinner on board, afternoon tea, dinner on board, overnight in Luxor. (Lunch, Dinner)

Day 5

Nile Cruise

Breakfast on board, Cross to the West Bank visit the Valley of the Kings and Queens where tombs of 64 Pharaohs and 57 Queens have been discovered, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon facing the Nile. Lunch on board. Sail to Edfu, visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu, the best preserved Egyptian Temple, sail to Kom Ombo, dinner on board (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 6

Nile Cruise

Breakfasts visit the Ptolemaic Temple shared by the two gods Sobek and Horus in Kom Ombo, Sail to Aswan, sail on the Nile by felucca around Kitchener’s Island (Botanical Garden Island) and Agha Khan Mausoleum, afternoon tea, dinner on board & overnight in Aswan. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 7

Nile Cruise

Breakfasts on board visit the Philae Temple, the high dam, and the Unfinished obelisk at the Granite Quarries, lunch on board, dinner on board & Nubian folkloric show, overnight in Aswan (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 8

Nile Cruise

Breakfasts on board disembark your Nile cruise in Aswan.

Aswan to Cairo

OPTIONAL: After breakfast, you will be met and transferred by your representative to Aswan Airport for your flight to Abu Simbel (40 MIN). Upon arrival at Abu Simbel Airport you will be transferred to visit the great Temple of Ramses the 2nd one of the greatest and most whimsical kings of Egypt, the temple is dedicated in theory to the gods Amon-Ra, Harmakis and Ptah. The temple was carved in sand stone rock cliff with the four colossal seated statues of the King in front of the entrance, each statue is 20 meters high and measures 4 meters from ear to ear, taking a closer look you will realize that each statue present the king Ramses in different ages of his life starting from youth age till he became a mature King, the temple wall decorations celebrate the military grandeur of the king, continue your tour visit the Temple of Nefertari the King's beloved wife. Both temples were threatened by the increasing level of the Nile upon the completion of the Aswan High Dam and have been preserved in the 60’s by international action organized by UNESCO. All parts of the temple have been moved and rebuilt on a plateau above the former site; the temple is considered a miracle of the ancient and modern history Return to Abu Simbel Airport for your flight to Cairo.

1 - Flight Duration & luggage:

The flight from Aswan to Abu Simbel & Vise verse is 40 min.

All bags will be checked to Cairo.

2 – Transfers to & from the Abu Simbel Airport:

Upon arrival to Abu Simbel Airport, please follow the crowds to Egypt Air Buses (Big Buses For 45 passengers) that will be parking in front of the airport to transfer you to the temple, it is about 15 min drive.

3 – Tour Duration:

After leaving the guide at the temple’s entrance you will be having a free tour for about 2 Hours inside the 2 temples, you can use your Camera but without flash inside the temple.

4 – Transfer back to the Airport:

After finishing the tour you will be taking Egypt Air Buses back to Abu Simbel airport for your flight back to Aswan, upon arrival to the airport you will be using your return ticket to collect your boarding pass & fly to Aswan where our representative will be waiting for you.

Upon arrival to Cairo meet your representative to transfer you to your hotel (Dinner)

Day 9 Cairo

You will be met & transferred by your tour manger to Cairo International Airport to help you in check in and immigration formalities for your departure flight.