Begin your discovery of this timeless land with a visit to the magnificent Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren ,Mykerinus and enigmatic Sphinx.), it is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Follow the steps of Julius Caesar and Napoleon as they visit these extroidinary feats. Ride like local on camel back across the desert to make this journey unforgettable. Visit the Solar Boat Museum, site of Cheops’ funeral barge, the world’s oldest intact ship. Afterwards, visit the Egyptian Museum, to witness the priceless treasures recovered from the Tomb of Tutankhamen. Combine fascinating history with shopping in a lively Khan El Khalili Bazaar, this date back to 1382.

Meal :   Lunch

Fly to Aswan to join your cruise, Board your plane for a morning flight across the desert to Aswan. Meet and assist at Aswan airport , transfer to board the Nile cruise, your home for the next 3 nights. Lunch on board , Visit the Aswan High Dam, an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s, and the granite quarries, where one of Queen Hatsheput’s obelisks lies abandoned in the bedrock. Then cross the Nile by motorboat to the well-preserved Philae temple complex,World UNESCO heritage, moved stone-by-stone to its current location. Enjoy dinner accompanied by a Nubian folklore show and live music.

Accommodation : 3 nights at  M.S Movenpick Royal Lily Nile cruise/ M.S Nile Premium cruise

Meal Plan :           Lunch & Dinner

The morning is at leisure to relax,  set sail for the temple at Kom Ombo and enjoy scenery and cool breeze as you approach, it is dedicated to both the falcon-headed Horeris and the crocodile-headed god Sobek. Continue sailing, past irrigated fields and palm-fringed villages to  Edfu. Drive by horse and buggy from the ship to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. It is one of the most well-preserved temples and the site of the annual coronation of Horus the pharaoh. This evening there will be a wonderful Egyptian themed Galabiya paty and oriental dinner.

Meals:  Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

After leisurely breakfast, sit back and observe everyday life in rural Egypt as you float down-stream to Luxor. On arrival, Across the Nile, to the west side of the city, site of necropolis of ancient Thebes. Stopover for a photo of the Colossi of Memnon; these two giant seated figures of Amenhotep III once guarded his mortuary temple. Continue to the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only female pharaohs. Next , drive to the Valley of the Kings, site of  62 of royal kings buried there including the burial chamber of Tutankhamen.  Free time,

Overnight in Luxor.

Meals:   Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

After leisurely breakfast, disembark the cruise and visit the colossal Temple of Karnak .This is  the greatest example of worship in the history of mankind and one of the most significant monuments of the pharaohs legacy. Walk along the avenue of sphinxes and wonder at the incredible forest of giant pillars at the great Hypostyle hall. Continue to Luxor Temple via a two kilometers long Avenue of Sphnixes  to see one of the original pair of obelisk, the second now stands on the Place de la Concorde in Paris . Transfer to Luxor airport for a short flight to Cairo. Meet  and transfer to your hotel  for an afternoon at your leisure.

Accomodation : 1 night at  Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis (Nile view room) / Safir Cairo Hotel  

Meals:      Breakfast

Enjoy breakfast and free time at leisure  untill it is time to transfer to Cairo Airport and check-in for your onward flights.

Meal Plan        Breakfast