Egypt & the Nile in Depth 2013 / 2014

Highlights & Sightseeing

Cairo:
Guided sightseeing, visit Ramses II and Alabaster Sphinx in Memphis, the “Stairway to the Sky” at Sakkara; visit Tutankhamun’s Tomb in the Egyptian Museum; Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids; visit the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza; see Saladin’s citadel and visit the Alabaster Mosque in Old Cairo; see the Hanging Church and Cairo’s oldest synagogue in Coptic Cairo; visit the Khan el-Khalili souk; farewell dinner

Alexandria:
Guided sightseeing, visit the National Museum and the Catacombs; see Pompey’s pillar, the Library of Alexandria, and the Pharaoh’s Lighthouse

Aswan:
Welcome cocktail; visit the souk; sail by felucca to Kitchener Island; visit the Botanical Gardens; excursion to High Dam; cruise to Agilika; visit the Temple of Isis and the ancient granite quarries with the unfinished obelisk; see the Mausoleum of the Aga Khan

Kom Ombo:
Visit the twin temples; see man’s first calendar; galabya party

Edfu:
Visit the Temple of Horus

Luxor:
Visit Luxor temple, the Avenue of the Sphinxes, monuments of Karnak, Temple of Amun-Ra, Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens, Deir el-Bahri, and the Colossi of Memnon; lecture on board; visit the Luxor Museum; excursion to Dendera

All Daytime Shore Excursions

Meals

B: full buffet breakfast L: lunch D: dinner

Hotels

Cairo Start vacation - Oberoi Mena House (garden view) (D), End vacation - Fairmont Heliopolis (D), Alexandria Helnan Palestine (SF), Nile Cruise MS Mayfair

NOTES:

• Your Egyptologist may alter the day-to-day itinerary to optimize time at the sights in accordance with local circumstances such as traffic, special events, etc.
• As traffic conditions and the water level of the Nile are not always predictable, slight changes to the day-by-day itinerary cannot be excluded.
• Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.