Highlights of Egypt 2013 / 2014

Highlights & Sightseeing

Cairo:
Guided sightseeing, visit the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza, Ramses II and Alabaster Sphinx in Memphis, and the “Stairway to the Sky” at Sakkara; Sound & Light Show at the pyramids; visit Tutankhamun’s Tomb in the Egyptian Museum; 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

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; galabya party on board

Edfu:
Visit the Temple of Horus

Kom Ombo:
Visit the twin temples; lecture on board

Aswan:
Sail by felucca to Kitchener Island; visit the Botanical Gardens; excursion to the High Dam; cruise to Agilika; visit Temple of Isis and ancient granite quarries

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), 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.