Days 1-2
Cairo and the Great Pyramids
We take in the mesmerizing sight of the Great Pyramids and gaze at the enigmatic face of the Sphinx. At the incomparable Egyptian Museum, we examine the golden treasures of young King Tut’s tomb and view the astonishing mummies of the Royal Mummies Room. Our hotel is the historic Mena House Oberoi.
Days 3-7
Nile Cruise / Luxor to Aswan
Flying to Luxor, we explore the Valley of the Kings and Queens and visit King Tutankhamen’s Tomb and the grand Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt’s only female Pharaoh. We explore the massive Karnak Temple, built on a scale to suit the gods, then embark on the 5-star Sun Boat IV, our luxurious home for four nights. We explore bewitching wonders like Edfu, the mammoth Greek-built temple dedicated to Horus, falcon-headed son of Osiris, majestic Philae, set on its own island, and Kom Ombo, with its crocodile-headed gods. We disembark at Aswan, where a felucca (traditional Nile sailboat) takes us among the cliffs, islands, and jagged rock outcrops that dominate the landscape.
Days 8-10
Abu Simbel / Aswan / Cairo
We visit awesome Abu Simbel, where enormous statues of the empire-builder Ramses II were carved into towering cliffs. The faces of the statues look out over the Nile Valley, radiating power and warning invaders from the south. We then fly to Cairo to explore its Islamic monuments and the fascinating Khan El Khalili Bazaar, a maze of narrow streets with shops offering a myriad of crafts. Depart on Day 10.
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