Tour EB - Wonders of the Pharoh
10 days / 8 nights Cairo, Luxor and Aswan Including 5 day Nile cruise

Day 1 - En Route
An overnight flight from Toronto to Cairo.

Day 2 - Cairo
Upon arrival at Cairo airport you will be met by our representative assisted through formalities and transferred to the hotel.

Day 3 - Cairo
After breakfast visit Memphis, the City of the God Ptah and the capital of the oldest kingdom in the world where you will visit the Alabaster Sphinx and the Statue of Ramses II. Continue to Saqqara, to visit the famous Unas Pyramid, King Zoser Step Pyramid, Mastaba Tomb of Ti, and the Tomb of Ptahotep. In the afternoon, you will visit the great Pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and the mysterious Sphinx, a colossal lion with a pharaoh’s head. Return to Hotel. (BL)

Day 4 – Cairo
After breakfast visit the Egyptian Museum, this houses a magnificent collection of Pharaonic antiquities, especially the golden treasures of Tut Ankh Amun. In the afternoon you will proceed to Old Cairo to visit the citadel of Salah El Din, and the Mohammed Ali Mosque situated high above the city, Continue to visit the Church of Abu Serga, Moallaqa Church (Hanging Church) and Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest Jewish synagogue in Egypt. For those who wish to browse and shop, your tour will stop at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar displaying and selling all types of oriental goods. Balance of day at Leisure. Return to your hotel. (BL).

Day 5 – Cruise
In the morning, depart Cairo by air to Luxor for embarkation on your Nile Cruise. In the afternoon you will visit the great Luxor Temple and the magnificent Karnak Temple of Amun with its famous Hypostyle Hall and the 134 huge columns, the Statue of Ramses II, the Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut and the Sacred Lake. Overnight in Luxor. (BLD)

Day 6 - Cruise
In the morning your sightseeing in Luxor includes the West Bank (Thebes) where some of the richest treasures in the world exists, including the Tomb of Tut Ankh Amun (optional) and other royal tombs including Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings, you will be able to visit some of these tombs as well as some of the beautiful colored tombs of the Valley of the Queens, Visit Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Dier El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. In the afternoon you will sail through the locks of Esna to Edfu and Overnight. (BLD)

Day 7 - Cruise
In the morning, visit the Horus Temple of Edfu, one of the three beautiful temples of the Ptolemaic Period. Sail to Kom Ombo, where you will visit the Sobek Temple, dedicated to the two gods, which offers beautiful murals and reliefs. Sail to Aswan and Overnight. (BLD)

Day 8 - Cruise
In the morning you will visit the High Dam, and the Granite Quarries and the Philae Temple. In the afternoon you will sail on an Egyptian felucca to view Elephantine Island and the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan. (BLD)

Day 9 - Cairo
This morning you will disembark from your cruise and transfer to the airport for your return flight to Cairo. Arrive in Cairo and transfer to the Hotel. Balance of day at leisure. (B)

Day 10 - En Route
In the morning you will transfer to Cairo airport for your return flight. (B)