Tour EC - Grand Egyptian Discovery
14 days / 12 nights Cairo, Luxor, & Aswan including 8 day Nile cruise

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

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

Day 3 (Thr) - 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 (Fri) – 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 (Sat) - Cruise
In the morning, depart Cairo by Air to Luxor for embarkation on your Nile Cruise. Overnight in Luxor. (BLD)

Day 6 (Sun) - Cruise
In the morning you will visit West Bank (Thebes) where you will visit some of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and Nobles, Hatsheput’s Temple at Dier El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Sail through the locks of Esna to Edfu and Overnight. (BLD)

Day 7 (Mon) - Cruise
In the morning, visit the Horus Temple of Edfu, one of the three beautiful temples of the Ptolemaic Period. Sail to Aswan and Overnight. (BLD)

Day 8 (Tue) - Cruise
In the morning, you will visit the High Dam, and the Granite Quarries and the Philae Temple. Overnight in Aswan. (BLD)

Day 9 (Wed) - Cruise
In the morning, you will sail on an Egyptian felucca to view Elephantine Island and the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Sail to Kom Ombo and Overnight. (BLD)

Day 10 (Thu) - Cruise
In the morning, you will visit the Sobek Temple, dedicated to the two gods, which offers beautiful murals and reliefs. Sail to Luxor and Overnight. (BLD)

Day 11 (Fri) - Cruise
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. (BLD)

Day 12 (Sat) - 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 13 (Sun) - Cairo
Day at leisure in Cairo. Overnight at your hotel. (B)

Day 14 (Mon) - Enroute
In the morning transfer to Cairo airport for your return flight. (B)