Tour EF - Spirit Of The Nile
15 Days / 13 Nights, Cairo, Luxor & Aswan including 4 days Nile Cruise & 4 Days Abu Simbel Cruise

Tour Features: Return air fare to Cairo from Toronto 6 nights accommodation in Cairo based on bed and breakfast. 4 nights Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan based on full board. 3 nights Nile cruise Abu Simbel to Aswan based on full board. Domestic air ticket Cairo / Luxor and Aswan /Abu Simbel and Aswan / Cairo All sightseeing and shore excursions as detailed in the itinerary, including entrance fees. All transfers in Egypt including baggage handling and portage. The service of an English or French speaking Egyptologist guide.

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

Day 2 Tuesday - Cairo
Upon arrival at Cairo airport you will be met by our representative assisted through formalities and transfer to hotel. Balance of day at leisure. Overnight at Hotel. (B)

Day 3 Wednesday - Cairo
After breakfast you will start your sightseeing tour by visiting Memphis, the city of the God Ptah and the capital of the oldest kingdom in the world where the Alabaster Sphinx and the statue of Ramses II exists, Saqqara where the famous Unas Pyramid is located, King Zoser Step Pyramid, Mastaba Tomb of TI, Tomb of Ptahotep.  In the afternoon, you will visit the great Pyramids of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.  Nearby is the mysterious Sphinx, a colossal lion with a pharaoh’s head. Overnight at Hotel. (BL)

Day 4 Thursday - Cairo
After breakfast visit the Egyptian Museum, which houses a magnificent collection of Pharaonic antiquities, especially the golden treasures of Tut Ankh Amun. Proceed to Old Cairo to visit Mohamed Ali Mosque and the Cairo Citadel you will continue to visit the Moallaqa Church and the 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. Overnight at your hotel. (BL)

Day 5 Friday – Cairo
Day at leisure in Cairo. Overnight at your Hotel. (B)

Day 6 Saturday - Cairo/Luxor
In the morning you will depart Cairo by air to Luxor. Arrival Luxor and transfer to your Nile Cruise for embarkation.  In the afternoon, 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 Hatsheput’s and the Scared Lake.  Overnight in Luxor.  (BLD)

Day 7 Sunday - Cruise
In the morning you will visit West Bank (Thebes) where you will visit some on the tombs in the Valley of Kings, Valley of Queens and Nobles, Hatshepsut’s Temple at Dier El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon.  Sail through the locks of Esna to Edfu and Overnight.  (BLD)

Day 8 Monday - 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 9 Tuesday - 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 the Egyptian felucca to view the Elephantine Island, the Botanical Gardens on Kitchen Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum. Overnight in Aswan.  (BLD)

Day 10 Wednesday - Aswan / Abu Simbel / Cruise
This morning you will disembark from your cruise and transfer to the airport for your return flight to Abu Simbel.  Arrival and transfer to Abu Simbel Kasr Ibrim Cruise for embarkation. After lunch you will visit Abu Simbel Temple, built 3000 years ago to honor Ramses II and his wife Queen Nefertari. This temple which has remained nearly intact over the ages, was rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser when the High Dam was built. Balance of day at leisure or take the optional tour of attending the Sound and Light Show at the temple. Overnight aboard your cruise. (BLD)

Day 11 Thursday - Cruise
Sail in the morning on Lake Nasser towards Kasr Ibrim. Arrival and view the distant past of the Nubian civilization in its original location. View the temple of Kasr Ibrim from the cruise sundeck. Sail to Amada and visit the 18th. dynasty temple that was built during the reign of Thotmosis the third and fourth. Continue to visit the hemi-speos of Derr dedicated by Ramses the third to the rising sun and the tomb of Penout, the viceroy of Nubia. Sail to Wadi El Seboua, dinner and overnight. (BLD)

Day 12 Friday - Cruise
After breakfast you will visit the temple of Wadi El Seboua, dedicated by Ramses the third to Gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis. Continue to visit the temple of Dakka, dedicated to the God Thot, and the Greco Roman Temple of  Meharakka Sail to Aswan, crossing of the Tropic of Cancer. Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan. (BLD)

Day 13 Saturday - Cruise Aswan / Cairo
After breakfast you will Disembark and continue to visit Kalabsha Temple, with its Pharaonic aspect, remodeled   into the Greco-Roman style and dedicated to the God Mandoulis. Transfer in the afternoon to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. Arrival Cairo and transfer to your hotel. Overnight at your Hotel. (B)

Day 14 Sunday - Cairo
Day at leisure in Cairo. Overnight at your hotel. (B)

Day 15 Monday - En Route
Transfer to Cairo airport for your departure. (B)