10 Days/ 9 Nights - Cairo, Pyramids, Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan and Abu Simbel

Day 1 - Depart USA - CAIRO

Day 2 - Arrive Cairo

Arrive to Cairo, Egypt, where you are met and escorted to your hotel.

Day 3 - Cairo - Pyramids & Sphinx

Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, including the Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx. P.M. Optional to Memphis, once a vast metropolis and capital of the Old Kingdom. Continue to Saqqara, the oldest stone complex in the world, to see the towering Step Pyramid of Djoser, the earliest of all pyramids. (B)

Day 4 - Cairo - City Sightseeing

Explore the ancient city of Cairo, including the Egyptian National Museum. P.M. Optional Old Cairo, the Citadel, the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali and the colorful Khan el Khalili Bazaar. (B)

Day 5 - Cairo / Luxor - Nile Cruise

Fly to Luxor to board the deluxe Nile cruiser, your home for the next four nights as you cruise the majestic and mystical Nile River. This afternoon, tour the Karnak and Luxor temples. (B)

Day 6 - Nile Cruise - Luxor / Esna

Cross the Nile to the West Bank to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. Continue to Esna, the site of a temple dedicated to the ram-headed god, Khnum. (BLD)

Day 7 - Nile Cruise - Esna / Edfu / Kom Ombo

A short horse-drawn carriage ride takes you to the temple dedicated to the falcon-headed god, Horus. Sail to Kom Ombo. (BLD)

Day 8 - Nile Cruise - Kom Ombo / Aswan

Visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Kom Ombo before sailing to Aswan. See the High Dam, Old Dam, Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. (BLD)

Day 9 - Nile Cruise / Aswan / Abu Simbel / Cairo

This morning, go sightseeing by felucca (wooden sailboat) around the botanical gardens on Kitchner Island.

Optional excursion to Abu Simbel for a tour of one of the most spectacular and best preserved temples in the country. Later, fly back to Cairo. Overnight (B)

Day 10 - Depart Cairo

For those visiting Egypt only, transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Or continue your exploration with one of our extensions to Jordan or Turkey. (B)