Platinum Egypt - 9 Days

Upon arrival of your flight into Cairo you will proceed to the visa desk to secure your Egyptian tourist visa then proceed to the customs and immigration desks. At the baggage claim area, our representatives will meet and greet you, assist with your luggage and transfer you to the Cairo Pyramids Hotel Steigenberger in Cairo.

Take an excursion to Abu Simbel by air & return to Aswan by air to join the Nile River cruise. Abu Simbel is considered to be one of the most impressive sites in Egypt. Here you will visit the two temples built by Ramses II as a high-architect before he became a Pharaoh. The 100 foot high Great Temple is world famous, which features 4 statues of Ramses II and his wife Queen Nefertari, each 65 foot high. Next to the Great Temple is the temple dedicated to Queen Nefertari. Both temples were originally carved in a mountain, and in 1965, they were moved 600 feet and raised 65 feet, thanks to an international project to save them from the flooding caused by the construction of the High Dam.

Transfer to the airport for a flight to Aswan to join aboard the cruise boat M/S Carnival Cruise.

Breakfast & dinner included, lunch included in excursion.

After breakfast if you purchased the optional shore excursion transfer to Aswan for a felucca sailing on the Nile River and later visiting Temple of Philae, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk site.

In the evening we will sail Kom Ombo excursion to the Ancient Site there.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

As you have your breakfast we will sail to Edfu. Upon arrival in Edfu, begin the optional cruise shore excursion visiting the Edfu Temple.

In the afternoon, we will sail to Esna, where boat will dock for overnight.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

This morning we will cross the locks on the Nile in Esna providing a fun canal crossing experience.

We will continue to sail north to Luxor. If you purchased the optional cruise shore excursions then disembark in Luxor for a visit to the Luxor & Karnak Temples and a visit to the West Bank of the Nile with Thebes, Valley of Kings and Collossi of Memnon.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included.

Today, you will have a full day excursion with lunch, visiting the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. You will drive around the Pyramid of Chephren, the Pyramid of Cheops (also known as the Great Pyramid or Khufu), and the Pyramid of Mykerinos. You will have time to walk around Cheops, and take pictures. Then visit the Sphinx, the collasal one-piece sandstone man-headed lion-bodied statue. Later continue to Memphis, the capital of Old Kingdom; and then Sakkara, to visit the Step Pyramid, the first monumental stone structure in Ancient Egypt. In the afternoon, return to your hotel.

Breakfast & lunch included. 

You will have a full day excursion with lunch, visiting the famous Egyptian Museum where archaeological pieces dating as far back as 3000 BC are in exhibit; where you will see the famous treasure of King Tutankhamun. You will also visit the Alabaster Mosque, the Coptic District, and the Ancient Citadel which was built in 1176. You will visit jewelry and ornament wholesalers.

Breakfast & lunch included.