Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Cairo
- Start point
- Cairo, Cairo, Egypt (Airport)
Optional Activities
- Evening dinner cruise on the Nile
- Sound and light show at the pyramids
- Day 2
Cairo to Aswan
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Egyptian Museum with local Egyptologist guide
- Visit to the Sphinx and the three great pyramids of Giza
- Overnight sleeper train to Aswan
Optional Activities
- Climbing inside the pyramids (limited tickets available)
Landmarks Egyptian Museum Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) Pyramid of Khafre Pyramid of Menkaure Great Sphinx of Giza 
- Day 3
Aswan
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Boat trip to Philae Temple
- Tour of Aswan Dam
Optional Activities
- Camel ride through the sands to St. Simeon's Monastery
Landmarks Philae Temple Aswan Dam St. Simeon's Monastery 
- Day 4
Aswan
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Nubian lunch)
Included Activities
- Visit to local Nubian village
- Traditional Nubian lunch
- Tour of Nubian Museum
- Visit to Unfinished Obelisk site
Landmarks Nubian Museum Unfinished Obelisk 
- Day 5
Abu Simbel to Felucca
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Evening meal prepared by felucca crew)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Abu Simbel temples at sunrise with Egyptologist
- Nile felucca sailboat cruise with Nubian crew
- Meals prepared by felucca crew
- Support boat with facilities for kitchen, toilet, and showers
Optional Activities
- Upgrade to additional night in Aswan hotel instead of felucca (rejoin group next morning)
Landmarks Abu Simbel Temples 
- Day 6
Edfu to Luxor
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Edfu Temple
- Walking tour of Luxor Temple (evening illuminated)
Landmarks Edfu Temple Luxor Temple 
- Day 7
Luxor West Bank to Cairo
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Valley of the Kings tour
- Queen Hatshepsut Temple visit
- Deir El-Medina (Valley of the Artisans) tour
- Karnak Temple complex tour
Optional Activities
- Sunrise hot air balloon flight over West Bank
Landmarks Valley of the Kings Temple of Hatshepsut Deir El-Medina Karnak Temple 
- Day 8
Cairo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of central Cairo backstreets and bazaars
- Tea and shisha break
- Egyptian Kushari dinner
Optional Activities
- City tour of Coptic Cairo, the Citadel, and Mohamed Ali Mosque
- Half-day tour to Saqqara, Dashour, and Memphis
- Full-day trip to Alexandria on the Mediterranean
- Full-day trip to World Heritage Site of Valley of the Whales at Wadi Rayan
Landmarks Coptic Cairo Citadel of Cairo Mohamed Ali Mosque Bab al-Futuh Khan-el-Khalili Bazaar - Day 9
Departure from Cairo
- End point
- Cairo, Cairo, Egypt (Airport)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Last-minute sightseeing in Cairo
- Last-minute shopping in Cairo
