Magnificent Egypt - BRONZE

Be meet at the at Cairo airport representative before being transfer to your hotel. Overnight Cairo.  Cairo Pyramids Hotel 

In the morning you’ll be picked up from your hotel for a private tour of the famous Egyptian Museum followed by a short drive to the Giza Plateau. Visit the amazing Pyramids and magnificent Sphinx. (B)  

In the morning transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Luxor, a town which stands where ancient Thebes the “City of the Thousand Gates” once stood. Luxor is still considered an open-air museum due to the many monuments still preserved from the time of Ramses the Great. On arrival transfer to your cruise vessel and embark before lunch. In the afternoon visit to the awe-inspiring Temple of Karnak and stand where the great Kings and Queens of Egypt once presided over their people. View the statue of Tutankhamun and his wife at Luxor Temple and the majestic statues of Ramses the Great standing guard over Karnak Temple. Blue Shadow Nile Cruise. (B, L, D)  

After breakfast cross to the West Bank and visit the Necropolis of Thebes where the Valley of the Kings now rests. View what was once the resting place for many kings. Continue onto the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, who was in her own right a Pharaoh of Egypt, before viewing the ancient statues of the Colossi of Memnon. Board the cruise vessel and sail to Esna and cross the Lock before arriving at Edfu for an overnight stay. (B, L, D) 

This morning visit the temple of Horus. Continue to Kom Ombo. Its temple has a double sanctuary and is dedicated to two divinities Haroeris (Horus the Elder), and Sobek, the Crocodile - God. Continue onto Aswan. (B, L, D) 

After breakfast visit the High Dam and the Temple of Philae. Afternoon sail by traditional felucca boat around Elephantine Island and Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight on board. (B, L, D) 

Disembarkation after breakfast and transfer to Aswan airport. On arrival in Cairo transfer to your hotel. Alternatively take an optional tour to Abu Simbel to view the magnificent Temple of Ramses and the temple dedicated to his wife Nefertari. Rest of the day at leisure. Holiday Inn Hotel Standard room. (B) 

After breakfast transfer to Cairo airport. (B)