Egyptian Kingdom | Download detailed itinerary (PDF) Experience Egypt like the Pharaohs of old—from a cruise along the River Nile. Marvel at the treasures of Egypt’s Old, Middle and New Kingdoms as you stare up at the Great Pyramid of Cheops, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and look into the eyes of the beguiling Sphinx. From the Temple of Horus to the Valley of the Kings, step back into a time when kings and queens were considered gods and goddesses.

Cairo (3 or 4 with extension) • Cruise (4) • Train (1) • with extension: Alexandria (2)

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The starting price for this tour is: $2,060

Day 1 Fly overnight to Egypt

 

Day 2 Cairo

Arrive in Cairo

Day 3 Cairo

Take a guided tour of Memphis
Visit Sakkara:

  • Step Pyramid

  • Take a guided tour of Giza:
  • Great Pyramid of Cheops
  • Day 4 Luxor • Cruise

    Fly to Luxor
    Board your Nile cruise
    Visit the West Bank:

  • Valley of the Kings
  • Valley of the Queens
  • Temple of Hatshepsut
  • Colossi of Memnon

  • Visit the East Bank:
  • Karnak and Luxor temples
  • Day 5 Esna • Edfu • Cruise

    Sail in a felluca to Esna
    Visit the Temple of Horus

    Day 6 Kom Ombo • Aswan • Cruise

    Sail to Kom Ombo
    Visit the Temple of Sobek and Haroires
    Continue on to Aswan

    Day 7 Cruise

    Optional: Abu Simbel

    Day 8 Aswan• Night Train

    Visit the High Dam
    See the Unfinished Obelisk
    Board an overnight train to Cairo

    Day 9 Cairo

    Arrive in Cairo
    Take a guided tour of Cairo:

  • Citadel

  • Visit the Egyptian Museum

    Day 10 Depart for home

     

      3-DAY TOUR EXTENSION

     

    Days 10-12 Alexandria • Cairo

    Travel to Alexandria
    Take a guided tour of Alexandria:

  • New Library
  • Catacombs
  • El-Montazah Palace

  • Visit the Greco-Roman Museum
    Travel to Cairo

    Day 13 Depart for home