10 Days Signature Egypt & the Nile (Ultimate Luxury)

ARRIVE CAIRO, EGYPT
Arrive in Cairo, where you are met Tour Manager (visa is included) and transferred to your hotel with fantastic views of the pyramids.
Evening trip to attend the Sound & Light show in the Pyramids area included.
 DAY 2
GIZA | THE PYRAMIDS & THE SPHINX
Tour the Giza Plateau, site of the ancient pyramids of Mycerinus, Chefren and the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Explore the interior of one of these legendary pyramids. Ride Like a Local on camel back and continue to the Solar Boat Museum, site of Cheops’ funerary boat. Then, view the Great Sphinx.
DAY 3
LUXOR | KARNAK & THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Fly to Luxor and journey to the Temple of Karnak. Board award-winning Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV’ and enjoy lunch on board. Afterward, explore the west bank of the Nile and the Necropolis of Thebes. Discover the Valley of the Kings and step inside the tomb of Tutankhamun. You also visit the Valley of the Queens (Biban el-Harim). Later, explore the Temple of Hatshepsut.
DAY 4
CRUISING THE NILE | TEMPLE OF HATHOR AT DENDERAH
Cruise north on a scenic route — far from other ships and crowds — to the Temple of Hathor at Denderah. Sail back to Luxor. This afternoon, return to the east bank of the Nile, this time visiting the city of Thebes and the striking Temple of Luxor.
DAY 5
CRUISING THE NILE | EDFU TO KOM OMBO
Continue cruising to Edfu and the Temple of Horus. Join your chef on board for a local cooking lesson. Later, disembark at Kom Ombo to visit the Greco-Roman temple.
DAY 6
ASWAN | MAJESTIC PHILAE
Cruise to Aswan and ride a motorized boat to Philae Temple. Continue to the granite quarries and site of the Unfinished Obelisk. Then sail amid the Aswan islands like a local — by felucca.
DAY 7
ABU SIMBEL | TEMPLES OF RAMSES II & NEFERTARI
Disembark Sanctuary ‘Sun Boat IV’ and fly to Abu Simbel. See the twin temples of Ramses II and his wife. Return to Cairo.
 DAY 8
CAIRO | LEGENDARY PHARAOHS & BUSTLING SOUK
Visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities. After lunch, walk from Bab el-Fotouh to Khan el-Khalili Bazaar. Explore the Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, built in 1356, and among the finest examples of early Mamluk architecture.
DAY 9
CAIRO | ANCIENT TREASURES
Drive to Sakkara. Continue to Memphis.
DAY 10
DEPART CAIRO
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and depart.