Day 1: Arrive in Cairo - Meet and greet and transfer to Hotel.
Day 2: Cairo - The Pyramids at Giza/Sphinx/Valley Temple. (option for going inside the small pyramid and a camel ride $10 US per person) Later visit the Papyrus and Perfumery. Evening Nile Dinner Cruise.(B,L,D)
Day 3: Cairo - Sakkara/Memphis - Step Pyramid Complex at Sakkara, then onto Memphis to see the Alabaster Sphinx and a huge Statue of Ramses the II.Stop to see local children weaving carpets at a carpet school -opportunity for souvenirs of carpets and wall hangings of all kinds.Lunch at a local countryside restaurant. (B,L)
Day 4- Cairo - St. Catherine's (B,D).
Travel to St. Catherine's (7 hours drive) Check in our hotel for dinner and an early rest for those wanting to climb Mount Sinai to see the sunrise. Climb Mount Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
Day 5 - St. Catherine's - Cairo (B)
Visit the famous Monastery of St. Catherine's. Transfer to Sharm El Sheik (3hours) rest of day at leisure.
Day 6/7 - Sharm El Sheik (B)
Free at leisure in Sharm El Sheik Options for Diving, Scuba, snorkeling & Safari tours are available upon request.
Day 8 - Sharm El Sheik (B)
Drive back to Cairo with stops at Moses Springs and a Military museum. Transfer to Hotel. (7 hours)
Day 9: Cairo - Islamic & Coptic Cairo - The Egyptian Museum/The Citadel/the Mohammed Ali and Green Mosques/Palace/Coptic Christian Churches/Khan el Khalili Bazaar - overnight sleeper train to Aswan. (B,L,D) ( flight and hotel upgrade $150 US per person one way)
Day 10: Aswan - After Breakfast on the Train we arrive in Aswan - Felucca (small sailing boat) or Launch ride to the Botanical Gardens, on Elephantine Island. Check into our Cruise Ship for Lunch. High Dam and the Philae Temple.Evening at leisure to stroll the quaint streets and the local spices market of Aswan.(B,L,D)
Day 11: Aswan - Abu Simbul - An early flight for Abu Simbul and the great temple of Ramses and Nefertari. On return we sail for Luxor with a stop at Kom Ombo temple.(B,L,D)
Day 12: Nile Cruise - Relaxing day sailing along the fertile Nile Valley with a stop at Edfu Temple.(B,L,D)
Day 13: Luxor - Arrive in Luxor and start our sightseeing the West Bank - The Colossi of Memnon/Valley of the Kings (3 tombs)/Temple of Queen Hatshipsuit. Evening Karnak Light and Sound Show.Later enjoy a walk around this quaint city. (B,L,D)
Day 14: Luxor - Cairo - Today we visit the Luxor and Karnak Temples, Fly to Cairo - Evening light and sound show at Giza.(B,L)
Day 15: Cairo - Home - Transfer. (B)
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
Africa
Egypt
Local Culture
Pilgrimage/Spirituality
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