Egypt Tour: DANCING ON THE NILE

Itinerary: Dancing on the Nile

Arrive Cairo

Arrive in Cairo where you will be met and escorted to your selected hotel.

Cairo

We visit this morning Cheop's Pyramid one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World - and the Sphinx, the great god-lion sentinel, built over 35 centuries ago. The towering pyramid stands majestically on a desert plateau with two slightly smaller pyramids (one built by Cheop's son Kephren and the other by Mycerinus) erected to preserve their bodies and treasures for the afterlife. Your tour also includes the bazaars featuring a wondrous variety of items and bargains galore! (B)

Cairo

Today's sightseeing takes you to the fabulous Egyptian Museum. Regarded as one of the most prominent in the world, it offers visitors remarkable insights into Egypt's ancient history dating back 5000 years. The priceless antiquities include King Tutankhamon's Treasures - a spectacle beyong belief! (B)

Cairo/Luxor - Nile Cruise

Transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Luxor. On arrival you will be escorted to your Ship, your floating hotel for the next 5 days as you cruise the Nile. Visit Luxor and Karnak Temples, a holy city of pylongs, hypostyle hails, colossal statues and obelisks built over many centuries and dedicated to the God Amon-Ra, his consort Mut, and their son Khonsu. (B,L,D)

Luxor/Edfu - Nile Cruise

This morning you cross the Nile to Luxor's West Bank, where you'll explore the astonishing and extensive New Kingdom city of "Thebes". Sightseeing includes the Valley of the Kings and Queens where some 64 of Egypt's Pharaohs have the palatial resting places hewn into the sheer rock. Sail to Edfu. (B,L,D)

Edfu/Kom Ombo/Aswan - Nile Cruise

Today an exhilarating carriage ride takes you through town to the Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. Return to your ship and sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Graeco - Roman style Temple of Sobek, the Crocodile, and the Temple of Philae. After lunch we sail around Elephantine Island. (B,L,D)

Aswan - Nile Cruise

Morning sightseeing includes Aswan's Old and High Dams, the ancient Granite Quarries, and the Temple of Philae. After lunch we sail around Elephantine Island. (B)

Aswan/Abu Simbel*/Cairo

Disembark after breakfast. Transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. (B)

*Passengers who purchased the "Abu Simbel" excursion will fly to Aswan to this dramatic site to admire the magnificent Temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari. They were moved up the hillside to keep them from destruction by flooding from the Nile when the High Dam was built forming lake Nasser.

Cairo

Day at leisure, perhaps you should consider an "optional" excursion to Alexandria or Al Fayyum Oasis. (B)

Cairo

Day at leisure or "optional" day tour of Old and Islamic Cairo (B)

Transfer to Airport- Depart

Fly back to New York. (B)

2010 Departure Dates from New York