Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival at Cairo

   • Your tour manager will meet you, assist with the arrival procedures at Cairo International Airport, and escort you to the hotel by an exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with the check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. 

   Overnight stay in Cairo.

   Meals: Welcome drink

2. Day 2: Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum

   • Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, and then meet your guide, who will accompany you to the Giza Plateau. Here, you will visit one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus and the Sphinx. Then, proceed to the Valley temple facing the great statue. Have your lunch at a good-quality local restaurant. Then, you will be transferred to the Egyptian Museum, a treasure room for the child king Tutankhamun. You will proceed to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue to Islamic Cairo, exploring Khan El Khalili - Cairo’s old bazaar- and return to the hotel. 

   Overnight stay in Cairo.

   Meals: Breakfast and lunch

3. Day 3: Alamein – Siwa Oasis

   • Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo and then drive to Alamein, a 3-hour drive away. At Al Alamein, you will enjoy the site where the great battle took place during World War II and visit the World War II Museum and the Cemetery. Then, drive on to the beautiful bay of Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean Coast, and then continue to Siwa. It is about a 6-hour drive from Alamein to Siwa. 

   Dinner and overnight stay in Siwa.
   Meals: Breakfast and dinner

4. Day 4: Siwa Oasis

   • After breakfast, visit Shali, the Old City of Siwa. Then, transfer to see the Alexander Temple at Aghurmi Village, dedicated to the God Amon of the 26th Dynasty, and then visit the Amun Ra Temple at Um Ubeyda. After that, transfer to Cleopatra Spring (Ein Guba). Visit the Siwa House Museum. After that, visit the tombs inside the Mountain of the Dead (Gabal El Maouta) and enjoy viewing interesting tombs such as S.I. Amon, MSW Isis, and the Crocodile Tomb. After that, see the Dakrour Mountains. In the afternoon, transfer to enjoy the unique sunset view at Fitnas Island. 

   Overnight stay in Siwa.
   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

5. Day 5: Siwa - Bahariya

   • After breakfast, you will be transferred by 4×4 car to Bahariya, a 6-hour journey. Lunch will be served during your trip to Bahariya. 

   Dinner and overnight stay in Bahariya Oasis.
   Meals:  Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

6. Day 6: Bahariya Oasis

   • After breakfast, enjoy local tours of the hilltop ruins of the English House. Then, transfer to see the Museum of Golden Mummies, Tombs of the Nobles, Alexander Temple, and Temple of Ain Meffetla. Lunch in Bahariya. 
   • Head to the White Desert, passing through the Black Desert and the Valley of El Haize with its famous spring. Stop off to see the quartz crystal at Crystal Mountain, the rocky formation in the Valley of Agabat. 

   Dinner and overnight camping in the White Desert.
   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

7. Day 7: Farafra/Dakhla

   • Drive to Farafra Oasis, where you can enjoy Bir Setah hot springs and the local artist Badr’s unique mud brick museum. The distance from Farafa to Dakhla is approximately a 3-hour drive. 
   • Upon arrival, enjoy a trip to the Roman temple Deir El Hagar in its serene surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqa. 
   • Then, pay a visit to the Islamic Village of Al Qasr, located approximately 35 km from Mut, which features the ruins of an Ayyubid mosque. 

   Overnight stay in Dakhla at Oasis Style Hut.
   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

8. Day 8: Kharga Oasis

   • After breakfast, proceed to Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha – a Roman fortress located on the ancient caravan route and the ethnic museum of the oasis. After that, visit the Roman Temple of Hibis and Nadura from the outside, and the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat, nearby. Proceed to the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis. 

   Overnight camping in Kharga
   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

9. Day 9: Kharga to Luxor

   • After breakfast, you will be transferred by vehicle to Luxor, a 6-hour drive. Check in at your hotel and spend the night in Luxor.

   Meals: Breakfast

10. Day 10: Nile Cruise to the East Bank

    • After breakfast, you will be transferred from your hotel by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your 5-star Egypt Nile cruise to check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. 

    Dinner and overnight on board the Nile cruise.
    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

11. Day 11: Luxor West Bank - Edfu

    • After breakfast on your Nile cruise, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, the Valley of the Kings, then to the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC. Proceeding to the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu, enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. 

    Overnight stay on board the Nile Cruise.
    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

12. Day 12: Edfu - Kom Ombo

    • After breakfast on the Nile Cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus, the falcon-headed god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. 

    Dinner and overnight on board your deluxe Nile Cruise.
    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

13. Day 13: Aswan Tour

    • After breakfast on the Nile cruise, enjoy sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of ancient Egypt's stone quarries, the Unfinished Obelisk. 
    • Then, proceed to the beautiful Temple of Philae, dedicated to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. 

    Dinner and overnight on board a deluxe Nile Cruise.
    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

14. Day 14: Back to Cairo

    • Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast, then transfer to Aswan airport for a flight back to Cairo. 
    • Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay in Cairo.

    Meals: Breakfast

15. Day 15: Final Departure

    • After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for the final departure.

    Meals: Breakfast.