2020 Departures: Luxor to Aswan - Jan 4, 12, 20, 28 - Feb 5, 13, 21, 29 - Mar 8, 16, 24 - Apr 1, 9*, 17, 25 - May 3, 11, 19, 27 - Jun 4, 12, 20, 28 - Jul 6 - Aug 11, 19, 27 - Sep 4, 12, 20, 28 - Oct 6, 14, 22, 30 - Nov 7, 15, 23 - Dec 1, 9, 17* 25*
Program also operates with the cruise in reverse - Aswan to Luxor. Please request details and departure dates.
(Day 01+02) *Cairo*
[Depart USA on overnight flight to Cairo. On arrival you will be met by representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight Mena House.]
Mena House
The Mena House is a luxurious hotel at the foot of the great pyramids of Giza with spectacular views of the pyramids. It combines the original arabesqu..Read More
(Day 03) *Cairo*
[Today with your private driver and Egyptologist you will have a full day of sightseeing. Your day will include a visit to the Pyramids of Giza with entrance Cheops and the Sphinx, Menphis and Sakkarra. Overnight Mena House.]
(Day 04) *Cairo*
[Today with your private driver and Egyptologist you will have a full day of sightseeing. Your day will include a visit to the Egyptian Museum housing the richest collection of antiquities ever discovered including the fabulous burial treasure of King Tutankhamen, the Citadel of Salah El Din, Mohammed Ali Mosque, and Sultan Hassan Mosque. This afternoon you will drive through old Cairo and the old Bazaar for sightseeing and shopping. Overnight Mena House.]
(Day 05) *Cairo/Luxor - Nile Cruise*
[Morning transfer to the Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor where you will board your boat for the Nile cruise. After lunch, depart with your private Egyptologist to tour Luxor's West Bank - Thebes. Sightseeing includes the Valley of the Kings, and the Valley of the Queens. Overnight Nile Adventurer Cruise Ship.]
Nile Adventurer Cruise Ship
The Nile Adventurer is an elegant vessel cruising the Nile River. Intimate in size, the ship features 32 cabins each individually air-conditioned, larg..Read More
(Day 06) *Luxor/Esna - Nile Cruise*
[Following breakfast visit the Karnak and Luxor Temples. This afternoon, set sail to Esna. Enjoy lunch onboard followed by a tour of the Temple of Khnum at Esna. Ship sails to Edfu. Overnight Nile Adventurer Cruise Ship.]
(Day 07) *Edfu/Komombo - Nile Cruise*
[This morning you will visit Edfu's Temple of Horus (built in 237BC), to honor the Falcon God. Sail to Kom Ombo where you will tour its temple along the Nile River. The ship sails to Awan this evening. Overnight Nile Adventurer Cruise Ship.]
(Day 08) *Aswan - Nile Cruise*
[This morning tour the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple, overnight on the ship in Aswan. Overnight Nile Adventurer Cruise Ship.]
(Day 09) *Aswan/Abu Simbel*
[This morning you will transfer to the airport for your flight to Abu Simbel. At Abu Simbel you will visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the temple of Ramses II and his favorite wife Nefertari. Fly back to Aswan where you will enjoy a private felucca ride on the Nile River. Overnight Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan Hotel.]
(Day 10) *Cairo*
[After breakfast, enjoy the morning at leisure. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Transfer to your hotel where you will have the remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight Intercontinental Semiramis Nile Hotel.]
(Day 11) *Cairo*
[Transfer to the airport this morning for your international flight.]