5 Day Classic Tour

of Egypt

Cairo – Saqqara - Zoser Step Pyramids - Great Pyramids of Giza - Sphinx - Aswan - Unfinished Obelisk - Temple of Philae – Elephantine Islands – Botanical Garden - Mausoleum of Aga Khan – Edfu - Temple of Horus - Temple of Sobek & Haroeris – Kom Ombo - Esna - Temple of Khnum - Luxor - Colossi of Memnon - Temple of Queen Hatshepsut - Valley of the Kings & Queens - Temples of Karnak

Day 1

Cairo – Saqqara - Zoser Step Pyramids - Great Pyramids of Giza - Sphinx - Aswan

Upon arrival in Cairo we will start your full day visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities.

On display is a rare collection of 5,000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world.

Over 250,000 genuine artifacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the King Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920's when his tomb was excavated.

We will visit the Saqqara desert with its ancient Step Pyramids for King Zoser.

Then we will transfer to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, & Mycerinus. Cheops is the most colossal pyramid ever built.

Next is a close up look at the Sphinx a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of King Chephren.

In the late afternoon, we will be transferred to the train station to take the sleeper train to Aswan.

Day 2

Aswan – Unfinished Obelisk - Temple of Philae – Elephantine Islands – Botanical Garden - Mausoleum of Aga Khan

In the morning we will have breakfast on the train.

Upon arrival in Aswan, you will be met & assisted by our representatives and transfer to the High Dam, the Granite Quarries, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Philae Temple.

After having lunch we will proceed for a tour around the Elephantine Island by felucca and around Kitchener’s island.

We will visit the Botanical Garden and the Mausoleum of Aga Khan then spend overnight Aswan.

Day 3

Aswan – Edfu - Temple of Horus - Temple of Sobek & Haroeris – Kom Ombo

After breakfast, we will continue sailing to Edfu to visit the temple dedicated to the God Horus.

Lunch is on board while sailing to Kom Ombo.

Then we will visit the Temple shared by the two Gods Sobek & Haroeris in Kom Ombo.

Spend the rest of the day relaxing with an afternoon tea with dinner on board & Galabeya party on the cruise.

Day 4

Esna - Temple of Khnum - Luxor

After breakfast on board the cruise we will sail to Esna.

We will have afternoon tea and lunch on board, sail to the Temple of Khnum.

Then have dinner and enjoy the Disco Party overnight on the cruise and will arrive in Luxor the following day.

Day 5

Luxor - Colossi of Memnon - Temple of Queen Hatshepsut - Valley of the Kings & Queens - Temples of Karnak – Cairo Airport

After breakfast, we will transfer to the West Bank to see the two Colossi of Memnon, the Temple of Queen Hatchepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Valley of the Kings.

Then on the East Bank of the Nile we will visit the Temples of Karnak & Luxor.

After that we will transfer you to the Cairo Airport for departure.