Arrive Cairo Airport, meet & greet and transfer to hotel.

OVERNIGHT: CAIRO    

Today, visit Giza Pyramids and Sphinx. Continue down the valley where the guardian of this mortuary complex, the Mighty Sphinx, bears witness to the passage of time and man in eons of silence. After lunch will visit The Grand Egyptian Museum, is one of the largest museums in the world. Back to hotel and overnight.

OVERNIGHT: CAIRO  –  (B,L)

Morning visit to Saqqara is one of several other notable necropolis sites near Cairo After lunch will enter the world of Islamic Cairo, and visit the Citadel and the 19th Century Mosque of Mohammed Ali. We then explore the incredible Khan El Khalili Bazaar Back to hotel and overnight.

OVERNIGHT: CAIRO  –  (B,L)

Early morning transfer from hotel to airport for your flight Cairo/Luxor, transfer to your cruise which you will board for the next 4 nights. Afternoon tour to Karnak Temple. Back to cruise and overnight

OVERNIGHT: NILE CRUISE  –  (B,L,D)

Optional Excursion: Ballooning ride this morning over Luxor City

Early morning visit West Bank of the Nile for sightseeing of the Valley of the Kings. Here, hundreds of tombs, including that of Tutankhamun, were carved into the desert rock. Continue on to the Temple of Hatshepsut, dedicated to Egypt’s only female pharaoh. Sail to Esna, rest of the afternoon is free at leisure to enjoy cruising the Nile.

OVERNIGHT: NILE CRUISE  –  (B,L,D) 

Morning visit to Edfu to see the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus. Then sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Temple of Sobek. Overnight on board   

OVERNIGHT: NILE CRUISE  –  (B,L,D)

Afternoon visit to the High Dam, and the Temple of Philae. Enjoy a Nubian Folcloric show tonight on board the cruise.

OVERNIGHT:  NILE CRUISE  –  (B,L,D)

Early morning optional Abu Simbel Excursion by Air 

Check out from cruise, transfer to airport to fly Aswan/Cairo. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel and overnight.

OVERNIGHT: CAIRO  –  (B)

Today, transfer to airport to flight to Istanbul “not included”, upon arrival transfer to hotel and overnight.

OVERNIGHT: ISTANBUL   –  (B)

Today, start with cruise on the Bosphorous, the strait which separates the European and Asian sides of the city. Later in the day, you’ll visit the Rumeli Fortress, then  you’ll take a taxi to the old city to visit Istanbul’s Covered Bazaar, from the bazaar’s you can take a relaxing stroll back to your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day relaxing.

OVERNIGHT: ISTANBUL  –  (B)

Morning visit the Topkapi Palace, the seat of Ottoman power for nearly four centuries. Next is a tour of the Hagia Sophia (from outside) ,then will see the renowned Blue Mosque, named for its breathtaking blue tile work and see the Basilica, the largest of the city’s Byzantine era cisterns, followed by visits to the hippodrome, Egyptian obelisk, serpentine column and other sights before going back to your hotel for the evening.

OVERNIGHT: ISTANBUL  –  (B)

Morning visit the Islamic Art Museum, then you’ll go to Istanbul’s world-famous spice market, at afternoon you’ll take a walking tour through the Old City to the mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, built by the architect Sinan and in itself among the best-known pieces of Islamic art from the Ottoman era before heading back to your hotel for the night.

OVERNIGHT: ISTANBUL  –  (B)

Transfer from hotel to airport for your international departure on    @  –  (B)