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ITINERARY
Arrival In Cairo
Your Egyptian adventures start as soon as you get to Cairo International airport. Your tour manager will escort you to the Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino (or comparable) in an air-conditioned vehicle. Once at your accommodation, they’ll help you check-in and review your itinerary. You’ll confirm pick-up times for the daily tours and have the rest of the day to wind down. Overnight in Cairo.
Giza Pyramids
Have a filling breakfast at your Cairo hotel and meet at to go to the Giza Plateau. Visit one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World: the Giza Pyramid Complex is vibrant with history and magic. Wonder at the Great Pyramid of Cheops, Pyramid of Chepren and the Pyramid of Menkaure with its valley temple, and overlook the valley by the Great Sphinx. Enjoy a scrumptious lunch at a good quality local restaurant. After a day of amazing views, we’ll go back to the hotel where you’ll spend the night.
Luxor & Nile
Today you’ll have a very early hotel check-out and go on a private shuttle to the Cairo airport to hop on a flight to Luxor. This mythical city has been the home of Emperors and Pharaohs for thousands of years! Here, you’ll explore the amazing Karnak Temple Complex, full of intricate sandstone columns, colossal statues and native palm trees. We’ll board our Egypt Nile cruise Movempick Lotus Nile (or comparable) and enjoy a delicious lunch on board, overlooking the longest river in the world.
Luxor West Bank
After breakfast overlooking the Nile, you’ll go on an excursion to the mythical Valley of the Kings. This impressive monumental complex is the eternal resting place of 62 ancient Pharaohs and hundreds powerful nobles of Ancient Egypt. Visit the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut built in 1500 BCE: this masterpiece of ancient architecture is full of altars, shrines and halls waiting to be explored. Afterwards, we’ll head to the Colossi of Memnon to find these two statues guarding the city. As an optional activity, you can also visit Tutankhamun’s tomb. After lunch we’ll sail via Edfu, enjoying a leisurely dinner on the cruise where we’ll spend the night
Edfu / Kom Ombo
After breakfast on the cruise, we’ll visit the Temple of Edfu. This well-preserved monument from the Ptolemaic Kingdom was dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed God. After some exploring, we’ll sail to Kom Ombo to get to know the unique Temple of Sobek, where ancient Egyptians honored both Sobek and Horus.After exploring the secrets of these mythical places, we’ll hop on the cruise again to continue our journey to Aswan. A delicious dinner will be served on board.
Aswan Sightseeing
After breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day’s sightseeing in Aswan. . Also, a visit to the Essential Oils market and the Nubian village. Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.
More Aswan
Visit the Nubian Museum and make an Aswan City Tour. Also, lunch is included. Catch a flight from Aswan back to Cairo. Upon returning to Cairo, you will catch you check in to the hotel.
The Egyptian Museum
After a hearty breakfast at the hotel in Cairo, you’ll meet your guide at 9:30AM to take you to the Egyptian museum. Explore the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East and wonder at the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world. After touring the museum, we’ll enjoy a hot lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Spend the afternoon winding down at the hotel where you’ll have dinner. Overnight in Cairo.
Departure Day
It's time to say goodbye to your Egyptian adventure. You will be taken to the airport for your departure back to your home destination. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you again on another Maximum Impact Travel experience.
Trip Options
What is required to register?
- NON-REFUNDABLE deposit $500
- Non-expired Passport and ID or driver’s license
- Completed DocuSign registration form
- Registration Deadline: Jan. 31st, 2023
Other requirements
- 2 Colored copies of passport
- Travel insurance if purchased separately
What’s Included?
- Accommodation / Lodging: Available for all guests
- Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner (beverages not included)
- Free WiFi: Available in all rooms
- Events & Activities: Available for all guests
- Transportation: Available for all guests
- Air conditioning: Available in all rooms
Not Included
- Alcohol
- Professional Videographer
- Free parking
- Hiking
- Flights
- Professional Photographer
- Trip Insurance
- Local Taxi Services
- SightSeeing
List of Suggested Items To Purchase
Note: Theft is always a possibility when you travel abroad. Please do not bring anything that you can’t afford to lose.
- Travel Adapter - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Travel Belt (Passport and Money) - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Luggage Tracker - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Portable External USB Charger - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Wet Ones Wipes - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Purell Hand Sanitizer - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Repel Insect Repellant (40% Deet) - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Advil - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Pepto Bismol Caplets - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
- Imodium - CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
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