• Enjoy a deluxe four-night cruise on the legendary Nile River, a luxury Cairo stay & special activities.
• Experience thrilling big-game safaris & cultural interaction in the teeming wildlife lands of the Masai Mara & Sweetwaters Game  Reserve.
• Experience Ancient Egypt as you explore the riches of Cairo’s renowned Egyptian Museum, the Great Pyramids & the magnificent Sphinx.
• Set out on safari in Aberdare’s lush highlands and overnight at one of the famed “tree lodges.”
• Savor a relaxing day at one of Africa’s most exclusive resorts – Mt. Kenya Safari Club.

Day 2: London / Cairo, Egypt
Land in Cairo tonight, where your representative meets and escorts you to your grand hotel. Four Seasons Nile Plaza

Day 3: Cairo – Giza
A momentous day takes you from the Egyptian Museum with its rich Pharaonic treasures, to the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx, both enigmatic and staggering in their roportions and architectural precision. Walk with your guide in the Khan el Khalili bazaar. Tonight, view a moving Sound & Light show at the Pyramids and Sphinx. Four Seasons Nile Plaza (B,L)

Day 4: Cairo / Luxor / Nile River Cruise
Today, you are welcomed aboard the distinguished river cruiser that will travel the Nile to some of the most enduring creations of humanity. After lunch on board, tour the Temples of Luxor and Karnak, crowning achievements of the ancient world and centuries in the making. Oberoi Philae (B,L,D)

Day 5: Nile Cruise – Luxor / Edfu
Explore the Nile’s West Bank as you tour the Valleys of the Kings and Queens, where pharaohs’ tombs were long hidden amid desolate hills. Step into burial chambers decorated with still vivid murals. Marvel at Colossi of Memnon before returning to your ship for lunch. Oberoi Philae (B,L,D)

Day 6: Nile Cruise – Edfu / Kom Ombo
Discover Edfu during a horse-drawn carriage ride that takes you into the city center and the Temple of Horus, a perfectly preserved window on life under the Ptolemaic pharaohs. Then sail to Kom Ombo and its joyful twin temples of the crocodile god Sobek and falcon-headed Haroeris. Oberoi Philae (B,L,D)

Day 7: Nile Cruise – Kom Ombo / Aswan
This morning you awake in Aswan. Visit the High Dam, Old Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae Temple. Oberoi Philae (B,L,D)

Day 8: Aswan / Cairo
Disembark the ship after breakfast, and visit the sultry city of Aswan, gateway to fabled Nubia. Enjoy a fun and breezy ride on a felucca, a traditional small sailboat, to visit Kitchener Island’s botanical garden of exotic trees, plants and carefully planned walkways before flying to Cairo. Sonesta Airport Hotel (B)

Day 9: Cairo / Nairobi, Kenya
Following a day of leisure in Cairo, you depart the deserts of Egypt, and fly to Nairobi in the heart of big-game safari country. Transfer to the legendary Norfolk Hotel, which has hosted the rich and famous since 1904. The Norfolk Hotel (B)

Day 10: Nairobi / Aberdare National Park
Set off on safari to the verdant Aberdare Highlands. Your first wildlife experience is at one of the famous “tree lodges.” Rare bongo antelope, forest hog, and rhino are among the visitors to the floodlit watering hole just outside. The Ark (B,L,D)

Day 11: Aberdare National Park / Sweetwaters Game Reserve
Travel off the well-worn path to Sweetwaters, a private reserve with diverse wildlife and a plush camp. It is also an important sanctuary for rhino and home of the Jane Goodall Institute. Sweetwaters Camp (B,L,D)

Day 12: Sweetwaters Game Reserve / Mount Kenya
Travel to famed Mt. Kenya Safari Club, one of Africa’s most romantic resorts. The day is yours to relax, golf, visit the animal orphanage or stroll the grounds to admire the splendid views and abundant bird life. Mt. Kenya Safari Club (B,L,D)

Day 13: Mount Kenya / Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, fly directly to Masai Mara, Kenya’s premier wildlife reserve. The celebrated great herds of wildebeest and zebra as well as gazelle, elephant, and cheetah make each game drive a singular adventure. Your deluxe camp is beautifully set along the Mara River. Mara Safari Club (B,L,D)

Day 14: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Enjoy a memorable day of game viewing in the Mara. Today, you are lost in the world of impala, giraffe, buffalo, rhino and lion prides up to 20 strong. While the great wildebeest migration each summer made the Mara famous, game viewing is excellent throughout the year. Mara Safari Club (B,L,D)

Day 15: Masai Mara Game Reserve / Nairobi
After a final view of the Mara’s rich wildlife, you fly to Nairobi. A dayroom is reserved for your convenience. This evening, celebrate at a gala farewell dinner before bidding Kwaheri (Swahili for “goodbye”) as you transfer to the airport for your late-evening flight to Europe. The Norfolk Hotel, Dayroom (B,L,D)

Day 16: Arrive USA
Connect in London to the USA, and arrive home later today.

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