Nile Cruise (3 nights)

Day 2. Nile Cruise - Aswan/Kom Ombo/Edfu. Morning visits include Aswan's High Dam; the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Sail to Kom Ombo where you visit the Temple of Sobek with its beautiful murals and exceptional view of the River Nile. Continue on to Edfu for overnight. Tonight a very special costume party “Native Egyptian and Pharaonic style.” BLD

Day 3. Nile Cruise - Edfu/Luxor. Today you visit Edfu's Temple of Horus (237 B.C.), the Falcon God. Continue sailing to Luxor for overnight. BLD

Day 4. Disembark Nile Cruise – Fly Luxor/Cairo. This morning you cross the Nile to “Thebes” Luxor's West Bank. Sightseeing includes the Valley of Kings and Queens where some 64 of Egypt's Pharaohs had their palatial resting places hewed into the sheer rock; and the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, visit Luxor and Karnak Temples, a holy city of pylons, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines and obelisks built over centuries and dedicated to the God Amon-Ra, his consort Mut, and their son Khonsu. Transfer to Luxor Airport for your return flight back to Cairo. Transfer to your chosen hotel. BF

Cairo Hotel

Day 5. Depart Cairo. Transfer to airport on time for your departure flight, or, take one of our extensions to the Red Sea, Israel or Jordan.