Itinerary
- Day 1
Cairo
You'll arrive at Cairo International Airport where a representative meets you after you clear customs and immigration. From there, a private air-conditioned vehicle takes you to your hotel. Once you check in, you'll meet with your guide to go over the itinerary and set up your daily pickup times.
- Day 2
Cairo
After breakfast at your hotel, your private guide takes you out for a full day on the Giza plateau. You'll see the three main pyramids of Cheops, Chefren, and Mecyrinus, and get to enter one of the queens' pyramids. The panorama area gives you great views for photos before you head to the Great Sphinx and the mummification temple. Lunch is authentic Egyptian food, then you spend the afternoon at the Egyptian Museum checking out Tutankhamen's treasures, royal mummies, and artifacts covering 6000 years.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at your hotel), Lunch (Authentic Egyptian delicious lunch at good quality restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Giza pyramids (Cheops, Chefren, Mecyrinus)
- Enter one of the queens pyramids
- Visit panorama area for pyramid views and photos
- Visit the Great Sphinx and mummification temple
- Complimentary camel ride in the pyramids area to take nice photos
- Visit Egyptian Museum to see treasure of king Tutankhamen, royal mummies, and pyramids builders' statues
Optional Activities
- Mummies Room entrance at Egyptian Museum (separate fee applies)
- Inside the Great Pyramid entrance (separate fee applies)
- Photography tickets inside the Egyptian Museum (separate fee applies)
Landmarks Great Pyramid of Cheops Pyramid of Chefren Pyramid of Mecyrinus Great Sphinx Egyptian Museum 
- Day 3
Cairo to Alexandria
You'll have breakfast, then transfer by private coach to Alexandria, which takes about 2.5 hours. Once there, you explore the Roman Catacombs from about 1700 years ago, walk through the Open Air Roman Amphitheater, and see Pompey's Pillar from the 3rd century BC. The 15th century Qaitbay Citadel is next, followed by the newly rebuilt Alexandria Library. By evening you're back in Cairo for the night at your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at your hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Catacombs (Roman underground tombs back 1700 years)
- Visit Open Air Roman Amphitheater
- Visit Pompey's Pillar (3rd century B.C.)
- Visit Qaitbay Citadel (15th century)
- Visit newly rebuilt Alexandria Library
Landmarks Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa Roman Amphitheater Pompey's Pillar Qaitbay Citadel Bibliotheca Alexandrina 
- Day 4
Cairo to Luxor
After breakfast at your hotel, you head to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor. Your guide meets you after arrival and airport formalities. The day covers the Valley of the Kings where your guide picks out the best 3 tombs from the 62 available, showing you colors preserved for 3500 years. Later you see Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple, the world's largest temple complex dedicated to god Amun Re, with its obelisks, lakes, and massive pillars. You'll learn about ancient Egyptian language and religion before checking into your Luxor hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo), Lunch (Lunch at good quality restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Valley of the Kings (62 pharaonic tombs)
- Explore 3 recommended tombs with guide in Valley of the Kings
- Visit Luxor Temple
- Visit Karnak Temple (biggest temple in the world dedicated to god Amun Re)
Optional Activities
- Tutankhamen tomb entrance in Luxor (separate fee applies)
- Photography tickets inside the king's valley (separate fee applies)
Landmarks Valley of the Kings Luxor Temple Karnak Temple 
- Day 5
Luxor to Aswan
You transfer by private car to Aswan after breakfast, a drive of about 3 hours. First stop is the High Dam, built in 1960 and the Nile's biggest structure, where you see Lake Nasser (the world's largest man-made lake). Next is the Unfinished Obelisk, a single granite piece weighing 1500 tons. A private motorboat takes you to Philae Temple dedicated to goddess Isis, dating back 2300 years to Greek times. After lunch at a quality restaurant, you enjoy a private felucca sailboat ride around Aswan's islands, including Elephantine Island, Kitchener Botanical Island, and the Agha Khan Mausoleum, where you might spot hundreds of migratory birds. You fly back to Cairo in the evening and check into your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor), Lunch (Lunch at good quality restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit High Dam on the Nile (built 1960)
- Visit Unfinished Obelisk (1500 tons of granite)
- Take private motor to Philae Temple (Temple of goddess Isis, 2300 years old)
- Complimentary Felucca boat ride in Aswan around charming islands (Elephantine Island, Kitchener Botanical Island, Agha Khan Mausoleum)
- Watch migratory birds from Africa during Felucca ride
Landmarks High Dam Lake Nasser Unfinished Obelisk Philae Temple Elephantine Island Kitchener Botanical Island Agha Khan Mausoleum 
- Day 6
Cairo Departure
You have breakfast at your hotel, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure, heading home with memories of Egypt.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at your hotel)
