Egypt and the Nile Tour
Daily Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 – October 26
- Depart JFK Airport for Cairo aboard EgyptAir.
Day 2 – October 27
- Arrive in Cairo and transfer to the hotel.
- Enjoy breakfast and time to rest.
- Welcome dinner and group orientation.
HOTEL:Â Cairo | Four Seasons First Residence
MEALS:Â Breakfast and Dinner
Day 3 – October 28
- Explore the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
- Free time for lunch at the museum.
- Share a memorable dinner with a welcoming Egyptian family.
HOTEL:Cairo | Four Seasons First Residence
MEALS:Â Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4 – October 29
- Visit the Giza Plateau.
- Explore the Great Pyramids, Queen’s Pyramids, and Isis Temple.
- Stand before the Great Sphinx.
- Camel ride across the plateau.
- Visit a family-owned oil shop.
- Exclusive private group visit inside the Great Pyramid.
- Dinner at the hotel.
HOTEL: Cairo | Four Seasons First Residence
MEALS:Â Breakfast and Dinner
Day 5 – October 30
- Visit Sakkara.
- Explore the Serapeum.
- Tour the Tomb of Mere Ruka.
- Enter Teti’s Pyramid.
- Visit a traditional carpet factory.
- Evening flight to Luxor.
HOTEL:Â Luxor | Sonesta St. George Luxor Hotel
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 6 – October 31
- Explore Karnak Temple.
- Visit a jewelry shop.
- Visit a papyrus workshop.
- Evening visit to Luxor Temple.
HOTEL:Luxor | Sonesta St. George Luxor Hotel
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 7 – November 1
- Visit Abydos Temple.
- Explore Dendara Temple.
- Learn about the Temple of Hathor and its astronomical ceiling.
HOTEL: Luxor | Sonesta St. George Luxor Hotel
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8 – November 2
- Explore the Valley of the Kings.
- Visit the Tomb of Ramses VI.
- Tour Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple.
- See the Colossi of Memnon.
- Visit an alabaster workshop.
- Board the Mövenpick Royal Lily Nile Cruise.
HOTEL: Nile Cruise | Mövenpick Royal Lily
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 9 – November 3
- Free day to relax or explore.
- Optional hot-air balloon ride.
- Optional visit to Habu Temple and the Tombs of the Artisans.
HOTEL: Nile Cruise | Mövenpick Royal Lily
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 10 – November 4
- Visit Edfu Temple.
- Explore Kom Ombo Temple.
- Evening Galabiyah celebration aboard the ship.
HOTEL:Nile Cruise | Mövenpick Royal Lily
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 11 – November 5
- Scenic drive through the Nubian Desert.
- Tour Abu Simbel.
- Lunch in Abu Simbel.
- Visit the Aswan Market.
HOTEL: Nile Cruise | Mövenpick Royal Lily
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 12 – November 6
- Explore Aswan.
- Visit Philae Temple.
- See the Unfinished Obelisk.
- Flight back to Cairo.
- Free evening.
HOTEL:Â Cairo | Le Meridien Cairo Airport Hotel
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 13 – November 7
- Explore Old Cairo.
- Visit the Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Alabaster Mosque).
- Tour Ben Ezra Synagogue.
- Visit the Zeitoun Church of Apparition.
- Explore the Hanging Church.
- Visit St. Sergius Church.
HOTEL:Cairo | Le Meridien Cairo Airport Hotel
MEALS:Â Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 14 – November 8
- Transfer to Cairo Airport.
- Depart for the USA.
MEALS:Â Breakfast