That calendar you live by—the one with 365 days divided into twelve months—you can thank the ancient Egyptians for the handy invention that helps you manage your time. In this 9-day vacation, you’ll marvel at many other amazing accomplishments of this remarkable civilization. The daunting Great Pyramids, the enigmatic Sphinx and the extraordinary temples of Luxor and Karnak are well worth the journey as are the sparkling treasures inside Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, including the fascinating burial items from the opulent tomb of “King Tut.” As you sail down the legendary Nile from Luxor to Aswan on this enthralling tour of Egypt, you’ll also stand in awe at the Kom Ombo Temple, barter for goods at the bustling bazaars, and sway to the rhythmic drums on a relaxing felucca ride down the Nile.

We’ve packed everything you need for the perfect vacation—from hand-selected hotels and dining to the friendly expertise of Globus Tour Directors and Local Guides (with headsets to hear every word), to seamless transportation between destinations and VIP access to the world’s most iconic sites!

ITINERARY

DAY 1 ARRIVE IN CAIRO, EGYPT

Welcome to Cairo! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director an travel companions for a welcome inner at your hotel. Dinner

DAY 2 CAIRO. EXCURSION TO GIZA

Secrets of the Sphinx CAIRO Guie sightseeing inclues a visit to the Egyptian Museum.

GIZA See the Sphinx an the Great Pyramis. HISTORY & MYSTERY: Get up close an personal with The Pyramis of Giza - one of the Worl’ s Seven Woners. Poner the enigmatic secrets of the Sphinx an the Great Pyrami of Giza. Marvel at the massive monument of Cheops, the most colossal pyrami ever built, with an original height of 496 feet. Breakfast

DAY 3 CAIRO–LUXOR (EMBARKATION)

River Mysteries Reveale CAIRO Fly to Luxor.

LUXOR Embark on your Nile River cruise ship with lunch on boar. This afternoon, guie sightseeing inclues the Karnak Temple an Luxor Temple. ANCIENT CITIES: See the stunning monuments of Luxor an Karnak, ancient cities whose combine populations once toppe one million. Walk among the pillars of the colossal Temple of Amun Ra and along the Avenue of the Sphinxes for an experience you will treasure for a lifetime. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4 CRUISING: LUXOR–ESNA–EDFU

Kings, Queens & Captain’s Cocktails LUXOR Time to waner aroun at your own pace or perhaps take an optional excursion on the West Bank of the Nile. Enjoy a Captain’s welcome cocktail party. Sail to Efu. HISTORIC SPOTS: Venture in “Worl’ s greatest open-air Museum” where most of the ruins an artefacts at the site have been preserve an they are as still in their original forms. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5 CRUISING: EDFU–KOM OMBO–ASWAN

Egyptian Gos & Gowns EDFU Visit the Temple of Horus, then enjoy lunch on board while sailing.

KOM OMBO Guie walking tour inclues the temple eica te to the crocoile an falcon gos. Free time to browse. Enjoy a Galabeya (traitional Egyptian gown) party on board this evening. LEGENDS & LORE: Explore captivating Kom Ombo with a walking tour of its bluff-top twin temples. Gaze at the spellbining temples eica te to the crocoile go Sobek-Ra an the falcon go Horus. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6 CRUISING: ASWAN

Lanscapes & Legens of the Nile ASWAN Discover the lan of gol that has kept the treasures of the pharaos for centuries. Sail on a felucca (traitional wooen sailing boat) aroun Kitchener’s Islan an the Mausoleum of Aga Khan. Take part in a Nubian Folklore presentation on board this evening. EPIC RIDE: Sail from Aswan on a felucca a traitional Egyptian wooen boat with a canvas sail. Capture the win to move effortlessly aroun the botanical sanctuary of Kitchener’s Islan an the Mausoleum of Aga Khan – the stately an austere one-t oppe rose limestone monument an Carrara-marble tomb of the 20th-century religious an political leaer . Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 7 DISEMBARKATION. ASWAN

At Leisure in Aswan ASWAN Disembarkation. Free time this afternoon an evening. EXPLORE MORE: with an excursion to Abu Simbel - dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, an Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself. Discover for yourself why Abu Simbel is considered the grandest and most beautiful of the temples commissioned during the reign of Ramesses II, a one of the most beautiful in Egypt. 

Breakfast

DAY 8 ASWAN–CAIRO

Capital ideas in Cairo ASWAN Fly to Cairo.

CAIRO Enjoy free time this afternoon, followe by a farewell inner at your hotel this evening. EXPLORE MORE: in the “the city of a thousan minarets” with its skyline fille with many mosques, castles, an churches in this bustling an historic metropolis. Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 9 CAIRO

Safe travels until we meet again! Your vacation ens with breakfast this morning. Breakfast

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