Sat. Nov. 2 Arrive from the US

Arrival at Cairo International Airport, where the Nubia Representative will assist you with customs clearance, luggage and airport procedure.
Transfer to hotel
Overnight Four Season Nile Plaza Hotel

Sun. Nov. 3 Egyptian Museum of Antiquities

Breakfast at the hotel.
This late morning, your English Egyptologist guide will escort you on a tour of 7,000 years of Egyptian history with a visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which includes the world-famous golden treasures from King Tutankhamun

Mon. Nov. 4 Historia Nile Cruise

Breakfast at your hotel
Fly from Cairo to Luxor.
Upon the arrival to Luxor, your guide the Temple of Karnak built over more than a thousand years by generations of Pharaohs. The great

Tues. Nov. 5 Valley of the Kings and Queens

Breakfast on board
Begin your day with a visit to the West Bank of Luxor to explore the Valley of the Kings, a vast City of the Dead where magnificent tombs were carved into the desert rocks, decorated richly, and filled with treasures for the afterlife by generations of Pharaohs. You will also see the Valley of the Queens.
The Tomb of Nefertari: Long praised as the most beautifully decorated of all the tombs on the West Bank of Luxor, this masterpiece of Egyptian art was restored by the Egyptian Antiquities Authority and the Getty Conservation institute in the USA. Specialists worked for 6 years to clean the paintings and
re-affix them to the plaster walls from where they had been flaking, and today it is hardly conceivable that such vibrant colors have actually not been retouched since they were first laid thousands of years ago.
Hatshepsut Temple: Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Ancient Egypt

Wed. Nov. 6 Temple of Horus and Kom Ombo

Breakfast on board
Morning visit to the temple of Edfu in horse carriages.
Enjoy lunch while passing by the amazing sceneries while sailing to Kom Ombo.
Afternoon visit to the temple of Kom Ombo on foot.
Dinner on board
Overnight on board

Thurs. Nov. 7 Aswan

Breakfast on board
Morning visit to the temple of Philae.
Lunch on board
Afternoon tour with a motorboat sailing around the islands and visit the botanical garden.
Dinner on board
Overnight on board

Fri. Nov. 8 Aswan

Breakfast on board
Day at leisure
Overnight Sofitel Old Cataract Hotel

Sat. Nov. 9 Abu Simbel

Breakfast at hotel
Fly to Abu Simbel where Nubia representative and private van will be waiting for you to transfer you to the Great Temple of Ramses II
Abu Simbel: The two temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel are each fronted by colossal statues up to 20
meters high, and are famed as the most impressive monuments remaining of Ancient Egypt in modern times. Recently the temples were threatened by the waters of Lake Nasser, and with the help of a UNESCO campaign they were cut into blocks, raised piece-by-piece, and reassembled in a new
position higher up the hillside.
Fly back to Cairo
Overnight Four Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel

Sun. Nov. 10 Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids of Giza

Breakfast at hotel
Grand Egyptian Museum
Lunch at 9 Lounge Restaurant with a view of all the main Pyramids
After lunch, your Egyptologist will escort you on an unforgettable tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza;
the only present-day survivors of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They are among the world

Mon. Nov. 11 Depart for Home

Breakfast at the hotel

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