Departure Dates:

2nd, 9th, 16th*, 23rd, 30th April 2019;

7th, 14th, 21st, 28th May 2019;

4th, 11th, 18th 25th June 2019;

2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th July 2019;

6th, 13th, 20th, 27th August 2019;

3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th September 2019;

1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th October 2019;

5th, 12th, 19th, 26th November 2019;

3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th*, 31st* December 2019;

7th, 14th, 21st, 28th January 2020:

4th, 11th, 18th 25th February 2020;

3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st March 2020;

Itinerary:

DAY 01 TUE. El Cairo.-

Arrival at Cairo airport, where our staff will be waiting to take you to your hotel. Free time in the Egyptian capital, the largest city in Africa. Accommodation.

DAY 02 WED. El Cairo.-
Breakfast. Full day visit to see the famous archaeological complex of the pyramids of Cheops, Khafra and Menkaure (entry included to the Pyramid of Khafra or Menkaure), and the impressive Sphinx sculpted in rock and the temple of the Khafra Valley. Subsequently, visit to the papyrus institute to be shown the craft production of Papyrus scrolls. Lunch included. In the afternoon, visit to the Egyptian Museum with its millenary art and where the treasure of the tomb of Tutankhamen is kept. A visit is also included to the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque. Return to the hotel and accommodation.

DAY 03 THU. El Cairo- Abu Simbel- Aswan.-
Transfer to the airport first thing in the morning to take a regular flight (flight included) for ASWAN. Land transfer to ABU SIMBEL. Lunch included. Visit to the temples that were dug out of the rock during the reign of the pharaoh Ramses II in the thirteenth century BC as a monument to the pharaoh and his wife Nefertari. They served to commemorate his supposed victory at the Battle of Kadesh and to demonstrate his power to the neighbouring Nubians. Later we will attend the show of light and sound before returning by land to ASWAN and accommodation.

NB: There is a chance that the night of accommodation in the hotel in Aswan may be replaced by a night on board the boat, for greater passenger comfort and without this affecting the price of the circuit.

DAY 04 FRI. Aswan.-
Breakfast. Visit to Aswan Dam, Temple of Philae dedicated to the goddess Isis and located on the island of Agilkia. Embarkation and lunch included. In the afternoon, a felucca cruise on the Nile for a panoramic view of the mausoleum of Aga Khan, of the Elephantine Island and the Botanical Gardens. Dinner included. Night on board.

DAY 05 SAT. Aswan - Kom Ombo- Edfu.-
Breakfast. Full Board on the boat. Lunch and dinner included on the boat. Navigation (the previous night or this morning) to KOM OMBO to visit its temple, the only one dedicated to two gods, Sobek and Haroesis, where we find a Nilometer (an ancient system used to measure the level of the river Nile) and a mummified crocodile. Continuation to EDFU. The transfer from the boat to the temple will be by horse-drawn carriage. Visit to the Temple of Edfu, where we will see the marvellous construction dedicated to the God Horus (God represented by a Falcon), which in the past was partially covered by lime during the periodic flooding of the river Nile. The rescue and restoration work complete, we now have one of the most beautiful temples of Ptolemaic times, in an exceptional state of preservation. Night on board.

NB: Depending on the time the boat leaves Aswan, the temple of Edfu may be visited in the afternoon or the following morning.

DAY 06 SUN. Edfu- Esna- Luxor.-
Full Board on the boat. Lunch and dinner included on the boat. We will see the Necropolis of Thebes with the Valley of the Kings (the tombs of the main Pharaohs). As no explanations of the tombs may be given inside them on a visit, our guide will give all of the explanations outside (the tomb of Tutankhamen is not included as all of the treasures are in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo). Visit to the Valley of the Workers known as Deir el-Medina, a funeral temple of Ramses III known as Medinet Habu and a panoramic tour of Hatshepsut. En route, a visit to the Colossae of Memnon two impressive statues of Amenhotep II. In the afternoon, visit to the Temple of Karnack and Luxor. Night on board in Luxor.

DAY 07 MON. Luxor- Cairo.-
Breakfast, disembarkation and transfer to the airport. Regular flight (flight included) to CAIRO.Arrival in Cairo at around 5:30 PM and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 08 TUE. El Cairo.-
Breakfast, transfer to the airport. End of our services.