11 Days Cairo and Dahabiyya_Hadeel From Luxor

Welcome to Egypt! Upon arrival Your tour begins when you are greeted by our representative Executive Travel who will assist you through immigration and customs formalities. After you have collected your luggage, he will then take you, in our deluxe vehicle, to your Cairo hotel and overnight. Optional Dinner cruise on board river Nile in Cairo

After breakfast, you will meet your Egyptologist guide in the hotel lobby. Begin by exploring the desert antiquities dating back to the beginning of a civilization that arose over 5,000 years ago. You will venture through the desert to visit some of Egypt's oldest sites. First, go to the Pyramids of Giza. Nothing evokes the long and intriguing history of Egypt as powerfully as the pyramids. Rising from the desert, Khufu (Cheops), Khafra and Menkaura symbolize the enigmatic tug of Egypt in our imaginations. The Great Pyramid of Cheops immortalizes the son of Sneferu and Hetephres. Though little is known about this pharaoh, his pyramid is the largest of the three and is comprised of 2.3 million stone blocks, each weighing an average of 2.5 tons., the colossal statue of the Great Sphinx, which as stood guard over the pyramids for millennia. Carved from an outcrop of rock, the Sphinx remains the ultimate symbol of Ancient Egypt with its lion's body and human head. Then continue your introduction to Cairo at the famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. The museum houses the greatest collection of Egyptian royal treasures in the world. Your expert guide will take you through the highlights, including the famous Tutankhamen Collection of golden treasures, you will then visit the most famous Bazaar in the middle east Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Then you will be back to your hotel and overnight. Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

After breakfast Today, you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight to Luxor. Embarkation before lunch. Visit Karnak and Luxor temples The temple of Luxor is close to the Nile and parallel with the riverbank. King Amenhotep III, who reigned 1390-53 BCE, built this beautiful temple and dedicated it to Amon-Re, king of the gods, his consort Mut, and their son Khons. This temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship up to the present day. It was completed by Tutankhamun and Horemheb and added to by Ramses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great Osiris. A 20-meter/66-foot high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings. The Amon Ra Temple was known during the Middle Kingdom period as Ipt-Swt, which means the Selected Spot. It was also called Pr-Imn, or the House of Amon. The name Al-Karnak in Arabic was derived from Karnak, which means fortified village. Dinner and overnight onboard in Luxor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Today you will discover the legendary Valley of the Kings that encompasses the East Valley, home to the tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs, and the West Valley, which has only one tomb open to the public - the tomb of Ay, who succeeded Tutankhamun to the Egyptian throne. The temple of Queen Hatshepsut of Dynasty XVIII was built just north of the Middle Kingdom temple of Mentuhotep Nebhepetre in the bay of cliffs known as Deir el-Bahri. In ancient times the temple was called Djeser-djeseru, meaning the ’sacred of sacreds’. It was undoubtedly influenced by the style of the earlier temple at Deir el-Bahri, which Hatshepsut chose as the site her temple in a valley sacred to the Theban Goddess of the West. More importantly, it was on a direct axis with Karnak Temple. Two huge ruined statues, the Colossi of Memnon, are around 17 meters/56 feet tall and once stood at the entrance gate of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, though very little of the temple behind them remains today. They were cut from two massive granite blocks, brought from quarries near Cairo, and carved to represent the pharaoh Amenhotep III of Dynasty XVIII. Then overnight on board in Luxor. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

All day sailing, Overnight in Esna after passing the locks... Meals: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner.

Continue sailing the ruins of El Kab, one of Egypt’s oldest cities. Continue sailing to Edfu to visit the temple of Horus. Overnight at Fawaza, Island where we enjoy an Egyptian Barbeque perfectly prepared by our onboard Chef. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Sailing to Gebel El Silsila where the stones for the temples in Egypt were quarried. After the tour, we continue southwards for overnight on an island just before Kom Ombo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

We start the day with a visit to the double sanctuary temple of Kom Ombo picturesquely situated directly on the river bank. The temple is dedicated to both Gods: the crocodile representing God Sobek as well as the Falcon representing God Haroeris. After the visit we continue sailing towards Aswan, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Visit the Philae temple in the morning, the center for worship of the goddess Isis. It attracted pilgrims from all over the ancient world. One of the great temples of Egypt, it occupies about a quarter of the island and is the main temple on the island, with its huge, complete pylons and beautiful scenes. The temple is built in the same style as the temples of the New Kingdom. It also incorporates other elements, which appeared in the Greco-Roman period, such as the Mamisi (the House of the divine birth of Horus), and a Nilomete. The temple was submerged after the first Aswan Dam was built in 1906. Afternoon free at leisure where you can go to the Nubian Museum or Nubian Village or have a tour by the Souq of Aswan. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Disembarkation and departure to Aswan airport for your flight to Cairo. Arrive Cairo and overnight. Meals: Breakfast

Today you will be transferred to the airport to take your international flight back home. Meals: Breakfast