Nile Pearl: 8 Days of Egyptian Luxury

In the morning after breakfast, your Egyptologist will take you on a journey back to time of the pyramids time, our first stop will be at Saqqara where we will see the oldest limestone pyramid in Egypt and the oldest stone construction on earth and its remains till nowadays the step pyramid of King Zoser dates back to 27th century BC where we will know why the Egyptian buried their bodies inside a pyramid. After that we will drive to Giza to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only wonder remains the Great Pyramid of King Khufu which consists of 2.3 million rocks weighing about 6 million tons which can build a wall around France for about 3 feet high, then we will go to a spot where we can have a panoramic view over all the pyramids of Giza and ride a camel in the Sahara and the pyramids in the photo background. Then you will enjoy a traditional Egyptian meal in a local restaurant. Back to the hotel to relax or go in the evening to wander the city of Cairo among the locals.

Early morning catch a short flight for about 1 hr. to Luxor the main historical city in Egypt and the Capital of the ancient world, once we get there we will visit the main temple and the largest in Egypt, the temple of Karnak which was built over 62 acres and over 2000 years which was dedicated to the main God of ancient Egypt God Amon Ra, after we get lost between it Hypostyle hall of 134 columns and see its sacred lake we will drive to Luxor temple which was built by King Amenhotep the 3rd of 14th century BC and King Rmases II of 13th century BC and its famous obelisk at the front of the temple and walk through the Sphinx avenue. Later on, we will check in our 5-star deluxe Nile Cruise for the next 4 nights with all our meals included. A free evening where you can wander the streets of that old city and its market.

Early in the morning, our Egyptologist tour guide will take you to visit the west bank of Luxor our first stop will be the Colossi of Memnon which once guarded the biggest temple in Egypt of King Amenhotep III of 14th century BC which was destroyed by the flood of the Nile, the 2 colossi statues with a height of 16 meters, then will go and visit the Valley of the Kings where the great pharaohs of the New Kingdom period were buried and you will see the vivid colours and the detailed carvings inside the tombs which seem that it was just painted. Then we will visit the famous temple of Queen Hatshepsut dates back to the 15th century BC and we will learn how this great woman managed to rule Egypt. Back to cruise to sail down the Nile towards Edfu.

After breakfast, we will visit the second largest and the most preserved temple in Egypt the Greek-Roman temple of Edfu which is dedicated to the falcon God Horus of protection and the ruler of the sky. Dates back to the 3rd century BC, back to the cruise to sail south to enjoy the countryside of Upper Egypt and watch the farmers by the bank of the Nile. In the afternoon will reach the city of Kom Ombo to see its temple which was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus the Elder dates back to the 2nd century BC and is considered a unique temple as it is the only temple dedicated to two gods. Back to cruise to sail down to Aswan.