Day 1:
Depart the USA for an overnight flight to Cairo.
Day 2:
Arrive Cairo International Airport where you will be met and assisted by Mohamed, your English speaking Egyptologist, who will be your guide throughout your entire tour. Transfer to your deluxe hotel, Overnight Cairo.
Day 3:
Start your day with a visit to the City of Memphis: the first capital of Egypt. Next, Sakkara where you will see the Step Pyramid in the necropolis where some pharaohs of the old Kingdom were buried. After a lunch break continue on to Dashar where you will see the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. End your day with a visit to a Carpet School where you will see a demonstration on how carpets are made. Overnight Cairo.
Day 4:
The big day has arrived... no trip to Egypt is complete without viewing the Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Korfu is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still remains and your early arrival will help you have an opportunity to enter the burial chamber. Next to the pyramids sits The Sphinx, He has never yet revealed his secrets...maybe you will be the chosen one... Before lunch there will be time for a short Camel ride and with the Pyramids as your background it will be a memorable photo. After lunch you drive to The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, home to thousands of priceless Egyptian antiquities... including treasures from the tomb of King Tutankahmon.
Before returning to you hotel you will stop at a Jewelry store where you can shop for your own treasures whether it is for copies of King Tut's Collection, your own Cartouche or a special gift to take home... Egypt is well known for its high quality gold. Tonight you will enjoy dinner and a traditional belly dancing show while cruising the Nile River. Overnight Cairo.
Day 5:
This morning your tour will start in Islamic Cairo where you will see the Citadel and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. A stop at the Papyrus Institute is a treat. Here you will learn how the Ancient Egyptians made their "paper" and you will have time to shop for your own papyrus art work. After lunch you will tour Coptic Cairo also known as Old Cairo. See the Roman fortress of Babylon and the Hanging Church. A memorial stop will be St Sergius Church , built over the crypt where the Holy Family took refuge for 6 months during their flight to Egypt. Next you will Ben Ezra Synagogue... the oldest Synagogue in Egypt. This evening you will be treated to the colorful and amazing whirling Dervish Show. Overnight Cairo.
