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 with time to shop of course. Overnight in 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. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 5:
This morning your tour will start in Islamic Cairo where you will see the Citadel and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Aly. 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 amazing whirling Dervish Show. Overnight Cairo
Day 6:
This morning you will drive to Alexandria the second largest city in Egypt. Traveling along a modern road lush and green...it was once known as the desert road. You will visit the Greco-Roman monuments; The Catacomb, Bombay's Pillar, and The Amphitheater. Your will also visit the spot where the once magnificient Alexandria Light House once stood and the new Library of Alexandria. This evening returning to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 7:
This morning you will fly to Luxor. After checking in to your hotel y ou will walk down The Avenue of the Sphinxes to Karnak Temple. Later that evening, at the other end of The Avenue of the Sphinxes you will visit Luxor Temple. Its soaring hypostyle hall looks spectacular lit up at night. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 8:
Today you will cross the Nile to the West Bank and visit the mystical and peaceful Valley of the Kings and Queens. Tour tombs of the ancient Pharaohs and Queens... here is where King Tutankahmon's intact tomb was discovered in 1922. You will visit Queen Hatchesput's Temple, the Tombs of the Nobles and the Colossi of Menon. A stop at the Alabaster Factory for a demonstration of how the beautiful vases are hand made with time to shop. Tonight you will fly to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 9:
This morning your drive will take you to the Baharia Oases.
Over night in Baharia.
Day 10:
Today you will visit the white desert which has a beauty that cannot be explained... watch the sunset and spend time gazing at the stars. Overnight camping in the white desert.
Day 11:
Visit the Black desert. Drive back to Cairo for your farewell dinner.
Over night in Cairo.
Day 12:
Early morning departure to the Cairo Airport for your flight home.
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