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Ancient Egypt (10 days)10 days duration
On arrival you are met and taken to your hotel for a three-night stay.
You have a day at leisure to relax after your late arrival last night. (B)
Following breakfast you are taken to the Giza Plateau where you visit the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) as well as the Great Sphinx. Napoleon Bonaparte summed them up in the following statement to his troops before the Battle of Giza in 1798: "From atop these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you". They are the most recognisable landmarks known to man and in addition, are the only remaining "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" still standing.
This afternoon you visit the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, which pre-dates the Pyramids of Giza, but which also form part of the Memphis Necropolis. Memphis was founded around 3,100 BC by Menes, the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt. (BL)
This morning you are taken to the airport for your flight to Luxor, sometimes called the "world's greatest open air museum".
On arrival you undertake a visit to the impressive Karnak Temple. Karnak was constructed over a period spanning thirteen hundred years. It is the largest temple complex in the world and is made up of three main temples, some smaller enclosed ones and several outer temples. You are then taken to your Nile Cruise boat for lunch.
This afternoon you visit the West Bank of the Nile, known in ancient times as "The Place of the Dead", where you visit the Valley of the Kings. Due to the Pharaohs' fearing that structures such as the Great Pyramids of Giza would be plundered, they changed their thinking and started hiding their tombs as they have done in the Valley of the Kings. Two of the most well known Pharaohs buried here are Ramses II and Tutankhamun. (BLD)
You depart Luxor today and sail to Esna. While travelling up the Nile River you will witness the local people farming the banks of the river as their ancestors have done for many thousands of years. (BLD)
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Today you visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Edfu was also known as the Greek City of Apollinopolis Magna and was a religious and commercial centre. The Temple of Horus, located on its outskirts, was dedicated to the Falcon Headed God and dates back to 237 BC. After visiting the temple you will rejoin our cruise boat and sail to Kom Ombo, "City of Gold". (BLD)
This morning you visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, made up of two identical temples. One was dedicated to the Crocodile God, Sobek, and the other to the Older Falcon Headed God, Haroeies. You then sail on to Aswan where you stay in port for tonight.
On arrival you visit the Philae Complex, situated on a small island on the Nile and dominated by the Temple of Isis. You then visit the Unfinished Obelisk, still in the quarry where it has remained for centuries following a crack that formed in it at the time of construction.
Later you will sail to the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener's Island before returning to your vessle for tonight. (BLD)
This morning you are taken to Aswan Airport for your short flight to Abu Simbel in Nubia. Abu Simbel is home to the famous Temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. These temples are the most impressive temples in Egypt. On arrival you undertake a tour to allow you to thoroughly appreciate the complexity and enormity of the temples.
In the afternoon you fly back to Cairo where you are met and taken to your hotel for a final two nights. (BLD)
Following breakfast you undertake a very interesting tour to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Opened in 1902, it is world renowned for its Tutankhamun Gold Collection and numerous mummies of Ancient Egypt's Pharaohs or their wives. In addition, it has an impressive collection of large and small statues, jewels, coins and other artifacts.
This will be followed by a visit to the Khan el-Khalili Market, founded in 1382 to control goods moving between the East and the West. Here you enjoy lunch. You then have time to wonder around this fascinating market. Tonight you are taken back to the Giza Pyramids for dinner and a spectacular Sound & Light Show. (BLD)
You are taken to Cairo Airport where your tour comes to an end. (B)
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