• Arrive at Cairo International Airport where a company representative awaits with a sign.

• Meet your private Egyptologist tour guide and transfer in a private, air-conditioned car.

• Begin your Cairo tour or transfer directly to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM):

• Visit the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000+ artifacts spanning prehistoric to Greco-Roman eras.

• Highlights include the full King Tutankhamun collection, the solar boat of King Khufu, and recent Saqqara discoveries.

• Tour begins at the colossal statue of Ramses II, continues up the Grand Staircase, and ends in interactive exhibition halls using hololens technology.

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC):

• Explore Egypt's journey through time from prehistory to modernity in the main hall.

• Visit the famed Royal Mummies Hall, home to 22 preserved mummies including Hatshepsut and Ramses II.

• View a special exhibition highlighting traditional Egyptian crafts: pottery, woodwork, textiles, and jewelry.

• Return to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

Giza Plateau:

• Tour the iconic pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus, along with smaller pyramids of queens and princesses.

• Visit the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx guarding the necropolis.

• Optional: camel ride or entrance into the Great Pyramid ($20 extra per person).

• Explore the Papyrus Museum and enjoy panoramic photo stops.

Saqqara & Memphis:

• Visit the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest large-scale stone structure in Egypt.

• Explore Teti’s Pyramid with internal burial texts and the tomb of Kagemni.

• Travel to Memphis, Egypt’s ancient capital, to see the colossal Ramses II statue and alabaster Sphinx of Hatshepsut.

• Return to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Egyptian Museum:

• Tour one of the world’s most important museums housing over 250,000 antiquities.

• View the royal treasures of Tanis and Yuya & Tuya’s tombs.

Citadel of Saladin & Mosque of Muhammad Ali:

• Explore the medieval Islamic fortress built to protect against Crusaders.

• Visit the Alabaster Mosque with its Ottoman-style architecture and stunning views of Cairo.

• Return to hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

• Drive to Alexandria via private car with your guide.

Highlights:

• Visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa: a blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art.

• See Pompey’s Pillar and learn its misattributed history.

• Explore Qaitbay Citadel built on the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria.

• Tour the modern Library of Alexandria, the largest in the world by book count.

• Drive back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.

• Transfer to Cairo Airport and fly to Luxor.

• Meet your representative and transfer to your Nile Cruise ship.

• Check in and relax onboard. Overnight in Luxor.

• Visit the Valley of the Kings and explore three royal tombs from the New Kingdom.

• Tour the majestic Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.

• Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, linked to Greek mythology.

• Return to cruise and sail to Esna. Overnight onboard.

• Ride a horse carriage to Edfu Temple, the best-preserved temple in Egypt.

• Learn about the mythological battle between Horus and Seth.

• Return to cruise and sail to Kom Ombo. Overnight onboard.

• Visit Kom Ombo Temple, uniquely dedicated to two gods: Horus the falcon and Sobek the crocodile.

• See ancient surgical tools and a crocodile mummy collection.

• Return to cruise and sail to Aswan. Overnight in Aswan.

• Enjoy a serene felucca sail on the Nile, learning about its cultural and historical significance.

• Visit the Aga Khan Mausoleum, the romantic resting place of Aga Khan and his wife.

• Return to cruise. Overnight in Aswan.

• Tour the Aswan High Dam, built in the 1960s to regulate Nile flooding.

• Take a motorboat to Agilkia Island and explore Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis and saved by UNESCO.

• Visit the Unfinished Obelisk at the granite quarry, offering insight into ancient construction techniques.

• Return to cruise and sail to Esna. Overnight onboard.

• Explore Karnak Temple Complex, the largest religious structure in the world.

• Walk the Avenue of Sphinxes connecting Karnak to Luxor Temple.

• End at Luxor Temple, featuring additions by multiple pharaohs and a mosque built over ancient ruins.

• Return to cruise. Overnight in Luxor.

• Disembark after breakfast.

• Transfer to Luxor Airport for flight back to Cairo.

• Connect to your international departure flight from Cairo.