SPLENDORS OF EGYPT
& NILE RIVER CRUISE

ITINERARY

March 4 & 5 – Depart USA & Arrive in Cairo.
Your pilgrimage begins as you depart the USA on an
overnight flight. You will be welcomed at the Cairo
airport by our representative and transferred to your
hotel to enjoy dinner before retiring for the night.

March 6 – Arrive in Cairo
In Cairo, visit the Pyramids of Giza, one of the only
existing Wonders of the Ancient World. Nearby, view the
Great Sphinx of Giza, the largest and most well known
Sphinx. Dinner and overnight in your Cairo Hotel.
March 7 – Board Your Nile Cruise
Fly to Luxor and board your Nile cruise boat. You will visit
Luxor and Karnak Temples late this afternoon.

March 8 – Aswan
Visit the Necropolis of Thebes before exploring the
Valleys of the Kings & Queens. See the Temple of
Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Sail to Esna and
cross through the Nile locks, before sailing to Edfu.

March 9 – Edfu & Kom Ombo
Explore the Temple of Horus in Edfu this morning. Sail
to Kom Ombo and visit the Temple there shared by the
gods Sobek & Haroeris this afternoon. Sail to Aswan this
evening.

March 10 – Luxor & Karnak
Disembark your Nile Cruise boat in Aswan this morning.
Visit the High Dam of Aswan and the Granite Quarry
nearby to see the unfinished obelisk. Explore the Temple
of Philae before flying to Cairo for dinner and overnight.

March 11 – Cairo
In the morning, visit the Citadel and Mohamed Ali
Mosque. Then in the afternoon, visit the shops of
Egyptian Perfumes and the Egyptian Museum. Lastly,
in Old Cairo, visit the Abu Serga Church built over the
traditional site of the house where the Holy Family lived
during their stay in Egypt.Dinner and overnight in Cairo.

March 12 – Return Home