Day 1: Cairo (Arrival)
Welcome on arrival and assistance with entry formalities. Transfer to hotel.
Check-in and overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Cairo
Breakfast
Visit to the Giza plateau, symbol of ancient Egypt, with the famous pyramids of : Kheops, (the largest built around 2650 BC), one of the 7 wonders of Antiquity and the only one to have stood the test of time. For over 40 centuries, it was the tallest man-made monument, standing 146 metres high. Khephren, the pyramid of Khephren, appears higher than that of Kheops, but in reality it is slightly lower, due to its steeper angle and its location on slightly higher ground, Mykerinos, the tomb of King Mykerinos, is much smaller than the other two pyramids, standing 66 metres high. The Sphinx (lion with Pharaoh's head), the enigmatic guardian of the tombs and temple, faces east to protect the tombs from looters. It is 73 metres long and 20 metres high, carved from a single block of stone. Lunch on the way.
Visit to the National Museum of Antiquities, whose treasures range from the prehistoric age to the Roman period. Among the treasures on display is the famous Tutankhamen treasure. Home to over 250,000 pieces, it is one of the world's largest museums. It allows visitors to discover the history of ancient Egypt over 5 millennia.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3: Cairo/Luxor
Breakfast
Transfer to the airport and flight to Luxor, Upper Egypt.
Arrival, transfer to the port of embarkation and installation in the ship's cabins. Lunch on board.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4: Luxor
Breakfast on board.
Visit to the KARNAK TEMPLE. The most theological temple ever built here, over 2000 years the faith of mankind has paid homage to the same god: Amun. The greatest kings (Sethi I, Ramses II, Thutmosis III, Ramses III) succeeded one another here. The name "Karnak", meaning "fortress", dates back to the Islamic conquest.
- Lunch on board.
VISIT TO LOUXOR TEMPLE Built to glorify the god Amon Ra, who celebrated the anniversary of their marriage each year with his wife Mut. The procession left the temple at Karnak and followed the banks of the Nile to Luxor. Construction of the latter dates back to the reign of the two pharaohs Amenhotep III and Ramses II. Two obelisks adorned the entrance: they were donated to France in 1831 by Mehemet Ali; one is still in situ, while the other stands on the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
Return to the ship. Free time.
Dinner and overnight on board
Day 5: Edfu
Breakfast on board.
- Sailing to Edfu.
- Lunch on board
- Departure for a visit to the splendid Temple of Horus at Edfu, this masterpiece of architectural balance and elegance is one of the best-preserved sites in all of ancient Egypt, a fine example of Ptolemaic art from the Greco-Roman period. You enter the temple through the great pylon, decorated with huge reliefs showing the king and the gods, into the courtyard, whose walls tell of the various rites performed by the king. Two large black granite falcons, representing the god HORUS, guard the temple entrance.
- Cruise continues to Kom Ombo.
Visit to the KOM OMBO TEMPLE.
Just a 5-minute walk away: Isolated on a promontory on the banks of the Nile, this Greco-Roman temple, the only one of its kind in Egypt, brings together two superb sanctuaries, one dedicated to Sobek, the Crocodile God, and the other to Horus, the Falcon God. It was built in the Ptolemaic period (Ptolemy dynasty, Greco-Roman period) on the site of a New Kingdom temple (dedicated to Thutmosis III, 18th dynasty). It stands on a hilltop 15 metres above the Nile. Its most astonishing feature is that it is dedicated to 2 distinct divinities: the falcon god HAROERIS, "HORUS the Great", sometimes called "HORUS the Ancient", and SOBEK, the crocodile god.
This temple is all about duality: it has two entrances, two parallel corridors, symmetrically arranged halls on either side of these corridors, all coming together at the double sanctuary. On the esplanade in front of the entrance, sculpted columns reveal shimmering colors. The small building to the right of the entrance is Hathor's chapel, housing a number of crocodile mummies.
Sailing to Aswan
- Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6: Kom Ombo Aswan
- Breakfast.
Visit the temple of Philae.
- After President Nasser built the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s, the island of Philae, upstream from the Nile's first cataract, was completely covered by water. With UNESCO's help, work was undertaken to dismantle Philae's monuments piece by piece and reassemble them on the neighbouring island, 400 metres downstream. Philae was entirely dedicated to ISIS, and this Ptolemaic temple (Ptolemaic dynasty, Greco-Roman period) has preserved its NAOS, the stone tabernacle housing the statue of the divinity.
- Lunch and diner on board.
Day 7: Aswan
Breakfast on board.
Free morning.
Lunch on board.
MINI-CROUISE IN A FELucca AND KITCHENER BOTANICAL GARDEN - The only way to reach the left bank and the Kitchener or Elephantine islands, true jewels of the river. Let yourself be lulled by the breeze and sail through the calm blue waters of the age-old Nile. Stop at Kitchener Island and visit its botanical garden,
Late afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight on board
Day 8: Esna
Breakfast on board.
- Free day on the boat.
- Lunch on board.
- Sailing to Esna
- Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 9: Luxor
Breakfast on board.
Morning at leisure.
lunch on board
optional options
dinner and overnight on board
Day 10: Luxor Hurgada
Breakfast on board.
Transfer to hotel in hurghada by road
Lunch. Afternoon at leisure on the beaches of the Red Sea.
You'll discover a marvellous seabed, schools of coral and multicolored fish.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Hurghada
Day at leisure on an "ALL INCLUSIVE" basis at the hotel on the shores of the Red Sea.
Hotel accommodation
Optional excursions available
Day 12: Hurghada
Day at leisure on an "ALL INCLUSIVE" basis at the hotel on the shores of the Red Sea.
Hotel accommodation
Optional excursions available
Day 13: Hurghada
Day at leisure on an "ALL INCLUSIVE" basis at the hotel on the shores of the Red Sea.
Hotel accommodation
Optional excursions available
Day 14: Hurghada/ Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel.
transfer to Hurghada airport
domestic flight to Cairo
Stroll through the SOUKS OF KHAN ELKHALILI
A colorful bazaar built in the 14th century, displaying folkloric wares in copper and mother-of-pearl-inlaid wood, clothes embroidered with pearls and gold and silver threads, and a selection of oriental handicrafts.
Arrival and check-in at hotel.
Day 15: C Airo (Departure)
Breakfast. • Depending on the flight schedule, transfer to the airport. • Assistance with registration formalities, then take-off
