DETAILED ITINERARY 
Abbreviations:  B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner

		TOUR Features: Round trip air from the US Domestic flights in Egypt 4-day* deluxe Nile Cruise aboard     MS Carnival (Aswan to Luxor) 4 nights deluxe accommodation at    Intercontinental in Cairo 1 night accommodation in Aswan Excursion to Abu Simbel including    domestic flights in Egypt. 2 full days' excursions in Cairo    including lunch (visiting Egyptian    Museum, Old City, Pyramids, Sphinx,    Memphis and Sakkara). All transfers in Egypt. Total of 18 meals (8 breakfasts,     5 lunches, and 5 dinners) Optional extension in Paris, France    (available for a fee only if flown on Delta).

DAY 1  FRI USA to CAIRO
Evening departure from select U.S. gateways to Cairo.  In flight meals, snacks, and drinks served during the flight.

DAY 2  SAT Arrive CAIRO
Arrive in Cairo.  After customs and immigration, our representatives will meet and greet you, assist with your luggage and transfer you to the deluxe Intercontinental Pyramids Park Hotel in Cairo.  Dinner at hotel.  (Meals D)

DAY 3  SUN  CAIRO
CAIRO You will have a full day excursion with lunch, visiting the famous Egyptian Museum where archaeological pieces dating as far back as 3000 BC are in exhibit; where you will see the famous treasure of King Tut-ank-amon. You will also visit the Alabaster Mosque, the Coptic District, and the Ancient Citadel which was built in 1176. Time permitting you will visit jewelry and ornament wholesalers. Dinner on your own. (Meals B-L)

DAY 4  MON    CAIRO
Today, you will have a full day excursion with lunch, visiting the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. You will drive around the Pyramid of Chephren, the Pyramid of Cheops (also known as the Great Pyramid or Khufu), and the Pyramid of Mykerinos. You will have time to walk around  Cheops, and take pictures. Then visit the Sphinx, the collasal one-piece sandstone man-headed lion-bodied statue. Then continue to Memphis, the capital of Old Kingdom; and then Sakkara, to visit the Step Pyramid, the first monumental stone structure in Ancient Egypt.  Return to hotel.  Dinner on your own. (Meals B-L)

DAY 5  TUE  CAIRO / Abu Simble / ASWAN  
After breakfast at the hotel you will be transferred to the Cairo airport for a flight to Abu Simble.  Abu Simble is considered to be one of the most impressive sites in Egypt.

Here you will visit the two temples built by Ramses II as a high-architect before he became a Pharaoh.

The 100 foot high Great Temple is world famous, which features 4 statues of Ramses II and his wife Queen Nefertari, each 65 foot high. Next to the Great Temple is the temple dedicated to Queen Nefertari. Both temples were originally carved in a mountain. In 1965 they were moved 600 feet and raised 65 feet, thanks to an international project to save them from the flooding caused by the construction of the High Dam. You will then take a second flight to Aswan, and be transferred to either Aswan Isis Hotel for dinner and overnight; or if space-available to your cruise ship MS Carnival.   (Meals B-D)

DAY 6  WED   ASWAN / KOM OMBO  (Cruise)
After breakfast a full-day optional excursion* in Aswan including a Felucca Sailing on the Nile River and later visiting Temple of Philae, the High Dam,  and the Unfinished Obelisk site. In the evening we will sail Kom Ombo for an optional excursion* to the Ancient Site there.   Lunch and dinner are aboard the cruise boat MS Carnival. (Meals B-L-D)

DAY 7  THU   KOM OMBO / Edfu / ESNA  (Cruise)
As you have your breakfast we will sail to Edfu.  Upon arrival in Edfu, a fun optional excursion*  begins first by taking a horse-drawn-carriage ride in Edfu, and then visiting the Edfu Temple. Later in the afternoon we will sail to Esna, where boat will dock for overnight. (Meals B-L-D)

DAY 8  FRI   LUXOR (Cruise) 
This morning we will cross the locks on the Nile in Esna -providing a fun and small scale canal-crossing experience.  We will continue to sail north to Luxor.  Optional excursions* in Luxor include, Luxor and Karnak Temples and visit to the West Bank of the Nile with Thebes, Valley of Kings, Valley of the Queens and Collossi of Memnon. Dinner and overnight on board in Luxor.  (Meals B-L-D) 

DAY 9 SAT LUXOR / CAIRO 
Transfer to Luxor airport for flight to Cairo.  Upon arrival transfer to your hotel in Cairo.  Rest of the day is free at leisure in Cairo.  (B)

DAY 10 SUN CAiRO / HOME
Transfer to Cairo airport for flight back home to the U.S.  (B)

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