Spice Market, Aswan
AFRICA SEE PASTEBOARD
& NORTHERN 4 REGION
AFRICA
Luxor Market Abu Simbel Temple
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Fly overnight from the U. S. to Cairo, Egypt.
DAY 2 • Cairo Arrive at your hotel, where you’ ll meet your fellow travelers, including those who took the Jordan: The King’ s Highway from Amman to Petra pre-trip extension. Cairo Marriott Hotel or similar
DAY 3 • Grand Egyptian Museum Drive to Giza to visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to the greatest Pharaonic treasures in the world. Meals: B, L, D | Cairo Marriott Hotel or similar
DAY 4 • Pyramids of Giza • Controversial Topic: Egyptian women’ s rights Drive out to Giza and enjoy a camel ride to behold the Great Pyramids, including the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Khufu. Ponder another mystery for the ages at the Sphinx, enigmatic guardian of the Giza Plateau. Later, discuss the Controversial Topic of women’ s rights in Egypt. Meals: B, L | Cairo Marriott Hotel or similar
DAY 5 • Luxor • Karnak Temple • Home-Hosted Dinner Fly to Luxor. Explore the Temple of Karnak, one of the most important ancient sites in all of Egypt.
This evening, enjoy a Home-Hosted Dinner with a local Egyptian family. Meals: B, L, D | Steigenberger Nile Palace or similar
DAY 6 • Valley of the Kings • Luxor Temple Visit the Valley of the Kings. Explore the tomb of Tutankhamen, followed by a visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, built for Egypt’ s first known female monarch. Then, visit Luxor Temple, a center of power for Egypt’ s mighty pharaohs over a nearly 1,500-year period. Meals: B, L, D | Steigenberger Nile Palace or similar
DAY 7 • Optional hot air balloon ride • Esna & Temple of Khnum • Begin Nile cruise Elect to rise early for an optional balloon ride over the Nile’ s west bank. Then, drive to Esna to visit the Temple of Khnum before embarking our Nile river-yacht and begin the romantic journey along the Nile. Arrive in Higz, a small village along the Nile’ s east bank, and take a village walk while the sun sets over the Nile. Meals: B, L, D | Asiya, Aida, Amunet, or Aton river-yacht
DAY 8 • Edfu • Edfu Temple Cruise to Edfu, home to the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt. Then, visit the Temple of Horus, dedicated to the falcon-headed god. Later, moor for the night at a quiet little village further down the Nile. Meals: B, L, D | Asiya, Aida, Amunet, or Aton river-yacht
DAY 9 • A Day in the Life of Besaw Island • Gebel Silsila Temple & Quarries Cruise to Besaw Island for our NEW A Day in the Life experience with a local farmer and learn about life in this isolated agricultural community. After a conversation about education for girls living on the island, stroll through his fields and enjoy lunch with the farmer and his family. Then, cruise to Gebel Silsila, home to ancient quarries whose stones were used for Egypt’ s great temples. We’ ll moor in Fares village and go ashore for an Egyptian barbecue dinner. Meals: B, L, D | Asiya, Aida, Amunet, or Aton river-yacht
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
Cruise along the Nile for 5 nights aboard a privately chartered, 16-passenger dahabeya and visit smaller islands and riverside villages that travelers on the big river ships can’ t go
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