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DAY 1: MON SEP 28
Suggested departure from the US
DAY 2: TUE SEP 29
Upon arrival to Cairo, you will be met and escorted to your Cairo Hotel – Overnight in Cairo
DAY 3: WED SEP 30
After breakfast, morning flight to Aswan. Upon arrival you will be escorted to your cruise ship. visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries with the Unfinished Obelisk and the Temple of Philae; view of Kitchener's Island botanical garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum by Felucca, after lunch, sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Ptolemaic Temple of Sober & Heronries. Sail to Edfu and overnight.
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DAY 4: THU OCT 01
Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the falcon-God, (237 B.C.) considered the best-preserved temple in Ancient Egypt and the second largest after the Temple of Karnak. Sail to Esna, passing through the Esna Lock, and continue sailing towards Luxor and overnight
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DAY 5: FRI OCT 02
Visit the West Bank necropolis including the Valley of the Kings, the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Hotel & Cruises inspection during the day. Overnight in Luxor
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DAY 6: SAT OCT 03
After breakfast, visit Karnak and Luxor Temples, a centuries-old city of pylons, hypostyle halls, colossal statues, shrines and obelisks. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Hotel & Cruises inspection during the day. Upon arrival in Cairo you will be met and escorted to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo
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DAY 7: SUN OCT 04
Morning visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which includes the world's largest collection of Pharaonic artifacts and the treasures of Tutankhamen's tomb. Stop for lunch followed by afternoon visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza and the enigmatic Sphinx, then proceed to Khan El Khalili, the world's largest 13th century covered oriental bazaar. Overnight in Cairo
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DAY 8: MON OCT 05
After breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight
(B, L, D)
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