• 14 Day Private Custom Tour
• 33 Meals. 12 Breakfasts, 12 Lunches, 9 Dinners
• 4 nights accommodation at the Four Seasons Hotel - Cairo. 4 star, Standard King Sixe room

• 4 nights accommodation aboard the Sonesta Moon Goddess Nile cruise - Presidential Suite
• 5 nights accommodation aboard the Kasr Ibrim cruise ship - Royal Suite
• Guided by a private Egyptologist

Day 1 Friday - Arrival at Cairo International Airport

You will be met upon disembarkation, assisted through passport, customs formalities and escorted to your waiting vehicle for the transfer to the Four Seasons Cairo for your overnight stay.

Day 2 Saturday - Cairo

This morning, your private English speaking guide will pick you up in an air-conditioned car for a private tour of Cairo. Begin at the Egyptian Museum, and after lunch (included), visit the Synagogue and Saint Serguis Church ending up with a walking tour of the colorful Khan El Khalili Bazaar district. The car and driver will be with you throughout the day. (B/L)

Day 3 Sunday - Cairo (The Pyramids)

After breakfast, you will be picked up by your private English speaking guide and air-conditioned car for a scenic tour of the Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza which have stood for the last 5000 years. Complete your visit at Giza with a tour of the Solar Boat Museum. After lunch (included), continue with your driver and guide to ancient Memphis, the first capital of united Upper and Lower Egypt and Sakkara, site of the Step Pyramid of Zoser. (B/L)

Day 4 Monday - Cairo, Luxor

 You will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to the airport. Depart Cairo via Egyptair to Luxor. When you arrive in Luxor, you will be met at the airport and transferred to the Sonesta Moon Goddess cruise ship for a 5 day & 4 night Nile river cruise. Once settled in your cabin, lunch will be served onboard. You will be escorted on a guided tour of Karnak and Luxor temples in the afternoon. After returning to the ship, afternoon tea will be served followed by a gourmet dinner and belly dance show. The ship will remain overnight in Luxor. (B/L/D)

Day 5 Tuesday - Edfu

Breakfast served onboard followed with a visit of the West Bank, the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon. Later, return to the ship for you lunch onboard. Sail on to Edfu while relaxing with your afternoon tea. This evening, a welcome party will be hosted by the Captain followed by a gourmet dinner. The Ship will remain docked overnight in Edfu. (B/L/D)

Day 6 Wednesday - Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan

Breakfast served onboard followed with a visit to the Temple of Horus in Edfu, then return to the ship to sail to Kom Ombo while enjoying lunch. In the afternoon, visit the temple of the gods Sobek and Harocies in Kom Ombo. Enjoy Afternoon tea onboard while sailing to Aswan. This evening, after your gourmet dinner, experience an exciting Gallabya Party! The ship will remain overnight in Aswan. (B/L/D)

Day 7 Thursday - Aswan

Breakfast served onboard followed with a visit to the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae. Return to the ship and enjoy your lunch on board. In the afternoon, sail the Nile by felucca around Kitchner's Island and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Return to the ship for your afternoon tea and your gourmet dinner, followed by Nubian Folkloric Show (B/L/D)

Day 8 Friday - Aswan

Breakfast served onboard followed by disembarkation. Your escort will pick you up at the Moon Goddess and transfer you across town to board the Kasr Ibrim cruise boat. Enjoy lunch on board before you visit the Kalabsha temple with its Pharaonic aspect, remodelled into the Greco-Roman style and dedicated to the god Mandoulis then visit the hemi-speos of Beit El Wali, erected by Ramses II in the beginning of his Reign. Also, visit the kiosk of Kertassi, erected to honour the goddess Isis. Return to the ship for a gourmet dinner and nightly entertainment on board. (B/L/D)

Day 9 Saturday - Luxor, Cairo

Breakfast served onboard while sailing to Wadi El Seboua. Today you have an opportunity to enjoy the ship's amenities and relax. Lunch and gourmet dinner served followed by nightly entertainment. (B/L/D)

Day 10 Sunday - Lake Cruise

Breakfast served onboard followed by a morning visit to Wadi El Seboua temple, dedicated by Ramses II to the two gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis, then on to the temple of Dakka, dedicated to the god Thot of divine wisdom, lord of times and science, master of literature. Then visit the Greco-Roman temple of Meharakka. Lunch will be served onboard while sailing to Amada. Visit the temple of Amada from the XVIIIth dynasty, built during the reign of Thotmosis III, Amenophis III and Thotmosis IV. Also, visit the hemi-speos of Derr, dedicated by Ramses II to the rising sun. Finally, visit the tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia. Sail to Kasr Ibrim. Enjoy a gourmet dinner served onboard followed by nightly entertainment. (B/L/D)

Day 11 Monday - Lake Cruise

Morning visit to the citadel of Kasr Ibrim, sole vestige of the distant past of Nubia in its original location. Explanation is done from the sun deck of the ship as entrance to the site is not permitted. Lunch is served onboard while sailing to Abu Simbel to visit the temples. This evening you will be entertained at the Sound and Light show at Abu Simbel temples followed by a candlelight gourmet dinner on board. (B/L/D)

Day 12 Tuesday - Lake Cruise - Cairo

Possibility for a second visit to the temples to watch the spectacular sunrise at the Abu Simbel temples, symbol of the international salvage of the Nubian monuments: the temples of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. Disembarkation: You will be picked up at the boat and transferred to the airport for the flight back to Cairo. Depart Abu Simbel via Egyptair flight MS 146 via Aswan to Cairo. Arrival Cairo. You will again be met and transferred to your hotel, the Four Seasons Cairo. (B/L/D)

Day 13 Wednesday - Alexandria

Early Breakfast, then start your day with a visit to Alexandria by private car and guide, visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shukafa, Quait Bay Fort, Jewelry Museum, Roman Greek Museum. Stop for lunch, then proceed to Abu El Abbas Mosque and Alexandria Library (if time allowed). Return to Cairo. (B/L)

Day 14 Thursday- Cairo

You will be picked up at the hotel and transferred to the airport in time for embarkation of your flight home.