Best of Egypt (Winter 2012/13) - Insight Vacations - I900WC07

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Board your overnight flight (not included).

Welcome to a country rich in wonders and mysteries - many are revealed on this tour. You are met at Cairo airport and transferred to your tour hotel. Relax and settle in.

Begin with a visit to Memphis, the famous capital of the ancient world. See the statue of Rameses II and the great Alabaster Sphinx. Continue to Sakkara, to see the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, the oldest Pyramid in existence. Now the moment you’ve been waiting for - a face to face encounter with the last remaining Wonder of the Ancient World! Enjoy a guided tour of Giza where you will see the enigmatic Sphinx and the magnificent Pyramids with a highlight visit inside one of these extraordinary creations!(Buffet Breakfast)

This morning visit Tahrir Square, focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Now on to the world-famous Egyptian Museum. Star among its attractions is the amazing treasure recovered from Tutankhamun’s tomb. Sightseeing continues at the Citadel where you enjoy breathtaking views over the whole city. Salah El Din started the Citadel in the 12th Century, but it owes its present outline to Mohammed Ali whose great alabaster mosque you visit next. Now spend a leisurely afternoon in Cairo before it’s time to board your overnight sleeper train to Aswan.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Begin your Aswan sightseeing at the modern Aswan High Dam and visit the ancient granite quarries where many of Egypt’s obelisks were made. See the unfinished obelisk that still lies attached to the bedrock, commissioned by Hatshepsut but abandoned due to a large fault line. Take a motorboat to the lyrical Temples of Philae rising from the waters of the Nile. As a special welcome, enjoy high tea in English colonial style before sunset.(Buffet Breakfast)

This morning is completely at leisure and there is lots here to enjoy; the Botanic Gardens, the mausoleum of the Aga Khan or hunt for bargains in the African atmosphere of the Nubian bazaar. Maybe take an optional excursion by air to the two massive rock temples of Abu Simbel? Later, board your comfortable Nile cruiser.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Board a traditional Nile felucca for a sail around Aswan’s Botanical Gardens. Once back on board your cruise ship sets off down the Nile. The Kom Ombo Temple is a beautiful sight as you approach it from the river. Inside you’ll find hieroglyphs, pylons, friezes and even mummified crocodile remains. Sit back and enjoy the scenery as you cruise to Edfu. Don traditional Egyptian dress for a fun-filled oriental dinner and galabeya party tonight.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Highlight Dinner)

Visit the beautifully preserved Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. Then continue cruising through the Esna Lock to Luxor where you visit the Temple of Luxor, which lay hidden for thousands of years, buried beneath the streets and houses of the town until excavated in the 1860’s by archeologist Auguste Mariette.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Across the Nile lies the necropolis of ancient Thebes. Stop for a photo of the Colossi of Memnon, these two seated figures are the only remains of the Funerary Temple of Amenphis III. Continue to the reconstructed temple of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the rare female Pharaohs. Also visit some of the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings. Back in Luxor your final highlight is the enormous temple complex of Karnak. Walk through the avenue of Ram-headed sphinxes to stand among the colossal columns of the Hypostyle Hall. This virtual stone forest once supported roof blocks 70 feet high. Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Cairo.(Buffet Breakfast)

The tour comes to an end after breakfast with transfers to the airport.(Buffet Breakfast)