OASIS , TEMPLES AND MYTHS

Breakfast in the hotel and pick up by your guide to visit one of the remaining Seven Wonders of the World, the ancient Pyramids of Giza with their guardian the Sphinx. These amazing structures, each dedicated to a different Pharoah are a testament to how rich and the important the Egyptian Civilization was 4000 years ago. in the afternoon  Possibility optionally to visit  The Egyptian Museum , famous for its extensive collection of Egyptian art facts , here you will be able to see the famous treasures of Tutankhamon as well as understand the development of Egyptian culture and art through the ages.  Return to Hotel and Overnight

Alexandria, Alexandrian Library, Catacombs Of Kom El Shoqafa, Column of Pompeyo. Breakfast in the Hotel and early departure for Egypt’s second largest city, known as the “Pearl of the Mediterranean” Alexandria was founded in c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great it remained an important cultural centre during Hellenistic , Ptolemaic, Roman and Byzantine periods . Site to the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria and its Museum know as the Alexandrian Library. Arrival and panoramic tour of the most important sites of the city including , the Amphitheatre , Catacombs , Fort Qtbaiy, Montazah and a visit to the New Library of Alexandria. After lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean free time before  check in to hotel dinner and overnight.

Breakfast in the hotel and departure along the coast towards El Alamein , Fought near the western frontier of Egypt between 23 October and 4 November 1942, El Alamein was the climax and turning point of the North African campaign in the Second World War, here the German and Italy armies suffered a decisive defeat abandoning Tanks , vehicles , weapons and even uniforms that are collected in this unique museum. After visiting the Museum we will continue along the beautiful coast line to Marsa Matrouh , Egypt’s most western  Mediterranean town set on sandy white beaches and with  amazing transparent waters here will have time to cool off before the next part of our desert adventure. Check into the hotel free time. Dinner and overnight

Breakfast in the hotel and departure for Siwa , Siwa’s ancient Egyptian name was Sekht-am, meaning “palm land.” The oasis is 6 miles (10 km) long by 4–5 miles (6–8 km) wide and has about 200 springs. The oasis is inhabited by Berber-speaking Sudanic peoples who live in mud-brick houses below an old walled fortress known as the Shali . This unique town is an amazing look into desert life and as you wander through the town you will be able to see  the berber handicraft and fabric shops, all very original and different from those found in the rest of Egypt. Check in to hotel dinner and overnight

Breakfast in the hotel and departure for our desert adventure.  The oasis was the seat of the oracle temple of Amon (Zeus Ammon), famous in the time of Herodotus and was consulted by Alexander the Great. We will visit the  remains of the temple, with inscriptions dating from the 4th century BCE, as well as the nearby temple of Umm Beda (Um Ebeida), we will visit the Cleopatra’s Pool. One of the many natural water springs , It is said that the great queen once bathed here  to maintain her perfect beauty. Then we will carry on to  our 4 x 4 adventure into the desert sands around the Oasis return to hotel and dinner and overnight .

Early breakfast and departure for Cairo . Arrival in late afternoon. Check in to hotel and overnight .

Breakfast in the hotel and at the appointed time transfer to the airport to take the flight to  Luxor , arrival and transfer to the hotel. Check in . Afternoon free to to wander the Corniche, or you can optionally  visit of the Museum of Luxor,  this visit of the collection include masterpieces of pharaonic art as well as examples of everyday objects. Several galleries are devoted to a spectacular group of statues found in 1989 hidden beneath the floor of the Luxor Temple,  the annex dedicated to Egypt’s Golden Age, includes two royal mummies. Overnight.

Breakfast picnic box and then transfer to Abydos and Dendera Arrival to Abydos and accompanied by your English-speaking Egyptologist you will discover the marvels of one of the most important  archaeological sites in Egypt, this once sacred city was the ancient necropolis of the early pharaohs. Visit the memorial temple of Seti I, with its amazing Abydos Kings list showing cartouches of most  dynastic pharaohs of Egypt , visit the Osirieon as well as the Ramesses II temple before travelling  onto Dendera , Here you will see the splendors of Hathor’s Temple , dating from the Hellenistic period and finished under Roman rule , here you will be able to see pictorial references to the famous Cleopatra and her son by Julius Cesar as well as admiring the stunning Hieroglyphics on  the ceiling of temple , considered to be the most vibrantly colored in all Egypt,  here was the where the French discovered the now famous Zodiac of Dendera. Finally, we will make our way back  to Luxor. Overnight

Possibility to take part in an Hot Air ballon excursion to fly over the temples at dawn.  Breakfast in the hotel and visit of the the amazing complex of Karnak Temple, the largest religious building in Egypt with its stunning collection of temples, chapels ,  Towers and Pylons , Sphinx Avenue as well as the Temple of Luxor.  Transfer to the cruise and check in, lunch and  Dinner on board and overnight

Full board on board. In the morning  visit the West Bank of the Nile , Valley of the Kings ,  where Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamon’s Tomb, Continuing through the valley we  will visit the Temple of Egypt’s only female pharaoh The Temple of The Queen Hatchesput and then onto the Colossos of Memnon, guardians of the tomb of the King Amenhotep III .  This afternoon we start sailing south towards the Equator, so take a seat on the sundeck  and watch the Nile float by, over 80 % of the population lives by the banks of this river of life and it provides the lush backdrop to the desert, giving food, water and life to many Egyptians. Arrival to Esna Lock where you will be able to watch how the boats pass from one part of the Nile to the next. Dinner and overnight on board

Breakfast on Board and Visit of the Temple in Edfu dedicated to the God Horus it is considered to  be one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. Experience a ride in a local Horse drawn Calesa  back to the boat. Lunch on Board and we continue sailing towards Kom Ombo. Arrival to Kom Ombo in the late afternoon, here we will visit the twin temples , the only of their kind , dedicated to the  Gods Sobek and Haroeris you can also visit the crocodile mummification museum. Afterwards you can shop in one of the many souvenir shops or try out a Shisa pipe in one of the open air cafés. Dinner on board

Picnic breakfast box , today you will be able to optionally  take a trip through the Nubian Desert the most eastern  desert of Sahara until you reach Lake Nasser. Here Rameses II built his greatest temple ,  the Temple of Abu Simbel raised as a demonstration of his power after the victory at the Battle of Kadesh,  they were carved into the mountainside and presided over by 20 metre high statues of the pharaoh. Visit of the Temples dedicated to Rameses II and his wife Nefertari. Return to Aswan optional visit to the Temple of Isis on the Island of Philae where monuments of various eras, extending from the  Pharaohs to the Caesars, occupy nearly the whole area. Here on the supposed burial place of the God Osiris, the Temple of Isis rises from its island base., lunch on board. In the Afternoon after visiting the unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries, where you will discover the ingenious method used by the ancient Egyptians to cut the stone for the obelisks then you will sail around the Nile Cataracts on a Felucca and see the Elefantine Island and the Mausoleum of Aga Khan. Dinner on board.

Breakfast on board At the appointed time transfer to the airport to take the flight back to Cairo Afternoon visit  of Egyptian Museum , famous for its extensive collection of Egyptian artefacts , here you will be able to see the famous treasures of Tutankhamon as well as understand the development of Egyptian culture and art through the ages. Overnight.

Breakfast in the hotel and transfer to the international airport to take the flight home.