In Land of the Pharaoh's, here you will tour Egypt as you've never seen before.  Take a 12 day / 11 tour of the land of the pyramids and be amazed by its culture, people and sights.

Tour Highlights:

• Egypt at leisure
• Tombs & temples
• Elegant Nile cruise
• Choice of accommodation
• Denderah, Abydos and Nag Hammadi
• Newly opened Imhotep Museum, Saqqara
  

* prices from AUD $5,510.00
 

Itinerary

Day 01 Arrive Cairo
Arrival into the Egyptian capital. Settle into your luxury hotel.
Cairo

Days 02-03 Design Your Days Cairo
The dazzling city of Cairo has much to offer, ancient monuments, glittering mosques, imposing citadels, a labyrinthine bazaar and old Coptic churches. The next two days are yours to explore. Visit the necropolis of Saqqara and the impressive new museum of Imhotep then after lunch spend time at the Great Pyramids, the only present-day survivors of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. See the enigmatic Sphinx and the remarkably preserved Solar Boat while you’re there and enter the burial chamber of Cheops. Alternatively you can choose from three other options: a walk through 7,000 years of history at the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities including the treasures of Tutankhamun and the Mummy Room; a tour on foot around the attractions of Islamic Cairo; or searching for treasure in the colourful aisles of the Khan El Khalili bazaar. Dine with a local family during your stay.
(Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 04 Cairo — Aswan
An early flight south to board the idyllic Sun Boat III moored in a private dock in Aswan. There is the option this morning of visiting the colossal temples of Abu Simbel beside Lake Nasser, one of Egypt’s most awe-inspiring sights before boarding. In the afternoon sail around the islands by felucca seeing Lord Kitchener’s Island and the Agha Khan mausoleum as you pass. Join the Captain this evening for a complimentary cocktail and canapés.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Sun Boat III

Days 05-10 Nile Cruise
The next six days are spent on the Nile with daily forays accompanied by your Egyptologist. See the highlights of Aswan including the High Dam and the Philae Temple, the temple of Kom Ombo on a glorious bend in the Nile, the Pharaonic temple of Horus at Edfu, the most completely preserved of its kind, the Graeco-Roman Temple of Khnum at Esna. Reaching Luxor there is much to see including the Valley of the Kings & Queens and Tutankhamun’s Tomb, Hatshepsut’s Temple, a monument to Ancient Egypt’s only female pharaoh, the temples of Luxor and Karnak as well as the astonishing tombs of El Asasif. A unique inclusion on this cruise are the ancient highlights north of Luxor: Qena and Nag Hammadi, the holy centre of Abydos and the Temple of Hathor in Denderah.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Sun Boat III

Day 11 Luxor — Cairo
A flight back to the Egyptian capital and the afternoon to relax
(Breakfast).
Cairo

Day 12 Depart Cairo
Farewell Egypt on departure from Cairo.

Note

Cruise available in reverse direction from Luxor to Aswan on various departure dates.

Supplements apply to departure dates (19 & 26 December 07, 19 January 08, 17 & 24 December 08).
Cabin upgrades available.

Departure Dates & Prices

Tour Departs: On the following dates

Note: Supplements apply to certain departure dates.