HIGHLIGHTS

• Take two days to explore Cairo, stopping at the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, and the Khan El-Khalili bazaar.
• While in Luxor, be sure to check out the Karnak Temple Complex, which is home to the works of some 30 different pharaohs and is the largest religious structure in the world.
• Take a trip down to Abydos along the Nile to see the colourful carvings in the Temple of Seti I and the Abydos King List, both of which are essential to any study of Ancient Egyptian history.
• The Valley of the Kings and Nobles, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon can all be found on the western side of Luxor.
• A private dahabiya, a traditional Egyptian sailing vessel, will be waiting for you in Esna to embark on a four-night Nile River cruise.
• See the sacred temples and traditional Nubian villages on Elephantine Island, the only active excavation site open to tourists.
• Visit the temples of Abu Simbel, hewn into a massive rock cliff and moved and perfectly reconstructed after the construction of the High Dam in the early 1960s, on an optional excursion (for an extra fee).