Egypt — Cairo & a Nile cruise

Programme overview

Three nights in Cairo and four aboard a boat between Luxor and Aswan, internal flights included.

Highlights

• Giza pyramids and the Sphinx
• Egyptian Museum
• Valley of the Kings
• Philae temple

Day by day

1. Days 1 – 2

   Cairo and the pyramids

   Arrival in Cairo and check-in, then the Giza plateau, the Sphinx and Saqqara.

2. 
   Day 3

   The Egyptian Museum and Khan el-Khalili

   A morning at the museum, an afternoon in the Khan el-Khalili souks and old Cairo.

3. 
   Day 4

   Flight to Luxor, boarding

   Internal flight to Luxor, boarding, then the temples of Karnak and Luxor.

4. 
   Day 5

   The Valley of the Kings

   The west bank: the Valley of the Kings, the Deir el-Bahari temple and the Colossi of Memnon.

5. 
   Day 6

   Edfu and Kom Ombo

   Sailing the Nile, the temple of Horus at Edfu and the double temple of Kom Ombo.

6. 
   Days 7 – 8

   Aswan, Philae and the return

   The High Dam, the Philae temple and a felucca on the Nile, then the flight home to Casablanca.