Secrets of Egypt 8 Days - Tim and Julie Shaffrey - Saturday, 22 Feb. 2025

Arrive in Cairo where you are met by your JOURNEY TO EGYPT representative and transferred to your hotel offering fantastic views of the Nile or the pyramids.

Day 2: Sunday, 23 February 2025 | The Pyramids & Egyptian Museum

Visit the world-famous pyramids of Giza, built as tombs to the ancient pharaohs and still irresistible to travellers more than 4,000 years later. Don’t miss the chance to climb into one of these pyramids and explore it from the inside. Ride Like a Local on a camel, and then visit the enigmatic Great Sphinx.

After lunch at a local restaurant, explore the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities (or the Grand Egyptian Museum, upon its opening), home to the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, some dating to 4000 BC. View its famed Mummy Room and the remains of Egypt’s pharaohs, including Ramses II. Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, a souk (open-air marketplace) where you enjoy a free-wheeling treasure hunt.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 3: Monday, 24 February 2025 | Fly to Luxor | Temples of Luxor

Fly to Luxor, site of the ancient city of Thebes. Begin your day of exploring here by visiting the East Bank of the Nile, this time with a visit to the Temple of Karnak, where generations of pharaohs wished to record their names. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall; its expertly aligned columns, the largest of which is 80 feet high with a 33-foot circumference, are a sight to behold. Next, the striking Temple of Luxor.

Later, step aboard ‘Luxury Nile Cruise’ on the Nile River, where you enjoy lunch.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4: Tuesday, 25 February 2025 Hot Air Balloon Ride | Valley of the Kings | Cruising the Nile

Start your day with a hot air balloon ride over Luxor’s stunning West Bank, providing breathtaking views of ancient temples and tombs bathed in the morning light.

Journey once more to explore the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings, burial ground of the pharaohs, including “the boy king,” Tutankhamun. Next, the lovely Temple of Hatshepsut. Stop for a selfie with the gigantic Colossi of Memnon. Later, sail to Edfu and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5: Wednesday, 26 February 2025 | Cruising the Nile | Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples

Visit the Temple of Horus. back on board, Sail the Nile. Later, disembark at Kom Ombo (hill of gold) to visit the Greco-Roman temple dedicated to Haroeris (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodile god), who was considered by some ancient Egyptians to be the creator of the world. While there, view the mummified remains of several crocodiles that once basked along the ancient Nile River shore, just as their descendants do today. Tonight’s dinner onboard features an “Egyptian Night” costume party, with a chance to dress up in traditional galabeyyas. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 6: Thursday, 27 February 2025 | Aswan | Abu Simbel Temple by Flight

Early morning, take a flight to Abu Simbel Temple, where you visit the commanding twin temples of Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The former’s façade is dominated by four statues of the pharaoh, each nearly 70 feet tall. Perhaps even more impressive, this entire site was moved here brick by brick to save it from floodwaters caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Completed in 1970, the dam was built to improve irrigation and generate hydroelectricity for the surrounding region. Later, return to the cruise for lunch and leisure time.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7: Friday, 28 February 2025 | Aswan Tours | Fly Aswan to Cairo

Visit the Aswan High Dam, an engineering marvel completed in 1970 to control Nile flooding and generate hydroelectric power. Then, see the Unfinished Obelisk at the granite quarries. Continue to the island of Agilika and explore the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Later, transfer to the Aswan airport and fly to Cairo. Check in to your hotel and spend the remainder of the day at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 8: Saturday, 1 March 2025 | Depart Cairo

Transfer to the airport and board your flight home.

Meals: Breakfast.

Journey Price:

$2950 (Prices are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy).

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