Egypt with Luxury & Style (10 Days): A Sample Itinerary

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Ramses II fronting his temple
Egyptian Heiroglyphics

DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:

• In Cairo explore the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and its Mummy Room an the hilltop Citadel
• Explore the relics at ancient Memphis, Sakkara, the Great Pyramids of Giza and the famous Sphinx
• Fly to Luxor and visit the Temple of Karnak. Cross the Nile to explore the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. View the fabled Colossi of Memnon and the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut
• Cruise northward to Qena on a scenic route far from the crowds and other cruise ships. Visit the beautiful Ptolemaic Temple of the Goddess Hathor at Denderah, with its dark chambers, underground passages and towering columns inscribed with hieroglyphs
• Tour the Luxor Temple then stop at the famous avenue of sphinxes
• Cruise to Edfu to explore the extraordinary Temple of Horus, the falcon-headed god
• At Kom Ombo visit the lovely Greco-Roman temple followed by an afternoon excursion to the majestic Philae Temple on the Island of Agilika
• Fly to Abu Simbel to view the four 65-foot figures of Ramses II fronting his temple

Overview:

Travelers have marveled at Egypt's archaeological wonders for centuries, ever since the Ancient Greeks visited the pyramids. Today, the ancient wonders attract millions of tourists each year to the pyramids, temples, mosques and great monuments of the Nile Valley, as well as the stunning diving resorts of the Red Sea.

In 430 BC, when Herodotos exclaimed in awe over the magnificent monuments in Egypt, many of them were already 2,500 years old. Most, from the pyramids of Giza to the astonishingly beautiful temples of Karnak or Philae, or the painted tombs in the Valley of the Kings, can still be visited today. The sheer age of this great civilisation is mind-blowing.

The life-giving Nile pours across the map, feeding an emerald ribbon of irrigated fields adjacent to villages shaded by date palms. Whether on a cruise ship or traditional felucca, life on the water is a constant visual feast, while the few huge, dusty cities(Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan and Luxor) are a babble of exotic sounds and smells.