Egypt with Luxury & Style (12 Days): A Sample Itinerary

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Pyramids
Temple of Ramses II

DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:

• Explore the Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. As the last survivors of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
• Cruise the Nile aboard the M/S Jaz Senator, one of the most intimate and luxurious Nile cruisers, with only 17 suites, featuring large panoramic windows opening onto a private terrace
• Enjoy an excursion by traditional canvas-sailed felucca to the Botanical Gardens at Kitchner’s Island to admire its exotic flora
• Journey to the Valley of the Kings, famous for its royal tombs and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most famous tomb belongs to the boy-king Tutankhamen
• Learn from a renowned Egyptologist who guides you through sites of antiquity, including the Pyramids at Giza, the Valley of the Kings, Luxor and Karnak Temples, and much more
• Relish in the sights along the Nile without needing to pack and unpack into Luxor and Aswan hotels on your 7-night cruise
• Visit the famed Egyptian Museum including the Tutankhamen collection with a special visit to the Mummies Room
• Take an excursion to the Citadel and the Ottoman-style Mohammed Ali Mosque (the Alabaster Mosque) built in AD 1183
• Explore the famous Khan El Khalili Souk (or bazaar), largely unchanged since the 14th century

Overview:

From iconic pyramids and medieval bazaars, to natural beauty and a vibrant contemporary culture, Egypt is a land packed with captivating treasures.

The pyramids at Giza - the sole survivors of the seven ancient wonders - the lotus-columned Temples of Luxor and Karnak, sunrise across the Valley of the Kings, and the sound-and-light show at the mighty tombs of Abu Simbel have thrilled visitors for centuries.

Egypt's natural assets are equally as potent, with the white desert's wind-polished rock formations, the iron-clad mountains of the Sinai, and the gleaming underwater landscapes of the Red Sea.

A pulsing modern Arab state throbs beneath the surface, and, ultimately, this country is best understood not so much under the shadow of its great monuments, splendid though they are, but in the call to prayer at sunset, in the chatter of hooves on tarmac in a rural village, or tea and talk with Egypt's garrulous residents in a random coffeehouse.