DAY 1:Cairo
Arrival: Arrival at Cairo International Airport, where a professional
L 180 Egypt Representative will assist you with all customs and immigration
procedures.
Day 2: Cairo: Khan El-Khalili, Islamic Cairo
Your Egyptologist will escort you today on a fascinating tour of
7,000 years of E gyptian history with a visit to the Egyptian Museum
of Antiquities, open since 1902...
Day 3: Cairo: Sakkara, Memphis, Pyramids..
Visit to Sakkara: Experience Egypt’s long and rich history in
this morning's exciting double tour to the city of Memphis and the
necropolis of Sakkara. At vast Sakkara, you will see the famous Step
Pyramid of King Zoser, the first free-standing stone structure in
the world.
Day 4: Cairo - Luxor - Karnak Temple
A Longitude 180 Tour Coordinator will meet you at your hotel and escort you to Cairo Domestic airport for your flight to Luxor.
Day 5: Sailing to Quena
Breakfast buffet on board while you cruise northwards to Quena.
This part of your cruise is very much off the beaten track, and
passes through some of the most beautiful scenery along the Nile,
far away from the crowds or other cruise boats.
Day 6: Sailing to Edfu - Kom Ombo Temple
This afternoon, explore the largest and most completely preserved Pharaonic – albeit Greek-built – temple in Egypt, the extraordinary Temple of Horus at Edfu.
Day 7: Philae Temple -Feluca Ride
In the afternoon proceed (weather permitting) by taking a
ride on a felucca, a typical Egyptian sail boat, around Elephantine
Island, Lord Kitchener’s Botanical Gardens, and the Agha Khan Mausoleum.
Day 8: Abu Simbel
After a visit to Abu Simbel, Your Longitude 180 Representative will escort you to Luxor airport for your brief return
flight to Cairo.
Day 9: Old and Coptic Cairo
Morning tour to the oldest area of Cairo where you may explore the remains of the Fortress of Babylon. First built by the Persians around the 6th century BC,
these ruins are indeed Cairo’s oldest original structure.
Day 10: Cairo
Check out & transfer to Cairo International airport for your departure
flight back home
