Description: Discovering Cairo, Alexandria and the North Coast in an unforgettable journey through the best sites of Egypt, from Aswan to Luxor, from Hurghada to the top of the mystic Sinai. A unique experience which will give you the chance to resuscitate the past into the present.
Highlights: Egyptian Museum, the Great Pyramids, High Dam, Abu Simbel, Aswan, Kom Ombo temple, Edfu temple, Luxor temple, Valley of the Kings, Karnak temple, the colossi of Memnon, Saqqara, Memphis, Coptic Cairo, Islamic Cairo, Alexandria, El Alamein, Rashid, St. Catherine and Mount Sinai

Day 1: Cairo
Arrival and pick up at Cairo airport. Transfer to our accommodation. You will be assisted by our representative who will inform you about all practicalities. The rest of the day is free to relax or to enjoy a beautiful walk through the historical site of the city.
Day 2: Cairo
All tour will be fully escorted by professional  guides, either archaeologists and/or Egyptologists. After breakfast we visit the Egyptian Museum. Of the world's great museums, this behemoth may very well have the single most stunning collection. A dozen royal mummies, monumental statues from the Old Kingdom and the Amarna era, unique artefacts, Tut Ankh Amun treasures are only some of the highlights of this amazing collection. The museum was founded by Auguste Mariette in 1858, the archaeologist who excavated the Serapeum at Saqqara and several major temple in Upper Egypt. After our lunch break we visit the world most famous monuments, the Great three Pyramids standing in awe at magnificent Sphinx guarding Giza plateau. Kufru, khafre and Menkaure are only three of the 97 pyramids spread across seventy kilometres of desert, from the outskirts of Cairo to the edge of the Fayoum. Late in the afternoon we take our sleeping train to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board
Day 3: Aswan
In the morning transfer from Aswan station to our cruise boat. In the afternoon we visit the unfinished obelisk, the granite quarries and the High Dam, the best known attraction in the city. The dam is interesting intellectually as well as incredibly impressive visually. It lack the aesthetic magnificence of ancient Egyptian colossi, but it could teach them something about size, 1 km thick at the base, 3.6 km long and 110 m high. The dam contains more then 17 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops. At sunset we enjoy an unforgettable felucca ride, a local sailing boat, a timeless way to view the Nile's scenery and temple. we strop at the Kitchener Island to visit the Botanical Garden, Elephantine Island and the Aga Khan Mausoleum. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4: Answan, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo
Early morning there is an option to visit Abu Simbel, the temple built up by Ramses II, representing 4 statues of the pharaoh at different age carved into the mountain. Once back to the cruise we start sailing on the way to Kom Ombo where we stop for the next sight seen. The view of the Nile from the temple is simply amazing. The temple of Haroeris and Sobeck is just right at the edge of the Nile, a unique example of a double temple dedicated to two gods, Sobeck the crocodile headed god protector of the Nile fertility and Haroeris the falcon headed God, the healer, the good doctor. We will admire one of the most beautiful and colourful sunset on the Nile. Time for sailing again heading for Edfu. Lunch and dinner on board.
Day 5: Edfu temple, Luxor
Today we have another amazing sight seen, the temple of Horus the most well preserved temple in Egypt, as it was hidden under the sands for many centuries until the French archaeologist Mariette started his excavation in the area removing the impressive holy building from the sands. We sail for the rest of the day heading for Luxor, better known as Thebes, the grave of Tut Ankh Amon, the legend of ancient mysteries, the city of the 100 gates as Homer said in the book 9th of the Iliad. In the evening we enjoy another beautiful sunset from the sundeck of the boat. Overnight on board.
Day 6: Luxor, Valley of the King, Karnak
Luxor contains 1/3 of the most ancient monuments of the world. This morning we start our sight seen on the west bank, symbol of death and resurrection, An early start  to enjoy our donkey ride on the way to the Valley of the King, the direct descent into the Underworld where the Judgement of Osiris and the rebirth of the pharaoh are widely depicted on the walls  and ceiling of the royal tombs. We explore the Valley of the Queen with Hatshepsut temple, the only pharaoh ness accepted  by the Egyptians, Deir el Medina, the city of the artisans, Deir el Habu, Ramses III temple, the colossi of Memnon. In the afternoon we move to the East bank heading for Karnak temple on horse draw carriage. It took more then 1300 years to construct this site, the most vast cult centre of the ancient world. After a visit to Luxor temple we enjoy our dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7: Luxor/Hurghada
After breakfast we disembark from the cruise and we take our convoy to Hurghada our destination for today, known in Egypt as Ghardaga, one time just a simple fishing village. But now, with it's crystal clear water, untouched reefs and a multitude of ship wrecks, it has become one of the best Egyptian tourist destinations.
Day 8: Hurghada
After breakfast a free day at leisure. Hurghada can satisfy the needs of every visitor, from scuba diving to windsurfing to desert safaris. It is world renowned as a centre for some of the world's best Diving. Within a couple of hours from the hotel we can be amongst a group of islands that are the home to Dive Sites guaranteed to astound even the most experienced divers.
Day 9: Sinai-St.Catherine
After breakfast we take the ferry boat to Sharm el Sheikh. We drive about 3 hours to reach our special destination: St. Catherine Monastery. We have the great chance to see the sunrise or the sunset from the top of Mt. Sinai, the Moses Mountain, as it’s know locally, the holy place where Moses received the Ten Commandments. The climb takes about 3 hours and it is lead by the Bedouins of the Gabelaya tribe, great expert of the Sinai mountains and guardians of the camels.
Day 10: St. Catherine/Cairo
This morning we visit Saint Catherine Monastery, one of the world’s great centres of religious pilgrimage for over fifteen centuries. Within its imposing walls rests a citadel like no other, incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures. Among its treasures is a library of ancient manuscripts and icons second only to the Vatican's itself, and a 6th century church reputed to lie directly on the site of the Burning Bush. Quite simply, the monastery is a defining feature of the Holy Land. We leave behind this mystic experience and we drive back to Cairo crossing Suez Canal. Overnight in the city.
Day 11: Memphis, Saqqara, Islamic Cairo and Coptic Cairo
After breakfast we head for Memphis one of the ancient capital of Egypt. We stop for another wonder: Saqqara, the famous step pyramids. After lunch we drive back to Cairo to explore the old area of the capital, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Citadel of Saladin and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali. We end our afternoon enjoying some shopping time in Khan Khalili Bazaar, the biggest market in Egypt. Overnight in Cairo
Day 12: Alexandria
After breakfast we drive to Alexandria through the desert road. Founded by Alexander the Great who conquered Egypt at the age of 25, Alexandria was revived by Mohammed Ali and transformed by Europeans, who gave the city its present shape and made it synonymous with cosmopolitanism and decadence. Today we visit the Greco-Roman Museum, which contains Egypt's best collection of antiquities from the Classical era, the Catacombs and Pompy's Pillar. Overnight in Alexandria
Day 13: El Alamein, Quit bay Citadel and the Montaza palace
Today we drive to El Alaimain to visit the Tombs of the 2nd War World . In October 1942, Allied troops under the command of General Bernard Montgomery defeated the Axis forces led by one of most brilliant German commanders, General Erwin Rommel (The Desert Fox), in a battle that changed the course of the war in North Africa. El Alamein is an apt name for a place that determined the fate of Egypt and Britain' s empire. From September 1940 to March 1943 the total causalities for the North African campaign exceeded 100,000. On our drive passing the sea shore we stop at Quit bay Citadel and at the magnificent El Muntazah Palace, which was the king's summer residence. Overnight in Alexandria
Day 14: Alexandria, Rashid, Cairo
After breakfast we drive to Rashid. Founded in A.D. 870, in the time of the Caliphs, Rosetta was from medieval into modern times the principal Egyptian port and a major centre of Mediterranean trade. After the construction of the Mahmudiya Canal, however, it was rapidly overshadowed by Alexandria. Rosetta is still an important centre of the rice trade, with several rice mills, and also has foodstuff, tobacco and textile industries. In the afternoon we drive back to Cairo for our last dinner together. Tour ends the following day after breakfast. Transfer to the airport.