DAY 03 - 20 JANUARY 2009

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel.
Today we visit the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel of Old Cairo.Visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, exhibiting over 120,000 objects in its 107 halls; it comprises the world’s greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian artifacts. Marvel at the many rooms filled with golden treasures extracted from the world-famous tomb of boy king, Tutank
Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, we will visit a world-famous Egyptian art and jewelry bazaar; as well as papyrus gallery. Dinner on your own. Evening lecture with William.
Overnight: At Meridien Giza. (B, L)

DAY 04 - 14 JANUARY 2008

Breakfast: Early breakfast at hotel and EARLY checkout.
Transfer: You will be escorted to the Aswan airport for an early morning flight to Luxor.
Check-in: You’re A&K Tour coordinator will assist you with check-in at your Nile view hotel in Luxor.
Karnak Temple: This morning, we will visit the East Bank of Luxor, starting with the Temple of Karnak, built over more than a thousand years by generations of Pharaohs. The great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars, covering

DAY 05 - 22 JANUARY 2009

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel.
Special visit by private permission to the Sun temples of the 5th Dynasty: Abu Sir, and Abu Gurob. We will have an archaeologist overseeing the site as our guide today.
Followed by lunch at local restaurant. Later, we will visit a local perfumery to experience and sample some famous Egyptian essential oils and perfumes.
Dinner on your own.
Overnight Le Meridien. (B, L)

DAY 06 - 23 JANUARY 2009

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel.
Check-out: An A&K Egypt Tour Coordinator will be on hand to assist you with all check-out procedures.
Transfer: Your A&K Egypt Tour Coordinator will escort you to Cairo Domestic airport by air-conditioned vehicle for your Luxor flight approximately one hour flight).
Transfer: Transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel on the Nile. Free day to explore Luxor.
Overnight: At your hotel in Luxor. (B)

DAY 07 - 24 JANUARY 2009

Breakfast: Breakfast buffet at your hotel.
Morning: Valley of the Kings & Queens: We begin our day with a visit to the West Bank of Luxor .
Hatshepsut Temple: Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (ancient Egypt’s only female Pharaoh) merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it, as if nature herself had built this extraordinary monument.

DAY 08 - 25 JANUARY 2009

Dendera & Abydos (Box lunch provided).
EARLY wake-up call for our 2 hour drive to Dendera to visit the beautiful Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Hathor, Goddess of beauty, love, music, and astrology. In her chapel of the New Year, dedicated to the star Sirius, we will see one of the most beautiful depictions of the sky Goddess Nut, the Galactic Mother. Inscriptions at Dendera speak of the original site being built at a time “when the gods walked on Earth”, and Dendera

DAY 09 - 26 JANUARY 2009

Buffet breakfast at hotel.
Check-out: An A&K Egypt Tour Coordinator will be on hand to assist with check-out from the hotel, and check- in to the Sun Boat IV, our luxury Nile cruise ship.
Karnak Temple: This morning, we will visit the East Bank of Luxor, starting with the Temple of Karnak, built over more than a thousand years by generations of Pharaohs. The great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars, covering an area larger than the whole of Notre Dame Cathedral. We will

DAY 10 - 27 JANUARY 2009

Breakfast on board. Cruise to Esna Temple, which has very unique archaeological relief work done in the Greco-Roman style. We will have time for shopping in the “souk”for traditional clothing called “ galabeyas” for our party tonight on board ship.
Tea served on upper deck. Optional afternoon lecture with William.
Dinner and entertainment on board. Overnight cruise. ( B, L, D)

DAY 11 - 28 JANUARY 2009

Breakfast on board. Edfu Temple: This afternoon, we visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu, which is the largest and most completely preserved of the Ptolemaic temples in Egypt, and dedicated to Horus, the Son of Light, who continually overcomes the forces of chaos and darkness. Afternoon tea served on deck. Dinner and entertainment on board.
Overnight cruise. (B, L, D)

DAY 12 - 29 JANUARY 2009

After breakfast on board, we will visit the gorgeous island temple of Isis at Philae, called the “jewel” of the Nile. Here, we can spend time in the healing sanctuary of Isis, Mistress of Magic, as well as the “chanters” rooms dedicated to the deified Imhotep. Philae Temple was the last functioning temple in Egypt and was used well into Roman times. We will see evidence of what may be a Templar altar.
Farewell cocktail dinner on board ship. Overnight cruise. (B, L, D)

DAY 13 - 30 JANUARY 2009

Check out: A&K Tour coordinator will assist with check out and escort us to Aswan
Airport for Cairo flight.
Transfer: Transfer by air-conditioned vehicle to Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Giza.
Check-in: A&K Tour coordinator will assist you with check-in at your hotel.
Enjoy the remainder of the day at the Pyramids and Sphinx on the Giza Plateau, the Great Pyramid being the only survivor of the "Seven Wonders

DAY 14 - 31 JANUARY 2009

Early morning wake-up for Private initiation time inside Great Pyramid. Free afternoon.
Farewell dinner.
Overnight Meridien. (B, D)

DAY 15 - 01 FEBRUARY 2009

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel.
Transfer: A&K Tour Coordinator will escort you to Cairo International airport and assist with international departures

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