Day Two - Alexandria (B, D)
Early transfer from Cairo to Alexandria, visiting enroute the Abu Mena Monastery. Your hotel tonight will be the Four Seasons Alexandria (Sea View room).

Day Three - Rosetta (B, L, D)
We are going today, well off the beaten track to the strategic town of Rosetta, where the Nile meets the Mediterranean. It is also the site of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone which unlocked the mystery of hieroglyphics. Watch locals tend their lush market gardens, orchards and date-palm plantations as they have for thousands of years. Visit the historical houses, inns and mosques and explore the streets where goods are carried to street-side markets by donkey. On your return to Alexandria there will be a seafood lunch served in the Montazah Palace gardens.

Day Four - Alexandria (B, L, D)
Today discover Greco-Roman Alexandria, visiting the well-preserved Roman Amphitheatre, Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs and explore Fort Quaitbey built from stones originally used to construct the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Ancient Seven Wonders of the World. You will also visit the modern Alexandria Library.

Day Five - Cairo (B, D)
Returning today to Cairo where you will be transferred to your hotel, the Four Seasons Cairo Plaza (Nile View room).

Day Six - Memphis, Sakkara , Dashure (B, L, D)
You will have a full day today to tour Memphis, Sakkara and Dashure - all significant sites that reveal the wonders of Pharaonic Egypt.

Day Seven - Cairo (B, L, D)
This morning you will tour the Egyptian Museum, including the riches of Tutankhamun. In the afternoon you will enter the world of Islamic Cairo visiting the Citadel, Mosque of Mohammed Ali and Khan el Khalili Bazzaar.

Day Eight - Sinai Desert (B, L, D)
You will leave Cairo today and head towards the Sinai Desert where you will transfer to your hotel.

Day Nine - Monastery of St Catherine (B, L, D)
This morning you will visit and tour the Monastery of St Catherine, before returning to Cairo.

Day Ten - Wadi El Hitan, Giza (B, L, D)
This morning you will visit the Wadi El Hitan 1.5 hours away from Cairo. On your return you will visit the Great Pyramids at Giza, the Sphinx and the Solar Boat Museum.

Day Eleven - Luxor (B, L, D)
Beginning with a private transfer this morning from your hotel to Cairo Domestic Airport, you will fly to Luxor where you will be met and greeted and transferred to your cruise aboard the Oberoi Zahraa. You will then sail to Quena and later visit the Dendarah Temple alongside the Nile River.

Day Twelve - Luxor, Quena (B, L, D)
Today enjoy a leisurely cruise along the majestic Nile River, returning to Luxor.

Day Thirteen - Luxor (B, L, D)
Those wishing to take the optional Ballooning ride this morning will soar above the Valley of the Kings taking in the view. This is followed with a visit to the Valley of the Kings, Queens and Hatshepsut Temple. During the afternoon visit the great Karnak Temple.

Day Fourteen - Edfu, Kom Ombo (B, L, D)
This morning your cruise will sail to Edfu where you will have the opportunity to visit the Edfu Temple. Your cruise will then continue on to Kom Ombo.

Day Fifteen - Aswan (B, L, D)
This morning you will visit Kom Ombo Temples then sail on to Aswan. Once there in the afternoon you will visit the High Dam, the unfinished Obelisk and the beautiful Temple of Philae.

Day Sixteen - Abu Simbel, Cairo (B)
After an early morning transfer to the Aswan Domestic Airport you will fly to Abu Simbel to visit the temple sites. This will be followed with a flight returning to Cairo and a private transfer to your hotel.

Day Seventeen - Cairo (B)
Private transfer from your hotel to the International Airport for your departure from Cairo.