Monday 20 Dec.2010 : Arrival, Cairo Egypt
On your arrival to Cairo you will be met by Memphis Tours Cairo representative who will handle your Egyptian entry visa (need to be checked ahead with your tour operator at time of booking and advise your nationality please) and assist you through customs formalities and then you will be escorted by your tour director to the hotel for check in with free time and overnight stay

Tuesday 21 Dec.2010: Ancient Cairo Tour
After your relaxing breakfast at the hotel in Cairo your own private English speaking Egyptologist guide will take you to Sakkara that is part of Memphis's massive necropolis, and the burial site of the most ancient Pharaohs where you will see the first pyramids ever built in Egypt "Step Pyramid of King Djoser that was designed by Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian architect also you will visit the Teti Pyramid and tombs in Sakkara then you will be transferred to Memphis, the ancient Capital of Egypt to visit the colossal statue of Ramses II and nearby a still half-buried Hathor Temple then a relaxing drive to the famous Giza Plateau, home of Egypt’s GREATEST attractions to visit The Great Pyramids, ONE of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world including the Great Pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Chephren and the little one of Mykerinos and The mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs, the tour includes visit to the valley temple facing the great sphinx, with optional visit to the solar boat, this was a boat used to carry the pharaoh’s mummy across the Nile, and then buried at the foot of the pyramid for his use in the afterlife. Your lunch will be included on the way — later on you will be transferred to your hotel in Cairo for free time and overnight stay

Wednesday 22 Dec.2010: City sights of Cairo /Aswan by Sleeper Train
Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, where you will be met and accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide to visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiques that was built in neo-classical style designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon which exhibits a collection now over 120000 masterpieces ranges from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess, optional visit to the mummies room at the Egyptian Museum where you may learn about the Great Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. Then you will also visit the Citadel of Saladin that is overlooking the city from the Muqattam Hills and Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque inside that was built in Turkish style and very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey and simply considered to be one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of old Cairo then visit the Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the hanging church or the suspended church this basilica church was named for its location on top of the south gate of the Fortress of Babylon the church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt you will visit also the famous Jewish heritage in Cairo including Ben Ezra Synagogue the temple contains a Jewish heritage library, containing documents found here in 1896 that describe the economic and social conditions of Jews under Arab rule as well as descriptions of relations between various Jewish sects from there you will be transferred to Giza railway station to catch the sleeper train to Luxor with dinner aboard the train with a relaxing overnight stay.

Thursday 23 Dec.2010: Aswan Sightseeing
Breakfast aboard sleeper train before arriving Aswan, where you will be met and assisted and transferred to your hotel in Aswan for free welcome drink, check into your hotel for free time at leisure. And then you will be accompanied by your knowledgeable Egyptologist guide for an amazing tour to visit the High Dam, the Granite Quarries and the Temple of Philae with Felucca sail on the Nile to Kitchener Island and Elephantine Island in Aswan then you will be transferred to your Nile cruise boat in Aswan for embarkation with lunch, afternoon tea and overnight in Aswan.

Friday 24 Dec.2010: Abu Simbel Excursion / Nile Cruise holiday
Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan with free time at leisure on your own and the optional excursion to Abu Simbel available to explore the impresive temples of King Ramses II and wife Queen Nefertari temple and then back to Aswan to embark your Nile cruise ship around lunch time. Free time aboard cruise vessel and in Aswan with dinner and overnight stay

Saturday 25 Dec.2010: Nile Cruise holiday
Sail to Kom Ombo with breakfast aboard the Nile cruise boat and then you will visit the temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Lunch on board and then sail to Edfu to visit Hours temple at Edfu. Afternoon Tea while sailing to Luxor via Esna lock. Dinner and overnight stay aboard the Nile Cruise Ship in Luxor

Sunday 26 Dec.2010: Nile Cruise holiday
Breakfast on board your Nile cruise ship and then you will be accompanied for a wonderful tour to visit East Bank of the Nile in Luxor to the Karnak temple and Luxor temple. You will be transferred back to the Nile cruise ship in Luxor for lunch, afternoon tea and dinner on board with overnight aboard the Nile cruise vessel in Luxor

Monday 27 Dec.2010: Nile Cruise holiday / Cairo by Sleeper Train
Disembarkation after breakfast, and then you will be accompanied by your Egyptologist tour guide to visit the West Bank of the River Nile in Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshipsut at El Deir EL Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon with free time at leisure in Luxor for great shopping opportunity and then you will be transferred to Luxor train terminal for departure to Cairo with dinner and overnight aboard train.

Tuesday 28 Dec.2010: Cairo/Home
Enjoy your breakfast aboard train befor arriving Cairo with free time in Cairo for some final sightseeing tours and shopping tours and then you will be transferred to Cairo international airport to fly back home