EGYPT – MAY 2026: TIMELESS TEMPLES ALONG THE NILE
EGYPT IS A LAND WHERE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS COME TO LIFE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NILE. THIS JOURNEY TAKES YOU FROM THE MODERN ENERGY OF CAIRO TO THE LEGENDARY TEMPLES AND VALLEYS OF THE PHARAOHS. A LUXURY NILE CRUISE BECOMES YOUR FLOATING SANCTUARY, CARRYING YOU THROUGH LANDSCAPES OF GOLDEN DESERTS, PALM-LINED SHORES, AND HISTORIC TREASURES THAT HAVE STOOD FOR MILLENNIA.
YOU WILL EXPLORE THE GRANDEUR OF PHILAE, KOM OMBO, EDFU, LUXOR AND KARNAK TEMPLES, AND WALK THROUGH THE LEGENDARY VALLEY OF THE KINGS. EVERY DAY REVEALS NEW WONDERS: SACRED SANCTUARIES DEDICATED TO GODS AND QUEENS, COLOSSAL STATUES WATCHING OVER THE AGES, AND THE MAGIC OF LIFE UNFOLDING ALONG THE RIVERBANKS. A SHORT BUT POWERFUL EXPEDITION THAT EMBRACES CULTURE, HISTORY, AND THE ENDURING SOUL OF EGYPT.
6 DAYS - LIMITED TO 6 GUESTS
DAY 1 – ARRIVAL IN CAIRO
ARRIVAL IN CAIRO, THE VIBRANT CAPITAL OF EGYPT, WHERE MODERN LIFE BLENDS WITH ANCIENT HERITAGE. YOU ARE MET AT THE AIRPORT AND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR HOTEL. THE REST OF THE DAY IS FREE TO RELAX OR TO DISCOVER THE CITY’S LIVELY ATMOSPHERE, FROM BUSTLING MARKETS TO CAFÉS WITH VIEWS OF THE NILE. OVERNIGHT IN CITY HOTEL, BB.
HIGHLIGHT: ARRIVAL IN CAIRO
DAY 2 – PYRAMIDS OF GIZA & EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
TODAY IS DEDICATED TO THE TREASURES OF ANCIENT EGYPT. BEGIN WITH THE ICONIC PYRAMIDS OF GIZA AND THE GREAT SPHINX, SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE DESERT SKYLINE. AFTERWARDS, VISIT THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM, HOME TO AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION INCLUDING THE GOLDEN MASK OF TUTANKHAMUN. RETURN TO YOUR HOTEL IN THE AFTERNOON FOR TIME AT LEISURE. OVERNIGHT IN CITY HOTEL, BB.
HIGHLIGHT: PYRAMIDS OF GIZA – EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
DAY 3 – ASWAN & BEGINNING OF THE NILE CRUISE
FLY SOUTH TO ASWAN, AN ELEGANT CITY NESTLED ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NILE WITH A DISTINCT NUBIAN HERITAGE. VISIT THE IMPRESSIVE HIGH DAM, A MASTERPIECE OF MODERN ENGINEERING, AND THE TEMPLE OF PHILAE, A SANCTUARY DEDICATED TO THE GODDESS ISIS, RISING MAJESTICALLY FROM AN ISLAND. IN THE AFTERNOON, EMBARK ON YOUR LUXURY NILE CRUISE, YOUR FLOATING HOME FOR THE NEXT DAYS. OVERNIGHT ONBOARD, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: PYRAMIDS OF GIZA – EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
DAY 4 – KOM OMBO & EDFU
SAIL NORTH TO THE EXTRAORDINARY DOUBLE TEMPLE OF KOM OMBO, UNIQUELY DEDICATED TO BOTH SOBEK, THE CROCODILE GOD, AND HORUS, THE FALCON GOD. CONTINUE TO EDFU TO VISIT ONE OF THE BEST-PRESERVED TEMPLES IN EGYPT, WHERE MASSIVE PILLARS AND MYSTICAL RELIEFS TRANSPORT YOU BACK TO THE AGE OF THE PHARAOHS. DURING THE CRUISE, WATCH THE LANDSCAPE UNFOLD: FELUCCAS DRIFTING, CHILDREN PLAYING ON THE RIVERBANKS, AND GOLDEN SUNSETS REFLECTING ON THE NILE. OVERNIGHT ONBOARD, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: TEMPLE OF KOM OMBO – TEMPLE OF HORUS AT EDFU
DAY 5 – LUXOR & THE LEGACY OF THE PHARAOHS
ARRIVE IN LUXOR, ANCIENT THEBES AND THE SPIRITUAL HEART OF EGYPT. DISCOVER THE WEST BANK WITH THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS, WHERE LEGENDARY PHARAOHS REST IN ORNATE TOMBS, THE TEMPLE OF QUEEN HATSHEPSUT CARVED INTO THE CLIFFS, AND THE GIANT COLOSSI OF MEMNON. IN THE AFTERNOON, EXPLORE THE EAST BANK WITH THE TEMPLE OF KARNAK, A FOREST OF MASSIVE COLUMNS AND SACRED LAKES, AND THE TEMPLE OF LUXOR, ILLUMINATED IN THE EVENING LIGHT. OVERNIGHT ONBOARD IN LUXOR, FB.
HIGHLIGHT: VALLEY OF THE KINGS – KARNAK & LUXOR TEMPLES
DAY 6 – DEPARTURE FROM LUXOR
AFTER BREAKFAST, DISEMBARK FROM THE CRUISE AND TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT FOR YOUR FLIGHT BACK TO CAIRO, CONNECTING WITH YOUR INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE. A FINAL FAREWELL TO THE NILE, CARRYING WITH YOU THE SPIRIT OF ANCIENT EGYPT.