Day 1, Saturday: Cairo

You will be met on arrival in Cairo and transferred to the Cairo Marriott Hotel.

Cairo Marriott Hotel
The Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino located in the heart of Cairo with an exotic garden setting built around a 19th century palace on an island in the Nile River in downtown Cairo, and 15 minutes away from Giza pyramids, The Egyptian museum is just 5 minutes away, Cairo Marriott Surrounded by the sights and sounds that makes Cairo the most popular destination in the Middle East for both business and leisure travelers and is a perfect base for exploring historic Cairo. The Cairo Marriott Hotel & Casino is an oasis of peace, a perfect place to unwind, to conduct business and to receive royal Marriott service in an exquisite palatial setting in the Historical City of Cairo.

Day 2, Sunday: Cairo

This morning, after breakfast your guide will meet you at the hotel and you will set off to visit the Ancient Capital of Egypt at Memphis, the Step Pyramid and the Tombs of Sakkara. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Cairo Marriott Hotel. Breakfast.

Day 3, Monday: Cairo

Today’s activities include a visit to the Coptic Museum and Old Cairo and in the afternoon a tour of the Egyptian Museum. Cairo Marriott Hotel. Breakfast.

Day 4, Tuesday: Aswan

After breakfast transfer from the hotel to the airport for flight to Luxor. You check in to your luxury Nile cruise ship, the Movenpick Radamis II, and depart for tours of the Karnak and Luxor temples. After lunch on board visit the West Bank, the Valley of the Kings and Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, and the Clossi of Memnon. Return to the ship for dinner and overnight. All meals

Royal Lily is comprised of 62 spacious guest cabins and two magnificent Royal Suites with a lounge and en suite shower room. All accommodations enjoy the latest amenities, individually controlled air-conditioning, panoramic windows, telephone, TV, mini-bar and hairdryer. There is also an Internet Corner and Gift Shop. A plunge pool is linked to a Jacuzzi located on the spacious Sun Deck.

The fully equipped gymnasium on the third deck also offers a Nile view. The Lotus three meal restaurant for a sample of cuisine from around the world, the Observation Bar with breathtaking views perfect for a sunset cocktail, the informal Sun Deck Bar for beverages and snacks and the Crescent Lounge and Bar with a dance area which is also the venue for the welcome cocktail reception, galabeyya party and theme evenings.

Day 5, Wednesday: Kom Ombo

The ship will depart early this morning and sail to Edfu where you will visit the temple of Horus before continuing to Kom Ombo.

Day 6, Thursday: Aswan

After breakfast on board visit the temple shared by the two Gods, Sobek and Harocies. Set sail for Aswan and after lunch visit the Aswan High Dam, the Temple of Philae, and the Granite Quarries to see the unfinished obelisk. Dinner on board. All meals.

Day 7, Friday: Aswan

Enjoy a sail on the Nile in a Felucca circumnavigating Kitchener’s Island. Dinner and overnight on ship.

Day 8, Saturday: Cairo

Breakfast on board, check out and transfer to the airport for the flight to Cairo. You will be met and transferred to the Cairo Marriott Hotel. Breakfast.

Day 9, Sunday

Transfer to the airport for Egypt Air flight to New York. Breakfast.