13 Days Culture Trip to Egypt

After breakfast, your guide tours the impressive Giza Pyramids Complex including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, Sphinx, Valley Temple, and new Grand Egyptian Museum. Lunch is at a restaurant overlooking the pyramids. Next is Saqqara's Step Pyramid of King Djoser and Memphis City, ancient Egypt's capital where King Ramses II's colossal statue resides. Overnight: Cairo hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, a drive leads to Alexandria sightseeing with your guide including the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey's Pillar, Qaitbay Citadel atop the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and the new Alexandria Library. Lunch is a seafood meal, then return to Cairo. Overnight: Cairo hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast and a Cairo to Luxor flight, sightseeing includes Karnak Temple's vast complex and Luxor Temple's impressive nightly show, then check-in a 5-star Nile cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Nile cruise

Spend the day cruising to Kom Ombo, arriving overnight. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Nile cruise

After breakfast, visit Kom Ombo Temple's unique double design before cruising to Aswan and overnighting onboard. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Nile cruise

Visit the iconic Abu Simbel temples after breakfast boxes, then return onboard for lunch and the afternoon. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Nile cruise

our the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, and relocated Philae Temple before returning onboard for overnight. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Nile cruise

Spend the afternoon and night cruising to Edfu. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Nile cruise

Visit Edfu Temple after breakfast, then return onboard overnight. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Nile cruise

Tour includes the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and Colossi of Memnon. Lunch in Luxor precedes a flight to Cairo for overnight. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Overnight: Cairo hotel

After breakfast, tour the Old Egyptian Museum, Salah El Din Citadel, Mohamed Ali Mosque, and new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization plus El Muizz Street and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Lunch is included. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Overnight: Cairo hotel

After breakfast and hotel checkout, a driver transfers you to Cairo Airport for your flight home, ending your Egypt experience with Travel Joy Egypt. Meal: Breakfast

This comprehensive tour offers an ideal introduction to Egypt's ancient treasures. From the Pyramids and Sphinx to the temples of Luxor and Aswan, guests will gain insight into three millennia of history. Both land and cruise components provide an authentic Egyptian experience with comfort. Those seeking to discover Egypt's cultural wonders will find this itinerary highly rewarding.