Day 01: Arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met & transferred to your hotel for overnight

Day 02: Breakfast visit Giza Pyramids, sphinx, solar boat museum, camel ride, Memphis & Sakkara, evening visit the sound & Light show at Giza Pyramids   (B) 

Day   03: Breakfast you will be met & transferred to Cairo Airport for your flight to Abu Simbel, upon arrival you will be transferred to embark Your cruise ship, visit Abu Simbel Temple, the Temple of Ramses II and Nefertari, after noon attend the Sound and Light Show at Abu Simbel Temple, dinner on board, overnight in Abu Simbel   
 (B, L, D)

 Day  04: Breakfast free time to Visit Abu Simbel Temples sailing to Kasr Ibrim, lunch on board Visit the Temple of Amada, also visit the Hemi-Speos of Derr and the Tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia, diner & overnight (B, L, D)

 Day  05: Breakfast visit the Temple of Wadi El Seboua, visit the Temple of Dekka, Visit the Greco Roman Temple of Meharakka, sail to Aswan, dinner on board, overnight in Aswan   (B, L, D)

Day 06:  After breakfast, visit the Kalabsha Temple, Visit the Hemi-Speos of Beit El Wali and Kiosh of Kertassi, disembark your cruise ship and meet your representative in Aswan to drive to your hotel afternoon visit the Nubian Village you will be visiting a Nubian home drive back to your hotel for over night   (B)

Day 07: Breakfast visit Philae temple, the Unfinished Obelisk & the High dam, afternoon visit the Nubian museum &  felucca rid on the Nile, drive back to your hotel for overnight  (B)  

Day 08: Breakfast you will be met & transferred to Luxor by A / C van visiting on the way Kom Ombo temple and Edfu temple, upon arrival to Luxor you will be met & transferred to your hotel for over night  (B)

Day 09: Breakfast meet your guide to visit the West Bank, Valley of the kings & Queens and Hatshepsut  temple, drive to your hotel (B) 

Day 10: Breakfast visit Karnak temple & Luxor temple, drive to Luxor Airport for your flight to Cairo upon arrival you will be met & transferred to your hotel (B)

Day 11: Breakfast visit the Egyptian Museum, Old-Cairo - Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra - Coptic Churches,  the Citadel & Mohammad Ali Mosque & Kan ElKalili Bazaar  (B)

Day 12: Breakfast meet your representative to drive to Cairo airport for your departure flight   (B) 

Above rate Excludes the following:                     Nubian Dream I
·         International Air Tickets
·       Entrance Visa fees
·         Gratuities & Tips for  tour guides, tour escort, Egyptologist and drivers
·       All Charges not mentioned mineral water, laundry, personal calls and other items of personal nature

Nubian Dream I
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Please note that all timings stated in Nubian Dream tours are the average timings & they are totally flexible.

Day 01  Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport you will be met by your tour manager who will help you through your immigration and customs formalities then escort you to your hotel for check in and overnight.

Day02: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (8:30) drive to Memphis at the edge of the western desert, (35 min. drive) the capital of Egypt until the end of the first Kingdom, about 2270 BC, one of the most important cities throughout the history of Ancient Egypt, You will be visiting Memphis open air Museum the most important piece is Ramses the second statue about 20meters long, Close to Memphis, you will drive to Sakkara, the City of the dead with the famous step Pyramid of Zoser, and the greatest Pharaoh of the 3rd  Dynasty 2650 BC, the step pyramids is known to be the first stone building ever build in the world, then you will be visiting a Mastaba (Tomb) for the Nobel “Mereruka” from the old kingdom the tomb have beautiful colored paintings about life in Egypt during the old Kingdom, Drive to the Pyramids of Giza, enter the Great Pyramid (Cheops Pyramid) the largest one of the three and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In front of the Pyramid of Kefren, stand the alabaster Sphinx, which was discovered in 1912 carved from a single piece of stone. It is a lion with a portrait of a Pharaoh's head, it is believed by many to be a likeness of Pharaoh Kefren. Continue our tour to the Solar Boat Museum where a dismantled river barge of King Cheops (Khufu) was found buried in front his pyramid and has been masterfully re-assembled. Drive back to your hotel. Around (4:30 PM) Evening drive to Giza Pyramids to attend the Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids & the Sphinx.    (B)

Day 03: Breakfast meet your tour manger who will transfer you to Cairo Airport & help you for check in for your flight to Abu Simbel, Upon arrival at Abu Simbel airport you will be transferred to embark Your deluxe cruise ship, lunch on board, visit Abu Simbel Temple, a symbol of the international campaign for the salvage of the Nubian Monuments, the Temple of Ramses II and his beloved wife Nefertari. Welcome cocktail. Evening attend the magnificent Sound and Light Show at Abu Simbel Temple, dinner on board, overnight in Abu Simbel.    (B, L, D)

Day 04: Breakfast on board free time to Visit Abu Simbel Temples, sail to Kasr   Ibrim. Arrive to Kasr Ibrim, sole vestige of the distant past of Nubia found in its original location. During the Pharaonic period, this hill was dominated by a Citadel. Throughout the Medieval Era, the summit of the hill was dominated by a Cathedral of which we can still admire some Roman arches. Lunch on board while sailing to Amada Visit the Temple of Amada of the 18th Dynasty, built during the reign of Thutmose III, Amenophis III and Thutmose IV. Also visit the Hemi-Speos of Derr dedicated by Ramses II to the rising sun and the Tomb of Penout, viceroy of Nubia, a relaxing afternoon sail to Wadi El Seboua, dinner on board, overnight in Wadi El Seboua.    (B, L, D)

Day 05: Breakfast on board. Visit the Temple of Wadi El Seboua, which was dedicated to Ramses II and to the two gods Amon Ra and Ra Harmakis, visit the Temple of Dekka, dedicated to the god Thot of divine wisdom, lord of time and science, master of literature. Visit the Greco Roman Temple of Meharakka, sail to Aswan, dinner on board, overnight in Aswan.  (B, L, D)

 Day 06: After breakfast. Visit the Kalabsha Temple with its Pharaonic aspect remodeled in Greco-Roman style and dedicated to the god Mandoulis. Visit the Hemi-Speos of Beit El Wali. Erected by Ramses II at the beginning of his reign and Kiosh of Kertassi, erected to honor the goddess Isis, disembark your cruise ship and meet your representative in Aswan to drive to your hotel Afternoon visit the Nubian Village you will be visiting a Nubian home and will be having a discussion with a Nubian family while tea is served, Nubians still speak there own language witch is a spoken language for over night.  (B)

Day 07: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide to start your tour by visiting Philae Temple build in the 30th Dynasty and completed by the Ptolemy and Romans, the temple was dedicated for the goddess Isis the sister and consort of Osiris and her son Horus, during the Christian age the temple was used as a typical Christian Church and you can still see the cross  drawings over the temple walls as well as a Christian sanctuary, continue your tour to visit the Unfinished obelisk where it was discovered to be the pharaohs Granite Quarries and discover how did they build their obelisks, continue your tour to visit the high dam built in the sixties of this century back to your hotel Afternoon visit the Nubian museum witch poses very rare and unique pieces from pre dynastic eras showing the evolution of human industry of pottery and weapons, the museum contains a big part about the Nubian culture, in addition to the Pharaonic, Christian and Islamic monuments back to your hotel.    (B)

Day 08: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (8:00AM) to start your tour drive to Kom Ombo(45 min drive), visit Kom Ombo temple built by the Ptolemies in the 2nd century BC unlike any other temple in Egypt this temple was shared by 2 gods Sobek the crocodile god & Horus the Eagle god of war, an imaginary boundary line divides the temple in two parts giving each god his abode Horus is worshipped in the left part while Sobek is worshipped in the right part, one of the interesting things in the temple is the undamaged mummified crocodiles dating to many centuries ago, and finally an ancient Nilometer that used to measure the level of the Nile, continue your tour drive to Edfu (2 hours drive) to visit Edfu temple  one of the best preserved temples in Egypt witch can help imagine how a complete temple was like in the ancient days the temple was rebuilt in the region of Ptolemy the 3rd in year 237 BC and was dedicated for the god Horus the golden falcon, inside the temple huge fortress of gigantic pillars in the hypostyle hall the ceilings are decorated with beautiful colors, continue to drive to Luxor where you will be met & transferred to your hotel for overnight.    (B)

Day 09: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (7:00 AM) to start your tour by visiting the west bank, first stop will be at the Colossi of Memnon, where is the remains of the monumental avenue witch used to be lead to the temple of Amon-Ofis the 3rd.  the temple has unfortunately disappeared and what remains are commonly referred to the Colossi of Memnon  these 2 gigantic statues 20 meters long and 1 meter thick were cut out of single blocks of sandstone and represent the pharaoh seated on his throne continue your tour to visit the famous valley of the kings where about 64 pharaohs tombs were discovered as in the New Kingdom Pharaohs decided to hide their tombs in a secret place hidden behind the cliffs on the west bank of Thebes after a long history suffering of robbery and vandalism in the old and middle kingdom, you will have the chance to enter 3 different tombs (King Tut Tomb can be added upon request) as the tomb of king Ramses the 6th witch is famous with it’s magnificent ceiling colored paintings showing 2 celestial hemispheres with stellar gods in procession behind the solar barges sailing down the celestial Nile, also tomb of Tutmose the 3rd witch is considered among the most beautiful in the valley for it’s concise graphic style, continue your tour to visit the valley of the queens built for the same reason  to be away from robbery, the tombs have magnificent paintings with bright colors seem to have been painted yesterday, you will be visiting 3 different tombs (Nefertari Tomb can be added upon request) as tomb of queen Thiti who may have been the wife of one of the pharaohs of the 20th dynasty contain beautiful paintings in delicate shades of pink,  also the tomb of Prince Pra-her-Umenef one of Ramses the 3rd sons who died rather young the decoration in the tomb show the dead prince being represented by his father to various divinities, drive to Eldeir El Bahari  the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut built about 1460 BC, an architectural masterpiece designed by the architect Senmut, the conception of the monument was new and revolutionary, the temple consisted of a series of vast terraces witch by means of ramps led to the sanctuary,  back to your hotel (3:00 PM).    (B)

Day 10: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide to start your tour (8:00 AM) visiting the east bank, first visit will be the Karnak Temple the largest religious complex in the world it was continuously built by generations for 2000 years, the temple was mainly dedicated to the God Amon Ra who became the most important in Thebes the capital, the most celebrated feature of Karnak is the great hypostyle hall that covers 600 square meters large enough to hold within both St. Paul’s Cathedral of London or the entire Notre Dame of Paris, a forest of 134 columns supports the ceiling all decorated with religious scenes the hall was built by Sethos the 1st and Ramses the 2nd, the relives and the pharaoh’s chronicles elsewhere in the temple presents an incomparable historical source, much of our knowledge about Egypt and the neighboring countries come from them, they also recall stories of the Bible, continue your tour to visit Luxor temple about 10 minutes drive from Karnak Temple, the temple was built and used over a period of many generations but  Amenophis the 3rd started building the temple and parts of it were completed by Ramses the 2nd where 2 of his seated colossal statues flank the doorway of the temple, the temple was connected to Karnak temple by the a 4 kilometers avenue of the sphinx witch is still big part of it existing, one of the very interesting parts in Luxor temple is the chapel built by Alexander the great for the God Amon Raa picturing himself as the son of God, what is more interesting is the chapel he built is an exact copy of the chapel built by Amenophis the 3rd about 11 centuries before Alexander built his own comparing the 2 chapels you will find a great difference in quality in favor of the old chapel built by Amenophis the 3rd  (2:00 PM) drive to Luxor Airport  for your flight to Cairo, upon arrival you will be met & transferred to your hotel.    (B)

Day 11: Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (9:00 AM) drive to Down Town visit the Egyptian Museum, (2 hours tour) which contains a vast collection of Pharaonic antiquities including the fabulous treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amon. Continue your tour to Old-Cairo, visiting the old Coptic Churches the Hanging Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary built in the 3rd century and the Church of St. Sergius, built in the 4th century and visit the oldest Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra. Drive to Visit the medieval Citadel of Salah El-Din, built in the 12th century and contains many structures, the most impressive of which is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali, It was designed in the early 19th Century by a Greek Architect from Turkey. The style is based on the Ottoman mosques of Istanbul, Continue your tour visiting Kan ElKalili bazaar area ( the old market ) drive back to your hotel (4:00 PM).     (B)

Day 12: After breakfast you will be met & transferred by your tour manger to Cairo International Airport to help you in check in and immigration formalities for your departure flight.   (B)