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- Day 1 Arrive in Cairo and Meet Your Group From the moment you arrive in Cairo, the Nile threads between date palms and ochre rooftops, while the scent of warm bread and aromatic spices drifts through the streets and the desert stretches beyond the city. After your transfer, you can unwind at the hotel and explore its elegant amenities. Over a drink, you'll meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers, exchanging names before glasses rise in a toast to Egypt. Locations Visited: Cairo EG.
- Day 2 Explore Karnak and Board Your Nile Cruise Flying south with your Travel Director, you'll arrive in Luxor and enter Karnak between ram-headed sphinxes, their carved faces lining the avenue into the temple complex. In the Hypostyle Hall, papyrus-shaped columns rise in every direction, their sandstone surfaces dense with hieroglyphs and faint traces of ancient color. Light slips through the open roof and catches the raised edges of gods, pharaohs and papyrus blooms. After settling into your cruise ship, your home for four nights, you'll share lunch on board before visiting the Luxor Museum. Carefully lit statues of kings and gods meet your gaze before you pause at two royal mummies, preserved across millennia. Locations Visited: Cairo EG, Luxor EG.
- Day 3 Luxor to Edfu: Tombs and Temples Across the Nile’s west bank, you'll leave the river behind for pale cliffs, open desert and the immense seated forms of the Colossi of Memnon. Hatshepsut’s temple rises in long terraces against the rock, while in the Valley of the Kings you'll enter cool, dry chambers painted with gods, stars and royal figures, cut deep into the hills for rulers including Tutankhamun. In Geziret Bahirat, you tear bread with the Bahirat family and listen to their tales of village life. At Luxor Temple, colossal statues and carved processions fill the stone unearthed by Mariette in the 1860s. Back on board, the ship eases into Esna Lock, water pressing softly against the hull as the gates close and the vessel rises towards Edfu for the night. Locations Visited: Luxor EG, Edfu EG.
- Day 4 Discover Kom Ombo’s Double Temple Design Early light catches Kom Ombo’s sandstone temple as you sail towards its distinctive double design. Inside, two entrances open into parallel passages, columned halls and twin sanctuaries, one for Sobek, the crocodile god, and one for Horus the Elder, the falcon god. Back on board, you can choose between two experiences: hear the pan sizzle as rich aromas fill the room during an Egyptian cooking demonstration, or cradle a glass of hot tea with the Captain while the river slides past the deck. By evening, jewel-toned galabeyas sweep through the dining room as you share an Egyptian-themed dinner, with warm dishes on the table as the sun sets over the Nile. Locations Visited: Edfu EG, Kom Ombo EG, Aswan EG.
- Day 5 Lake Nasser to Philae: Aswan in Full At Aswan’s High Dam, you pause above the vast blue of Lake Nasser before entering the granite quarries, where the unfinished obelisk lies bound to the bedrock, its immense shaft never released from the stone. You'll cross the water by motorboat to Philae, the engine humming as the Temple of Isis waits ahead. Inside, lotus-topped columns border shadowed courtyards and reliefs of the goddess are cut into the walls of one of the final temples built in the classical Egyptian style. Later, a felucca’s canvas sail billows overhead and its timber mast creaks softly as a local sailor shares the practices used to read the wind and navigate the Nile. At the historic Old Cataract Hotel, fragrant steam rises from freshly poured tea while the buttery sweetness of pastries hangs in the air. Sir Winston Churchill once stayed here, while Agatha Christie is said to have written part of Death on the Nile within its walls. After dark, you'll return by boat to Philae, as gold and cobalt light color the pylons and quiver in the water below. Locations Visited: Aswan EG.
- Day 6 Explore Aswan at Your Own Pace After leaving your cruise ship, you can fly south on today’s Optional Experience to Abu Simbel, where four immense figures of Ramesses II sit above Lake Nasser, their crowns rising against the Nubian sky. You'll enter the shadowed Great Temple, cut deep into the mountain, while nearby the Temple of Hathor honours Queen Nefertari beside the pharaoh. Or remain in Aswan and follow the tart perfume of dried hibiscus through the Nubian bazaar, where crimson petals fill woven baskets beside embroidered cloth and bundles of fragrant herbs. You might spend the morning beneath the leafy canopies of the Botanical Gardens, before crossing to Elephantine Island for its Nubian villages and ancient remains or visit the white Aga Khan Mausoleum high on the west bank. You'll return to Cairo by air for the night. Locations Visited: Aswan EG, Cairo EG.
- Day 7 Saladin’s Citadel to Tutankhamun’s Treasures From Saladin’s Citadel, you look across Cairo from fortress walls once raised against Crusader attack. Inside the Great Alabaster Mosque, cascading domes rise above you as stained-glass windows wash the pale marble in ruby, amber and blue, with slender minarets high above the courtyard. Later, at the Grand Egyptian Museum, you'll move among ancient textiles, ornate coffins and Tutankhamun’s personal belongings, from festival earrings to a floral hair box intricately painted with papyrus, mandrake fruit, cornflowers and lotus petals. Locations Visited: Cairo EG.
- Day 8 Egypt’s Ancient Capitals: Giza, Memphis and Saqqara Beneath Giza’s pyramids, you feel the immense scale of the limestone before following your Egyptologist past the Sphinx and into one of the ancient tombs. Daylight thins behind you, the air cools and the passage tightens until the burial chamber opens ahead. Beyond Cairo, the colossal figure of Ramesses II rests at Memphis, while Djoser’s Step Pyramid rises at Saqqara in six pale tiers, marking the beginning of Egypt’s great age of pyramids. After monuments built for kings, you'll meet the artisans preserving a more intimate legacy during your MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at a local weaving school, where wooden looms clack and colored threads pull taut beneath practised hands. Later, you'll share canapés with your Travel Director and fellow travelers. Locations Visited: Cairo EG, Giza EG, Cairo EG.
- Day 9 Bid Farewell to Cairo and Egypt Your time in Egypt comes to a close with a transfer to Cairo International Airport Locations Visited: Cairo EG.
Name: Wonders of Egypt - Classic Group, Summer
Brand: Trafalgar
Quality: Superior First Class
Tour Type: Escorted
Start City: Cairo
End City: Cairo
Location Summary: Cairo, EG, Luxor, EG, Edfu, EG, Kom Ombo, EG, Aswan, EG, Giza, EG
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Highlights
- Dining Summary - 8 Breakfast (B). 4 Lunch (L). 4 Dinner (D). 1 Afternoon Tea (AT).
- Whats Included NOT IN USE - Experience enhanced hygiene protocols to align with the latest guidance following COVID-19.All Travel Directors, Well-Being Directors and Drivers have completed training in enhanced well-being and hygiene protocols.. We only work with establishments we are confident will consistently adhere to our high well-being standards, which include hotels, restaurants and sight-seeing venues.. Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day..
- How You'll Travel - Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants. 4 & 5-star hotel and overnight cruise stays. Business class coach with extended leg room, cruise travel and select flights.
- Top Rated Highlights - Cairo: Take a short scenic flight to Luxor where you will begin your Nile Cruise.. Karnak: Stand amid a vast forest of columns in the largest temple complex known to man, as your Egyptologist explains the significance behind it. Walk the avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, see the of Rameses II and the Hypostyle Hall.. Luxor: Visit the Luxor Museum and discover ancient artifacts. . Colossi of Memnon: See the massive stone statues of the Colossi of Memnon.. Valley of the Kings: Embark on an experience with an Egyptologist to visit the mortuary Temple Hatshepsut.. Valley of the Kings: Explore the Valley of the Kings, home to the magnificent tombs of Egypt's Pharaohs, with your Egyptologist.. Luxor: Visit Luxor Temple, constructed approximately 1400 BC. Look to the top of the remaining Pylon of Ramses II and step into the ancient monument. . Kom Ombo: Visit the unique temple as it is the only double temple in Egypt.. Aswan: Visit Aswan's High Dam and Granite Quarries to ponder why the unfinished Obelisk has been left in mid-creation for thousands of years.. Philae Island: Travel by motorboat to Philae Island and witness the majestic Temple of Isis rising from the waters.. Take a short boat ride to Philae Island, where the temple of Isis was carefully reassembled after the original site was submerged by the rising Nile. Enjoy a guided visit before the temple facade becomes a canvas for light and sound, recounting the myth of Isis and Hathor and the Nile’s sacred floods in a vivid display.. Aswan: Enjoy your short flight back to Cairo for your final night.. Cairo: Uncover Cairo’s rich heritage at the UNESCO-listed Citadel, a commanding fortress that shaped Egypt’s history for centuries. With your Egyptologist, step inside the Great Alabaster Mosque, where soaring domes, intricate stained glass and the tomb of Sultan Muhammad Ali create a moment of quiet reflection. From its hilltop setting, take in sweeping views over the city below.. Cairo: At the Grand Egyptian Museum, discover the complete collection from Tutankhamun’s tomb — displayed together for the first time — from ceremonial beds to his golden funerary mask. With your Egyptologist, explore the reconstructed solar barque once buried beside the Great Pyramid of Giza, stand before the 11‑meter statue of Ramses II, and wander through one of the largest collections of ancient artifacts spanning the Predynastic to the Greco‑Roman eras. . Giza: Be mesmerized by the Sound & Light Show at the Great Pyramids.. Giza: With your Egyptologist, meet the enigmatic Sphinx and venture deep inside one of the pyramids, to the chambers where the pharaohs went to meet their Gods in the afterlife.. Memphis: Visit this famous capital of the ancient world to see the statue of Ramses II and the Great Alabaster Sphinx.. Saqqara Necropolis: View the oldest pyramid in the world, the Step Pyramid of Zoser I, existing for over 4,500 years..
- Authentic Dining - Luxor: Get to know your fellow travelers over a delightful drink followed by dinner.. Kom Ombo: Learn about traditional Egyptian attire and immerse yourself in local culture at an Egyptian dinner and galabeya party.. Aswan: Follow in the footsteps of Sir Winston Churchill and Agatha Christie as you enjoy high tea at Aswan's famous Old Cataract Hotel, as the sun begins to set..
- Premium Experience - Luxor: Enjoy listening to stories of village life from local residents, when you visit a family home for a tasting of authentic Egyptian sun bread..
- Trafalgar Choice - Aswan: Satisfy your curiosity and your taste buds over an Egyptian cooking demonstration with your talented onboard chef.. Aswan: Ever wondered what it is like to be in the driver's seat? Enjoy a tour of the Captain's quarters and learn about how he sails through the Nile and how knowledge has been passed down through generations..
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® - Cairo: Be mesmerized by the intricate art of Egyptian carpet weaving as you meet the skilled artisans of a local weaving school. This ancient and traditional Egypt art is one of the oldest in the country, and only few schools have been safeguarding the traditional weaving methods on wooden looms, using silk and cotton, and natural dyes. More than carpets, they come to life as unique works of art. This experience advances UN Global Goal 11: Resilient Cities and Communities..
- Choice Highlights - Choose between two carefully selected activities. Aswan: Satisfy your curiosity and your taste buds over an Egyptian cooking demonstration with your talented onboard chef.. Aswan: Ever wondered what it is like to be in the driver's seat? Enjoy a tour of the Captain's quarters and learn about how he sails through the Nile and how knowledge has been passed down through generations..
