AVALON 2025: Taste of Egypt (WUAY)
Join us for an adventure to ancient Egypt, as well as its modern enjoyments on a Nile River cruise for the ages. Arrive in Cairo and explore the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. See the treasures of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum. (Note: upon its opening the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza will replace Cairo’s Egyptian Museum in this itinerary.) In Old Cairo, visit the Alabaster Mosque, situated on the summit of the Citadel. Visit Abu Serga Church built on the spot where the Holy Family stopped and rested towards the end of their journey to Egypt. Also see the 4th century Church of the Virgin Mary (called the Hanging Church), built on the remains of an old Roman Babylon fortress. These and more exciting discoveries are to be found as you see Egypt’s incredible monuments to pharaohs and gods of Egyptian history.
Fly to Luxor to embark on your Nile River cruise. You’ll visit the monument of Karnak with its ancient Avenue of the Sphinxes and the Temple of Amun-Ra as well as Luxor Temple. Visit the valley of Kings and Valley of Queens, where the pristine tomb of King Tutankahmun was found with undisturbed riches and splendor. This incredible cruise on the Nile River takes you to amazing ancient sites, including the Temple of Edfu, twin temples at Kom Ombo, devoted to the crocodile god Sobek-Ra and the falcon god Horus. Ponder the magnitude of the task of building the pyramids with a visit to the granite quarries-where an unfinished obelisk still remains. Visit the Temple of Isis, then take a return flight to Cairo to explore the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and its Hall of Mummies before a felucca ride on the Nile and the chance to browse the bustling maze of the endless bazaar in Cairo’s medieval alleys. Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime vacation tour in Cairo, expedition to Egypt’s ancient pyramids and temples, and a Nile River cruise you’ll never forget.
- Trip Info
- Trip Info
Destination: Africa
Trip Code: 18665784
Tour Operator:Globus
Trip Duration: 10 days
Escorted: Yes
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Price range: $4,099.00 through $4,449.00
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- Itinerary
- Itinerary
| Day | Destination | Description |
| Day 1 | Cairo | Welcome to Cairo, ‘Mother of the World’
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| Day 2 | Cairo | Desert Sands and Secrets of the Sphinx
CLASSIC Enjoy a guided visit to the now-famous Tahrir Square and visit the Egyptian Museum. Peruse King Tutankhamun’s fabulous treasures and many other priceless artifacts of ancient Egypt. CLASSIC Take a close-up look at one of the World’s Seven Wonders and guardian of the great pyramids, the enigmatic Sphinx, and the Great Pyramid of Giza. Cheops, with an original height of 496 feet, is the most colossal pyramid ever built, and of course enjoy the visit to the newly discovered Noble Tombs. GIZA.jpg |
| Day 3 | Cairo | Ancient Cairo, a Boy King, and the Christ Child
CLASSIC Drive to walled city of Old Cairo, with Saladin’s 12th-century citadel, and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. Afterwards drive to Memphis to admire the statue of Ramses II CAIRO-MOSQUE-OF-MOHAMMED-ALI.jpg |
| Day 4 | Luxor | The World’s Greatest Open-Air Museum
Fly 300 miles up the Nile Valley to Luxor to embark on your Nile River cruise. CLASSIC See the stunning monuments of Karnak complex, developed over more than 1000 years. Walk among the pillars of the colossal Temple of Amun Ra for an experience you will treasure for a lifetime. CLASSIC In the afternoon enjoy a visit to Luxor temple, one of the two primary temples on the east bank, together with Karnak. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN LUXOR LUXOR.jpg |
| Day 5 | Edfu | Royal Resting Places of Kings and Queens
CLASSIC Venture to the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens on the west bank of the Nile where generations of pharaohs and nobles were entombed in Cliffside crypts. See where 63 royal tombs have thus far been discovered, of which one was virtually intact-the splendid tomb of Tutankhamun discovered in 1922. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN EDFU LUXOR-VALLY-OF-THE-KINGS.jpg |
| Day 6 | Aswan | Egyptian Gods of the River and Sky
CLASSIC This morning visit Edfu Temple, also known as the Temple of Horus with its menacing black stone statue of the falcon god. DISCOVERY Join an exclusive lecture on this ancient civilization by your Egyptologist. (B,L,D) KOM-OMBO.jpg |
| Day 7 | Aswan | Temples from Above and Islands Below
This morning, consider joining a Guided Optional Excursion of the huge, massive sandstone temples of Abu Simbel (weather permitting). CLASSIC Board a Felucca (traditional wooden sailing boat) and cross the blue waters of the Nile. En route, see the ancient water measurement system, ‘Nilometer,’ on the Nile’s Elephantine Island and the splendid Aga Khan Mausoleum. OVERNIGHT DOCKING IN ASWAN ASWAN-ABU-SIMBEL.jpg |
| Day 8 | Cairo | Work in Progress and the Goddess Isis
CLASSIC Join a Guided Sightseeing Excursion at to explore the Granite Quarries that supplied ancient Egypt with its hard stones for the pyramids in Giza. See the famous unfinished obelisk, still remaining in the quarry. (B) ASWAN-PHILAE-TEMPLE.jpg |
| Day 9 | Cairo | Amazing Civilization and Marketplace Mazes
CLASSIC Start the day with a guided tour of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. No visit would be complete without time to experience the Royal Mummies’ Hall, considered the crown jewel of the museum. CAIRO-NILE.jpg |
| Day 10 | Cairo | Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
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