Sphinx Program

Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
 DAY 1 Cairo

As you arrive at the Cairo International Airport, you will be greeted by a Neptune Tours representative who will assist you through the immigration and customs formalities. You will then be transferred by a deluxe coach to your hotel in Cairo to check in and stay overnight. 

DAY 2 Cairo
After breakfast at your hotel , depart on a full day tour of Cairo. You will discover the pyramids of Giza and the famous Sphinx, following which we will treat you to lunch at one of Cairo's restaurants. After lunch, you will visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Your tour will end with a visit to Khan El Khalili, the oldest bazaar in Cairo, where you can shop for typical Egyptian souvenirs and artifacts. After a full day in Cairo, transfer back to the hotel to overnight.
DAY 3 Cairo/Aswan
after breakfast, check out and transported to the Cairo International Airport to catch your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival at the Aswan Airport, you will be greeted by a Neptune Tours representative and transferred to the Nile Cruise for check in. After a short rest, you will proceed to visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the Philae Temple. In the evening, you will be offered an optional visit to attend the Sound and Light (language may vary) show at the Philae Temple, and then you will be transported back to your hotel for the overnight stay. 

 DAY 4 Kom Ombo/Edfu
There will be an early sail to Kom Ombo. You will have breakfast and then visit the Kom Ombo Temple. We will sail to Edfu, have lunch, and visit the Edfu Temple, followed by the sail to Luxor. Dinner and overnight stay on board. 
 
DAY 5 Luxor
Following breakfast on board of the ship, you will visit the Valley of Kings, the Valley of the Queens, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, and Colossi of Memnon. Have lunch and then visit Karnak and Luxor Temples. In the evening, you will be offered an optional visit to attend the Sound and Light (language may vary) show at the Karnak Temple, and then you will be transported back for dinner an overnight stay on board.  

 DAY 6 Nile Cruise/Luxor/Sharm El Sheikh

after breakfast, check out and transported to the Luxor Airport to catch your flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Upon arrival at the Sharm Airport, a Neptune Tours representative will meet and assist you, and transfer you to your hotel for check in. You will then have a day of leisure to enjoy the beach, sun and sea. Later, you will have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel. 

 

DAY 7 Sharm El Sheikh

You will have an optional over-day visit to the Saint Catherine Monastery, 280 Km, which will include lunch. At night, you will have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.
DAY 8 Sharm El Sheikh
You will have an optional over-day visit to the Jerusalem City, which will include lunch. At night, you will have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel.

DAY 9 Sharm El Sheikh / Cairo
after breakfast, check out and transported to the Sharm El Sheikh International Airport to catch your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at the Cairo Domestic Airport, a Neptune Tours representative will meet and assist you, and transfer you to your hotel for check in. You will then have the rest of day free for leisure. In the evening, you will be offered an optional dinner on board of a floating restaurant, which includes a folkloric show. You will stay overnight at the hotel. 

 DAY 10 Cairo 
after breakfast, check out and transported to the Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
 
  Notes

• If you prefer to go from Cairo to Aswan by the sleeper train instead of the flight, it is available.
• If you prefer to go from Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo by bus instead of the flight, it is available.
• The Nile Cruise program can be changed without

prior notice due to navigational circumstances, Neptune Tours is not liable to these changes.