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VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD TRAVEL
Highlights
Egypt & the Nile: Land of the Pharaohs
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23 Sightseeing Tours & Cultural Connections — a value of $1250 per person!

In Cairo:

  • Tour of the Pyramids of Giza
  • View the mysterious Sphinx
  • Tour the Sakkara Step Pyramid
  • Panoramic Cairo city tour including the Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali
  • Tour of Cairo’s renowned Egyptian Antiquities Museum

On Your Lake Nasser Cruise:

  • Visit to the temples of Abu Simbel
  • Cruise to Amada to tour the temples
  • Tour of Wadi es Seboua, the “Valley of the Lions” temple
  • Tour of the Temple at Kalabshah

In Aswan:

  • Excursion to the High Dam
  • Felucca cruise on the Nile and visit to Kitchener’s Botanical Gardens
  • City tour of Aswan
  • Visit to the Nubian Museum
  • Tour of the Unfinished Obelisk and the Philae Temple

Cultural Connections

  • Visit to bazaars of Khan el Khalili
  • Visit to a Nubian village and local school to meet the locals and learn about their way of life
  • Visit the Papyrus Institute in Aswan
  • Lecture on “Egypt Today,” discussing its colorful and complex culture, from the teeming streets of Cairo to the serene solitude of the desert with lunch
  • Visit a carpet school in Sakkara to learn about handmade carpets
  • Home hosted dinner in Cairo
  • Visit to a carpet school

Visit 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  • Islamic Cairo
  • Nubian Monuments
  • Ancient Thebes