Included Highlights

• Round trip airfare from New York
• Air transportation CAI/LXR/CAI
• All transfers and baggage handling
• 4-nights hotel accommodations in Cairo
• Buffet breakfast daily
• Full-day Pyramids, Sphinx, Mosques, Bazaar and Museum of Antiquities tour with lunch
• Farewell dinner at Le Pasha restaurant
• Hotel service charges and taxes
• 5-day / 4-night "Alexander The Great" Nile cruise in deluxe suites
  All meals and shore excursions on cruise
• Tourlite International document wallet, luggage tags and travel tips booklet
• Not included: Tourist visa for Egypt, $25, can be obtained at point of entry.

Day 1/Sun Depart USA

Depart New York via overnight flight to Cairo, Egypt.

Day 2/Mon Arrive Cairo

Arrive at Cairo airport where you will be met by Tourlite International representatives and escorted to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Day 3/Tue Cairo/Luxor/Cruise

Full-day begins with a visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Continue with visits to the Citadel of Salah El Din, Mohamed Ali Mosque known as the Alabaster Mosque‚ Sultan Hassan Mosque and the Khan El Khalili. Lunch is included. After lunch you will continue with a visit t to one of the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza. Balance of the day is at leisure.

Day 4/Mon Cairo

Day at leisure. Explore the city, the Pyramids area, the Bazaars or take an
optional tour to Memphis and Sakkara.

Day 5/Tue Cairo/Luxor/Cruise

In the morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival you will be met and escorted to your all suite Nile Cruiser, Alexander The Great.  Lunch onboard. Afternoon visit the Luxor East bank including Luxor and Karnak Temples. À la carte dinner, followed by a whirling Dervish show. Overnight in Luxor.

Day 6/Wed Luxor/Esna/Edfu

Morning visit to the Luxor West bank including the Valley of the Kings, Madinet Habou, Hatshepsut Temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Buffet lunch while sailing to Esna. Pass the Esna lock. Welcome cocktail and presentation of the yacht's crew. Candlelit a la carte dinner followed by a Nubian show.
Overnight in Edfu.

Day 7/Thu Edfu/Aswan

Morning visit to the temple of Edfu in horse carriages. Sail to Kom Ombo. B.B.Q. lunch while sailing. Visit the temple of Kom Ombo. Sail to Aswan. Typical  Egyptian a la carte dinner followed by "Galabeya" party with a chance for all guests to dress up in the traditional Egyptian costumes. Overnight in Aswan.

Day 8/Fri Aswan

Morning visit to the temple of Philae, High Dam and the unfinished Obelisk. Buffet lunch. Afternoon tour with a felucca sailing boat around the Aswan islands. Candlelit a la carte dinner onboard.

Day 9/Sat Aswan/ Cairo

Disembarkation after breakfast. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo airport you will be met and escorted to your airport hotel. Tonight you will be enjoying a farewell dinner at the "Le Pasha" restaurant.

Day 10/Sun Cairo/USA

Transfer to the airport for your flight to New York or to another optional exciting
destination.