Day 1— Evening departure from J.F. Kennedy International Airport via EgyptAir.
Day 2— Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met, assisted through customs and transferred to your hotel. Orientation. D
Day 3—Depart by bus after breakfast to tour the famous Pyramids of Giza and see Horemaket, the Great Sphinx. Evening lecture and group introductions. B/D
Day 4— See the ancient burial sites of Sakkara, location of the Step Pyramid built by King Djoser; visit Memphis, Egypt’s first capital, to see the colossal statues of Ramses II and his unique Alabaster Sphinx. Visit the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid of King Sneferu at Dahshur. Evening lecture. B/D
Day 5— Tour the Egyptian Museum of Antiquity that houses the magnificent riches of ancient Egypt. Transfer to the airport for an evening departure to Luxor. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. B/D
Day 6— Morning and afternoon at leisure. Evening visit to the East Bank Temple of Luxor, one of the world’s first universities and citadels of learning for the ancient world. B/D
Day 7— Visit the magnificent East Bank temple of Karnak, one of the world’s first universities and citadels of learning for the ancient world. Evening lecture. B/D
Day 8— Take the scenic bus route to the impressive temple of the Goddess Hathor at Denderah. Visit the Temple of Seti I at Abydos. B/L/D
Day 9—Travel to the West Bank of the Nile to visit the magnificent tombs at the Valley of the Kings, the Funerary Temple of Pharaoh Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri, the Ramesseum and the Funerary Temple of Ramses III. Evening lecture. B/D
Day 10– Early morning trip by bus to Aswan, the land of Nubia, stopping at the monumental Temple of Horus at Edfu and Kom Ombo Double Temple of Sobek. B/L/D
Day 11– Morning and afternoon at leisure. Optional trip to the Tombs of the Nobles on the West Bank overlooking the Nile. Visit to a Nubian village. Evening lecture. B/D
Day 12– Visit the Temple of Isis at Philae, the unfinished obelisk of Queen Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Evening visit to the Nubian Museum. B/D
Day 13– Early morning visit to Abu Simbel in Lower Nubia, where you will see the magnificent rock hewn temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari. Return to Aswan in the early afternoon. Evening “Galabia Party” with farewell dinner and local entertainment. B/D
Day 14— Transfer to the airport for a morning return trip to Cairo. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Remainder of day at leisure. B/D
Day 15– Early morning departure for New York. B