Epic Egypt to Dubai Grand Journey - 12 Days

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport your tour manager meets and assists you, then escorts you by air‐conditioned vehicle to your hotel. The tour manager reviews your itinerary and confirms pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: — (no meals specified).

After breakfast at the hotel, your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to visit one of the Seven Wonders — the Great Pyramid of Giza — and the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Then lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant. After lunch, you’ll visit the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), located about 2 km from the Giza Pyramids. Return to the hotel for overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Check out from hotel in the morning and transfer to Cairo Airport for flight to Luxor. Upon arrival you’ll be met and assisted, then transferred via air-conditioned vehicle to board your Egypt Nile cruise. After lunch on board, visit the Karnak Temple and the Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board the Nile cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast onboard, excursion to the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings (for 62 Pharaohs). Then visit the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. After lunch, sail to Edfu. Dinner and overnight onboard. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Option: Hot air balloon ride over Luxor at USD 129 per person.

Breakfast onboard. Visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu. Then sail to Kom Ombo to see the Temple of Sobek and Horus. Lunch onboard; continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight onboard. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast onboard, enjoy a sightseeing day in Aswan: Visit the Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient stone quarries, then the Temple of Philae devoted to goddesses Isis and Hathor. Overnight onboard the deluxe cruise. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast, disembark the Nile cruise and transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival you’ll be met and taken to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Cairo Airport for your international flight to Dubai. On arrival you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Dubai. Meals: Breakfast.

After breakfast, your local guide takes you to the historic Bastakiya district and the fort of Al Fahidi Fort (the Dubai Museum). Then a ride on a traditional Abra boat across Dubai Creek, visit the Gold & Spice Souks, stop at Jumeirah Mosque and photo stop at Burj Al Arab. Evening: Dhow cruise dinner in Dubai Marina. Overnight in Dubai. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner (cruise).

After breakfast, you and your guide and driver go on a day tour to Abu Dhabi: Visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (one of the largest mosques in the world), then drive through Union Square, down the Corniche, pass by Emirates Palace, move to Heritage Village, and visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum. Return and overnight in Dubai. Meals: Breakfast.

Breakfast at leisure. In the afternoon, you’re picked up for a drive into the Dubai desert: dune-bashing (up & down golden sands), sand-boarding, visit the Bedouin style campsite, camel ride, traditional attire and refreshment, followed by a BBQ dinner, tanoura dance show, and return to your hotel in Dubai. Overnight in Dubai. Meals: Breakfast, BBQ Dinner.

Breakfast at your hotel. Then transfer to Dubai International Airport for your departure flight home. Meals: Breakfast.