Day 1: Arrival Cairo
Arrive to Cairo International Airport. Upon arrival you will be greeted by Santa Maria Tours representative and then transferred to your Hotel for check in, free time to relax with overnight stay in Cairo.

Day 2: Cairo
We will start the day by paying our respects to the Sphinx, the great lion with its craved body of a lion and the headdress of the Pharaohs. We then visit the 3 Pyramids of the Giza Plateau of Kings Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos. Back to hotel. Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast)

Day 3: Cairo
Today we start our full day tour visiting the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, the largest precious collection of Egyptian art around the world, which Includes the treasures of the Boy King Tutankhamun enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years ago before it was discovered in the 1920s. End of the day visit the Bazaar of Khan El Khalili, Overnight in Cairo. (Breakfast)

Day 4: Cairo / Fayoum Oasis
Today we will explore the collapsed Pyramid of Mydoum, the pyramid of Mydoum has a special magic we believe that it was built by King Snefru in the 4th Dynasty. Proceed to Fayoum Oasis visit Lake Qarun that covers an area of 200 Km2 and is ideal for fishing, duck shooting and rowing, also we will see Water-wheels: there are about 200 of them, which are used to draw underground water and irrigate agriculture lands. Overnight in Fayoum. (Breakfast)

Day 5: Fayoum Oasis / Al-Minya
Early morning we drive towards Al-Minya. Arrive al-Minya check-in our hotel. 58 km south of the city of al-Minya we cross the east bank of the Nile to Tel-Amarna, a city built by Akhenaten and Nefertiti during the New Kingdom.  We visit some noble’s tombs with wall reliefs unequalled anywhere else in Egypt.  The pictures appear alive and even as though they are moving.  We also visit the Northern Palace, one of the markers of the city limits (a huge stone with hieroglyphics), the Southern Palace and the Tomb built for Akhenaten. After cross again the Nile to the West bank, proceed to Tuna el-Gebel which was the necropolis of Khmunu. On our return journey to al-Minya, visit El Ashmunein  in Pharaonic times in the ancient Egyptian language means ‘town of eight’ including a lovely new open-air museum . Back to Hotel. Overnight in al-Menya. (Breakfast)

Day 6: Al-Minya / Assiut
After breakfast, check-out from our hotel. Approximately 40km from Al-Minya, the small village of Bani Hassan is overlooked by limestone cliffs which contain39 tombs of the best private tombs in Egypt dating from the era of the Middle Kingdom. It is near Beni Hasan that we find another interesting site, the "Speos Artemidos," a rock cut temple for Pakhet, an aspect of the lioness goddess Sekhmet.  It is here that the female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, made her declaration denouncing the Hyksos and telling of her mission to resuscitate the temples of Egypt. Proceed to Assuit. Arrive Assiut check-in our hotel and Overnight. (Breakfast)

Day 7: Assuit / Dendara / Abydos / Luxor
Check-out from our hotel after breakfast, towards Abydos. Visit the amazing Temples of Ramses II. Proceed to Dendara visit beautiful Temple of Hathor before moving to Luxor. Arrive Luxor check-in our hotel and overnight. (Breakfast)

Day 8: Luxor
After breakfast. Cross to the West Bank, visit the Necropolis of Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, the funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir El Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon free at leisure. Overnight in Luxor. (Breakfast)
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Day 9: Luxor
Today we will visit the great Temples which provide an unforgettable introduction to ancient Egypt. Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple Overnight in Luxor. (Breakfast)

Day 10: Luxor / Esna / Edfu / Kom Ombo / Aswan     
Bid farewell to this fascinating city, focusing Aswan, having a first stop in between, to visit Edfu, exploring Horus temple, the most well-preserved and the only one we know to have been completed, & and a second stop at Kom ombo to discover the Temple of Kom Ombo. Which stands on high ground overlooking the River Nile. Arrive Aswan, check-in our hotel. Afternoon free at leisure to explore Aswan at your own pace this evening. Overnight in Aswan. (Breakfast)

Day 11: Aswan
Start our tour visiting the High Dam. After observe the grand Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient quarries & Temple of Philae that awaits your visit, in the afternoon sail by a traditional Felucca around Aswan’s botanic gardens. Overnight in Aswan. (Breakfast) Click to see optional tours available in Aswan

Day 12: Aswan / Cairo
Early Morning, there is a once in a life time opportunity to take an optional excursion to the mighty Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, flanked by four giant stone statues of Ramses II. The temple was reclaimed from the dam and reconstructed in its present and unforgettable location. Back to Aswan.  Afternoon transfer to catch the first class sitting train back to Cairo. (Breakfast)

Day 13: Cairo/ Alexandria
Arriving Giza railway station, where you will be met and assisted by Santa Maria Tours representative, then you will be escorted to the hotel for check in and breakfast. Free day in Cairo or optional tour to the second capital of Egypt, Alexandria (The Pearl of the Mediterranean) founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. Overnight in Cairo (Breakfast)

Day 14: Departure Cairo
Check out, Santa Maria Tours representative will transfer you to Cairo airport for your final departure with memories that will stay alive forever.