► Day1- Arrival:20 December Friday 

Marsa Alam tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, then have a short flight to Luxor 
Overnight in Luxor 
► Day 2  Luxor and Karnak temple 21 December Sat 

pick you up from your hotel in Luxor 
Embarkation& Lunch onboard of the Nile Cruise, proceed with the Visits to the Eastbank of the Nile Including

Karnak temple:
Karnak is more than A temple, is a spectacular Complex of Sanctuaries, Kiosks, Pylons and Obelisks, All dedicated to the Theban gods and to the Greater Glory of Egypt`s Pharaohs, Karnak was the Most Important place for the worship of the Theban Triad(Amun, Mut, and Khonso) 

 Luxor Temple:
Largely built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep the Third and Completed by King Tutankhamon and the Great King Ramses the second, The First pylon was raised by Ramses the second and Decorated  with His Military Battle of Kadesh Dinner &Overnight onboard of the Cruise in Luxor

 

                          

► Day 03 West bank in Luxor 22 Dec Sun

Breakfast on the board on the Nile cruise, Breakfast on the Nile Cruise, Visit the west bank of the Nile Including:
► The valley of the Kings
Once  called the great Place of the Truth, this valley Called now the valley of the Kings, It is a Majestic domain of the Pharaohs who once lay in great stone Sarcophagi, awaiting immortality, The isolated valley behind Deir el Bahri is dominated by the Pyramid-Shaped Mountain Peak
►The colossi of Memnon:
Massive  pair statues Know as the  Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest  complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third
► The Queen Hatshepsut temple
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut  Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument.
All guests return to the ANQ2 Yacht for lunch around 2:00 pm half way between Luxor and the City of Esna.
After lunch the ANQ2 continues to cruise down the Nile river, through the lock.  Dinner is served around 5:30.
Overnight o board of the Cruise in Edfu
                         

► DAY 04 EL KAB AND EDFU 23 Dec
El Kab: Monday morning after a 7:00 - 8:00 am breakfast, guests can visit El Kab. El Kab, on the East Bank of the Nile, was once the capital of Upper Egypt and is still home to the Temple of Nekhbet, as well as a row of fascinating decorated tombs carved into the slope of the mountain. Upon docking, guests embark on a beautiful walk through a small fishing village to visit the necropolis.
Edfu: Monday after lunch around a 2:00 pm, the Nile Queen II will arrive at Edfu, home of the Greco-Roman temple dedicated to the god Horus. This is among the best preserved of all Egyptian temples. Horse and carriages will take guests to the temple through the bustling city streets.
Birding Guests can either join the morning El Kab and afternoon Edfu temple tours to enjoy both the archaeological sites and catch site of Egyptian Desert Birds in or around the temples. Alternatively, via the Nile Queen II, Floating Birding Hide, spend the whole day on the Nile river visiting small wetland islands dotted between El Kab and Geberl Silsileh where the Nile Queen II stops for the evening.

                  

► Day  5 :GEBERL SILSILEH AND EL BASHIER ISLAND 24 Dec

Gebel Silsileh: Tuesday morning after a 9:00 am breakfast, guests experience the Nile flowing at its narrowest between two mountain ranges. Guests are often the only visitors at this fascinating site as the larger Nile vessels are not allowed to stop in that part of the river. After visiting the small temple of Horemheb and walking through the sandstone quarries, where ancient Egyptians cut stone for many of their most famous temples. Guests are then taken for a short climb to the top of the quarry to take some panoramic shots of the Nile river.

El Bashier Island: In the afternoon, the Aggressor Nile Queen II visits the island of El Bashier where guests can swim and explore the island. In the evening, guests enjoy a traditional Bedouin barbeque on the island.

Birding Guests spend the full day on the Nile river between the site of the Geberl Silsileh Quarry and El Bashier Island on the Nile Queen II Floating Birding Hide visiting small wetland islands which are a magnet for local Egyptian bird species.
DAY 6:  KOM OMBO 25 Dec
Kom Ombo: The temple was built during the Ptolemaic period on the site of an older temple and at one of the most beautiful bends in the river. The temple was dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god. After enjoying the temple, guests will visit the new crocodile museum, that includes many mummified crocodiles, attesting to the historic importance of the animals in this region in Egypt.
Birding Guests spend the full day on the Nile River between Kom Ombo and Aswan on the Nile Queen II Floating Birding Hide visiting small wetland islands and teaming with local Egyptian bird species.

► Day 07  Abu Simbel temple 26Dec 

Early Visit to Abu Simbel from Aswan

 ► Abu Simbel temples

The two temples of Ramses the Second and the Queen Nefertari were carved out of the Mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244 B.c, The Great Temple was dedicated to Ramses the Second, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra and Ptah, with 4 Colossal statues, The second temple was dedicated to Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor, the two temples were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on higher ground, The preservation of the two temples of Abu Simbel must Rank as the greatest Achievement of the Unesco
Lunch will be in Aswan 

Aswan attractions:

you will be escorted by your private tour guide to start your tour among Aswan tourist attractions including,  the temple of Philae, and a tour by Felucca around Elephantine, the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk.

Phiala temple:

Built to honor the goddess Isis, this was the last temple built in the classical Egyptian style. Construction began around 690 BC, and it was one of the last outposts where the goddess was worshipped

Aswan high dam:

Aswan High Dam is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. The dam is fed by the River Nile and the reservoir forms Lake Nasser. Construction for the project began in 1960 and was completed in 1968. It was officially inaugurated in 1971.

The Unfinished Obelisk

Aswan was the source of ancient Egypt’s finest granite, used to make statues and embellish temples, pyramids, and obelisks. The large unfinished obelisk in the Northern Quarries has provided valuable insight into how these monuments were created, although the full construction process is still not entirely clear. Three sides of the shaft, nearly 42m long, were completed except for the inscriptions. At 1168 tonnes, the completed obelisk would have been the single heaviest piece of stone the Egyptians ever fashioned.
overnight in aswan 
► Day 08  Aswan - Marsa Alam 27 Dec Thursday 
Transfer from your hotel in aswan to Marsa Alam resort through the route 
Aswan - Luxor -Qena-Safaga -Marsa Alam 
because Edfu - Marsa Alqam road is closed 
it takes 8 to 9 hours to drive 
Overnight in Marsa Alam Resort all-inclusive 
► Day 09 Free Day in Marsa Alam 28 Dec

    Overnight in Marsa Alam Resort all-inclusive 
 

► Day 10 Free Day in Marsa Alam 29 Dec 

    Overnight in Marsa Alam Resort all-inclusive 
 

► Day 11 Free Day in Marsa Alam 30 Dec 

    Overnight in Marsa Alam Resort all-inclusive 
 

► Day 12 Free Day in Marsa Alam 31 Dec 

    Overnight in Marsa Alam Resort all-inclusive 
 

► Day 13 Free Day in Marsa Alam 1 Jan 

    Overnight in Marsa Alam Resort all-inclusive 
 

► Day 14   Marsa Alam - Cairo  2 Jan 

   transfer to Marsa Alam airport for a short flight to cairo 
overnight in Cairo 
► Day 15 Giza Pyramids  and Museum 3 Jan 

Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo or in Giza at 8:00 am and get ready for your Private day tour to the   Pyramids of Giza  with a Private tour guide
First, you will visit the Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of  Cheops  ) is the oldest and largest of the pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.

The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and estimate that it was built in the 26th century BC during a period of around 27 years.
Initially standing at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years. Throughout history, the majority of the smooth white limestone casing was removed, which lowered the pyramid's height to the present 138.5 metres. What is seen today is the underlying core structure. The base was measured to be about 230.3 metres (755.6 ft) square, giving a volume of roughly 2.6 million cubic metres (92 million cubic feet), which includes an internal hillock
If you wish to visit the burial chamber of King  Cheops . You can ask the tour guide to buy it for you it costs 400 l. E per person( 26$ per person)

 

Then we will visit the Pyramid of Chephren or Khafre. This r is the second-tallest and second-largest of the 3 Ancient Egyptian  Pyramids of Giza  and the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled c. 2558−2532 BC

Then we will the Pyramid of Mykerinus. 

Enjoy a Panoramic View of the 3  Pyramids of Giza

We go head to visit  the Valley Temple  of king Chephren. While doing that you can have a closer look at the Great Sphinx - the legendary guardian that stands by the huge funeral complex with its lion body and the head of king Chephren. Enjoy a camel ride by the  Pyramids of Giza  in the desert
.Overnight in Cairo
► Day 16 a trip to the Islamic and the old Cairo: 4 Jan 

Pick up time from your hotel at 08:00 am with your Egyptologist tour guide, and enjoy a fantastic orientation tour of Cairo on an 8-hour excursion that takes in the major monuments of Old Cairo, you will drive up to the Saladin Citadel, constructed by Salah al-Din on the Moqattam hills in 1183 AD as a defense against Crusader armies. known for its fresh air and sweeping views of Cairo, it is now a preserved historic site of mosques and museums, including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha

designed by the Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq, who came to Cairo especially from Istanbul to build the great building, the mosque's alabaster structure stands in beautiful contrast to the sandstone city.
Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Old Cairo
Then, visit Old Cairo to see major attractions such as the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Church of Abu Serga, one of the oldest Coptic churches in Cairo
Continue to the Khan el-Khalili Bazaar, one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East. Discover a maze of alleys that have been at the centre of Cairo’s trading activities since the 14th century. -Overnight in Cairo 
►   Day 17 Departure 5 Jan 
Transfer to Cairo airport for Departure