Includes Nile River Cruise

Includes Nile River Cruise

Highlights: ITINERARY 11 Days 9 Nights, 20 Meals, 4 Days/ 3 Nights Deluxe Nile cruise Millennia-old treasures in Cairo s Egyptian Museum The Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure Camel Ride around the Pyramids & the Sphinx The Hanging Church, the Jewish Synagogue OR Ibn Tulun and the Cave Churches depending on the time of the business visits, the Cairo Bazar. Sprawling temples of Luxor and Karnak in Luxor Tombs of the Valley of the Kings Queen Hatshepsut Temple Aswan s Nile via felucca sail Horse-drawn calèche ride to Edfu s Temple of Horus Special Features: Visit a Nubian Family home and a Primary school. Lecture on: The Nile River & Valley, History & Challenges Business visits: Business Visits (Smart Village, Egypt s Mini Silicon Valley) US Embassy, Cairo Orascom Telecom- American University AUC Heliopolis Uni. & Sustainable Development SEKEM Herbal Company Program Overview: For so many years, Egypt Edu Travel is the ground operators for a USA Government sponsored Seminar to (MENA Region) the Middle East and North Africa. The Seminar goals is for the faculty Development in international business to investigate and learn how the business is run in their countries and what the investments opportunities are provided there. During these seminars, they delegation will experience visits to local and international businesses and firms, will meet with government as well as private sectors experts and learn about they manage their business and face challenges. They will also visit site locations and see firsthand these companies productions, farms, and factories of different business sectors. They will also lectures by academics from business schools, Government officials, US Embassy commercial department as well financial consultant firms and have an overview of the political situation as well as the Egyptian government investment plans and laws Also your delegation will not miss the cultural visits to the Highlights of Egypt in Cairo, and will taste its authentic foods as well as enjoy its oriental entertainments. You will top your experience with a memorable Nile Cruise seeing all the sights in Upper Egypt Luxor & Aswan and in-between. Daily Itinerary: Day 1, Thursday overnight flight Depart for Egypt DAY 2, Friday Arrive in Cairo Welcome to Egypt, one of the world's greatest ancient civilizations. Arrive in Cairo and transfer to your hotel with the remainder of the day at leisure. Tonight, attend an orientation meeting and welcome drink with your Tour Manager and fellow travelers at your hotel Meals: Dinner DAY 3, Saturday the National Museum, the Pyramids of Giza & Sphinx Begin the tour at the Egyptian Museum, a neoclassical building located on Tahrir Square. The museum houses the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts with more than 120,000 items on display. Including the Golden treasures of the boy King Tutankhamun After lunch we visit the Pyramids of Giza, built during the 3rd and 4th dynasties of the Old Kingdom. These monumental undertakings stand as a marvelous testimony to the almost unbelievable skill and determination of their builders. Enjoy an up-close view of the Great Pyramid, built for the Pharaoh Khufu, as well as the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure. Not far from the Pyramids, see the great Sphinx of Giza, the legendary statue with the head of a human and the body of a lion, amazingly carved out of one huge piece of limestone. Optional: Cairo Sound & Light Show at Pyramids (PM) DAY 4, Sunday Smart Village & Rasmala Orascom Telecom (OTMT) - Cairo Bazaar After breakfast, we make business visits: Smart Village with Rasmala Finance Consultancy Firm, where they give overview of Egypt s Economy and the future of investment in Egypt with the visit of Egypt Heritage Center ( Culturama) which is a 9 Digital Panoramic Screens give an excellent presentation of Egypt s long history, interactive screen with different layer information. Then visit Orascom Telecom meet with the CEO and learn about their projects and crisis management which some of them became study case for educational institutions. The remaining of the day, we visit the Cairo market of Khan el Khalili, explore around, buy souvenirs, or just enjoy sitting having tea or Turkish coffee and the whole market will come to you.

DAY 5, Monday US Embassy American University, AUC Continue Business visits Suggestions: The US Embassy, the Commercial Department, may be other departments personals will join ex. The USAID, Agricultural, political. And give the US Embassy point of view about what is happening in that area. The American University, School of Business and learn about their academic, social development, entrepreneur programs with a tour of the camps, library DAY 6 Tuesday, Heliopolis University, Cultural Visits. Heliopolis University, visit the campus and learn about Sustainable Development, probably learn about Isis, the Herbal planting & packing company. According to time permit, we can continue some cultural visits to ancient mosques of Ibn Tulun with its unique Minaret (Tower) or Exclusive Trip to The cave Churches in the Mokkattam Mountain drive through the garbage Collectors District and learn about the trash pick and recycle in Cairo and how the church started the Ministry there. DAY 7, Wednesday Flight to Aswan - Nile Cruise Embarkation- Abu Simbel Optional Trip. After breakfast, fly to Aswan, an ancient frontier town. Upon arrival, spend the morning at leisure or, join the optional Abu Simbel. A flight from Aswan transports you back in time to the mighty Temple of Abu Simbel, reclaimed from the floodwaters of the Aswan High Dam and totally reconstructed in the present location. The site is dominated by the looming twin temples of Ramses II and his wife Queen Nefertari. It is one of the most recognizable ancient sites of Egypt. Afterwards, check into your hotel in Aswan later afternoon, join the beautiful Sunset Felucca Ride. Enjoy a relaxing ride aboard a felucca, the traditional sailboat of Egypt used along the Nile and watch the exquisite sunset. And Continue to the Nubian Village to visit a Family House, and a School Optional: Abu Simbel by air (AM) Overnight: Aswan Nile Cruise, Dinner DAY 8, Thursday Aswan High Dam, and Philae Temple & Obelisk After breakfast, take a tour to the spectacular Aswan High Dam, an engineering miracle when originally constructed in the 1960s. The Continue to Philae Temple dedicated to the goddess Isis and marvel at the temple's beautiful island location. Conclude the tour with a visit to a granite quarry holding the largest known unfinished ancient obelisk in the afternoon, embark on your Nile cruise for an unforgettable cruise on the legendary Nile River. You ll be warmly welcomed aboard with time to settle in. and start sailing to Edfu, Stop to tour the imposing Greco-Roman Temple of Kom Ombo that is dedicated to Horus, the Sky God and Sobek, the Crocodile God. Admire the fascinating detailed reliefs on the walls and continue sailing to Edfu & Overnight. Overnight: Nile Cruise, Dinner DAY 9, Friday Edfu Temple, and Cruise to Luxor this morning, visit the stunning Temple of Horus in Edfu, considered one of the best preserved of all the Egyptian temples. It was built during the Ptolemaic times and was completed over a 180-year period. The temple is dedicated to the falcon god Horus, the son of Isis and Osiris. Its extravagant design and sheer size is an indication of the country s prosperity at the time. This afternoon, the ship sails via Esna to Luxor, known in ancient Egyptian times as the city of Thebes Overnight: Nile Cruise, Dinner DAY 10, Saturday Valley of Kings- Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon Temples of Karnak & Luxor Today, we view the magnificence of the Luxor West Bank on this morning tour that includes the Valley of the Kings & Temple of Hatshepsut along with Colossi of Memnon. Begin with a visit to the UNESCO listed Valley of the Kings, the necropolis of Thebes and admire the tombs of ancient Egypt s rulers. Next, head to the Temple of Hatshepsut, a colonnaded structure surrounded by cliffs and learn about the life of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt s first female ruler. Conclude the tour at the Colossi of Memnon: two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. In the afternoon, take a sightseeing tour of the East Bank of Luxor. Visit the magnificent Temples of Karnak, dating back over 3,000 years. Walk along the avenue of the Sphinxes and marvel at the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 massive sandstone columns. Afterward, head to Luxor Temple to admire the colossal statues of the great pharaoh Ramses II. Then transfer to Luxor airport to fly back to Cairo DAY 11, Sunday Depart Egypt Transfer to the airport for your departure flight back home. Meals: Breakfast + Inflight meals