10-Day Luxury Egypt: Mena House, Sun Boat IV Cruise & Four Seasons

08:30–12:30 – Morning at the Giza Plateau (Entrance Included): After breakfast at Mena House, step directly onto the Giza Plateau with your private Egyptologist guide to explore the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, the Valley Temple, and the Great Sphinx.

13:00 – Pyramid-View Lunch & Afternoon Leisure: Savor lunch overlooking the pyramids and enjoy the afternoon relaxing in the palace gardens of Mena House (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Marriott Mena House, Giza (Night 2 of 2) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

07:30 – Morning Flight to Luxor & Embarkation: After breakfast, transfer to Cairo Airport for your included morning flight to Luxor and board the 5-star luxury Sanctuary Sun Boat IV for welcome lunch onboard at 12:30.

14:30–18:00 – Afternoon East Bank Temples (Entrance Included): Join your Egyptologist to explore the 134-column Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple and the illuminated colonnades of Luxor Temple, followed by dinner onboard in Luxor.

Overnight: Aboard Sanctuary Sun Boat IV in Luxor (Night 1 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

07:00–11:30 – Morning Excursion to Dendera (Approx. 1 Hour Drive Each Way – Entrance Included): After an early breakfast onboard, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle with your Egyptologist to Qena to visit the Greco-Roman Temple of Hathor at Dendera and admire its vibrant turquoise astronomical ceiling, returning to the ship in Luxor for lunch at 12:00.

13:30–17:00 – Afternoon West Bank Royal Necropolis & Esna Lock (Entrance Included): Cross to the West Bank to visit three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon before returning onboard to sail southward via the Esna Lock toward Edfu over dinner.

Overnight: Aboard Sanctuary Sun Boat IV in Edfu (Night 2 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

08:00–10:00 – Morning at Edfu Temple (Entrance Included): After breakfast onboard, visit the remarkably intact Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu with your Egyptologist guide.

11:00–18:00 – Afternoon Sailing, Cooking Class & Kom Ombo (Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch and an interactive Egyptian cooking demonstration onboard while sailing south to Kom Ombo to tour the twin Temple of Sobek and Haroeris and the Crocodile Mummy Museum (16:00–17:30), continuing to Aswan over an Egyptian gala dinner.

Overnight: Aboard Sanctuary Sun Boat IV in Aswan (Night 3 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

08:30–12:30 – Morning Aswan Highlights (Entrance Included): After breakfast onboard, visit the Aswan High Dam, the granite quarries of the Unfinished Obelisk, and take a private motorboat to the island Temple of Isis at Philae.

15:30–17:00 – Afternoon Felucca Ride around Elephantine Island: Return onboard for lunch, then glide past Elephantine Island and Kitchener's Botanical Garden aboard a traditional wooden Felucca before farewell dinner onboard in Aswan.

Overnight: Aboard Sanctuary Sun Boat IV in Aswan (Night 4 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

07:00–12:00 – Round-Trip Flight Aswan–Abu Simbel–Aswan (Entrance Included): Disembark after breakfast and fly round-trip from Aswan to Abu Simbel to explore the UNESCO rock-cut Great Temple of Ramesses II and Temple of Queen Nefertari overlooking Lake Nasser.

13:30–15:30 – Connecting Flight Aswan to Cairo & Four Seasons Check-in: Board your connecting flight from Aswan to Cairo and transfer by private luxury vehicle to the 5-star Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence (lunch and dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Four Seasons Hotel Cairo (Night 1 of 3) | Meals Included: Breakfast

08:30–12:30 – Morning at the Egyptian Museum & Islamic Cairo (Entrance Included): After breakfast at the Four Seasons, tour the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square followed by the monumental Mamluk Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai Mosque with your Egyptologist.

13:00–17:30 – Lunch, Coptic Cairo & Khan El Khalili (Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch at a traditional restaurant, then visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo and stroll through Khan El Khalili Bazaar before returning to the Four Seasons (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Four Seasons Hotel Cairo (Night 2 of 3) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

08:30–13:00 – Morning at Memphis & Saqqara (Entrance Included): After breakfast, drive south to explore the open-air museum of ancient Memphis (Colossus of Ramesses II and Alabaster Sphinx) and the Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara along with Old Kingdom noble tombs.

13:30 – Country Lunch & Hotel Leisure: Savor lunch at a palm-shaded country restaurant before returning to the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo for a relaxing final evening (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Four Seasons Hotel Cairo (Night 3 of 3) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Flexible Departure Transfer (Scheduled 3 Hours Before Flight / Up to 17:30): After breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo, meet your private driver at the time matching your international flight (up to 17:30 reference drop-off) for your transfer to Cairo International Airport.

Meals Included: Breakfast