Nile Family Adventure

• Day 1:
• Arrive in Cairo - Transfer to hotel
  

We greet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to settle into the hotel and relax after your journey.

• Day 2:
• Cairo - Pyramids & Sphinx tour, camel ride
  

We start today's tour with a bang, with a visit to the immense Pyramids & Sphinx at Gisa. We also include a camel ride at the pyramids, fun for all the family, and a great photo opportunity as well.

• Day 3:
• Cairo - City tour
  

We have some time to enjoy the hotel pool this morning before heading into Cairo and exploring the narrow alleyways of Coptic Cairo. We then head into the centre of town and visit the Egyptian Museum with its collection of mummies, and of course the familiar and famous Tutankhamun exhibit with the original golden mask on display. In the evening we board the sleeper train for the overnight journey to Aswan.

• Day 4:
• Aswan - Philae temple
  

After arriving in Aswan we check into our hotel right on the River Nile, which is at its most picturesque here in Aswan. We take a tour to the beautiful island temple of Philae by boat, and also during term time visit a local school where we arrange a fun and informal joint English/Arabic language class with children of a similar age to your group. A Nubian meal is also included today.

• Day 5:
• Aswan - Start felucca cruise
  

There is the option very early this morning for a tour to the temples to Ramses II at Abu Simbel, which have a fascinating story as they were completely dismantled and rebuilt piece by piece to escape the rising waters of Lake Nasser. If you don't do Abu Simbel, the morning is free to explore Aswan's busy and exotic bazaar, or relax in the hotel before we board our felucca sailboat for a few hours sailing on the Nile. We have a fun night's sleep on the deck of the boat and are looked after well by our Nubian crew (toilets and showers are available on a support boat that will join up with us from time to time, and an option to upgrade to a luxury Nile cruise boat is also available).

• Day 6:
• Felucca sailboat cruise

After breakfast, we enjoy some more sailing on the Nile today before driving to Luxor with a stop at the riverside temple at Komombo en-route. We reach Luxor in the afternoon and check into our hotel by the Nile.

• Day 7:
• Luxor - West bank tour.
  

There is the option today of a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the west bank of the Nile. Our today also takes in the West bank, visiting the Pharaonic tombs on the West Bank of the Nile. We also visit the unique temple to Queen Hatchepsut and learn about her fascinating story. The afternoon is free to relax in the hotel, explore Luxor town, take another felucca trip on the Nile to Banana island, or perhaps visit the Mummification museum.

• Day 8:
• Luxor - Karnak temple
  

We tour one of Egypt's biggest and most impressive sites today, Karnak temple, with its huge temples, obelisks, statues and columned halls. In the evening we transfer to the train station and catch the overnight sleeper train back to Cairo. An upgrade to an internal flight is available if you would like to fly home on Sunday to keep the tour to a week's duration.

• Day 9:
• Cairo - City tour
  

After arriving in Cairo we have a short tour today to explore the mosque and museum at the Citadel, overlooking the city, and to wander around and possibly do some haggling and souvenir shopping in the busy Khan-el-Khalili bazaar. In the evening we include a dinner cruise on the River Nile as a farewell meal, enjoying a belly dancing and sufi dancing display as we float down the river. You can fly home today to make the tour fit into a half-term week if you wish. 

• Day 10:
• Cairo - Tour ends
  

The tour ends today and your time is free until we transfer you to airport for your flight home.