Egypt, Nile cruise and Istanbul — 11 nights 12 days

(Meals: Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Cairo

• Depart Ulaanbaatar for Istanbul on a Turkish Airlines flight at 09:00 in the morning, landing at 13:30 Turkish time.
• After waiting about 4 hours for the next flight to Cairo, the capital of Egypt, land in Cairo at around 20:00 in the evening and check in to the hotel in Cairo.

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Cairo

Program

• Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Guided tour of the world-famous Giza Plateau. See the Great Pyramids of the Pharaohs Khufu (Heops), Khafra (Khafren) and Menkaure (Menkaure), and take souvenir photos at a spot overlooking the desert. Visit the limestone Great Sphinx and Khafra's granite Valley Temple, used for ancient rituals and mummification. Lunch at an Egyptian national barbecue restaurant. Return to the hotel for dinner and rest.

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner:) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Aswan

Program

• Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM): visit this world-class museum. Highlights of the museum include the hanging obelisk in the atrium space, the 3,200-year-old statue of King Ramses II, the Grand Staircase with statues of more than 60 kings, and precious works of ancient Egypt. Lunch will be a little late, in the afternoon, followed by a tour of Islamic Cairo and the Khan El-Khalili bazaar. Visit handicraft shops, spice, alabaster craft and perfume shops.

Return to the hotel for dinner and rest.

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Aswan

Program

• After breakfast, leave the hotel and transfer by private bus to Cairo airport for the domestic flight. Met at Aswan airport, transferred to the hotel and checked in to your room. In the afternoon, sail on a traditional Egyptian wooden "Felucca" boat between Elephantine Island and Kitchener's Botanical Island.

Optional program:

• 🛥️ Abu Simbel Nefertari temple tour (120$) — Tour to see the tombs of Ramses II and Nefertari.

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Cruise, Aswan port (all inclusive)

• Have breakfast and check out of the hotel. Visit the Aswan High Dam (HIGH DAM), a marvel of modern engineering. Cross Lake Nasser by motorboat to see the Greco-Roman style Philae Temple of the goddess Isis on Agilkia Island. Board the cruise: transfer to a 5-star Nile cruise ship, check in to your cabin and have a buffet lunch on board. In the afternoon, relax on the upper deck and admire the natural beauty of the Nile. Enjoy a delicious dinner on board. Overnight at Aswan port.

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Cruise, Edfu port (all inclusive)

• After breakfast, continue the cruise toward Kom Ombo. Disembark at Kom Ombo in the afternoon. See the double temple dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the god Haroeris (Horus the Elder), and the Crocodile Museum. Return to the ship and sail to Edfu. Relax with tea on the upper deck at sunset. Have dinner and stay overnight in Edfu.

• 🛥️ Abu Simbel Nefertari temple tour (120$) — Tour to see the tombs of Ramses II and Nefertari.

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Cruise, Luxor port (all inclusive)

• In the morning, visit the Temple of the god Horus, the best preserved in Egypt, with its 36-meter-high gate. Sail to Luxor through the historic Esna lock. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, visit the Karnak Temple complex of ancient Thebes (Avenue of Sphinxes, hall of 134 huge columns, Sacred Lake) and Luxor Temple, illuminated in the evening. After dinner, a traditional Egyptian "Galabeya" costume party.

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Hurghada (soft all Inclusive)

• At sunrise, a hot air balloon flight over the West Bank of Luxor and the Nile. Have breakfast on board in Luxor and check out. Head to the West Bank to see the Valley of the Kings (visit 3 royal tombs), the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Travel by bus along the Eastern Desert highway to Hurghada on the Red Sea (approximately 3.5 - 4 hours). Check in to a 4-5 star resort on a Soft All-Inclusive basis. Have dinner and rest

• 🏜️ Sunrise hot air balloon ride ($100)

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Hurghada (soft all Inclusive)

• Relax on the private sandy beach, refresh in the Red Sea breeze, and enjoy the swimming pool and the Aqua park.

Optional excursions:

• 🏜️ Desert Adventure Safari ($30 – $80) — Day/Evening: ride across the desert on quad bikes,
• 🛥️ Red Sea Boat Trip & Diving ($70 – $100) — Sail on the Red Sea by boat, dive, and relax on an island

(Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Istanbul

• Have breakfast and check out of the hotel. Transfer by bus to Hurghada International Airport (HRG), with assistance with check-in and the return flight.
• Istanbul city tour: Sultanahmet Mosque, Hippodrome Square.
• After lunch, check in to the hotel in Istanbul.
• Dinner with an entertainment program on a boat on the Bosphorus in Istanbul; return to the hotel and rest.

(Meals: Breakfast) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Istanbul

• Free day in Istanbul. Shopping at MALL of ISTANBUL.

(Meals: Breakfast) Hotel: 4-5* / Location: Plane

• Have breakfast and check out of the hotel.
• At 12:00 noon, transfer by bus to the airport, check in for the Istanbul to Ulaanbaatar flight, browse the duty-free zone of Istanbul International Airport and board the plane at 18:00. Land in Ulaanbaatar at 7 a.m. the next morning.