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Cairo, Egypt
Day 1:
Morning: Giza Plateau (Pyramids & Sphinx).
Afternoon: The Egyptian Museum (Tahrir Square) or the new GEM.
Evening: Walk through the Khan el-Khalili bazaar.
Day 2: Historical Cairo.
Morning : Saladin Citadel, the Alabaster Mosque, and the Coptic Quarter.
Late afternoon: Domestic flight or overnight bed train to Aswan (could be fun experience and we save one night hotel)
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Aswan, Egypt
Days 3-5: Aswan, Nubia
Day 3:
Morning visit to Philae Temple.
Afternoon: Relaxing felucca ride around elephantine Island.
Day 4
Visit a colorful Nubian Village
Massage chill gym hotel
Day 5: Heading North.
Drive to Luxor with a private driver. Essential stops at Kom Ombo (The Crocodile Temple) and Edfu (the most massive and best-preserved pylon).
Arrival in Luxor.
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Luxor, Egypt
Day 6:
Dawn Hot Air Balloon ride.
Morning: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple.
Afternoon: Rest by the Nile or your hotel
Day 7: The Grandeur of Karnak.
Devote the entire morning to the massive
Karnak Temple complex.
Evening: Luxor Temple illuminated at night.
Day 8: Dendera. Half-day excursion north of Luxor. The Temple of Hathor at Dendera is unique: its astronomical ceilings have kept their original blue colors, and you can explore crypts and climb to the roof. It is breathtaking.
Day 9: Secret West Bank.
Visit the Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina), often more colorful than the Valley of the Kings, and the Colossi of Memnon.
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Cairo, Egypt