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After breakfast, you will have the day at leisure to relax in the hotel or explore the city on your own. Overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast at your hotel, start your tour with a visit to the Grand Pyramids of Cairo & Sphinx. You will also experience a short camel ride and a visit to the Valley Temple of Khafre. Stop at a local restaurant for lunch before continuing your tour to the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Sakkara. Overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast in the hotel, transfer with our representative to Cairo's airport for your flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, transfer and check into your Nile River Cruise with all meals and daily sightseeing included. The Nile River Cruise features, on average, sixty cabins with panoramic windows, a private bathroom hairdryer, and a shower. There is also a swimming pool and a sun deck with a bar. Your first stop on the Nile River Cruise is on the east bank of the Nile River in Luxor to visit Luxor & Karnak Temples. Overnight aboard the Nile River Cruise.

After breakfast, head to the west bank of the Nile in Luxor to visit:

• The Valley of the Kings.
• Queen Hatshepsut Temple.
• Colossi of Memnon.

Overnight aboard the Nile River Cruise.

After breakfast on board visit:

• Temple of Edfu.
• Temple of Kom Ombo.
• Crocodile museum.

Tonight, enjoy a traditional Galabeya dinner party.
Overnight aboard the Nile River Cruise.

After breakfast on board visit:

• The High Dam.
• Temple of Philae.
• Experience a Felucca ride (traditional Egyptian sailing boat).

Overnight aboard the Nile River Cruise.

After breakfast, disembark the Nile River Cruise and transfer to Aswan's airport for your flight back to Cairo.
Upon arrival, our representative will assist and transfer you to your hotel. Optional Tour

• You will depart early in the morning to visit the famous Abu Simbel Temples.
• Abu Simbel is the second most visited site after the Grand Pyramids.

Overnight in Cairo.

Breakfast at your hotel. Rest of the day free to relax and enjoy the hotel’s amenities or perhaps add an optional tour such as the Old Cairo Tour. Overnight in Cairo.

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo’s airport for your flight to Istanbul, Turkey. You need a Canadian or American Passport with blank pages, valid for 6 months from your exact return date. Tourist visa also required to be obtained before departure at: www.evisa.gov.tr/en/. Upon arrival in Istanbul, our representative will meet and assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

After breakfast at the hotel, take a guided stroll through Sogukcesme Street with traditional wooden houses, (Yali) that are now landmark buildings of Ottoman architecture. Your stroll will take you to the Topkapi Palace, the largest and oldest of the remaining Ottoman Sultans’ palaces. You will tour the gardens, kitchens, treasury, and terraces with a breathtaking view overlooking the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. After a brief stop at the Fountain of Sultan Ahmet the 3rd, explore a UNESCO World Heritage site and a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture dating back to the VIth century, Hagia Sophia. After lunch, visit the Blue Mosque covered by more than 20,000 Iznik tiles and continue to the Roman Hippodrome, where chariot races used to take place. Your last stop of the day is the Grand Bazaar. One of the oldest markets and best places to buy souvenirs in Istanbul, you will discover the handcrafts of Anatolia in its labyrinth tunnels. Overnight in Istanbul.

After breakfast, you will be picked up for your half-day Bosphorus Tour. Walk along the Golden Horn, the waterway that divides the European part of Istanbul, to the Egyptian Bazaar. You will have some time at leisure to enjoy this lively market full of aromas and bustle, whose streets give off all the flavor of the East. Continue to the pier for a cruise on the Bosphorus, which connects the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea. During the cruise, you will see the beautiful European and Asian shores of Istanbul with its palaces, fortresses, and beautiful wooden residences. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the airport for a flight to Cappadocia. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will spend the entire day enjoying the natural beauty and the cultural depth of this unique region. You will explore the frescoed interiors of Goreme Open-air Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserving an impressive set of churches, chapels, and monasteries dating from the 8th century. Continue to Goreme Valley and immerse yourself in its surreal landscape of carved-out towering rock formations (fairy chimneys) that change color with every sunset. You will also visit the Valley of Dervent, where pink-hued rock formations, eroded by centuries of wind and rain, give rise to a spectacular landscape defined by spikes, cones, & obelisks. You will have a brief photo stop at Uçhisar before returning to the hotel for dinner. Optional Tour (At an extra cost) Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Cappadocia. You have the option to locally book an early morning hot air balloon flight (weather permitting) to admire the breathtaking moonlike landscape of Cappadocia over the Fairy Chimneys, orchards, and vineyards. Overnight in Cappadocia.