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The Lost Lands of Nubia - Your Itinerary
9 days
From: £1730
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What's included:
- Scheduled direct flights, including all U.K. and overseas airport taxes and applicable fuel surcharges
- The services of an experienced local Tour Manager/Guide in Egypt, exclusive to the Bales group, who takes care of all the tipping on your behalf
- Transportation Private air-conditioned vehicle, exclusive to Bales clients for transfers
- Sightseeing As detailed, including entrance fees
- Accommodation and meals Modern first class hotels and cruise ship.
- 8 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners
- Average group size 15 passengers
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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This afternoon fly from London Heathrow to Cairo on EgyptAir. On arrival you will
be met by your Tour Manager, a trained Egyptologist, and transferred to the Nile Hilton.
You may request a guaranteed Nile View Room for a special price of £30 per person
for the duration of your stay, 3 nights (based on twin share).
Meals:
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Day 2
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 Day 2
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A morning visit to the remarkable Egyptian Museum, probably the world’s
greatest repository of ancient Egyptian artefacts, from imposing granite sculptures to
the incredible treasures of Tutankhamun himself. This afternoon has been left free to
explore at your leisure, perhaps taking in the iconic grandeur of the Pyramids
Meals: B, D
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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Full day excursion to Memphis, Dashur and Saqqara, one of the richest
archaeological sites in the Nile Valley and home to the oldest stone building in the
world, the magnificent Stepped Pyramid of King Zoser.
Meals: B, L
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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Fly to Aswan and embark on the Kasr Ibrim in time for lunch. Your Lake Nasser
cruise begins amongst the fabulous ruins of Kalabsha Temple and the rock cut remains
of Beit el Wali, before continuing to the exquisite Kiosk of Kertassi, built by Ramses II to
honour the goddess Isis. Overnight in Aswan.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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Lake Nasser presents a unique setting to explore by boat. Bereft of towns and
villages its desert vistas offer a stunning interplay of colour and light across the tranquil
panoramas. Journey across the Tropic of Cancer, towards Ramses II’s stunning temple
at Wadi El Seboua where we will moor overnight.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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Visiting the three reconstructed temples lying in the ‘Valley of the Lions’, we enjoy
the beautiful lakeside setting of El Seboua Temple, as well as those of Maharraka and
the 18th dynasty Dakka, before continuing towards Amada, the oldest site on the lake,
also dating from the 18th dynasty. A visit to the nearby temple of Derr reveals some of
the best-preserved painted inscriptions in all Egypt. Overnight at Amada.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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This morning we set sail for Kasr Ibrim, and moor up before the imposing walls of
its citadel, the only one of Lake Nasser’s splendid sites to still occupy its original position.
Surely the highlight of any journey across this majestic lake are the rock-cut temples
of Abu Simbel, probably one of Egypt’s most fabulous sites and certainly one of its
most spectacular. Built by Ramses II to convey the might of the pharaohs, their halls
and statuary must rate as some of the finest in all antiquity. This evening we enjoy a
dramatic Sound and Light performance at the temple.
Meals: B, L, D
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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This morning disembark the Kasr Ibrim and fly back to Aswan, continuing on to
Cairo for an overnight stay at Le Passage Heliopolis Hotel.
Meals: B
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Day 9
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 Day 9
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This morning transfer to the airport for the non-stop EgyptAir flight to London
Heathrow, arriving in the early afternoon.
Meals: B
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