Arrive at Cairo International Airport. If you have arranged a Uniworld arrival transfer, a representative will greet you and escort you to the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza or the Nile Ritz-Carlton (or similar).

Explore Cairo’s ancient quarter with a local expert, visiting a 12th-century citadel, the Alabaster Mosque and the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Visit the Temple of Karnak, including its monumental columns, sphinx-lined avenues and halls. Enjoy a Welcome Reception and Dinner onboard this evening.

Visit the Temple of Luxor, built over hundreds of years on the site of ancient Thebes, and the Temple of Hathor, dedicated to the goddess of love and beauty.

See the Colossi of Memnon, visit the temple of one of Egypt’s female pharaohs, and explore the Valley of the Kings, where the mummified remains of Tutankhamen are on display.

Visit a temple dedicated to a crocodile god and see a display of mummified crocodiles found locally. Then take a small boat along the Nile for bird-watching.

Visit the Aswan High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and the Philae Temple complex. Ride a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailboat, and enjoy afternoon tea at a hotel depicted in Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile.

Spend the day at leisure or take an optional excursion to the temples of Abu Simbel.

Visit the Temple of Esna with an Egyptologist guide. Learn about the temple’s history and see its façade bearing the last known hieroglyphic inscriptions recorded in Egypt.

Disembark in Luxor and transfer to the airport for a flight to Cairo. Check into a luxury hotel, then relax or explore Cairo at your leisure.

Visit the Great Sphinx and view the pyramids up close.

Check out of your hotel. If you have arranged a Uniworld departure transfer, travel to Cairo International Airport for your flight home. Alternatively, extend your trip with an optional extension in Jerusalem or on the Red Sea.