The Yachting lifestyle. From Barcelona to Lisbon. Cruise start June 22, 2025.

This morning, join your expert A&K Egyptologist for an exploration of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities (or the Grand Egyptian Museum, upon its opening) to view a vast trove of artifacts.

Where you'll be staying
MARRIOTT MENA HOUSE HOTEL
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Meals: Breakfast, LUNCH

Fly to Luxor, site of the ancient city of Thebes. Begin your full day of exploring here by visiting the striking Temple of Luxor. View the three large statues of Ramses II along the front of the temple pylons, the Courtyard of Ramses II and the Colonnade of Amenhotep III, with its 50-foot-high columns. Walk in the shadows they cast, as visitors have done since antiquity, and ponder the astonishing feats of engineering and artistry it took to create them. Then, step aboard ‘Sanctuary Sun Boat IV,' an elegant river cruiser renowned for the warmth and attentiveness of its service staff. Enjoy lunch on board before disembarking to explore the west bank of the Nile. After a brief stop to view the Colossi of Memnon, you have the opportunity to visit at least one tomb in the Valley of the Queens. Continue to the lovely Temple of Hatshepsut ancient Egypt’s first female pharaoh and regarded today as one of its most successful. Proceed to the Valley of the Kings, burial ground of the pharaohs and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For a period of 500 years beginning in the 16th
century BC, tombs were built along this valley for pharaohs and nobles, including that of “the boy king," Tutankhamun. Enter the tomb of Tutankhamun-found in 1922 by Brtish archaeologist and
Egyptologist Howard Carter-to discover for yourself the secrets of this storied chamber. Also, as a special treat, descend into the tomb of Seti I, the father of Ramses II, one of the best-preserved
tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

Where you'll be staying
'Sanctuary Sun Boat IV'
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, view the Temple of Horus, falcon-headed god of the sky. Built in 230 BC by Ptolemy III and once buried in sand and debris, this stunningly well-preserved and colorful structure reveals what
temple worship in ancient Egypt was like. Back on board, learn to prepare local dishes on an authentic Chef’s Table experience-a cooking lesson with an on-board chef. Later, disembark at Kom Ombo (hill of gold) to visit the Greco-Roman temple dedicated to Haroeris (the sun god) and Sobek (the crocodile god), who was considered by some ancient Egyptians to be the creator of the
world. While there, view the mummified remains of several crocodiles that once basked along the ancient Nile shore, just as their descendants do today.

Where you'll be staying
'Sanctuary Sun Boat IV'
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Meals; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today. bid farewell to ‘Sanctuary Sun Boat IV,’ disembarking to fly to Abu Simbel, and discover the commanding twin temples of Ramses II and his wife, Queen Nefertari. The formers façade is
dominated by four 70-foot-tall statues of the pharaoh. Perhaps even more impressive. this entire site was disassembled and moved here to save it from the floodwaters caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam. Return to Cairo for an evening at leisure.

Where you'll be staying
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
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Meals; Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the airport and depart.

Meals: Breakfast