A Traventira driver meets you at Cairo International Airport with a name sign and takes you to your hotel to check in and rest after your flight.

In the afternoon your Egyptologist guide takes you through the Grand Egyptian Museum: the complete Tutankhamun collection, the colossal statue of Ramesses II, the Grand Staircase and the Khufu solar boat. Start time is adjusted to your arrival. Overnight in Cairo.

Start at the Giza Plateau with the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, the panoramic viewpoint and the Great Sphinx. Continue to Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest stone pyramid in the world, then Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt, with the fallen colossus of Ramesses II and the alabaster sphinx. Overnight in Cairo.

Visit the Citadel of Saladin and the Mohammed Ali Mosque, the Hanging Church and the old lanes of Coptic Cairo, then Al-Muizz Street and the Khan El Khalili bazaar at sunset. Overnight in Cairo; tomorrow’s flight to Aswan leaves early.

Early private transfer to Cairo International Airport for the morning flight to Aswan (about 1 hour 20 minutes). Your guide meets you on arrival.

See the Aswan High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk in the ancient granite quarries, and take a short boat ride to Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Then board your Nile cruise ship for lunch. Overnight on board in Aswan, full board.

Visit the double Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek and Horus, and the Temple of Horus at Edfu, the best-preserved temple in Egypt, with sailing time on the sun deck in between. The ship continues to Luxor. Overnight on board, full board.

An early start to see three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon, back on board by late morning before the heat and the eclipse.

Watch the eclipse from the sun deck of your ship with certified solar eclipse glasses and cold drinks at hand. The partial phase begins around 11:40 AM; totality arrives around 1:00 PM and lasts about six minutes and 20 seconds, one of the longest on Earth this century. The partial phase ends around 2:25 PM. Expect temperatures above 40°C. In the evening, an optional visit to Luxor Temple under the lights. Overnight on board, full board.

After breakfast and check-out, explore Karnak, the largest temple complex in Egypt, with its Great Hypostyle Hall and sacred lake.

Private transfer to Luxor Airport for the flight to Cairo, then a private car to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Private transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight home.