ROCS Bespoke Journeys 11 Day Wonders Of Egypt 2026

11-Day Wonders Of Egypt VISITING: CAIRO, ASWAN, NILE CRUISE, LUXOR, HURGHADA

FROM € 2159 PP

21 SEP - 01 OCT 2026

DAY 1: MALTA – ISTANBUL Meet your ROCS Travel Group Manager at Malta International Airport for your flight to Cairo via Istanbul. DAY 2: ARRIVAL IN CAIRO Arrival and transfer to hotel for check in at your 5* Fairmont Nile City Hotel. Breakfast and depart for your excursion to the Citadel, Old Cairo and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. The Citadel was modified and enlarged over the centuries by subsequent rulers, most notably Muhammad Ali Pasha, one of the great builders of Modern Egypt, who was responsible for considerable alteration and building within the Citadel. Today it is a complex of four mosques and four museums, including the beautiful and graceful Mohamed Ali Mosque. Built from 1830 to 1857, the mosque also became the site of the great Ottoman ruler’s tomb. From the arcaded courtyard, enjoy a magnificent view across the city to the pyramids in Giza. Proceed to the fascinating Khan El-Khalili Bazaar – reputedly the largest bazaar in the Middle East. Originally founded as a watering stop for caravanserai in the 14th century, the bazaar has now grown to vast proportions. As you wander through the labyrinth of narrow streets you will find workshops and

stalls selling all manner of craftsmanship from woodwork, glassware and leather goods to perfumes, fabrics and Pharaonic curiosities. Remember to bargain hard!

spoken to the then prince in a dream, promising him kingship if he cleared away the desert sand that was choking the Sphinx. Explore this and the many other legends surrounding this timeless regal figure. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) complex is a cultural hub that includes one of the largest museums in the world displaying the diverse heritage of a single civilization. The Museum contains over 100,000 artefacts, reflecting Egypt’s past from prehistory up until the Greek and Roman periods. One of the most impressive exhibits is that of the boy King Tutankhamun which displays over 5,000 artefacts that were recovered from his tomb, including his gold mask. As you enter the museum, you can’t miss the colossal statue of King Ramses II, nor the 87 huge royal artefacts exhibited at the grand stairs that lead up to an impressive 28-meter-high glass façade overlooking the pyramids of Giza.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 3: PYRAMIDS – SPHINX – GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before setting off to explore some of Cairo`s most iconic highlights. The pyramids Visit the 4,500-year-old Pyramids built for Pharaohs Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus on the Giza Plateau, the Great Pyramid being the only survivor of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World”. Just to the east of the 2nd pyramid lies the legendary Sphinx, whose human face is thought to represent that of Chephren, acting as the guardian of the Pharaoh’s enormous funerary monument. Visit the Valley Temple, housing the mysterious Sphinx, located in what was once a quarry to the east of Chephren’s pyramid. One theory suggests this Pharaoh’s workers shaped the body into a lion and gave it their king’s face, as a guardian of the necropolis. Almost a thousand years after its construction, King Thutmose IV placed a stela between the front paws. It describes how the Sphinx had

WONDERS OF EGYPT 2026

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4: CAIRO – ASWAN Breakfast and transfer to airport for your flight to Aswan. Check in at your 5* Zen Wellness Resort, Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast

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