Tour Highlights:

• Roundtrip airfare New York-Cairo-Nairobi
• Luxury accommodations with private facilities
• Full American breakfast daily, 9 lunches and 12 dinners (BLD)
• 4-night Nile River cruise on board the luxury cruise vessel, the Caprice (or similar)
• Sightseeing in Cairo with English-speaking driver guide
• Light aircraft flights Cairo-Luxor; Aswan - Abu Simbel - Cairo - Nairobi - Samburu - Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara- Nairobi
• Game viewing in Kenya by camp vehicles with English-speaking driver guide
• All park entry fees, hotel taxes and service charges
• UTG Safari Kit including document wallet, baggage tags and duffel bag
• UTG Exclusive Safari Delay Protection

Day 1 Depart USA
Depart on your overnight flight to London. (Note: Depending on flight schedules, passengers west of the Mississippi may have to depart one day earlier.)

Day 2 Arrive Cairo
Welcome to the Land of the Pharaohs! Upon arrival this evening, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Grand Hyatt

Day 3 Cairo (B)
Begin the day with a visit to Cheop’s Pyramid, one of the seven wonders of the world. Then continue to Memphis, first capital of ancient Egypt. Your last stop today is at Sakkara to visit the Pyramid of Unas – the only one with inscribed texts – and the Step Pyramid of King Djoser.
Grand Hyatt

Day 4 Cairo-Luxor Embark Cruise (BD)
Fly to Luxor and embark on your deluxe Nile cruise ship for a 4-night cruise. Later, cross the Nile to visit the West Bank, including the Valley of Kings and Queens. Then, visit Luxor and the temples of Karnak.
Caprice/Serenade Nile Cruise Ship

Day 5 Esna/Edfu (BLD)
You’ll pass through the Esna Lock as you sail towards Edfu, where you stay the night.
Caprice/Serenade Nile Cruise Ship

Day 6 Edfu-Kom Ombo-Aswan (BLD)
This morning, visit the Temple of Horus (237 B.C.), the Falcon God. Continue on to visit the Greco-Roman style temple of Sobek, the crocodile God. We sail by Kom Ombo to visit the beautiful murals enroute to Aswan.
Caprice/Serenade Nile Cruise Ship

Day 7 Aswan (BLD)
Visit Aswan’s Old and High Dams, the temple of Philae, the unfinished Obelisk and the Granite quarries. After lunch, take a felucca ride around Aswan’s islands.
Caprice/Serenade Nile Cruise Ship

Day 8 Aswan-Disembark-Abu Simbel-Cairo (B)
An early morning flight takes you to the magnificent rock-cut temples of Ramses II and his queen Nefertari in Abu Simbel. Then continue by air back to Cairo.
Grand Hyatt

Day 9 Cairo
Your full day tour begins at the Egyptian Museum, containing perhaps the most comprehensive collection of antiquities in the world. Among the over 120,000 objects on display are some of the priceless treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Later, visit old Cairo and the Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Grand Hyatt

Day 10 Cairo-Depart (B)
The day is at leisure for relaxing or perhaps some last minute shopping and bargaining. Later, transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to Nairobi.


Day 11 Arrive Nairobi (D)
Welcome to Nariobi, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The morning is at leisure to relax and rest from the flight. Later this afternoon, take an excursion to the suburb of Karen to visit the former home of famous author Karen von Blixen. You’ll also have a chance to feed the Rothschilds giraffes at the nearby Giraffe Center.
Panari Hotel

Day 12 Nairobi-Samburu (BLD)
Your adventure begins as you take a light aircraft flight north to Samburu and your tented camp along the Uaso Nyiro River. You’ll have time to settle in before heading out on an afternoon game drive.
Samburu Intrepids Club

Day 13 Samburu (BLD)
Samburu is in the heart of Kenya and is home to several specialty species like the reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, beisa oryx and gerenuk. This is also an important elephant migration corridor. The inviting Uaso Nyiro River flowing through the reserve is fringed with giant acacias and is a wonderful spot to find a herd of elephant bathing, drinking and enjoying themselves. Enjoy both morning and afternoon game drives.
Samburu Intrepids Club

Day 14 Samburu-Lake Naivasha (BLD)
A light aircraft flight takes you to the Great Rift Valley and your lodge with stunning views of Lake Naivasha. After settling in, enjoy a boat trip on the lake.
Great Rift Valley Lodge

Day 15 Lake Naivasha (BLD)
Spend the morning on a game drive in nearby Lake Nakuru National Park. Along with the amazing site of thousands of flamingoes gathered at the lake, Nakuru is also a rhino sanctuary and with luck, you will spot rhino. Return to the lodge for lunch and a leisurely afternoon.
Great Rift Valley Lodge

Day 16 Lake Naivasha-Masai Mara (BLD)
Late this morning, a light aircraft flight takes you to the Masai Mara and your camp sitting above a sweeping bend in the Talek River. Settle in before you enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Mara Intrepids Club

Day 17 Masai Mara (BLD)
Just a short ride from the Mara River, the area around the camp offers some of the best game-viewing in Kenya. Watch for large populations of elephants and buffalos. All of the Big Cats are found in the Mara, and with luck, after your two game drives today you will have seen all of the Big Five!
Mara Intrepids Club

Day 18 Masai Mara-Depart (B)
A light aircraft flight takes you to Nairobi where day rooms are available until your departure on the overnight flight to London.
Panari Hotel (Day Room)

Day 19 Arrive USA
Arrive in London early this morning where you connect to the USA-bound flight, arriving later today.

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