Egypt Highlights and Kenya Safari

Welcome to Cairo. Odyssey representative will meet and help you accelerate the visa procedures (fee excluded) at the airport. After claiming baggage, you'll be picked up by your private driver and escorted to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at your disposal.

Start the day at the Giza Plateau, where you'll see the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx up close. After that, head to the nearby Grand Egyptian Museum. Inside, explore a wide range of artifacts that tell the story of ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun's treasures and Khufu's Solar Boat.

Today is about discovering Cairo's rich cultural and religious heritage. In the morning, visit Islamic Cairo, starting with the Cairo Citadel. The Muhammad Ali Mosque stands out with its grand domes and offers sweeping views across the city. Then, walk through Khan El Khalili Bazaar, a lively area filled with shops, cafés, and local street life.

In the afternoon, continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Hanging Church, and the historic Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Take an early and short flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, you'll be escorted to board the Nile River cruise that will take you to a 2-day cruise on the beautiful Nile River and enjoy the ancient attractions along the banks.

After early breakfast, sail along the Nile River to visit the Greco-Roman Sobek Temple, which is a symmetrical twin temple with the northern half for falcon god Horus and the southern part for crocodile god Sobek. The next gorgeous site will be the Temple of Horus, which is a relatively younger and very well preserved Egyptian temple. A horse carriage ride between the pier and the temple would be impressive.

Today, you'll set sail to Luxor in the early morning and visit some amazing spots in this city. The Valley of the Kings is a must-see miracle where so many exquisitely detailed tombs are buried underground by rock and sand. Three tombs of the ancient Pharaohs are open for your access. Afterward, go on to the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. On the way, Colossi of Memnon consisted of two giant stone statues of Amenhotep III is worth your short stay.

Your exploration begins with the Temples of Karnak. Go down the two-kilometer magical Avenue of Sphinx to enter this second largest ancient religious site in the world. After that, you'll be guided through the magnificent Luxor Temple painted and drew with various pharaohs' symbols and characters on the walls. When the tour ends, you'll be escorted to catch the flight to Cairo. From Cairo airport, you will connect the red eye flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival, you will be picked up to the hotel for check-in by our representative.

Drive through (about 2.5h) the thickly forested and intensely cultivated Central Highlands with so many farms and ranches across it. In the afternoon, transfer to shuttle bus to the Lodges Precints and the night wildlife viewing from your comfortable lodge will be very exciting.

Rejoin your driver at the Aberdare Country Club and begin today's safari.

After lunch, start your adventures in the Lake Nakuru National Park, which is the sanctuary for white rhino and Rothschild giraffe. You could also spot flamingo, hippo, other waterfowl and predators. In the late afternoon, drive to Lake Naivasha area for overnight.

Proceed to Kenya's best park, Maasai Mara National Park, with superb plains scenery and diverse wildlife. The yearly spectacular migration across the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Maasai Mara is a continuous route, followed by over 1.5 million wildebeests and thousands of zebras, gazelles and elands. Have lunch and rest at the lodge, continue to your safari for discovering Africa's Big Five (African Elephant, Black Rhino, Cape Buffalo, African Lion, and African Leopard).

Spend the whole day in the Maasai Mara National Park exploring the diversified and incredible flora and fauna in the reserve. Game drive is provided in the morning and late afternoon, and you can also enjoy the marvelous scenery of this pristine African savannah.

In the morning, you will be driven back to Nairobi. Upon arrival, have a rest at the city hotel before being transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your scheduled international departure flight.