Arrival:

- Arrive to Cairo Airport, Our Wedjat Tours representative will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport, and handle all your procedures through passport control, luggage area & customs formalities.

- You will be transferred to your hotel for overnight in Cairo.

Cairo – Sakkara – Pyramids:

- Our first day will be a wonderful mixture of both birds and history with visits to the fascinating stepped Pyramid of Sakkara and the Mastabas of Ti and Meriroka (for amazingly accurate carved representations of the birds of ancient Egypt).

- Visit the Great Pyramids, the Valley Temple , and the Sphinx.

- Back to hotel and night in Cairo.

Cairo – Luxor:

- Today will be spent in the Bird Rich Areas of the East Delta and Gebel Asfar.

- In this mosaic of Reedbeds, Fish Farms, and Agriculture we could encounter a variety of birds including White-breasted Kingfisher (the only Location in Africa for this Asian species), Greater Painted-snipe, Senegal Coucal, Streaked Weaver, and Kittlitz’s Plover.

- Transfer to Cairo airport to take your Flight to Luxor. Transfer to your hotel in Luxor

Luxor – West Bank:

- Breakfast at hotel then we’ll spend the morning across the river visiting the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens,The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut or Ramses III, the Ramesseum, and the Colossi of Memnon.

-Before it becomes too hot, we'll hope for views of Trumpeter Finch around the tombs, as well as Pallid Swift, Rock Martin, and Little Green Bee-eater.

- We'll then pause for lunch before returning to Karnak to see its splendour by daylight while an evening visit to Luxor Temple could add Little Owl.

- Overnight in Luxor.

Luxor – Aswan:

- After Breakfast at hotel transfer in our A/c Private Mini Van to Aswan.

- En route to Aswan we'll stop at the impressive temples of Edfu (the largest and best-preserved in Egypt) and Kom Ombo (in effect a double temple to the gods Sobek and Horus). Likely birds on the journey include Black-shouldered Kite, Senegal Thick-knee, and Purple Swamphen.

- After lunch we will relax in a uniquely Egyptian way.

- by cruising around Elephantine and Kitchener Islands, or to and through the First Cataract, in a white-sailed felucca (or in the absence of a breeze, a more maneuverable launch) hopefully tallying eight species of heron including Striated, and maybe Ferruginous Duck.

- There will be an opportunity for more relaxing on our hotel balconies or in the grounds, or perhaps a visit to the new Nubian museum.

- Night in Aswan.

Aswan – Abu Simbel:

- Breakfast at hotel then start a full day tour to Aswan city,

- We'll visit the Temple of Philae saved from the waters of Lake Nasser and reconstructed on an island in the lake, a delightful place to study Nile Valley Sunbird and Graceful Prinia.

- We’ll then drive south across the Nubian Desert to Abu Simbel to visit the truly spectacular temples that were saved from the lake.

- A second visit after sunset will give us the opportunity for another sound and light show, this time incorporating the latest laser technology.

- With luck, Egyptian Nightjar might fly around the lights.

- Night in Abu Simbel.

Abu Simbel:

- We begin the day heading out into the desert to a place where Spotted and Crowned Sand grouse are regular.

- These Quintessentially desert birds are beautifully camouflaged and naturally secretive but with care and patience we should be able to find both species.

- Lunch will be taken at a hotel where the grounds may hold a variety of migrants. - Abu Simbel is famous among birdwatchers as a place to see sub-Saharan African species seldom seen elsewhere in the Western Palearctic. Although some are almost scarce vagrants, we'll spend time searching the lake shore looking for such exotic species as Pink-backed Pelican, Yellow-billed Stork, African Skimmer, Kittlitz's Sandplover, African Collared Dove, and African Pied Wagtail.

- Occasionally, permission is granted to take out a boat on Lake Nasser, making our task a little easier.

- Night in Abu Simbel .

Abu Simbel – Cairo:

- Breakfast then after some final early morning birding around our hotel,

- We’ll fly to Aswan and then back to Cairo.

- An afternoon at the Cairo Museum, home to the fabulous Tutankhamen collection and many other wonders of Ancient Egypt, will ensure that all the marvels of the last two weeks will fall into perspective.

- We'll then go to the old Islamic district of Khan el Kalili for some fun shopping in the narrow streets of the bazaar, culminating in our final meal together at a famous old Egyptian restaurant.

- Night in Cairo.

Cairo:

- After a final search for migrants in our hotel grounds, we might have time (depending on flight schedule) to spend the morning in the grounds of the Gezira Sports Club where not only Ring-necked but also Alexandrine Parakeets have established feral breeding populations, the latest addition to the resident Western Pale arctic Avifauna.

Departure:

- Breakfast then transfer to Cairo international airport and final departure with your wonderful memories.