Day 1 MAY 15th: Departure from St Louis via New York.

Day 2 MAY 16th: Arrive Cairo. Meet and assist by our correspondent and transfer to the 5-star Le Meridien hotel. Buffet Dinner at hotel.

Day 3 MAY 17th: Visit the Giza Plateau, including the entrance of the great and the 2nd pyramid and the Solar Boat Museum. Lunch at Peace restaurant. Dinner Du jour menu at Khan el Khalili restaurant at the famous MENA HOUSE Old Palace.

Day 4 MAY 18th: Visit of Sakkara, Dahshur and Meidoum plateau. Lunch at Sakkara Palm Club.

Day 5 MAY 19th: Visit the Pharaonic Village. Buffet lunch at Omar café at Nile Hilton Hotel. Visit the Egyptian Museum. Transfer to the airport and flight to Luxor and transfer to the 5-star Movenpick Jolie Ville hotel. Buffet dinner at the hotel.

Day 6 MAY 20th: AM: Valley of the Kings, Tomb of King Tut, Workmen’s Village, Valley of the Nobles, Valley of the Queens and temple of queen Hatshepsut. PM visit Luxor temple and Luxor Museum. Dinner at hotel.

Day 7 MAY 21st:Visit Karnak temple. Transfer to Aswan and visit Edfu temple on the way. Board the 5-star Lake Nasser cruise Prince Abbass and lunch on board. Visit Philae temple and Quarries of red granite.

Day 8 MAY 22nd: Visit Kalabsha and Beit el Waly temples. Sailing to Wadi Essboua.

Day 9 MAY 23rd: Visit the temples of Wadi Essboua and Dekka. Sail up the lake and visit the temples of Amada, Derr and the tomb of Penut.

Day 10 MAY 24th: Visit the temples of Abu Simbel and enjoy the Sound & Light Show at night on the site.

Day 11 MAY 25th: Transfer to the airport and flight to Cairo. Transfer to our 5-star hotel Sheraton Heliopolis and dinner at the hotel.

Day 12 MAY 26th: Transfer to Cairo airport for flight to Saint Louis.

Total cost including airfare from St. Louis: $4580

A note from the organizers about cost: Included in the program costs are many miscellaneous expenses. All museum fees are included as well as entrance fees to all archaeological sites. Port taxes, domestic air taxes, all ground transportation, and transfers have already been figured into the cost. All project materials such as the clay for model making and the materials for group projects. All faculty lectures by our staff and archaeological site presentations by official Egyptian guides are fully covered. All baggage handling and ALL TIPPING are already included.

We encourage everyone to take advantage of these extensive opportunities. Most tours, on the other hand, include only a few set visits while so many others are available for an additional fee. For the interested and motivated traveler, the cost on the usual tours can become very great (and a hassle to arrange) even if the initial price seems modest.

So, what is not covered? Your visa from the Egyptian government (which is available upon arrival in Cairo and we will arrange for you at the airport) at a cost of approximately $20.00 for persons holding U.S. passports (N.B. for persons holding foreign passports, the costs vary; please notify us immediately if you do not hold a U.S. passport). Although the cost of almost all meals is included, the cost of beverages is not. A large bottle of water is about $1, as is the cost of a small soft drink or juice. Beer costs about $4 a bottle and Egyptian wine is about $10 a bottle.