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2026 Egypt Exploration + Nile Cruise with Optional Jordan Post-Tour with Dann Hone

10 Days 9 Nights

Join Morris Columbus Travel in a unique opportunity to follow the footsteps of Moses and the Children of Israel in the very lands of their sojourns. Our scriptural and historic journey will traverse Lower and Upper Egypt including 4-days sailing on the Nile, walking through magnificent temples and tombs, exploring sandstone monuments, and viewing spectacular vistas. Adding the additional option to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will continue your explorations for another 6-days.

Get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime to Egypt

Join Morris Columbus Travel in a unique opportunity to follow the footsteps of Moses and the Children of Israel in the very lands of their sojourns. Our scriptural and historic journey will traverse Lower and Upper Egypt including 4-days sailing on the Nile, walking through magnificent temples and tombs, exploring sandstone monuments, and viewing spectacular vistas. Adding the additional option to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will continue your explorations for another 6-days (see separate brochure).

While other companies take 2 and 3 buses on their tours, ours has a 1-bus guarantee that ensures you have an intimate experience at the sites as well as your educator. It allows your group to bond as a family and make fast friends with those you're traveling with. You will not come home wishing you had more.

*While the physical activity on this tour (walking distances) is not significant, the days are full of touring from breakfast to dinner time with "down-time" only in the evening.

To complete the experience be sure to add on the Jordan Post Tour to visit the ancient city of Petra and other sites of the Old Testament!

Highlights of the Tour:

  • 1 tour-bus experience for the whole tour!
  • Morris Murdock LDS tour Director for the whole trip along with local guides
  • Pre-departure study material and lectures to prepare for your tour
  • Licensed, insured, and bonded travel agency with 60 years of experience!! IT MATTERS!

Please see our cancellation policy:

If a participant needs to cancel their reservation, written notice must be provided. Cancellations within seven calendar days of booking (if not past the final payment date) will receive a full refund, excluding airfares, which follow the airline’s policy. Cancellations after the seven-day grace period incur a 50% penalty on the deposit until the final payment date, and cancellations after the final payment date are non-refundable, including for unused portions of the tour.

Tour ID # 9226B14

A CASH DISCOUNT of $100.00 applies for all payments made by check or ACH AFTER deposit

To Book This Tour, Contact:

Carol Alegre, Tour Manager
Tel: (801) 483-6165

Highlights

  • 1 tour-bus experience for the whole tour!
  • Morris Murdock LDS tour Director for the whole trip along with local guides
  • Licensed, insured, and bonded travel agency with +65 years of experience!! IT MATTERS!

Itinerary

  • Day
    1:
    Saturday,
    February
    14,
    2026

    Home Cities - Cairo

    Today we depart the US on our international flight to Cairo.

    Meals : In-flight

  • Day
    2:
    Sunday,
    February
    15,
    2026

    Cairo, Egypt

    Welcome to Egypt!! Upon arrival, we will be escorted to our hotel to rest from your travels.

    Meals : In-flight

  • Day
    3:
    Monday,
    February
    16,
    2026

    Cairo - Memphis - Saqqara - Giza

    After breakfast our first visit is to Memphis (capital of the Pyramid Age) and Saqqara (Djoser's famous step pyramid); we'll then transfer to Giza. We begin with the world-famous Pyramids of Giza, classified among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Here we'll stand in awe of their size and magnificent engineering. Then we will come face to face with the 5,000-yearold Sphinx. Some may choose to ride a camel to the Sphinx. We will explore the 30,000 treasures of Egyptian antiquity, including the famous King Tutankhamen (“King Tut”) exhibits at the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. Here also we visit the Solar Boat Museum to see the funerary barge used 4500 years ago by Pharaoh Khufu (also known as Cheops, the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt), Our visit to the GEM will help us learn the history and see life as it existed at the time of the pharaonic dynasties. As time permits, we will include visits to a carpet factory, the Papyri Institute, and some may choose an optional evening light and sound show at Giza. A short distance away is our hotel near the Pyramids and the GEM. 

  • Day
    4:
    Tuesday,
    February
    17,
    2026

    Cairo - (Nile Delta) Alexandria

    Today we travel north through the Egypt Delta to the famous port city of Alexandria, named after Alexander the Great. Here we will visit the Mediterranean port, the Graeco-Roman Museum, Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs, the Roman Amphitheater, Quarry Bay Citadel, and other fascinating sites before heading through the Nile Delta south to Cairo for a welcome dinner and overnight at the Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel, Giza.

  • Day
    5:
    Wednesday,
    February
    18,
    2026

    Cairo - Aswan

    After breakfast we will transfer to Cairo Airport for our flight to Aswan City. After checking in to our Nile Cruise Ship, we will have lunch onboard and then visit the Philae Temple, the Aswan High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk. In the late afternoon, we will sail on a Felucca (Nile sailboat) to the Nubian Village of Hessa. Our dinner and overnight will be back onboard our cruise ship. Evenings and prior to shore excursions some lectures on ancient Egyptian cultures and temple ceremonies will occur throughout the cruise.

  • Day
    6:
    Thursday,
    February
    19,
    2026

    Nile Cruise Day - Kom Omobo Temple

    Today we will first visit the Graeco-Roman Temple at Kom Ombo. The temple at Kom Ombo is about 30 miles north of Aswan and was built during the Graeco-Roman period (332 BC-AD 395). The temple is unique because it is a double temple, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. The layout combines two temples in one with each side having its own gateways and chapels. Here we will also learn some of the early Egyptian temple ceremonies and translate some of the significant hieroglyphic symbols associated with those ceremonies. After lunch, we continue down the Nile River (north) to Edfu and its magnificent temple. Dinner and shipboard entertainment will highlight our evening.

  • Day
    7:
    Friday,
    February
    20,
    2026

    Nile Cruise Day - Temple of Horus at Edfu - Pass through Locks of Esna

    Our first visit this morning is to the Temple of Horus in Edfu, the second largest temple in Egypt. The Egyptian god Horus was also portrayed as the falcon-headed god. Returning to our ship, we have lunch as we continue down the Nile passing through the Esna Lock. Passing through the Esna Lock is a thrilling experience for Nile cruise passengers. The lock is an engineering marvel, and watching the gates open and close is a sight to behold. At this point we aa are about 485 miles south of Cairo. We will participate with the many rowboat merchants that toss their wares from their boats to the passengers on our cruise vessel as we sail. We will continue to sail down the Nile through the Esna lock and on to Luxor. 

  • Day
    8:
    Saturday,
    February
    21,
    2026

    West Bank of Nile - Valley of the Kings and Nobles - Hatshepsut's Funerary Temple - Colossi of Memnon - Karnak Temple - Luxor Temple

    Arriving in Luxor, some may choose to take an optional hot-air balloon ride over the Nile West Bank. Others will disembark our cruise ship and visit the fabulous tombs and funerary temples on the West Bank, including the elaborate tombs of Ramses V & VI. Crossing the Nile once again we will tour the famous temples of Luxor and Karnak (the largest religious building ever constructed). We will also walk the newly opened “Avenue of the Sphinx.” After dinner at the Luxor Steigenberger Hotel some may choose to have a carriage ride to the “Light and Sound Show” before retiring overnight at our hotel. 

  • Day
    9:
    Sunday,
    February
    22,
    2026

    Temple of Dendera - Flight to Cairo

    Our stay in upper Egypt is completed with a visit to the Temple of Dendera, where worship of the gods of Egypt is found as early as 3,000 B.C. The Temple of Dendera was one of the last completed temples and has the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII (famous Cleopatra of Shakespeare) and Pompeii carved on wall reliefs. It is considered one of the best preserved and beautiful temples off Egyptian antiquity. Here we will review the ancient temple ceremonies before returning to Luxor for some shopping and our return flight to Cairo. We will return to the Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel, Giza for dinner and overnight.

  • Day
    10:
    Monday,
    February
    23,
    2026

    Egyptian Museum - Old Cairo - Citadel - Alabaster Mosque - Khan Khalili Bazaar

    After breakfast, our first stop today is the famous Cairo Egyptian Museum. Here discoveries from the tombs and cities throughout Egypt are exhibited. The treasures of Tanisthat rival the “King Tut” collections, the Narmer Pallet (earliest unification of Upper and Lower Egypt about 5,000 years ago), as well as many other interesting exhibits from the various periods of ancient Egyptian history are on display. We will tour Old Cairo Coptic and Jewish communities, the Citadel, Mohammed Ali Alabaster Mosque, and pay a visit to the world-famous Khan Khalili Bazaar for shopping. After a farewell dinner at the Steigenberger Pyramids Hotel, Giza, we spend our last night in Egypt having explored the wonders of this ancient land of the scriptures.

  • Day
    11:
    Wednesday,
    February
    24,
    2026

    Depart to airport for flights home or transfer to Jordan for Post-tour

    Flights home with memories to last a lifetime or transfer to Jordan for those that are doing the post tour.

Cost Includes

  • Comprehensive Egypt tour
  • Four-day/three-night Nile River cruise
  • Sightseeing and admissions as per itinerary
  • Expert guide services with local English-speaking guides and Dann and Shirley Hone
  • Meals as per itinerary (B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: dinner)
  • All group airport/hotel transfers with group flight itinerary
  • Comprehensive sightseeing as per itinerary
  • All entrance fees as per itinerary
  • Airline flights: Cairo-Aswan and Luxor-Alexandria (based upon current airfares)
  • First Class hotels
  • Pre-departure orientation materials
  • Egypt tourist visa
  • Daily travel guides
  • LDS insight lectures
  • Tipping for local guide/cruise tips and driver
  • All applicable taxes and fees for hotel & cruise

Cost Excludes

  • International airfare from home city to Cairo and return.
  • Meals and drinks not listed in the itinerary
  • Travel protection/insurance is mandatory per the Egypt government for all international visitors (talk to your Columbus Travel advisor for coverage that meets requirements)
  • Health tests and vaccinations
  • Anything purely of a personal nature

About Dann Hone

Dann W Hone has nearly 50 years of travel to the Near East and is one of the founding members of the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. He held virtually every position at the Jerusalem Center, including Academic Coordinator where he was responsible for training and teaching all Jerusalem Center faculty in history, archaeology, geography, and scriptures. His studies include 13 modern and ancient languages and scripts. Dann lived in Israel for many years and received his graduate degree in Biblical History/Historical Geography from the Jerusalem University College.

A published author, Dann has written study guides and books on the Near East and recently finished two volumes of a planned eight-volume set, Scriptural Reference & Exploration Series. Dann holds emeritus status with the BYU Jerusalem Center and taught for many years as an instructor for the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture.  After thirty years at BYU, he entered back into teaching as adjunct faculty in the Department of History and Political Science at Utah Valley University. He serves as the Managing Director and faculty for the School of International Studies. (HTTP://www.travelstudiesinstitute.org)

Dann and Shirley Rae Stokes Hone have been married for 49 years in November 2022 and are the parents of six children, 21 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.

Pricing Information

Pricing Options:

  • Double Occupancy: $3,860 per person
  • Triple Occupancy: $3,860 per person
  • Single Occupancy: $4,950 for private room

Deposit, Payment, Cancellation, & Refund:

  • $500 per person at the time of reservation
  • Final payment date: November 14, 2025

Optional Tours: Come and explore Petra and the wonders that are JORDAN.  Continue your explorations and add the optional 8-day Jordan tour. See details below 

Please see our cancellation policy:

If a participant needs to cancel their reservation, written notice must be provided. Cancellations within seven calendar days of booking (if not past the final payment date) will receive a full refund, excluding airfares, which follow the airline’s policy. Cancellations after the seven-day grace period incur a 50% penalty on the deposit until the final payment date, and cancellations after the final payment date are non-refundable, including for unused portions of the tour.

Morris Murdock Escorted Tours has been fulfilling travel dreams for our clients for over 65 years. Morris Murdock Escorted Tours, was the first tour operator to offer LDS faith-based and Church History escorted tours. Since then, we have expanded our offerings to include cruises, humanitarian, shopping and other types of tours with hand-picked tour guides and tour directors that are experts in their field or celebrities with an attachment to the destination or tour's theme.

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