| Day 1 | Depart US
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| Day 2 | ATHENS, Greece
Arrive in Athens & transfer to hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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| Day 3 | ATHENS, Greece
Morning city tour including the ACROPOLIS and MUSEUM, free afternoon to explore.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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| Day 4 | PIRAEUS, Greece
Explore Athens and optional tours, transfer to board Aegean Odyssey.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 5 | RETHIMNON, Crete, Greece
Morning tour: Venetian CHANIA. Afternoon free to explore the Venetian and Ottoman architecture of RETHIMNON.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 6 | HERAKLION, Crete, Greece
Morning tour of Minoan site at KNOSSOS.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 7 | RHODES, Greece
Morning tour, including the Citadel of the Knights of St John. Afternoon at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 8 | AT SEA
Lectures At Sea.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 9 | LIMASSOL, Cyprus
Visit to the KOLOSSI Castle of Richard the Lionheart and the Knights Templar.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 10 | ASHOD, Israel
A full day's tour of the Holy Sites: Morning in Jerusalem, including MOUNT OF OLIVES, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, WAILING WALL. Afternoon visit to Bethlehem, including Church of Nativity.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 11 | ASHOD, Israel
A morning tour of Jaffa, one of the world's oldest cities.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 12 | SUEZ CANAL, Egypt
Daytime sailing the Suez Canal.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 13 | AT SEA
Cruising the Red Sea on the way to Sharm el-Sheikh.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 14 | SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt
Morning tour, including St Catherine's Monastery, Well of Moses, Basiclica of the Transfiguration. Free afternoon in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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| Day 15 | LUXOR, Egypt
Disembark at Safaga and drive to Luxor. Morning transfer to hotel in Luxor. Afternoon tour of KARNAK, Temple of Amun, Museum. Evening sound & light show at KARNAK.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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| Day 16 | CAIRO, Egypt
Morning tour of THEBES and VALLEY OF THE KINGS. Depart Luxor in the afternoon for a flight to Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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| Day 17 | CAIRO, Egypt
Morning tour of the PYRAMIDS at GIZA. Afternoon visit to the Museum of Antiquities and treasures of Tutankhamun.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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| Day 18 | CAIRO, Egypt
Transfer to airport for a flight home.
Meals: Breakfast
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