Tour overview

Explore the top sights of Egypt and do it all in one trip. Start in Cairo and visit the Pyramids, the Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili, and more. Travel with a domestic flight to Aswan, stay on board a Nile cruise, and explore the majestic attractions of Egypt between Aswan and Luxor. End your tour with a relaxing time on Hurghada beaches in the Red Sea.

Brief Itinerary

 

Day Highlights Overnight
Day 1 Arrival Cairo Cairo
Day 2 Visiting the Pyramids & Sakkara Cairo
Day 3 Visiting the GEM & the Egyptian Museum, and Flying to Aswan Aswan
Day 4 Free day / optional tour to Abu Simbel Aswan
Day 5 Aswan Sightseeing aboard your cruise in Aswan
Day 6 Kom Ombo / Edfu aboard your cruise in Esna
Day 7 Luxor West Bank aboard your cruise in Luxor
Day 8 Luxor East Bank / Hurghada Hurghada
Day 9 Hurghada Vacation  Hurghada
Day 10 Hurghada Vacation  Hurghada
Day 11 Hurghada & Fly to Cairo Cairo
Day 12 Final Departure

Included

Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports

Assistance of our guest relations during your stay

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

Domestic flight Cairo / Aswan – Hurghada / Cairo

Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo, including bed & breakfast

Accommodation for 2 nights in Aswan, including bed & breakfast

Accommodation for 3 nights on a 5-star superior cruise on full board

Accommodation for 3 nights in Hurghada, including daily breakfast

Local English-speaking Egyptologist tour guide

All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan as mentioned in the itinerary

All sightseeing tours in Cairo are private.

Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary

Lunch during your trip to Cairo

Meals as mentioned in the above itinerary

Bottled water during outings outside of hotel or cruise ship

Portage when needed

All service charges and taxes

Not Included

International Airfare

Entry visa to Egypt

Any optional tours

Personal Spendings

Tipping

Day 1:Arrival Cairo

Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Cairo International Airport (arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At the hotel, the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2: Visiting the Pyramids & Sakkara

After enjoying a delicious wholesome Egyptian breakfast, your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau to start your journey by marveling at one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramids of Giza. Take a walk around the Plateau and visit the iconic Sphinx and Valley Temple. Once you are done with your Pyramids visit, you’ll go for lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant and then head over to the Sakkara district where you will visit the Sakkara Complex and the first pyramid ever built, the Djoser Pyramid.

Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Sakkara, Djoser Pyramid.

Day 3: Visiting the GEM & the Egyptian Museum, and Flying to Aswan

After breakfast, the first stop will be The New Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum, which is an archaeological museum in Giza, Egypt, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex. The GEM Complex is now offering limited access to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of the official opening. Admission is currently limited to the Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial area, and exterior gardens. After that, you’ll go for lunch at an authentic Egyptian restaurant. Then head over to the Egyptian Museum, in the heart of historic Downtown Cairo, overlooking the infamous Tahrir Square. After your visits, you will be transferred to Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan. Meet & assist, and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Egyptian Museum.

Day 4: Free day / optional tour to Abu Simbel

Free day in Aswan Optional (not included) to enjoy a tour to one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, Abu Simbel Temples, which were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II approximately in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his Queen Nefertari.
Overnight in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast.

Visits: Optional visit to Abu Simbel Temple.

Day 5: Aswan Sightseeing

Breakfast at your hotel in Aswan. Then, transfer to embark your Nile River Cruise before Lunch, then enjoy visiting the awesome Philae temple, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor, and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk. Dinner on board.
Overnight aboard your cruise in Aswan.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk.

Day 6: Kom Ombo / Edfu

Sail to Kom Ombo, have breakfast on board and visit Kom Ombo Temple, a temple shared by two gods Sobek and Haeroris in Kom Ombo. Sail to Edfu, lunch on board after that Visit the best-preserved cult temple in Egypt, Horus Temple in Edfu. Take afternoon tea during sailing to Esna. Dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Esna.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Kom Ombo Temple, Horus Temple in Edfu.

Day 7:Luxor West Bank

Sail to Luxor, have breakfast on board then Visit the West Bank, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC, at El-Deir El-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch on board. Enjoy afternoon tea during sailing. Dinner on board.

Overnight aboard your cruise in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Visits: Royal Cemetery, Valley of the Kings, Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon.

Day 8:Luxor East Bank / Hurghada

Breakfast on board. Disembark from your Nile cruise after breakfast . Then, transfer to visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. In the afternoon, transfer to Hurghada on the Red Sea. From Luxor to Hurghada is a 5 hour drive.

Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Hurghada.

Day 9: Hurghada Vacation

Optional tours to experience the exquisite diving and snorkeling among the Red Sea coral reefs and see some amazing rare fish. Or choose one of the many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing and deep-sea fishing.

Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast.

Visits: Hurghada, Optional diving and snorkeling tours.

Day 10:Hurghada Vacation

Optional tours to experience the exquisite diving and snorkeling among the Red Sea coral reefs and see some amazing rare fish. Or choose one of the many other activities such as windsurfing, sailing and deep-sea fishing.

Overnight in Hurghada.

Meals: Breakfast.

Visits: Hurghada, Optional diving and snorkeling tours.

Day 11: Hurghada & Fly to Cairo

Breakfast at your hotel in Hurghada and then you will be transferred to Hurghada airport, upon arrival in Cairo you will be met and assisted, then transferred to your hotel for free time at leisure.
Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 12:Final Departure

Breakfast at the hotel in Cairo - free time before your flight - check out and then transferred to Cairo International Airport for final departure.
Meals: Breakfast.