Designed as an eight-day private journey, this best Egypt tour links Cairo’s principal archaeological sites with four nights of full-board sailing between Luxor and Aswan. The route covers one country and five cities, with seven nights of accommodation, domestic flights, private airport transfers, guided visits, and entrance fees arranged as part of the program.
The tour begins with three nights in Cairo. A private guide leads the visit to the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Valley Temple, and the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the collection spans around 5,000 years of Egyptian history and includes the complete Tutankhamun collection.
A domestic flight then connects Cairo with Luxor. Here, you board a five-star Nile cruise for four nights, visiting Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple, Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk, and Philae Temple before flying from Aswan back to Cairo.
Cairo sightseeing is privately guided, while excursions connected to the cruise are shared with the ship’s tour group. The package also includes an English-speaking guide, bottled water during tours and transfers, complimentary Wi-Fi during the stay in Egypt, and a Cairo photo session around the Giza Pyramids. The tour operates every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Meet-and-greet service by representatives at the airports
Guest-relations assistance throughout the stay
Egyptian entry visa provided on arrival at Cairo Airport for non-restricted nationalities
All airport transfers by private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle
Complimentary Wi-Fi in the airport transfer vehicle
Three nights of accommodation in Cairo with daily breakfast
Four nights aboard a Nile cruise on a full-board basis
Domestic flight from Cairo to Luxor
Domestic flight from Aswan to Cairo
Privately guided sightseeing tours in Cairo
Cruise sightseeing tours shared with the cruise group
Sightseeing in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan as stated in the itinerary
Entrance fees for all sites listed in the itinerary
Local English-speaking guide during the tours
Lunch at a local restaurant
Bottled water during tours and transfers
Complimentary Wi-Fi service during the stay in Egypt
All service charges and applicable taxes
Complimentary Cairo photo session around the Giza Pyramids
International airfare
Optional tours
Personal spending
Tipping kitty
Arrive at Cairo International Airport, where your tour manager will meet and assist you. The arrival service operates around the clock.
For eligible travelers of non-restricted nationalities, the representative provides the Egyptian entry visa at Cairo Airport. You are then escorted to your hotel in a private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle.
At the hotel, your tour manager assists with check-in and reviews the complete holiday itinerary. Pick-up times for each scheduled tour are established and confirmed before the day ends.
Breakfast is served at the hotel before you meet your private guide and travel to the Giza Plateau.
The first visit covers the Great Pyramids of Giza, traditionally identified as the surviving wonder of the ancient world. Your guide also leads you to the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, placing each monument within the wider Giza complex.
Lunch follows at an Egyptian restaurant. The afternoon is devoted to the Grand Egyptian Museum, located approximately two kilometres from the pyramids.
The museum houses more than 100,000 objects covering around 5,000 years of Egyptian history. Its galleries include the complete Tutankhamun collection displayed together, connecting the well-known royal objects with the broader material culture of ancient Egypt.
Return to the hotel after the museum visit.
Check out of the Cairo hotel in the morning and transfer to Cairo International Airport for the included flight to Luxor.
On arrival, a representative meets and assists you before the transfer to your five-star Nile cruise. Complete check-in and have lunch aboard the ship.
The afternoon’s sightseeing begins at Karnak Temple. Its gateways, courts, sanctuaries, and columned spaces reflect generations of construction and religious activity in ancient Thebes.
Luxor Temple follows. Standing closer to the modern city, it formed an important part of the ceremonial landscape on the Nile’s East Bank.
Return to the ship for dinner and the first night aboard.
Have breakfast aboard the cruise before travelling to Luxor’s West Bank.
The main visit is the Valley of the Kings, described in the source as the royal cemetery of 62 pharaohs. The tombs were cut into the western hills and decorated for the rulers and members of the royal court buried within them.
Continue to the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Built by New Kingdom architects during the fifteenth century BC, the temple rises in terraces against the cliffs of Deir El-Bahari.
Lunch is served aboard the ship. The cruise then begins sailing toward Edfu, leaving the rest of the day for time on board before dinner.
Breakfast is served aboard the cruise before the visit to Edfu Temple.
Dedicated to Horus, the temple is a well-preserved Ptolemaic religious complex. Its monumental entrance, enclosed courts, halls, and sanctuary give visitors a clear sense of the planned progression through an ancient Egyptian temple.
Return to the ship and sail toward Kom Ombo. Here, visit the Temple of Sobek, whose religious dedication includes Sobek, represented as a crocodile god, and Horus, represented with a falcon head.
Lunch is served on board. The cruise continues south toward Aswan, followed by dinner and an overnight stay aboard the ship.
Following breakfast on the cruise, begin a day of sightseeing in Aswan.
The first visit is the Unfinished Obelisk, located in the northern part of the ancient stone quarries. It is described by the source as the largest known ancient obelisk and remains attached to the bedrock, showing how such monuments were shaped before extraction.
Continue to Philae Temple, a temple complex devoted to the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Its carved walls, courts, and sanctuaries form one of the principal archaeological visits included in the Aswan program.
Return to the ship for lunch, dinner, and the final night of the cruise.
Breakfast is served on board before disembarkation.
Transfer to Aswan Airport for the included flight back to Cairo. A representative meets and assists you on arrival, then escorts you to the hotel.
The remainder of the day has no scheduled sightseeing listed in the source itinerary.
Have breakfast at the hotel before checking out.
At the arranged time, transfer by private vehicle to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.
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