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5 days, Cairo and Luxor

Cairo and Luxor

The two great capitals of the pharaohs in five days: the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, then Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut, with short flights in between.

  • Fully private: just you, your guide and your driver
  • Change anything in the plan before you book
  • A clear price within a day, on WhatsApp

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arrival in Cairo

    Your guide meets you at the airport, helps with the visa and drives you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to rest after the flight.

  2. Day 2

    Pyramids, Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum

    The three pyramids of Giza, a panoramic stop for photos, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Lunch facing the pyramids, then the Grand Egyptian Museum and the full treasure of Tutankhamun.

  3. Day 3

    Fly to Luxor: Karnak and Luxor Temple

    An early flight to Luxor. Your guide takes you through the forest of columns at Karnak and along the Avenue of Sphinxes to Luxor Temple. Lunch on the Nile, then check in at your hotel.

  4. Day 4

    Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, fly to Cairo

    Start with an optional hot-air balloon at sunrise. Then three painted tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Evening flight back to Cairo.

  5. Day 5

    Departure

    Breakfast, then a private transfer to the airport for your flight home, with our team helping you all the way to check-in.

What's included

  • Airport meet and greet, and all private transfers
  • Hotels with daily breakfast
  • Nile cruise or dahabiya with full board, where listed
  • Beach resort on all-inclusive, where listed
  • Domestic flights as listed
  • Private Egyptologist guide on touring days
  • Entrance fees to the sites listed
  • Lunch on touring days, and bottled water

Not included

  • International flights
  • Egypt visa
  • Tips
  • Optional extras such as the balloon, inside the Great Pyramid or Tutankhamun's tomb
  • Drinks outside all-inclusive and full board

Hotels and Nile cruise

Choose your comfort level. The hotels below are examples: we confirm the exact hotel with your price, or one of the same standard.

Comfort · 3★

Cairo and Giza
  • Pyramids View Inn
  • Great Pyramid Inn
  • Guardian Guest House
Luxor
  • Nefertiti Hotel
  • Susanna Hotel
  • El Mesala Hotel

Superior · 4★

Cairo and Giza
  • Barceló Cairo Pyramids
  • Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir
  • Grand Pyramids Hotel
Luxor
  • Iberotel Luxor
  • Pyramisa Hotel Luxor
  • Aracan Eatabe Luxor

Deluxe · 5★

Cairo and Giza
  • Marriott Mena House
  • Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo
  • Kempinski Nile Hotel
  • Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence
Luxor
  • Sofitel Winter Palace
  • Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa
  • Steigenberger Nile Palace
  • Sonesta St. George Luxor

From $850 per person

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