Classic Egypt with a Nile cruise
The pyramids and museums of Cairo, then four nights sailing from Luxor to Aswan.
From $1,150 per person
Cairo in 2 days
The pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum with lunch facing the pyramids, then the Citadel, the royal mummies and Khan el-Khalili.
- 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
- Day 1
Arrival, pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Meet and greet at Cairo airport and check in at your hotel. Then the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum, with lunch at a restaurant facing the pyramids. Dinner at your hotel.
- Day 2
Citadel, royal mummies and Khan el-Khalili
Saladin's Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque, the royal mummies at the Museum of Egyptian Civilisation, and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, with lunch at a local restaurant. If there is time, end with a dinner cruise on the Nile. Then a transfer to the airport the same evening, or one more night and your flight the next day.
What's included
- Airport meet and greet, and private transfers
- Hotel nights with daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car
- Private Egyptologist guide on touring days
- Entrance fees to the sites listed
- Meals and the Nile dinner cruise as listed
- Bottled water
Not included
- International flights
- Egypt visa
- Tips
- Optional day trips on the free day
- Drinks
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
Superior · 4★
Cairo and Giza
- Barceló Cairo Pyramids
- Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir
- Grand Pyramids Hotel
Deluxe · 5★
Cairo and Giza
- Marriott Mena House
- Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo
- Kempinski Nile Hotel
- Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence
From $290 per person
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