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8 days, Cairo, Luxor, Aswan

Classic Egypt with a Nile cruise

The pyramids and museums of Cairo, then four nights sailing from Luxor to Aswan.

  • 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

    Meet and greet at the airport, private transfer to your hotel near the pyramids.

  2. Day 2

    Pyramids, Memphis and Saqqara

    The Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, the giant statue of Ramses II at Memphis, then Saqqara's step pyramid. Lunch at a local restaurant.

  3. Day 3

    Grand Egyptian Museum and old Cairo

    Tutankhamun's treasures, then Coptic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili. Evening flight to Luxor.

  4. Day 4

    Luxor East Bank, board your cruise

    Karnak and Luxor temples, then check in to your Nile cruise ship.

  5. Day 5

    Luxor West Bank, sail to Edfu

    Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's temple and the Colossi of Memnon.

  6. Day 6

    Edfu and Kom Ombo

    The temple of Horus at Edfu and the riverside temple of Kom Ombo.

  7. Day 7

    Aswan

    High Dam, Philae temple and a felucca ride. Optional Abu Simbel trip.

  8. Day 8

    Departure

    Disembark after breakfast and fly home via Cairo.

What's included

  • Hotels with daily breakfast, full board on the cruise
  • Private air-conditioned transfers
  • Private Egyptologist guide
  • Entrance fees to the sites listed
  • Domestic flights or trains as listed
  • Airport meet and greet

Not included

  • International flights
  • Egypt visa
  • Tips
  • Drinks and optional activities

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
Nile cruise
  • MS Princess Sarah
  • MS Royal Princess
  • MS Radamis II
  • Sunrise Semiramis II

Superior · 4★

Cairo and Giza
  • Barceló Cairo Pyramids
  • Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir
  • Grand Pyramids Hotel
Nile cruise
  • Sonesta St. George I
  • Steigenberger Minerva
  • Steigenberger Legacy
  • Jaz Crown Jewel
  • Mövenpick MS Sun Ray

Deluxe · 5★

Cairo and Giza
  • Marriott Mena House
  • Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo
  • Kempinski Nile Hotel
  • Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence
Nile cruise
  • Oberoi Zahra
  • Oberoi Philae
  • Sonesta Star Goddess
  • Mövenpick Royal Lily
  • Sanctuary Sun Boat III

From $1,150 per person

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