December 2025 · 9 Days
The quintessential Egypt experience in 9 perfectly paced days. From the iconic pyramids of Giza and the treasures of the Egyptian Museum to a 4-night Nile cruise visiting Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, and Abu Simbel. This is Egypt at its finest.
Day by day
Meet & assist at Cairo Airport with visa support. Option: tour Coptic Cairo: the Hanging Church, Church of Abu Serga (Holy Family site), and Ben Ezra Synagogue, with a complimentary lunch. Or transfer directly to your hotel.
Morning at Giza: the Great Pyramid (with optional interior entry), the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple. Lunch at a local restaurant. Afternoon at the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo, home to the world's largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities.
Morning flight to Luxor. Check in to your Nile cruise ship. Afternoon guided tour of the vast Karnak Temple complex, followed by the beautifully illuminated Luxor Temple at sunset.
Cross to the West Bank. Visit the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings (3 royal tombs), and the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Stop at an alabaster workshop. Sail south through the Esna Lock toward Edfu.
Horse carriage ride to the Temple of Horus at Edfu. Continue sailing to Kom Ombo to visit the double temple and the mummified crocodile museum. Evening Galabia party on deck (traditional Egyptian dress-up celebration).
Disembark for a full day in Aswan. Visit the island Temple of Philae, the Aswan High Dam, and a perfumery. Afternoon motorboat to a Nubian village with an optional camel ride along the Nile bank.
Pre-dawn drive to Abu Simbel to witness the sun illuminate the colossal rock-cut temples of Ramesses II. Return to Aswan, then fly to Cairo. Hotel check-in, free evening.
Day trip to the ancient capital of Memphis (Ramses II colossus, alabaster sphinx) and the Saqqara necropolis (Step Pyramid, Teti Pyramid, painted tomb of Mereruka). Lunch at a traditional shish kebab restaurant.
Transfer to Cairo airport with assistance for your departure flight. Optional: add a Coptic Cairo tour before the airport.
Every day can move. Tell us where you’d like more time.
Prices are per person and vary with dates, group size and hotel choice. Your quote lists everything line by line.
The practical things travellers ask us most. Your trip designer covers the rest before you fly.
Churches, monasteries and mosques ask for covered shoulders and knees. A light scarf does both jobs and helps in the sun.
October to April is the comfortable season. In summer, Luxor and Aswan are very hot, so we start early and rest at midday.
We meet you as you land, or at the Taba border for Sinai trips, and walk you through visa and customs.
Early starts are flagged ahead of time. Tell us where you’d rather slow down and we’ll rebalance the days.
Make it yours
Change the dates, add a day in Sinai, swap the cruise for a dahabiya. We’ll send back a revised day-by-day plan.
