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- This trip can start every Friday, Sunday or Tuesday
- Your trip will be on a private basis – and all travel arrangements are made using a private Egyptologist, who will tailor sightseeing activities to your interests. All sightseeing including entrance fees are included in the tour price. Our itineraries offer freedom and flexibility allow you to explore Egypt at your own pace and ensure you make the most of every moment of your holiday.
- Classic Egypt Tour – Guided by knowledgeable private Egyptologists Cairo, Luxor, Nile Dahabiya Journey, Abu Simbel & Aswan
- This classic Egypt tour focuses on many aspects of cultural Egypt, from the historical treasures to its people and landscapes. An absolute highlight of this trip is to sail the Nile by Dahabiya, it will be all traditional, exactly like a century ago.
- This itinerary is a wonderful introduction to Egypt and combines all the main sites with some lesser-known highlights.
Visit the mysterious Egyptian Pyramids, Cruise on the Nile River including interesting shore excursions. Enjoy leisure time on Hurghada beach near the Red Sea
- Day 1 - Welcome to Egypt
Once you arrive in Cairo, our representative is waiting to escort you through customs and introduce you to your private driver at the passenger pick up. After an hour's drive, you will reach your hotel. The remaining time is at leisure.
Options Excursion: Dinner Cruise
Meals Included: None
- Day 2 - Cairo, Pyramids of Giza
Today is a full-day exploration of old Egypt. Head south to visit Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Continue your tour to the Step Pyramid of Saqqara and then marvel at the most iconic pyramids at Giza, where you can also see the mysterious Sphinx.
Meal Included: Breakfast
- Day 3 - Tour Egyptian Museum, Coptic & Islamic Cairo
After breakfast step into the Egyptian Museum for its large collection of Pharaonic antiquities, including the famous Gold Mask of Tutankhamun. In the afternoon you will head to Old Cairo visiting the Citadel of Salah El Din, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Hanging Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. After that, finish your tour at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Meals Included: Breakfast
- Day 4 - Tour Alexandria
After breakfast, your private driver will escort you to Alexandria which will take about 3 hours. Upon arrival, relax in the beautiful El Montazah gardens and take nice pictures of the Montazah palace from outside. Later, you will get an amazing experience in the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. Continue to visit the Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), a major library and cultural centre located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Before returning to the hotel, you will catch glimpses of the Alexandria Conference Center, a science museum, a planetarium, a Restoration and Conservation Laboratory and the Hall of Fame (exterior only).
Overnight: Alexandria
Meal Included: Breakfast
- Day 5 - Alexandria - El Alamein - Cairo
Today, you will depart for El Alamein for a visit to the El Alamein Museum and Commonwealth Tombs. The museum is a war museum with collections from "the civil war" and other North African battles, while the tombs are the graves of men who died in the battles. After the tour, return to your hotel in Cairo.
Overnight: Cairo Meal Included: Breakfast
- Day 6 - Cairo - Aswan, Nile Cruise
You will fly to Aswan early in the morning. After arrival, you will be transferred to board your cruise ship and begin a relaxing journey. Later, you will enjoy shore excursions of the High Dam and the Temple of Philae. In the afternoon take an Egyptian Felucca sailing to the Elephantine Island and then enjoy the shade in the Botanical Gardens.
Overnight: Onboard Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 7 - Nile Cruise: Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu
Today, your ship will pass through Kom Ombo to Edfu. The Sobek Temple located in the town of Kom Ombo is worth disembarking to visit. They are actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris. When your ship arrives in Edfu, the Temple of Horus is a place that you must see, as it is the second-largest temple in Egypt after Karnak Temple. Overnight: Onboard Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 8 - Nile Cruise: Edfu - Luxor
Today your ship will reach Luxor, the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. You will disembark to the west bank and pay a visit to the Valley of the Kings for the tombs of the Pharaohs and powerful nobles. The neighbourhood is the Valley of the Queens, where the wives of Pharaohs were buried. After visiting the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, you will head to the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III for its 23-meter-high Colossi of Memnon.
Overnight: Onboard Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 9 - Luxor - Hurghada
Disembark from the ship and start your exploration of the east bank. As the largest ancient religious site in the world, the Temples of Karnak is one of the most popular attractions in Egypt. Later, pay a visit to the Luxor Temple, a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex. After the tour, your private driver will escort you to Hurghada for overnight.
Overnight: Hurghada Meal Included: Breakfast
- Day 10 - Hurghada Free Day
Hurghada, located on the Red Sea coast, will be one of the places for relaxing after visiting Egyptian heritage. Today is free for you to relax with its dramatic landscape, natural beaches, and clear waters.
Overnight: Hurghada Meal Included: Breakfast
- Day 11 - Hurghada Free Day
Spend a full day leisurely lying on the beach chair. You might want to join in some optional activities, such as deep-sea fishing, boat excursions, scuba diving (at an additional cost).
Overnight: Hurghada Meal Included: Breakfast
- Day 12 - Hurghada - Cairo
After breakfast, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival be transferred to the hotel for check-in. The rest time is yours to have a good rest or explore on your own.
Overnight: Cairo Meal Included: Breakfast
- Day 13 - Cairo, Departure
Say goodbye to Egypt and board your flight back home.
Meal Included: Breakfast
Any part of this itinerary can be tailor-made to fit your needs, e.g. tour length, activities, destinations, hotels.
Itineraries
Day 1
Welcome to Egypt
Once you arrive in Cairo, our representative is waiting to escort you through customs and introduce you to your private driver at the passenger pick up. After an hour's drive, you will reach your hotel. The remaining time is at leisure.
Overnight: Cairo
Day 2
Cairo, Pyramids of Giza
Today is a full-day exploration of old Egypt. Head south to visit Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Continue your tour to the Step Pyramid of Saqqara and then marvel at the most iconic pyramids at Giza, where you can also see the mysterious Sphinx.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 3
Day 3
After breakfast step into the Egyptian Museum for its large collection of Pharaonic antiquities, including the famous Gold Mask of Tutankhamun. In the afternoon you will head to Old Cairo visiting the Citadel of Salah El Din, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Hanging Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. After that, finish your tour at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 4
Cairo - Alexandria
After breakfast, your private driver will escort you to Alexandria which will take about 3 hours. Upon arrival, relax in the beautiful El Montazah gardens and take nice pictures of the Montazah palace from outside. Later, you will get an amazing experience in the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. Continue to visit the Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Before returning to the hotel, you will catch glimpses of the Alexandria Conference Center, a science museum, a planetarium, a Restoration and Conservation Laboratory and the Hall of Fame (exterior only).
Overnight: Alexandria
Meal: Breakfast
Day 5
Alexandria - El Alamein - Cairo
Today, you will depart for El Alamein for a visit to the El Alamein Museum and Commonwealth Tombs. The museum is a war museum with collections from "the civil war" and other North African battles, while the tombs are the graves of men who died in the battles. After the tour, return to your hotel in Cairo.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 6
Cairo - Aswan, Nile Cruise
You will fly to Aswan early in the morning. After arrival, you will be transferred to board your cruise ship and begin a relaxing journey. Later, you will enjoy shore excursions of the High Dam and the Temple of Philae. In the afternoon take an Egyptian Felucca sailing to the Elephantine Island and then enjoy the shade in the Botanical Gardens.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
Nile Cruise: Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu
Today, your ship will pass through Kom Ombo to Edfu. The Sobek Temple located in the town of Kom Ombo is worth disembarking to visit. They are actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris. When your ship arrives in Edfu, the Temple of Horus is a place that you must see, as it is the second-largest temple in Egypt after Karnak Temple.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8
Nile Cruise: Edfu - Luxor
Today your ship will reach Luxor, the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. You will disembark to the west bank and pay a visit to the Valley of the Kings for the tombs of the Pharaohs and powerful nobles. The neighborhood is the Valley of the Queens, where the wives of Pharaohs were buried. After visiting the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, you will head to the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III for its 23-meter-high Colossi of Memnon.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9
Luxor - Hurghad
Disembark from the ship and start your exploration of the east bank. As the largest ancient religious site in the world, the Temples of Karnak is one of the most popular attractions in Egypt. Later, pay a visit to the Luxor Temple, a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex. After the tour, your private driver will escort you to Hurghada for overnight.
Overnight: Hurghada
Meal: Breakfast
Day 10
Hurghada Free Day
Hurghada, located on the Red Sea coast, will be one of the places for relaxing after visiting Egyptian heritage. Today is free for you to relax with its dramatic landscape, natural beaches, and clear waters.
Overnight: Hurghada
Meal: Breakfast
Day 11
Hurghada Free Day
Spend a full day leisurely lying on the beach chair. You might want to join in some optional activities, such as deep-sea fishing, boat excursions, scuba diving (at an additional cost).
Overnight: Hurghada
Meal: Breakfast
Day 12
Hurghada - Cairo
After breakfast, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival be transferred to the hotel for check-in. The rest time is yours to have a good rest or explore on your own.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 13
Cairo, Departure
Say goodbye to Egypt and board your flight back home.
Meal: Breakfast
- Airport Arrival & Departure Private Transfers
- Inland flight tickets
- Private Tour Guide
- Entrance Fees All Tours and Visits included in our itinerary
- Accommodation as described in our itinerary
- International flight tickets
- Egypt Entry Visa
- Travel Insurance
- Personal ExtrasVisit or Sightseeing not included in our itinerary
- Tipping and Gratuities (Recommended)