10 Days Hurghada – Cairo and Nile cruise package

Your Egypt Day Tours representative meets you at Cairo airport with a name sign and helps you through immigration and customs, then takes you by private air-conditioned car to your hotel. On the way they run through the plan for your trip and answer any questions, and at the hotel they help you check in. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: none.

Your guide collects you from your hotel for the Giza Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre, then on to the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids, home to the complete Tutankhamun collection, much of it on display for the first time, in galleries that take you through Egyptian history in order, followed by a drive along the Nile. Optional in the evening: the Pyramids Sound and Light Show ($50 per person). Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast you are taken to Cairo airport for the flight to Aswan, where your guide meets you for the High Dam and Philae Temple before you board your Nile cruise for lunch. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The cruise sails to Kom Ombo for the temple shared by Sobek and Haroeris, then on to Edfu for the Temple of Horus, before passing through the lock at Esna on the way to Luxor, with a galabeya party after dinner. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After breakfast you cross to the West Bank of Luxor for the Valley of the Kings, where you visit tombs from different dynasties, the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon, two giant seated statues of Amenhotep III. The afternoon is free on board. Overnight on board in Luxor. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After breakfast you disembark. If you wish, start the day with a hot air balloon flight over the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and the Tombs of the Nobles ($110 per person, about 45 minutes depending on the weather). A private air-conditioned car then takes you to your hotel in Hurghada. Overnight in Hurghada. Meals: breakfast.

A free day on the Red Sea. Optional: a quad bike safari of about 30 km into the desert to a Bedouin village, with a camel ride, sunset, barbecue dinner and tanoura show ($55 per person). Overnight in Hurghada. Meals: breakfast.

Another free day. Optional: a boat trip to Giftun Island with two snorkelling stops over the coral reefs, a chance to see dolphins, time on the island’s beach and lunch on board ($45 per person). Overnight in Hurghada. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast you are taken to Hurghada airport for the flight to Cairo, where your representative takes you to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast your representative takes you to Cairo airport and helps you through immigration and customs for your flight home. Meals: breakfast.

All prices are in US dollars per person and depend on your travel dates, group size and hotel category. Every tour is private, so we prepare a quote for your own group. You can pay online through our secure payment gateway with no extra costs or surcharges.

After you book, we email your confirmation and tour voucher with all the contact numbers you need.

Tipping is not included and is at your discretion.

• Under 6 years free, 6 to 11 years 50% of the adult price, 12 years and over full price.

100% refund if you cancel 60 or more days before arrival, 50% refund at 30 to 59 days, and free rebooking to new dates inside 30 days. Full details on our cancellation policy page.

A 20% deposit by card confirms your booking (70% for groups of 20 or more). You pay the balance in Egypt.

We strongly recommend travel insurance. Our cancellation policy page lists the providers we trust.

Not included unless listed: special entry tickets (such as inside a pyramid), visa fees, tips and personal expenses.

Your adventure begins the moment you land in Cairo, where your Egypt Day Tours rep will meet you at the airport and settle you into your hotel for the night. From there you’ll explore Cairo and Giza, fly to Aswan to start your Nile cruise, sail up to Luxor, relax in Hurghada for a few days, and fly back to Cairo for your final night before we see you off at the airport on day 10. It’s a private, fully guided journey from the first hello to the last goodbye.

You’ll spend three nights aboard a Nile cruise ship from Aswan to Luxor, with breakfast, lunch and dinner included each day. Along the way you’ll visit the High Dam and Philae Temple in Aswan, the Temple of Kom Ombo, the Temple of Horus in Edfu, and on the West Bank in Luxor the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. There’s even a Galabya party onboard on your second night, so pack something fun to wear.

You’ll have three nights in Hurghada after your Nile cruise wraps up, plenty of time to unwind by the Red Sea. Both full days are left free so you can relax at your own pace, and if you’d rather stay active we can arrange optional add-ons like a quad bike desert safari with a Bedouin village visit or a snorkeling trip out to Giftun Island, both at an extra cost.

Yes, day 2 is dedicated to exactly that. You’ll see the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinus, stand before the Great Sphinx, and visit the Valley Temple, before heading to the Grand Egyptian Museum near Giza to see its remarkable collection up close. It’s one of the highlights of the whole trip.

It isn’t included in the base price, but it’s available as an optional add-on for about $110 per person on the morning you disembark the cruise in Luxor. Floating over the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and the Theban hills at sunrise is a beautiful way to end the cruise portion of your trip, so let us know if you’d like to add it when you book.