8 Days Student Trips to Egypt

After breakfast your guide takes you to the Giza Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre, then to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, whose collection spans 5,000 years of ancient Egyptian art. After a drive along the Nile you are taken to the station for the overnight sleeper train to Aswan. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Breakfast is served on the train. Your guide meets you in Aswan for the High Dam, completed in the 1960s, and the Unfinished Obelisk, probably intended for Queen Hatshepsut, then takes you by boat to Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Optional in the evening: the Philae Sound and Light Show ($50 per person). Overnight in Aswan. Meals: breakfast and lunch.

After breakfast you take the train to Luxor, where your guide shows you Karnak Temple, built over some 2,000 years and dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu, and Luxor Temple, begun by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramesses II, with its obelisk of Ramesses II at the entrance. Optional in the evening: the Karnak Sound and Light Show ($50 per person). Overnight in Luxor. Meals: breakfast and lunch.

A free day in Luxor, with two optional extras: a sunrise 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 30 minutes depending on the weather), and a guided West Bank tour of the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon ($55 per person). In the evening you take the overnight sleeper train to Cairo. Meals: breakfast and dinner.

Breakfast is served on the train. From Cairo you are driven to Alexandria and check in to your hotel, with the rest of the day free. Overnight in Alexandria. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast you tour Alexandria. You visit Pompey’s Pillar and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina with its open court and museums, and the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site of the ancient Lighthouse, then drive along the corniche past the Eastern Harbour and Stanley Bridge to the royal gardens of Montazah and the palaces of King Farouk, Egypt’s last king, with stops at the Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, the statue of Alexander the Great and the Unknown Soldier Memorial. You are then driven back to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast and lunch.

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 trip includes hotel accommodation in Cairo and Alexandria, sleeper train travel between cities, a private Egyptologist guide, transfers, entrance fees for the sites in the itinerary, and breakfast daily. Flights and personal expenses aren’t included, and we’ll confirm the full details with you when you book.

You’ll travel by overnight sleeper train between Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor, and by air-conditioned vehicle between Cairo and Alexandria. The sleeper trains are part of what keeps this trip budget-friendly for students.

Yes, Day 4 covers Luxor with Karnak Temple, and Days 6 and 7 cover Alexandria, including Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from outside.

Yes, a sunrise hot air balloon ride over Luxor’s west bank is available as an optional add-on for around $110 per person. Just let us know when you book if you’d like to include it.

Yes, this is a fully private tour with your own guide throughout. If you’d like to adjust the pace or add a site, just let us know when you book.