9 Days Hurghada and Cairo with 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. 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.

An optional early trip to Abu Simbel is available. The cruise then sails to Kom Ombo for the temple shared by Sobek and Haroeris, and 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 visit the West Bank of Luxor, with the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the few women to rule as pharaoh, and the Colossi of Memnon, then Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple on the East Bank. Overnight on board. 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 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. Optional in the evening: a Nile dinner cruise with a belly dance show ($55 per person). 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 package includes hotel accommodation in Cairo and Hurghada, 4 nights aboard a Nile cruise ship, a private Egyptologist guide, domestic flights, transfers, entrance fees for the sites in the itinerary, and full board meals on the cruise. Flights to and from Egypt and personal expenses aren’t included.

You’ll spend 3 nights aboard the cruise ship, sailing from Aswan to Luxor with stops at Kom Ombo and Edfu along the way, before disembarking in Luxor to fly to Hurghada.

Yes, a visit to Abu Simbel is available as an optional add-on during your time in Aswan. Just let us know when you book if you’d like to include it.

You’ll have a free day in Hurghada to relax on the Red Sea, with an optional Giftun Island snorkeling excursion available if you’d like to add it. There’s also an optional Nile Cruise dinner with a belly dancing show once you’re back in Cairo.

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.