13 Days Egypt & Sharm El Sheikh Package with Nile Cruise

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.

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 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. In the evening you can add the Sound and Light Show, a dinner cruise or a night tour of Cairo; your guide can arrange it. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast and lunch.

After breakfast your guide drives you about three hours to 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. Overnight in Alexandria. Meals: breakfast and lunch.

After breakfast you are driven back to Cairo and your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

In the morning you fly to Aswan, where your guide meets you for the High Dam, Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis and rebuilt on Agilkia Island after the dam was built, and the Unfinished Obelisk. You board your five-star Nile cruise in time for lunch. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Early in the morning the cruise reaches Kom Ombo, where you visit the double temple of Sobek and Haroeris. After lunch on board you sail to Edfu for the Temple of Horus, often with entertainment on board in the evening. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After breakfast your guide takes you to the West Bank of Luxor for the Valley of the Kings, entering three royal tombs, then the Temple of Hatshepsut and a photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, before returning to the boat for lunch. Overnight on board. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After breakfast you disembark and visit Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple, then fly from Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast.

A free day in Sharm El Sheikh. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast.

Another free day in Sharm El Sheikh. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast you fly from Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo, with the rest of the day free. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast your guide takes you to Saqqara for the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure, then Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt, and Coptic Cairo, with the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. 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.

Yes. Day 3 takes you on a 3-hour drive from Cairo to Alexandria, where you’ll visit Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs, and other highlights before returning to Cairo the next day.

You’ll have two full free days in Sharm (days 9 and 10) to relax on the beach, dive, snorkel, or simply enjoy your hotel at your own pace.

Your cruise runs from Aswan to Luxor and includes the High Dam, Philae Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, the Valley of the Kings and Queens, and the Temple of Hatshepsut, all with a private Egyptologist guide.

Yes, on day 12 you’ll visit the Step Pyramid of Sakkara, the world’s oldest major stone structure, along with Memphis and Old Cairo’s Coptic sites.

It covers 13 days across Cairo, Alexandria, a Nile cruise, and Sharm El Sheikh at one of our most competitive per-person rates, without cutting corners on guiding or transport. As with all our tours, larger groups bring the price down even further.