11 Days Egypt Spiritual Tours

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.

After an early breakfast you meet your private guide at the Giza Pyramids, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, with time for quiet reflection in front of the monuments. You stop at the panorama point for photos of all three, visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre, then tour 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.

Early in the morning you fly to Aswan for a guided visit to the High Dam and Philae Temple, dedicated to Isis and rebuilt on Agilkia Island after the dam was built. You then board your Nile cruise for lunch and sail to Kom Ombo for the temple shared by Sobek and Haroeris, and on to Edfu, with a disco party after dinner. Overnight on board in Edfu. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After breakfast you visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu. The cruise then passes through the lock at Esna and sails on to Luxor, with a galabeya party after dinner. Overnight on board in Luxor. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After breakfast your guide takes you to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings, entering three royal tombs, the terraced Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the few women to rule as pharaoh, and the Colossi of Memnon, the twin statues of Amenhotep III. Lunch is on board, with a free afternoon. 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 and lunch.

Another free day in Hurghada. 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.

Your guide collects you from your hotel and 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. You return to Cairo in the evening. 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.

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

Day 2 gives you an early morning at the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple, with plenty of time to take in these ancient sites at a slower pace before the Grand Egyptian Museum and a Nile-side city tour in the afternoon. It’s a full day built for reflection as much as sightseeing, and if you’d like to end it with the Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids that evening, it’s available as an optional add-on for $50 per person.

Yes, day 10 is a full day trip to Alexandria, about 3 hours from Cairo. You’ll visit Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, the Library of Alexandria from the outside, the Citadel of Qaitbey and Abu El Abbas Mosque, with a drive along the Corniche to see the city’s seafront before heading back to Cairo the same evening.

Yes, day 1 in Cairo is left mostly free so you can settle in after your flight, and once you reach Hurghada later in the trip you’ll have two more free days to relax by the Red Sea at your own pace.

You’ll spend several nights aboard a Nile cruise ship sailing from Aswan to Luxor, with visits to the High Dam and Temple of Philae in Aswan, the Temple of Horus in Edfu, and on the West Bank in Luxor the Valley of the Kings and other royal tombs, plus a Galabya party onboard.

You’ll have two free days in Hurghada after your Nile cruise wraps up, giving you time to unwind by the Red Sea before flying back to Cairo. If you’d rather stay active, we can arrange an optional snorkeling trip to Giftun Island instead.