Fourteen days that take in nearly all of Egypt. After arriving in Cairo you visit the Giza Pyramids, then travel to Aswan for a night before boarding a Nile cruise to Luxor via Edfu. From Luxor you transfer to Hurghada for three days on the Red Sea, then return north for two days in Alexandria before your departure from Cairo. Transfers, the cruise and guiding are arranged for you, from $2,700.
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, 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 and lunch.
After breakfast you are taken to Cairo airport for the flight to Aswan and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Aswan. Meals: breakfast.
After breakfast your guide takes you to the High Dam and Philae Temple, then you board your Nile cruise for lunch. The boat sails to Kom Ombo, where you visit the double temple of Sobek and Haroeris, and continues to Edfu, with a disco party after dinner. Overnight on board in Edfu. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
In the morning you visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu, the best-preserved temple in Egypt, with its reliefs of the battle between Horus and Seth and its Nilometer. The cruise then sails north towards Luxor while you relax on deck. 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 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.
Another free day in Hurghada. Overnight in Hurghada. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
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 and lunch.
Your guide collects you from your hotel in Cairo 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. Overnight in Alexandria. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
A free day in Alexandria. Overnight in Alexandria. Meals: breakfast.
After breakfast you drive back to Cairo for a tour of Old Cairo: the Roman fortress of Babylon, the Hanging Church, the Church of St Sergius, where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered, and the Coptic Museum, finishing at the Cave Church in the Mokattam hills. 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.
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.
Yes, this is one of the few packages that includes an overnight in Alexandria itself (days 11-12), rather than just a day trip, so you get a full free day there before heading back to Cairo.
It covers Aswan’s High Dam and Philae Temple, plus Edfu, Kom Ombo, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon around Luxor.
Two free days (8 and 9), with optional add-ons like a Giftun Island snorkeling trip if you want to make the most of the Red Sea.
Yes, day 13 covers Old Cairo’s Coptic quarter, including the Hanging Church (Al Mo’allaka) and the Church of St. Sergius.
It’s available as an optional add-on on day 7 when you disembark the cruise, so let us know if you’d like to add it when booking.
