Seven days with Cairo and a Nile cruise at a budget price. After arriving in Cairo you visit the Giza Pyramids, then join a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan, with guided visits to the temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo along the way, before your departure. Airport transfers, the cruise and guiding are arranged for you, from $1,280.
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 breakfast your guide takes you to the Giza Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and its Valley Temple, 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 board the overnight train to Aswan, with dinner on board. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
Breakfast is served on the train. In Aswan 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 Cairo and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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.
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.
This 7-day package covers Cairo sightseeing (the Great Pyramids, Sphinx and Grand Egyptian Museum), a train to Aswan, and a 5-star Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor visiting Philae Temple, Kom Ombo, Edfu, the Valley of the Kings and Karnak and Luxor Temples, so you get a full taste of Egypt at an affordable price.
Yes, this is a private tour just for you and your group. Being budget-friendly doesn’t mean sharing your guide or vehicle with other travelers.
Yes, you’ll sail aboard a 5-star Nile Cruise ship from Aswan to Luxor, with all meals and cabin accommodation included as part of the package price.
After your day of pyramid sightseeing in Cairo, you’ll travel to Aswan by train to board your Nile Cruise, so you get to see more of the country along the way.
Yes, our representative will meet you at Cairo Airport with a name sign and assist you through immigration and customs, then transfer you to your hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle for the whole trip.