Nine days designed for women travelling alone or with friends, with trusted guides and transfers throughout. After arriving in Cairo you visit the Giza Pyramids, then join a Nile cruise from Aswan, stopping at Kom Ombo on the way to Luxor. From Luxor you continue to Sharm El Sheikh for time on the Red Sea, then return to Cairo before your departure on day nine. Every tour is private, so you travel at your own pace with peace of mind, from $1,450.
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.
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. After breakfast the cruise sails to Kom Ombo for the temple shared by the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris, then on to Edfu for the Temple of Horus, through the lock at Esna and on towards 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 and the Colossi of Memnon, then Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple on the East Bank, returning to the boat for lunch and 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). You then fly to Sharm El Sheikh, usually with a connection, and are taken to your hotel. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
A free day on the Red Sea. Optional: a boat trip to snorkel at Ras Mohamed National Park, at the tip of the Sinai where the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba meet, known for its mangroves, rich sea life and views towards Tiran Island ($50 per person). Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh. Meals: breakfast and dinner.
After breakfast you fly 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.
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.
Your package includes hotel accommodation in Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh, 3 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.
This is a fully private tour, just you and your own guide and vehicle throughout, not a group trip with other travelers.
Yes, both are available as optional add-ons. Abu Simbel can be added during your Nile cruise days in Aswan, and the Ras Mohamed snorkeling trip is available during your free day in Sharm El Sheikh. Just let us know when you book.
Our representative meets you at Cairo airport with a sign bearing your name and assists with immigration and customs, and this same support continues at every transfer throughout your trip, including your final departure.
Yes, if you’d like to request a guide preference or adjust any part of the itinerary, just let us know when you book and we’ll do our best to accommodate it.