About this tour
Our most-loved route, and the one we’d send a first-time visitor on without hesitation. Ten days is enough to see the three faces of Egypt properly — the ancient, the river, and the sea — without ever feeling like you’re being marched.
You start in Cairo with the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, fly south to Aswan and board a five-star boat for the slow sail to Luxor, then finish on the Red Sea with nothing at all to do.
Your route
Day by day
Met at Cairo airport by your guide and driver, and transferred to your hotel. Nothing scheduled — rest, eat, and if you're up for it, a first walk along the Nile at dusk.
An early start at Giza before the heat and the crowds — the three pyramids, the Sphinx, and the option to go inside the Great Pyramid. Afternoon at the Grand Egyptian Museum, where Tutankhamun's full collection is displayed together for the first time.
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara — the oldest stone building on earth — then Memphis, Egypt's first capital. Afternoon in Islamic Cairo: Khan el-Khalili, the mosques, and mint tea somewhere quiet.
A domestic flight south to Aswan. Board your five-star boat, then Philae Temple on its island and a felucca out to the botanical gardens as the light goes gold.
An early convoy south to Abu Simbel, arriving as the sun hits Ramses II's four colossi. The whole temple was cut apart and moved uphill in the 1960s — your guide will show you the joins.
Kom Ombo's double temple to Sobek and Horus, right on the riverbank. Then Edfu — the best-preserved temple in Egypt — reached by horse-drawn carriage. Afternoon on deck watching the valley go by.
Karnak, the largest religious building ever constructed, and its hypostyle hall of 134 columns. Luxor Temple in the evening, lit up and half-empty.
A short transfer east to the coast and your beach resort. Nothing scheduled from here — the rest of the trip is yours.
Snorkel the reefs, take a boat out, dive, or don't move at all. We can arrange anything you fancy, or nothing.
Transfer to the airport for your flight home. We'll be on WhatsApp until you land.
What's included
Included
- 9 nights: 5-star hotels, Nile cruise cabin & Red Sea resort
- Licensed Egyptologist guide throughout
- Domestic flight (Cairo–Aswan)
- All private transfers & air-conditioned vehicle
- All entrance fees to the sites listed
- Full board on the cruise, breakfast elsewhere
- Airport meet & assist on arrival and departure
- 24/7 WhatsApp support while you travel
Not included
- International flights to and from Egypt
- Egypt entry visa (we'll guide you through it)
- Travel insurance
- Hot-air balloon over Luxor (optional add-on)
- Lunches and dinners outside the cruise
- Drinks and personal expenses
- Tipping (entirely at your discretion)