Egypt Elite — 10 Days Private Tour

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.

North to the Mediterranean. The Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, Pompey's Pillar, the Qaitbay Citadel where the lighthouse once stood, and the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Seafood by the harbour before heading back.

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.

Up before dawn for a hot-air balloon over the Valley of the Kings as the sun comes up. Back on the ground for the tombs themselves, Hatshepsut's temple, and the Colossi of Memnon.

Yours to spend. We can add the Egyptian Museum, a Nile dinner cruise, a cooking class or a day at Coptic Cairo — or you can simply do nothing.

Free morning depending on your flight, then a transfer to Cairo airport. We'll be on WhatsApp until you land.