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- Explore!
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Take a horse-drawn 'calesh' to Karnak Temple
- Cruise from Aswan to Luxor via the temple of Edfu
- Learn of the enchanting Egyptian history from locals
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip Cairo
- Day 2 In Cairo; visit the Pyramids, Sphinx and the spectacular new Grand Egyptian Museum
- Day 3 Visit the Egyptian museum off Tahrir square. Rest of the day is free in Cairo to explore, overnight train to Aswan
- Day 4 In Aswan; tour of the Philae Temple and optional Nubian village dinner
- Day 5 Optional excursion to Abu Simbel, Board cruise boat
- Day 6 Cruise down the Nile River towards Kom Ombo Temple
- Day 7 Continue to cruise up the Nile towards Luxor
- Day 8 Cruise ends in Luxor, visit Karnak Temple
- Day 9 Explore the West Bank, Habu temple and Valley of the Kings
- Day 10 Trip ends Luxor
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Novotel Cairo El Borg
HotelDays 1, 2Overnight Train: Cairo to Aswan
Sleeper Trainday 3Obelisk Nile Hotel
Hotelday 4MS Zeina
Berth / CabinDays 5, 6, 7Aracan Eatabe Luxor Hotel
HotelDays 8, 9
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Explore!
Number of tours
531
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
92%
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- Overall RatingExcellent
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- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodGood
Tracey· March 25th, 2024Tour March 2-11. A Bucket list destination that...Show more
Explore! commented on this reviewThank you for taking the time to leave a review and I am personally so thrilled that it seemed to exceed all your expectations! I will certainly pass your feedback on to our Programme Manager and Mohammed. I hope it's not too long before Explore can... Show moreTrip date: March 2024- AKen· January 28th, 2023Abu Simbel a sail in a felucca, the high quality of the accomodation, hotels & ship. I wanted to visit an aircraft museum in Cairo, so it was arranged by Mostafa. He even had the taxi driver bring us back to the rest of the group at the stated time.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJeremy· January 26th, 2023All of the actual sights were pretty amazing, But I particularly liked the variety of modes of transport. Mustafa our guide was really excellent.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ATony· February 13th, 2023My recommendation is to listen to the Leader - took his advice every time and was very happy I did For me the optional tours at Sety I tomb, Temple of Habu and Workers Tombs just blew me awayShow moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ARene· February 14th, 2023Our guide was excellent and very organized.Show moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAlan· February 15th, 2023I HAD BEEN TO EGYPT 23 YEARS AGO SO I WAS SELECTIVE IN WHICH EXCURSIONS TO TAKE PART IN .TtHE VALLEY OF THE KINGS, THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA , KOM OMBO AND EDFU STOOD OUT AS DID THE RIVER NILE CRUISE.Show moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ARobert· March 5th, 2023So many: Valley of Kings Camel RideShow moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASusie· February 19th, 2023Sakkarta pyramid area and tombs particularly Seti. Sailing along the NileShow moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ADenise· February 28th, 2023Valley of the Kings - despite the very early start, definitely worth getting their early to have the tombs to ourselves. Karnak temples also incredible.Show moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AGeoff· March 3rd, 2023Pyramids, Abu Simba ,Cruise and Valley of KingsShow moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Susan
Asked on March 18th, 2025I am interested in the Classic Egypt with Nile Cruise. Can you please let me know what are the optional tours that are available for this tour?
Explore!Operator•Written March 2025Optional tours include: Cairo (Saqqara and Unas Pyramids $30 USD, Half day Islamic Cairo $40 USD), Aswan (Dinner in Nubian Village $20 USD, Aswan High Dam tour $25 USD, Felucca cruise $10 USD), Abu Simbel excursion $100 USD, Luxor (Tutankhamun's Tomb entrance, Karnak Sound and Light Show $20 USD, Hot Air Balloon $120 USD).
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Susan
Traveler•Written March 2025I am interested in travelling in May. Is it safe to travel with the unrest in neighbouring countries?
- Explore!Operator•Written March 2025
Egypt remains a safe country for tourists to travel to. Explore keeps the travellers safety at top of mind and if it were unsafe for us to run trips, we would not run our trips there. Our trips on the road in Egypt have been running safely without interruption.
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Rosemary
Asked on February 2nd, 2023Hi, I have celiac disease and need to be strictly gluten-free. Are you able to accommodate?
- Explore!Operator•Written February 2023
Where possible we would accommodate this. However please bear in mind that when eating outside of the main hotels and for the meals not included then smaller cafes, street food e.t.c may not be able to cater for this and Egypt is very heavy on bread, rice e.t.c. I'd also recommend taking some snacks with you.
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Rosemary
Traveler•Written September 2023Hi, I'm currently on the Classic Egypt with Nile Cruise and we're being asked to pay for basically all of our outings. Is this the norm? What should be included with our tour purchase, exactly?
- Explore!Operator•Written September 2023
A selection of optional activities are listed with prices. Please note that all optional prices are in either US Dollars or Egyptian Pounds. There may be a minimum requirement of 5 passengers on certain optional excursions. Prices are subject to change and all payments need to be made in cash.
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Annette
Asked on July 5th, 2022We would like to see a list of the optional excursions and other costs before booking. It is important to budget for total costs, including meals not included, optional excursions, tips on board the cruise and train and any additional expenses.
- Explore!Operator•Written July 2022
Optional Excursions prices in Egyptian Pounds (LE):
Luxor:
- Habu Temple and Workers Tomb: 1190LE per person
- Villages calesh ride (2-hours): 425LE per person
- Tutankhamun's Tomb entry: 300LE per person
- Karnak Sound and Light Show: 300LE per person
- Donkey trek (2-hours): 510LE per person
- Valley of the Queens tour: 1190LE per person
- Luxor Museum: 170LE per person
- Mummification Museum: 150LE per person
Food and drink average prices:
- Lunch: £6
- Dinner: £8
- Beer: £1.7
- Water: £0.75
Meals included: 9 Breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners
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Tour ID: 124519
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