Itinerary
- Day 1
Cairo
Your driver meets you at the airport and takes you to your hotel in Cairo. From there, the day is yours to settle in, rest up, and get oriented to the city.
- Day 2
Cairo
Start with a guided tour through the Grand Egyptian Museum, where you'll see over 100,000 artifacts including massive statues and the treasures from King Tutankhamun's tomb. After that, you'll head to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to check out statues, jewelry, sarcophagi, and mummies that are remarkably well preserved. By afternoon, you can cool off at the hotel pool and take it easy for the rest of the day.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Grand Egyptian Museum
- Guided tour of Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Landmarks/POIs Grand Egyptian Museum Egyptian Museum - Day 3
Cairo to Aswan
You'll spend the morning at Giza Plateau exploring the pyramids and the Sphinx. The three great pyramids are there, including the Cheops pyramid which was built from over 2.5 million limestone blocks. You have the chance to go inside one of them if you want. In the afternoon, either relax by the pool back at your hotel or wander around Cairo before heading to the train station for your overnight sleeper train to Aswan.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Pyramids of Giza
- Guided tour of the Sphinx
- Opportunity to explore inside one of the great pyramids
Landmarks/POIs Great Pyramid of Cheops Great Sphinx of Giza Giza Plateau - Day 4
Aswan
After arriving in Aswan, you'll take a boat out to Agilika Island and visit Philae Temple. On the way back, there's a stop at a perfume oil shop. The rest of the day you can hang out at the hotel, use the facilities, or take a walk along the riverside corniche. Later this evening, you'll head to the Aswan market to walk through the herbs and spices and get a feel for the local scene.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Boat excursion to Agilika Island
- Guided tour of Philae Temple
- Visit to perfume oil emporium
- Guided tour of Aswan Market
Landmarks/POIs Philae Temple Agilika Island Aswan Market - Day 5
Aswan
A motorboat takes you out on the Nile to Seheil Island where you'll do a guided walk and find archaeological sites. If a local school is open, you might visit. Lunch and time with your group happens onboard a traditional felucca. In the afternoon, you can relax or join the optional trip to the Nubian Museum, which has over 3,000 artifacts and scale models from ancient Egypt.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch aboard traditional felucca)
Included Activities
- Guided motorboat excursion to Seheil Island
- Guided walk of Seheil Island archaeological sites
- Visit to local school on Seheil Island
- Lunch aboard traditional felucca
Optional Activities
- Optional excursion to Nubian Museum (over 3,000 artefacts and scale models from Egypt's ancient history)
Landmarks/POIs Seheil Island Nubian Museum - Day 6
Aswan to Luxor
A motorboat crosses the river to the west bank where you'll ride a camel across the desert to the 7th century Monastery of St Simeon. After exploring the monastery, you travel toward Luxor. Along the way, there's a stop at Kom Ombo Temple with its symmetrical layout dedicated to both Horus and Sobek.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Camel ride to Monastery of St Simeon
- Guided tour of Monastery of St Simeon
- Guided tour of Kom Ombo Temple
Landmarks/POIs Monastery of St Simeon Kom Ombo Temple - Day 7
Luxor
You'll explore Luxor's West Bank starting with the Valley of the Kings and its elaborate tombs carved out to ward off robbers. Then you'll see Queen Hatshepsut's temple with its columns and the Colossi of Memnon statues. In the afternoon, head to the Karnak Temple complex to walk through the vast Hypostyle Hall. By evening, you can relax or join an optional tour of Luxor Temple all lit up at night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Valley of the Kings
- Guided tour of Queen Hatshepsut Temple
- Guided tour of Colossi of Memnon
- Guided tour of Karnak Temple
Optional Activities
- Optional tour of Luxor Temple (beautifully illuminated at night)
Landmarks/POIs Valley of the Kings Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Colossi of Memnon Karnak Temple Luxor Temple - Day 8
Luxor to Cairo
You'll get a flight from Luxor airport back to Cairo. From there, spend the rest of the day however you like, whether that's relaxing at the hotel pool or getting out to explore the city a bit more.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 9
Cairo
After breakfast, your driver takes you to the airport for your flight home and the end of your trip through Egypt.
- Meals
- Breakfast
