Itinerary
- Day 1
Sharm El Sheikh to Saint Catherine
An evening transfer takes you to Saint Catherine, and then around 11:30pm you'll start your climb up Mount Moses with a Bedouin guide. You can choose between the challenging 3,750-step Steps of Repentance or the easier Camel Path route. By around 7:00am you'll reach the summit to watch the sunrise, then afterward you'll visit St. Catherine Monastery, one of the world's oldest continuously operating Christian monasteries.
- Start point
- Cairo, Cairo, Egypt (Arrival in Egypt)
Included Activities
- Climb Mount Moses (Moses Mountain) with Bedouin guide
- Visit St. Catherine Monastery
Optional Activities
- Choose between Steps of Repentance trail (3,750 steps) or Camel Path for Mount Moses ascent
Landmarks Mount Moses (Moses Mountain) St. Catherine Monastery 

- Day 2
Saint Catherine to Cairo
After a luxury breakfast and relaxing at your hotel, you're transferred to Cairo for an overnight stay in the city.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Luxury Breakfast)
- Day 3
Cairo
You'll experience skydiving or paramotoring over the Pyramids of Giza, jumping from 13,000 feet with a USPA-certified instructor. You'll freefall over the golden sands and pyramid structures, and receive a video recording of your flight. After landing, you'll enjoy a 45-minute camel ride through the desert near the pyramids.
Optional Activities
- Skydiving over Pyramids of Giza (jump from 13,000 feet, 10-15 minute flight with USPA-certified instructor, includes video)
- Paramotoring over Pyramids of Giza
- 45-minute camel ride through desert near pyramids
Landmarks Pyramids of Giza - Day 4
Cairo to Aswan
Following breakfast, you fly to Aswan, which takes about 1.5 hours, then board your Nile cruise ship. Lunch is served on board, and in the afternoon you'll visit the Aswan High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk. You'll have dinner on board and settle in for your first night on the cruise.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch served on board Nile cruise), Dinner (Dinner served on board in Aswan)
Included Activities
- Flight from Cairo to Aswan
- Visit Aswan High Dam
- Visit Unfinished Obelisk
Landmarks Aswan High Dam Unfinished Obelisk - Day 5
Aswan to Kom Ombo to Edfu
Breakfast starts your morning on board, and then you have the option to visit the Abu Simbel temples, two massive rock structures built by Ramses II. After lunch on the ship, you head to Kom Ombo to see the Temple of Kom Ombo, which was dedicated to two different gods. By evening you'll cruise toward Edfu, where dinner is served on board.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast on board), Lunch (Lunch on board), Dinner (Dinner on board)
Included Activities
- Visit Temple of Kom Ombo
Optional Activities
- Optional tour to Abu Simbel temples (two massive rock temples built by Ramses II in 13th century BC)
Landmarks Abu Simbel temples Temple of Kom Ombo - Day 6
Edfu to Esna to Luxor
You begin with breakfast before visiting the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the god Horus and constructed during the Ptolemaic period. A scenic sail takes you to the Esna Lock, once an important religious and trading center, with lunch available on board. The ship continues on to Luxor, where you'll have dinner aboard.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast on board), Lunch (Lunch on board), Dinner (Dinner on board)
Included Activities
- Visit Temple of Edfu
Landmarks Temple of Edfu Esna Lock - Day 7
Luxor
After breakfast, you'll explore the West Bank of the Nile to see the Valley of the Kings, a royal burial site containing over 60 tombs of pharaohs and nobles like Tutankhamun and Ramses II. Next, you visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut with its three distinctive terraces, then check out the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues on the west bank. Finally, you're transferred to Luxor airport for your flight back to Cairo, which takes about one hour.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Explore Valley of the Kings
- Visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
- Visit Colossi of Memnon
Landmarks Valley of the Kings Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Colossi of Memnon - Day 8
Cairo to Bahariya Oasis to White Desert
You depart Cairo at 7:00am and reach Bahariya Oasis around 11:30am. After lunch, you switch to land cruiser vehicles for the desert adventure. You'll visit the Black Desert and its highest mountain for panoramic views, explore Crystal Mountain in the White Desert National Park, and stop at Al Agbat area for photos and sandboarding. Later you'll wander through the Old White Desert with Mushroom Rock and the New White Desert with its unique rock formations. The day finishes at camp with traditional dinner and Bedouin tea by the fire.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Traditional dinner under the stars in White Desert)
Included Activities
- Visit Black Desert (25 km from Bahariya Oasis)
- Stop at highest mountain in Black Desert for panoramic views
- Visit Crystal Mountain in White Desert National Park
- Photo opportunity in Al Agbat area
- Sandboarding in desert
- Explore Mushroom Rock in Old White Desert
- Explore New White Desert with rock formations
- Camping in White Desert
Landmarks Black Desert Crystal Mountain White Desert National Park Mushroom Rock 


- Day 9
White Desert to Bahariya Oasis to Cairo
After breakfast and watching sunrise over the White Desert, you drive back toward Bahariya Oasis with a stop at the Cold Spring along the way. From there, you continue your journey back to Cairo.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Cold Spring
Landmarks Cold Spring - Day 10
Cairo
You'll have breakfast before being transferred to the airport for your departure flight.
- End point
- Cairo, Cairo, Egypt (Departure)
- Meals
- Breakfast














