Classic Egypt with a Nile cruise and Abu Simbel
From the pyramids of Giza to the temples of Luxor and Abu Simbel: four nights sailing the Nile, the Grand Egyptian Museum and historic Islamic Cairo.
From $1,437 per person
Luxury Honeymoon in Egypt's Grand Hotels
Three legendary palace hotels, a balloon over Luxor at dawn and a private felucca dinner in Aswan: Egypt at its most romantic and most refined.
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About this trip
Some hotels are part of the story. Wake up at the Marriott Mena House with the Great Pyramid outside your window, sleep where kings and Agatha Christie stayed at the Winter Palace in Luxor, and watch the sun set over the Nile from the terrace of the Old Cataract in Aswan.
Between them, a hot-air balloon over the Valley of the Kings at dawn, a candlelit dinner facing the pyramids and a private felucca with dinner on board in Aswan. A private Egyptologist, a private car and every detail looked after, so the only thing you plan is the next sunset.
Duration
8 days / 7 nights
Destinations
Mena House, Winter Palace, Old Cataract, Abu Simbel
Trip style
Honeymoon
Accommodation
Hotels
Getting around
Private car with driver · Domestic flights · Boats on the Nile
Day by day
Itinerary
Your personal assistant meets you at the airport, takes care of the visa and formalities and drives you to the Marriott Mena House, the historic palace hotel at the foot of the pyramids. Flowers and a cake are waiting in your pyramid-view room.
- Pyramids & Sphinx
- Grand Egyptian Museum
The Giza Plateau with your private Egyptologist before the crowds: the Great Pyramid, the panoramic viewpoint and the Sphinx. After lunch, the Grand Egyptian Museum and the treasure of Tutankhamun. In the evening, a candlelit dinner facing the pyramids.
- Karnak
- Luxor Temple
A morning flight to Luxor and check-in at the Sofitel Winter Palace, where kings and Agatha Christie stayed. Karnak in the afternoon and Luxor Temple as its lights come on.
- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut
A hot-air balloon ride over the West Bank at dawn, included for the two of you. Then the Valley of the Kings and the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and a free afternoon in the gardens of your hotel.
- Temple of Horus
- Kom Ombo Temple
A private drive south with stops at the Temple of Horus at Edfu and the double temple of Kom Ombo above the Nile. Arrive at the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract in Aswan in time for sunset on its terrace.
- Philae
- Felucca
A motorboat to Philae, the island temple of Isis. A free afternoon by the pool, then a private felucca just for you, with dinner served on board as the sun sets over the West Bank.
- Temple of Ramses II
- Temple of Nefertari
An early drive across the desert to Abu Simbel and the temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari. Back in Aswan, a flight to Cairo and a last night at a five-star hotel on the Nile.
Breakfast, then your personal assistant takes you to the airport and helps you with check-in for your flight home.
What's in your price
What's included
- Meet and assist at all airports
- 2 nights at the Marriott Mena House, pyramid-view room, breakfast
- 2 nights at the Sofitel Winter Palace, Luxor, breakfast
- 2 nights at the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract, Aswan, breakfast
- 1 night at a five-star hotel on the Nile in Cairo, breakfast
- Hot-air balloon flight in Luxor
- Candlelit dinner at Giza and a private felucca dinner in Aswan
- Lunch on touring days
- Domestic flights Cairo–Luxor and Aswan–Cairo
- Private car for all transfers, the drive to Aswan and Abu Simbel
- Private Egyptologist guide on touring days
- Entrance fees to the sites listed
Not included
- International flights
- Egypt visa
- Travel insurance
- Drinks
- Tips
- Personal expenses
Where you stay
Hotels and Nile cruise
Cairo and Giza
- Marriott Mena House★★★★★
Luxor
- Sofitel Winter Palace★★★★★
Aswan
- Sofitel Legend Old Cataract★★★★★
From $2,980 per person
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