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
Every face of Egypt in one trip: the pyramids, a Nile cruise between Aswan and Luxor, two days on a Hurghada beach, and a night under the stars in the White Desert.
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About this trip
Pyramids, the Nile, the Red Sea and the desert: four faces of Egypt in one journey. Start in Cairo, fly to Aswan to board your Nile cruise, and sail north past Kom Ombo and Edfu to the temples and royal tombs of Luxor.
Then the Red Sea at Hurghada, with reefs, islands and an all-inclusive beach resort, and finally a 4x4 adventure into the Black and White Deserts, with a barbecue by the fire and a night under more stars than you have ever seen.
Duration
11 days / 10 nights
Destinations
Nile, Red Sea, White Desert
Trip style
History and beach
Accommodation
Hotels · Nile cruise · Beach resort · Desert camp and eco-lodge
Getting around
Private car with driver · Domestic flights · Boats on the Nile · 4x4 in the desert
Day by day
On arrival, your personal assistant is waiting for you, helps you with the visa and airport formalities, and takes you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free.
A morning on the Giza Plateau: the Great Pyramid of Khufu, a walk inside the Pyramid of Khafre to its burial chamber, the panoramic viewpoint over the pyramids, and the Sphinx with its Valley Temple. Lunch with a view of the pyramids, then the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the complete treasure of Tutankhamun is displayed together for the first time.
A morning flight to Aswan and a motorboat to the temple of Philae. Board your Nile cruise for lunch, then a felucca around the islands at sunset. Dinner and night on board.
Kom Ombo and its crocodile museum in the morning, lunch on deck as the boat sails north, then a horse carriage to the temple of Horus at Edfu. The boat continues towards Luxor overnight.
The Valley of the Kings, the temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon in the morning, then Karnak and Luxor Temple in the afternoon. Last night on board.
Breakfast on board, then a private car to the Red Sea, about four hours. Check in at your all-inclusive beach resort and spend the afternoon by the water.
A whole day for the Red Sea. Snorkel the reefs on a boat trip to Giftun Island, ride a quad bike into the desert, or do nothing at all (excursions are extra).
A last swim in the morning, then the short flight to Cairo and a transfer to your hotel. Rest well: tomorrow the desert.
An early 4x4 drive to Bahariya Oasis, lunch, then off-road into the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain and Agabat valley. Sunset among the white chalk shapes, a barbecue dinner by the fire and a sky full of stars.
Wake up to sunrise over the white rocks, breakfast at camp, and a stop at a warm spring in Bahariya before the drive back to Cairo, about four hours.
Breakfast, then your personal assistant takes you to the airport and helps you with check-in.
What's in your price
What's included
Not included
Where you stay
Choose your comfort level. The hotels below are examples: we confirm the exact hotel with your price, or one of the same standard.
Cairo and Giza
Nile cruise
Cairo and Giza
Nile cruise
Cairo and Giza
Nile cruise
Red Sea: a beach resort of the same level, chosen with you.
White Desert: one night in a Bedouin camp, with tent, mattress, blankets and a barbecue dinner by the fire.
From $1,920 per person
Request this tripFrom 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
The classic journey by land: the pyramids, hotel nights in Luxor and Aswan, Edfu and Kom Ombo on the road south, Abu Simbel and historic Islamic Cairo.
From $1,820 per person
A journey for two: the pyramids by day and a dinner cruise on the Nile by night, the temples of Luxor, three nights sailing between Edfu and Kom Ombo, a Nubian village and a felucca in Aswan, sunrise at Abu Simbel, and a final free day together in Cairo.
From $1,580 per person