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Cairo & the Nile in 8 Days: Cruise, Coptic Cairo & Calligraphy

Cairo - Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu - Luxor - Cairo

Duration8 days / 7 nights
Travel styleClassical, Luxury
DeparturesDaily
From$1,915 pp

Overview

Two halves of one story: ancient Cairo and the Nile valley. Seven nights, private from start to finish, with a Spanish-speaking Egyptologist, and time with the people who live here: a felucca captain in Aswan, a family in Luxor and a calligrapher in Cairo.

Two halves of one story: ancient Cairo and the Nile valley. Seven nights, private from start to finish, with a Spanish-speaking Egyptologist, and time with the people who live here: a felucca captain in Aswan, a family in Luxor and a calligrapher in Cairo.

Optional, on request: Abu Simbel by road before dawn (day 4); a hot-air balloon over Luxor (day 6).

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival in Cairo

We meet you at the airport, help with the visa and luggage, and drive you to your hotel. Meals: none.

Day 2 Pyramids, Sphinx & Grand Egyptian Museum

The Giza plateau and the Valley Temple, lunch facing the Pyramids, then Tutankhamun's treasures at the Grand Egyptian Museum. Meals: breakfast, lunch.

Day 3 Fly to Aswan, High Dam, Philae & felucca

A morning flight to Aswan and you board your cruise. Visit the High Dam and the island temple of Philae, then sail among the granite islands on a felucca with a local captain. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 4 Sailing & Kom Ombo

A slow morning on deck, then the double temple of Kom Ombo and its Crocodile Museum. The ship moors at Edfu. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 5 Edfu, the Esna lock, Karnak & Luxor Temple

The Temple of Horus at Edfu, the busy Esna lock, then Karnak's Hypostyle Hall and Luxor Temple lit up at dusk. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 6 Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut & the Colossi, then fly to Cairo

Three royal tombs, Hatshepsut's terraced temple and the Colossi of Memnon, then lunch at home with a Luxor family. Evening flight to Cairo. Meals: breakfast, lunch.

Day 7 Coptic & Islamic Cairo, the Royal Mummies & calligraphy

The Hanging Church, Abu Serga and the Ben Ezra Synagogue; Saladin's Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque; lunch in Al-Azhar Park. Then the Royal Mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, an Arabic calligraphy lesson (write your name in Arabic) and mint tea in Khan el-Khalili. Meals: breakfast, lunch.

Day 8 Departure

Private transfer to Cairo airport. Meals: breakfast.

What's included

Included

  • Private Spanish-speaking Egyptologist on every touring day (English on request)
  • Entrance fees to all the visits listed
  • Private air-conditioned transfers with meet and assist at every airport
  • Domestic flights as shown in the itinerary
  • Hotels and Nile cruise with the meals shown
  • Vehicle sized to your group

Not included

  • International flights
  • Egypt visa
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips
  • Drinks and meals not listed
  • Optional activities
  • Personal expenses

Prices

Price per person in US dollars, sharing a double room, by the total number of travellers.

TravellersOption 1 · 4★Option 2 · 5★
2–4$1,915$2,325
5–8$1,650$2,060
9–15$1,630$2,040
16–20$1,615$2,025
21–25$1,600$2,010
26–30$1,590$2,000
Single supplement$420$715

Where you stay

Option 1 (4★): Stay Inn Hotel Cairo or similar, with breakfast; MS Princess Sarah or MS Nile Paradise or similar, full board. Option 2 (5★): Hyatt Centric Cairo West or similar, with breakfast; MS Kleos or similar, full board. Nights: 2 in Cairo, 3 on the cruise, 2 in Cairo.

Prices are valid until 31 December 2027, subject to availability. Easter, Christmas and New Year are quoted on request.

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