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From the Pharaohs to the Red Sea: 10 Days with a Nile Cruise & Hurghada

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

Duration10 days / 9 nights
Travel styleClassical, Luxury
DeparturesDaily
From$2,210 pp

Overview

Temples first, then the sea. Cairo and a three-night Nile cruise, then across the Eastern Desert to the Red Sea for two all-inclusive days of sun and clear water, and back to Cairo for its Coptic and Islamic heart.

Temples first, then the sea. Cairo and a three-night Nile cruise, then across the Eastern Desert to the Red Sea for two all-inclusive days of sun and clear water, and back to Cairo for its Coptic and Islamic heart.

Optional, on request: Abu Simbel by road (day 4); a hot-air balloon over Luxor (day 6); a desert safari with quad, camel and Bedouin barbecue (day 6, shared); a snorkelling boat trip with lunch (day 7, shared).

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 & drive to Hurghada

The West Bank in the morning and lunch with a Luxor family, then about 4 hours by private car to the Red Sea. Meals: breakfast, lunch, then all-inclusive.

Day 7 Free day in Hurghada

The beach, the pool, or an optional snorkelling boat trip or desert safari. Meals: all-inclusive.

Day 8 Fly from Hurghada to Cairo

A short flight back to Cairo and your hotel. Meals: breakfast.

Day 9 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 10 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$2,210$2,750
5–8$1,930$2,470
9–15$1,910$2,450
16–20$1,895$2,435
21–25$1,880$2,420
26–30$1,870$2,410
Single supplement$575$955

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; Golden Beach Resort Hurghada or similar, all-inclusive. Option 2 (5★): Hyatt Centric Cairo West or similar, with breakfast; MS Kleos or similar, full board. AMC Royal Hotel & Spa Hurghada or similar, all-inclusive. Nights: 2 in Cairo, 3 on the cruise, 2 in Hurghada, 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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