Sailing boats on the Nile below the desert hills at Aswan, Egypt

Egypt · 7 nights, 8 days

Private Egypt: Cairo & a Nile Cruise by Air

from ₹1,10,100 per person, twin sharing, flights extra

Cairo to Giza to Aswan to Kom Ombo to Edfu to Luxor

About this trip

Egypt the easy way, with your own Egyptologist guide. See the pyramids and the new Grand Egyptian Museum, fly to Aswan and cruise three nights on the Nile to Luxor. Then fly back to Cairo for the old city. No overnight trains, no long drives.

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Length
7 nights, 8 days
Route
Cairo to Giza to Aswan to Kom Ombo to Edfu to Luxor

Egypt at a glance

  • Best Oct–Apr Pleasant season
  • Online e-visa We apply a week ahead
  • Heritage
  • Cruise
  • Honeymoon

Highlights

  • Your own Egyptologist guide throughout
  • Pyramids, Sphinx and Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Flights both ways between Cairo and the Nile
  • 3 nights on a 5-star Nile cruise
  • Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Karnak and Luxor temples
  • Valley of the Kings
  • Citadel and Khan el-Khalili bazaar

Route

  1. Cairo
  2. Giza
  3. Aswan
  4. Kom Ombo
  5. Edfu
  6. Luxor
  • Internal flight
  • Hotel
  • Breakfast
  • Transfers
  • Cruise

Day by day

  1. Day 1:Arrive Cairo

    Our team meets you at Cairo airport and drives you to your hotel, with a short briefing from your guide.

    • Meet and greet at Cairo airport
    • Transfer to the hotel
    • Trip briefing with your guide

    Meals:No meals

  2. Day 2:Pyramids & Grand Egyptian Museum

    Your Egyptologist guide takes you to the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. After lunch, you see the new Grand Egyptian Museum and Tutankhamun’s gold mask.

    • Pyramids of Giza
    • The Sphinx and Valley Temple
    • Lunch at a local restaurant
    • Grand Egyptian Museum

    Meals:Breakfast & Lunch

  3. Day 3:Fly to Aswan to Nile Cruise

    A morning flight to Aswan, the High Dam, then board your cruise for lunch. In the afternoon, Philae Temple on its island.

    • Flight Cairo → Aswan
    • Aswan High Dam
    • Board the Nile cruise
    • Philae Temple
    • Optional (extra cost): felucca to Kitchener Island and a Nubian village

    Meals:Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  4. Day 4:Kom Ombo

    The ship sails north to the riverside double temple of Kom Ombo, then carries on towards Edfu.

    • Optional (extra cost): early trip to Abu Simbel
    • Sail to Kom Ombo
    • Kom Ombo Temple
    • Sail on to Edfu

    Meals:Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on the cruise

  5. Day 5:Edfu to Luxor

    An early visit to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, then sail to Luxor for Karnak and Luxor Temple.

    • Edfu Temple
    • Sail to Luxor
    • Karnak Temple
    • Luxor Temple

    Meals:Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on the cruise

  6. Day 6:Valley of the Kings to Fly to Cairo

    Luxor’s West Bank: the royal tombs, Queen Hatshepsut’s temple and the Colossi of Memnon, then an evening flight back to Cairo.

    • Optional (extra cost): sunrise hot-air balloon ride
    • Valley of the Kings
    • Hatshepsut Temple
    • Colossi of Memnon
    • Flight Luxor → Cairo
    • Transfer to your Cairo hotel

    Meals:Breakfast

  7. Day 7:Old Cairo

    The Egyptian Museum’s treasures, Saladin’s Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque, lunch, then Old Cairo and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar.

    • Egyptian Museum
    • Saladin Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque
    • Lunch at a local restaurant
    • Old Cairo
    • Khan el-Khalili bazaar

    Meals:Breakfast & Lunch

  8. Day 8:Departure

    Check out and transfer to Cairo airport for your flight home.

    • Check-out
    • Transfer to Cairo airport
    • Departure

    Meals:Breakfast

What the price covers

Included

  • 4 nights in a 3-star hotel in Cairo (or similar) and 3 nights on a 5-star Nile cruise, twin sharing
  • Stays: Cairo – Jasmine Pyramids Hotel; Nile – 5-star deluxe cruise
  • 4-star and 5-star upgrades available
  • Daily breakfast, all meals on the cruise and lunch on the Cairo touring days
  • Private touring with an English-speaking Egyptologist guide in an air-conditioned car
  • Flights Cairo → Aswan and Luxor → Cairo
  • Airport meet & greet and all transfers
  • Bottled water in the car
  • Cruises board on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Not included

  • Entry tickets to the sights, about US$160 per person (paid locally or added on request)
  • International flights
  • Egypt visa (about US$30) and travel insurance
  • Tips: about US$7 per person per day
  • Meals not listed, drinks and personal expenses
  • Optional tours (felucca and Nubian village, Abu Simbel, hot-air balloon)
  • Christmas, New Year and Easter supplement: US$20 per person per night (20 Dec – 10 Jan)

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Before you ask

What does the price cover?

It is the lowest price per person for this trip, with two people sharing a room, for what the trip lists as included. Hotel standard: 3-star in Cairo, 5-star Nile cruise. Flights from your city are quoted separately. Indicative price: it can change with dates and availability. Ask us for today’s price for your dates.

Do I need a visa?

Indian passport holders need Egypt’s online e-visa, applied for at least a week before travel; we apply for you, with the papers it asks for. The Egyptian authorities decide.

When is the best time to go?

October to April is the time to go. May to September is very hot, especially at Luxor and Aswan.

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