Essential Egypt

Essential Egypt

Cairo Giza Luxor

Duration

7 days

Route

3 stops

Group

Private

From

€1,690 pp

The journey

Seven days, five thousand years. This is the first-encounter Egypt itinerary we would book for our own families — an Egyptologist who reads hieroglyphs aloud, hotels that face the river, and timings tuned to beat both the heat and the herds.

culture first visit

Day by day

  1. 1

    Arrive Cairo

    Met and privately transferred; first view of the Nile from your room.

    ⌂ Cairo · 5★

  2. 2

    Giza plateau

    Pyramids and Sphinx with an Egyptologist before the heat, camels optional and negotiated for you.

    ⌂ Cairo · 5★ Meals: B, L

  3. 3

    Museums & the Khan

    The Grand Egyptian Museum in depth, then Khan el-Khalili's coppersmiths at dusk.

    ⌂ Cairo · 5★ Meals: B

  4. 4

    Fly to Luxor

    Karnak in the golden hour — the greatest religious building project in human history.

    ⌂ Luxor · Nile-side hotel Meals: B, D

  5. 5

    The West Bank

    Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's terraces and the Colossi of Memnon at dawn.

    ⌂ Luxor · Nile-side hotel Meals: B, L

  6. 6

    Luxor at leisure

    A felucca hour on the river, the mummification museum — or a dawn balloon over the temples.

    ⌂ Luxor · Nile-side hotel Meals: B

  7. 7

    Depart

    Fly home via Cairo, or extend to Aswan and the dahabiya route.

    Meals: B

Included

  • ✓ Egyptologist guide throughout
  • ✓ Domestic flights Cairo–Luxor–Cairo
  • ✓ Five-star hotels (B&B)
  • ✓ All entrance fees and private transfers
  • ✓ Meals as listed

Not included

  • — International flights
  • — Luxor balloon (~€120)
  • — Travel insurance
  • — Gratuities

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