Pharaohs & the Red Sea

Pharaohs & the Red Sea

Cairo Luxor Hurghada coast

Duration

9 days

Route

3 stops

Group

Private

From

€1,950 pp

The journey

Egypt is the rare place where a five-thousand-year-old civilisation and a house reef sit two hours apart. This route gives the monuments their mornings and the sea its afternoons — the family-friendliest journey in our Egypt collection.

culture beach & diving

Day by day

  1. 1

    Arrive Cairo

    Private transfer and a rooftop dinner overlooking the old city.

    ⌂ Cairo · 5★ Meals: D

  2. 2

    Giza & the museum

    The plateau at opening time, then the Grand Egyptian Museum with your Egyptologist.

    ⌂ Cairo · 5★ Meals: B, L

  3. 3

    Fly to Luxor

    Karnak and Luxor temple, linked by the restored Avenue of Sphinxes.

    ⌂ Luxor Meals: B

  4. 4

    Valley of the Kings

    Royal tombs and Hatshepsut's terraces at first light, felucca hour at dusk.

    ⌂ Luxor Meals: B, L

  5. 5

    To the Red Sea

    Across the Eastern Desert to a boutique coast hotel; first swim on the house reef.

    ⌂ Red Sea · boutique resort Meals: B, D

  6. 6

    Reef days

    Snorkelling or a two-tank dive on some of the world's most forgiving coral.

    ⌂ Red Sea · boutique resort Meals: B

  7. 7

    Desert evening

    Late-day dunes by 4×4, Bedouin tea and a star chart you won't forget.

    ⌂ Red Sea · boutique resort Meals: B, D

  8. 8

    Sea at leisure

    A final unhurried day — hammam, paddleboard, book.

    ⌂ Red Sea · boutique resort Meals: B

  9. 9

    Depart

    Fly home from Hurghada, or loop back via Cairo.

    Meals: B

Included

  • ✓ Egyptologist guide for the monument days
  • ✓ Domestic flight Cairo–Luxor
  • ✓ Five-star and boutique hotels (B&B)
  • ✓ All transfers and entrance fees
  • ✓ Meals as listed

Not included

  • — International flights
  • — Dive packages
  • — Travel insurance
  • — Gratuities

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