12 Days Cairo, Nile Cruise & Red Sea

12 Days / 11 NightsCairo & Giza · Luxor · Aswan · HurghadaPrivate tour

Pick-up & Drop-offCairo Airport

Duration12 Days / 11 Nights

AvailabilityEvery day

Cairo, Nile Cruise & Red Sea

A generous holiday that balances sightseeing and rest. Cairo for three days, a four-night cruise with an Abu Simbel excursion, and time on the beach to finish.

Ideal for families and anyone who wants to come home rested as well as inspired.

Tour Highlights

Giza Pyramids Complex

The last standing wonder of the ancient world sits on a desert plateau a few minutes from our hotel. Your Egyptologist explains how three generations of kings turned limestone into eternity, and where to stand for the classic panorama.

Grand Egyptian Museum

The world’s largest museum dedicated to one civilisation. Climb the Grand Staircase lined with royal statues, meet the colossus of Ramses II in the atrium and see the complete Tutankhamun treasure displayed together for the first time.

Saqqara & the Step Pyramid

Djoser’s Step Pyramid is the first monumental stone building in history. Around it lie painted noble tombs whose wall scenes show farming, fishing and feasting 4,500 years ago.

Nile Cruise between Luxor & Aswan

Unpack once and let the river do the rest. Days are spent visiting temples, afternoons on the sun deck watching palm groves, villages and fishermen slide past.

Valley of the Kings

Hidden in the Theban hills, the royal necropolis holds more than sixty tombs. Your ticket covers three of them, with colours that still look freshly painted; Tutankhamun’s tomb can be added.

Edfu Temple of Horus

The best-preserved temple in Egypt, dedicated to the falcon god Horus. Its walls tell the story of Horus’ battle with Seth, and its towering pylon is unforgettable.

Philae Temple

Reached by a short motorboat ride, the island temple of Isis was rescued from the rising Nile and rebuilt stone by stone – one of the most romantic settings in Egypt.

Abu Simbel Temples

Ramses II carved two temples into a mountain near the Sudanese border, guarded by four 20-metre statues of himself. In the 1960s the whole site was cut into blocks and lifted to safety – an epic worth the early start.

Red Sea Snorkelling

Warm, clear water and reefs full of parrotfish, clownfish and corals a few minutes from shore – no experience needed, all gear provided.

What’s Included & Excluded

Meet & assist at the airport and all transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel nights with daily breakfast as listed
Domestic flights shown in the itinerary
Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide on sightseeing days
Entrance fees to all sites listed
Lunch on touring days
Bottled water in the vehicle
All service charges and taxes

International flights
Egypt entry visa (US$25, on arrival or e-visa)
Tipping
Optional tours, drinks and personal spending

Tour Itinerary

Day 1Arrival in Cairo

Our representative meets you inside the arrivals hall, helps with your visa and luggage and drives you to your hotel in Giza. Depending on your arrival time, relax on the roof terrace with your first view of the pyramids.

Meals: —Overnight: Cairo / Giza

Day 2Pyramids, Sphinx & the Grand Egyptian Museum

After breakfast your Egyptologist guide takes you to the Giza plateau: the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the panoramic viewpoint, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Lunch at a local restaurant, then the afternoon at the Grand Egyptian Museum and its Tutankhamun galleries.

Meals: Breakfast, LunchOvernight: Cairo / Giza

Day 3Saqqara, Memphis & Dahshur

Head south of Giza to the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the colossus of Ramses II at Memphis and the Bent and Red Pyramids of Dahshur – the story of how the pyramids were invented.

Meals: Breakfast, LunchOvernight: Cairo / Giza

Day 4Fly to Luxor & board your Nile cruise

Morning flight to Luxor and check-in on board your cruise ship for lunch. In the afternoon visit Karnak and Luxor temples on the East Bank. Dinner on board.