Overview
Tour Description
Two weeks is enough time to see Egypt properly, and this route covers almost all of it: Cairo, Alexandria on the Mediterranean, three days on the Red Sea, Luxor, a 3-night Nile cruise, Abu Simbel and a last look at Islamic and Coptic Cairo. You stay in 5-star hotels throughout, travel with a private Egyptologist, and fly where the roads are long.
Highlights
- A Nile dinner cruise on your first night in Cairo
- The Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum
- A day in Alexandria: the catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, the Qaitbay Citadel and the new Library
- Three days at a 5-star resort in Hurghada, with optional snorkeling or a desert safari
- Karnak, Luxor Temple and the Valley of the Kings
- A 3-night 5-star Nile cruise with Edfu, Kom Ombo and Philae
- Abu Simbel by private car
- Coptic Cairo, the Citadel, the Royal Mummies and Khan el-Khalili
Price by group size
Because the tour is private, the price per person drops as your group grows: $12,000 for one traveler, $9,000 each for 2 to 3 people, $8,000 for 4 to 8, $6,500 for 9 to 15 and $5,000 for 16 to 35.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo and Nile dinner cruise
Our representative meets you at your arrival gate at Cairo International Airport, helps with your visa, passport control and luggage, and drives you to your 5-star hotel. In the evening you board a Nile dinner cruise with an Egyptian buffet, live folk music and a Tanoura whirling dance show.
Meals: Dinner. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Cairo.
Day 2: Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Your Egyptologist takes you to the Giza Plateau: three great pyramids, six smaller queens’ pyramids, the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx. After lunch you visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the complete Tutankhamun collection is on show together for the first time.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Cairo.
Day 3: Day trip to Alexandria
A private car takes you north to Alexandria, about three hours. You go down into the Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, a 2nd-century burial complex where Egyptian, Greek and Roman styles meet, and see Pompey’s Pillar, a 27-meter column of red Aswan granite raised for the emperor Diocletian. Lunch is seafood by the Mediterranean. In the afternoon you visit the Qaitbay Citadel, built in 1477 on the site of the ancient Pharos lighthouse, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the modern library that honors the ancient one. You return to Cairo in the evening.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Cairo.
Day 4: Fly to Hurghada
A morning flight takes you to Hurghada on the Red Sea, where you are met and driven to your 5-star beach resort. The afternoon is yours for the beach or the pool.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner. Overnight: 5-star resort, Hurghada.
Days 5 and 6: Free days on the Red Sea
Two days to relax by the sea. The reefs off Hurghada are among the best in the world for snorkeling and diving, and we can book a boat trip, water sports or a quad bike safari to a Bedouin village in the desert. These activities are optional and not included.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, soft drinks. Overnight: 5-star resort, Hurghada.
Day 7: Drive to Luxor, Karnak and Luxor Temple
After breakfast a private car takes you to Luxor, about four hours. In the afternoon your guide shows you Karnak, dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu, with its Great Hypostyle Hall of 134 columns, and Luxor Temple in the center of town.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Luxor.
Day 8: Board the Nile cruise, Luxor West Bank
You check out and board your 5-star Nile cruise, then cross to the West Bank. In the Valley of the Kings you enter painted royal tombs of the New Kingdom. You also visit the terraced Temple of Hatshepsut, one of Egypt’s most successful female pharaohs, and the Colossi of Memnon, two seated statues of Amenhotep III.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Overnight: Nile cruise, Luxor.
Day 9: Edfu and Kom Ombo
Day 10: Aswan: the High Dam and Philae
In Aswan you visit the High Dam, which created Lake Nasser and ended the yearly Nile flood, and take a private motorboat to Philae Temple, the temple of Isis on Agilkia Island.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Overnight: Nile cruise, Aswan.
Day 11: Abu Simbel
After breakfast you leave the ship and drive with your guide to Abu Simbel. Ramses II, who reigned from 1279 to 1213 BC, had the Great Temple cut into the mountain, with four seated statues of himself about 20 meters high, and a second temple for Queen Nefertari. Twice a year, in February and October, the rising sun reaches the statues in the inner sanctuary. You return to Aswan for lunch and check in to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Aswan.
Day 12: Fly to Cairo, Coptic Cairo and the Citadel
A morning flight takes you back to Cairo. Your guide takes you to Coptic Cairo: the Hanging Church, built on the gate towers of the Roman fortress of Babylon, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. In the afternoon you visit the Citadel of Salah el-Din and the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Cairo.
Day 13: Royal Mummies, Al-Muizz Street and Khan el-Khalili
In the morning you visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, home to the Royal Mummies Hall. Then you walk along Al-Muizz Street, lined with medieval mosques, madrasas and houses, and finish in Khan el-Khalili, the bazaar founded in the 14th century.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch. Overnight: 5-star hotel, Cairo.
Day 14: Fly home
After breakfast our representative drives you to Cairo International Airport and helps you with check-in and departure formalities.
Meals: Breakfast.
Included and Excluded
- Meet and assist at all airports
- 5 nights in a 5-star hotel in Cairo with breakfast
- 3 nights in a 5-star resort in Hurghada
- 1 night in a 5-star hotel in Luxor with breakfast
- 3 nights on a 5-star Nile cruise, full board
- 1 night in a 5-star hotel in Aswan with breakfast
- Domestic flights Cairo to Hurghada and Aswan to Cairo
- Nile dinner cruise in Cairo
- Private Egyptologist guide
- Lunch on sightseeing days
- Entrance fees to all sites and museums in the itinerary
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
- All service charges and taxes
- International flights and Egypt entry visa
- Optional activities in Hurghada
- Drinks not listed
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Personal expenses
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FAQs
How much does the 14-day Egypt tour cost?
It is priced by group size: $12,000 per person for one traveler, $9,000 each for 2 to 3, $8,000 for 4 to 8, $6,500 for 9 to 15 and $5,000 for 16 to 35. Hotels, the cruise, domestic flights, guiding and entrance fees are included.
Is two weeks the right length for Egypt?
For a first visit, 12 to 14 days lets you see Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel without rushing, and still have a few days of rest on the Red Sea. This route is designed around that balance.
Can I skip the Red Sea days?
Yes. We can replace Hurghada with more time in Cairo, the White Desert, or a longer Nile cruise, and adjust the price.
Do you visit the Royal Mummies?
Yes, on day 13 at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, which holds the mummies of kings and queens including Ramses II and Hatshepsut.
What is included in a luxury tour?
VIP airport service, private guides and vehicles, 5-star hotels, a deluxe cruise or dahabiya, and internal flights.
