2 week all-round trip to Egypt

Cairo Airport - Giza - Cairo

Day 1: Welcome to Cairo

Arrival at Cairo international airport.

We will meet you and assist with formalities before transferring you to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day settling in and recovering from your journey.

Giza Pyramids - Sphinx - National Egyptian Museum

Day 2: Full day in Cairo

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.

Next, visit the Giza pyramids: Kheops, the biggest of the three, Khephren, and finally Mykerinos - much smaller than its two sisters but with its original coating at its base.

To the side stands the impressive sphinx with the head of a man (57m tall) whose role was to defend the entrance of the tomb against the looters.

Restore yourselves over lunch in a typical restaurant. Then visit the famous National Museum founded in 1857 by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette Pasha and transferred in 1902 to the actual building. Then we finalize the day at Khan El Khalili Bazaar.

Ramesseum - Luxor Museum - Luxor

Day 3: Flight to Luxor

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Luxor (1h flight).

Your first excursion in Luxor is a visit to the Ramesseum which is the funerary temple of Ramses II.

Then visit the Medinet Habu site, the temple of millions of years of Ramesses III.

Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant, then visit the Luxor Museum, inaugurated in 1975, on the cornice along the Nile. The objects are relatively few but of high quality, in particular, a magnificent green deschist statue of the pharaoh Thutmose III.

Karnak Complex - Luxor Temple - Luxor

Day 4: Temple of Luxor and first night on the Nile

This Embarkation day must be a Monday, Thursday or Saturday

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel then get ready for a day of sightseeing.

Visit the Karnak complex, which includes the fascinating temple of Amon Ra. The Karnak Temple Complex is home to three main temples, several smaller enclosed temples, and a number of outer temples - combining the achievements of many generations of ancient builders over a period of 1500 years. Around thirty different pharaohs contributed to the building process of this site.

After exploring, you will be transferred to your boat where you will have lunch on board. Later we visit the famous Luxor temple.

You will have dinner on board the boat before retiring to your cabin for your first night on the Nile.

Optional excursion:

Sound and light show at Luxor temple.

Valley Of The Kings - Valley Of The Queens - Hatshepsut Temple

Day 5: Visit the valleys of Kings and Queens

After breakfast, disembark your boat to visit the Valley of the Kings.

The Valley of the Kings is divided into the East and West Valleys. The eastern is by far the more iconic of the two, as the western valley contains only a handful of tombs. The Valley of the Kings includes over 60 tombs and an additional 20 unfinished ones that are little more than pits. You have time to visit 3 tombs.

Then visit Valley of the Queens. The valley looks like not much more than a sun-blasted gorge of sun-baked red rock, but hidden underneath the earth are the tombs of nearly 90 very important royal family members. You have time to visit 2 tombs.

Finally, visit Hatshepsut temple before returning to the cruise ship for lunch. After lunch, your boat will start sailing to Esna, taking you through the Esna lock.

Enjoy dinner and overnight on board in Esna

Optional excursion:

Early morning hot air balloon ride

Edfu - Kom Ombo - Aswan

Day 6: Edfu Temple

Enjoy breakfast on board.

Today you will visit the Edfu temple dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Horus - the “god with falcon head” - with two magnificent statues in black granite guarding its entry. It is certainly the best preserved temple in the country.

Return on board and sail to Kom Ombo. Enjoy lunch on board as the cruise continues. Then depart to visit Kom Ombo. This temple of the Ptolemaic dynasty, is dedicated to both gods Haroeris and Sobek. After the visit, return to the ship and continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner is served on board

Abu Simbel - Nubian Village - Aswan

Day 7: Day at leisure

Spend your day at leisure however you'd like. All meals are served on board.

Optional excursions:

- Early in the morning, go to the Abu Simbel temples by private minibus to visit the temple built by Ramses II. Then visit the second temple, called Hathour, dedicated to his wife Queen Nefertari

- Take a motor boat for 35 minutes each way to a Nubian village where you can discover local village lifestyle and customs

Philae Temple - Unfinished Obelisk - Sharm El Sheikh

Day 8: Onwards to Sharm El Sheikh

Take your final breakfast on board the boat before you depart to visit the Philae temple dedicated to Isis.

Then visit the Aswan High-Dam, whose construction was appointed to Soviet engineers in 1960 and which is the main source of electricity for the country. Finally, visit the unfinished obelisk before you have some lunch in town.

Then transfer to Luxor airport to take the flight to Sharm El Sheikh (with a stop in Cairo).

We will then transfer you to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh. We recommend you visit Soho-Square market to have a walk around the city - you can also use a cab or hotel transfer.

Dinner and overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.

Sharm El Sheikh - Sharm El Sheikh - Sharm El Sheikh

Day 9: Sharm El Sheikh relaxation

You can relax at your hotel or enjoy an excursion.

Optional excursion:

Scuba Diving

With clear waters offering spectacular visibility and vibrant marine life, the Red Sea is a great place to try scuba diving

Your stay at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh is on a half-board basis.

Sharm El Sheikh - Sharm El Sheikh - Sharm El Sheikh

Day 10: Second day in Sharm El Sheikh

Another day of relaxation at your hotel. If you would like to do something other than relax by the pool, then you can try the scuba excursion as described in previous day, or try something different!

Optional excursion:

Parasailing Fly

Experience the thrill of floating high up into the sky above the Red Sea with this parasailing adventure in Sharm El Sheikh. This private tour makes it easy for travelers to participate in this unforgettable activity. Choose to fly solo or take to the air with a partner (up to a maximum combined weight of 330 pounds).

Your stay at your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh is on a half-board basis.

Mount Sinai - St. Catherine - Sharm El Sheikh

Day 11: Sunrise over Mount Sinai

After breakfast, enjoy free time at the hotel or enjoy the beach. It's a good idea to have a restful day today.

Around 11pm you will start your transfer by car to Saint Catherine (about 200 km). Begin your ascent of Mount Sinai "Moses mountain" (about 1:30 h walking up the stairs) to watch the sunrise. A holy place for Jews, Christians and Muslims, Mount Sinai was climbed by the first prophets and Moses (Moussa in Arabic) would have received the tablets of the law there. After watching the sunrise, descend the mountain by foot while enjoying watching the sun and the clouds surrounding the mountain. On the way, visit the Greek-Orthodox monastery of Saint Catherine.

Bedouin Village - Sharm El Sheikh - Sharm El Sheikh

Day 12: Relaxation back at the hotel

You will be picked up and transferred back to the hotel for a relaxing day by the sea.

Optional excursion:

Quads, Show, Dinner

Pack four favorite Sinai Desert activities into one magical afternoon and evening on this door-to-door package. You’ll race an all-terrain vehicle (ATV or quad) across the sands, enjoy a Bedouin dinner with water and a soft drink, watch a traditional live performance. 

Sharm El Sheikh - Coptic Cairo - Cairo

Day 13: Return to Cairo

After breakfast, check out of the hotel and take your transfer to Sharm El Sheikh airport for the flight to Cairo.

Excursion to visit Old Cairo: First visit Coptic Museum which houses the largest collection of Coptic artifacts in the world and was inaugurated in 1910. Then visit the Hanging Church dating from the 4th century, the Abu Serga Chruch and the Amr Mosque which is the oldest surviving mosque in Egypt and Africa. General ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs was one of the first companions of the Prophet Muhammad.

Enjoy lunch in a typical restaurant.

Accommodation and overnight in Cairo near airport.

Cairo International Airport - Cairo International Airport - Cairo International Airport

Day 14: Farewell to Egypt

After breakfast, check out of the hotel and take your transfer to the airport.