A grand tour of Egypt

Cairo

Day 1: Welcome to Cairo

Welcome to Egypt! Your tour starts at the airport where you will be picked up by a representative who will accompany you to your hotel for check-in and a free welcome drink. There you will meet your Tour Leader and learn more about your itinerary. After check-in you are free to spend the rest of the day at your leisure. Enjoy your day in Cairo!

Cairo - Giza

Day 2: Full day tour to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Sakkara & Memphis

After a first breakfast at your hotel, your personal guide will accompany you to the Giza Plateau to visit the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus. You will also visit the famous Sphinx and the Valley Temple facing the great statue. Additionally, you can opt to visit the Solar Boat in front of Cheops Pyramid (extra ticket can be purchased on the spot).

The lunch is included in your tour and after the break you will proceed to Sakkara to visit Sakkara Complex and the first pyramid ever built, Djoser Pyramid. Afterwards you will journey on to Memphis, the Old Kingdom's capital with its famous Necropolis.

Cairo

Day 3: Full day tour: Museums, Citadel, Old Cairo & Bazaars

Today you will get the chance to see more of Cairo! Your private guide will pick you up at the hotel and take you to visit the Egyptian Museum with the treasure room for the child king Tutankhamen alongside many other fascinating artifacts. You can also opt to visit the mummies room at the museum (requires purchase of an extra ticket on the spot).

For lunch you will make a brief stop at a local restaurant and then continue your city tour to visit Saladin Citadel with the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque. That's not all there is to Cairo as you will see in the Coptic part of the town with the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Another part of Cairo will unfold as you explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo’s old bazaar.

Cairo - Luxor

Day 4: Flight from Cairo to Luxor

This morning you will check out from your hotel and leave Cairo to fly to Luxor where you will start your Nile Cruise Tour.

Your guide will accompany you to the airport and then, once landed in Luxor, you will be met by another representative and transferred to the river harbor. You will travel in an air-conditioned car and get the first glimpse of the landscape surrounding the Nile.

After lunch on board, you will enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Later on, you will return to the cruise ship for dinner and the first night on board.

Luxor - Edfu

Day 5: A first day on the Nile

You have spent the first night on the Nile and while you have breakfast you will enjoy the view of the water. Today an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs and Valley of the Kings awaits you.

Next, you will travel on to visit the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC, as well as the Colossi of Memnon.

You will return to the cruise ship for lunch and sail to Edfu while enjoying a leisurely dinner on board.

Edfu - Kom Ombo

Day 6: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples

After breakfast on the Nile Cruise ship you will visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu.

Afterwards, you will continue your journey sailing to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile God and Horus the falcon-headed God.

After the excursion you will meet again on board and have lunch with a view of the approaching Aswan. As the previous night you will stay on board and enjoy dinner while sailing on the Nile.

Aswan

Day 7: Sightseeing in Aswan

Today is all about sightseeing in Aswan.

You will start your visit with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk called Unfinished Obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt.

Next you will continue on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor and return to your ship in time for dinner.

Aswan - Sharm El Sheikh

Day 8: Welcome to the Red Sea

After four days sailing the Nile from Luxor you have arrived to Aswan. It is time to disembark - but first enjoy your last breakfast! From Aswan you will fly to Sharm El Sheikh, where a completely new landscape awaits you.

Sharm El Sheikh

Day 9: Beach days

You have the day to spend as you wish: Relaxing on the beaches of the Red Sea with optional diving and snorkeling activities.

Sharm El Sheikh

Day 10: Second day of relaxation

Another day of sun-tanning, beach volley ball and reading in the shade awaits you! Head out to enjoy the Red Sea!

Sharm El Sheikh

Day 11: Beach activities like snorkeling or scuba diving

Good morning! Today is your last full day to enjoy the Red Sea before it is time to head back to Cairo. Enjoy the calmness, either on the beach or under water when trying out snorkeling and scuba diving activities!

Sharm El Sheikh - Cairo

Day 12: Flight back to Cairo

It is time to leave paradise. You will be picked up after breakfast in your hotel and transferred to Sharm El Sheikh airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival you will be welcomed again by your tour leader and brought to your hotel.

Cairo - Alexandria

Day 13: Drive to Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea

Today is all about the Mediterranean Sea: In the morning you will drive to Alexandria which will take you about three hours. In Alexandria you will visit Pompay's Pillar and continue the journey to the Catacombs. These make up the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Visit the library and the Citadel of Qaitbay to learn more.

Today you will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Alexandria before you check-in to your new hotel here.

Alexandria - Alamein - Cairo

Day 14: Visit to WW II Battle Field (El Alamein)

You will wake up in Alexandria, enjoy a good breakfast in your hotel and then learn about the history around World War II in Egypt.

At the Military Museum, you will see displays of weapons, military garb and tanks and learn about the actions of Montgomery, Rommel and other participants.

After lunch you will continue to visit the WW II Cemeteries, located on the Western end of the town, on a small peninsula overlooking the sea. The citadel like cemetery is the final resting place for soldiers from the Commonwealth, Greece, Italy and Germany. 

In the afternoon you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.

Cairo

Day 15: It's time to say goodbye

After two weeks spent in Egypt - visiting Cairo, learning about the different eras in history and relaxing on the beautiful beaches of the Red Sea - this trip has come to an end. According to your flight schedule you will be transferred to the airport. We hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back soon!