You start your Egyptian adventure in Cairo with a visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the great pyramids at Gisa. We next take you on a tour of the city of Cairo, where we visit the Citadel with its collection of mosques and palaces, the world famous Egyptian museum, and finish by exploring the Khan-el-Khalili bazaar. Most departures on this tour spend the first 2 nights in Cairo staying at the Oberoi Mena House hotel, right at the foot of the pyramids.

 

The overnight sleeper train takes you south to the beautiful town of Aswan, which is situated beside the cascading waters of the Nile. Here you can relax and watch myriad feluccas sail lazily around the many small islands or experience traditional Egyptian life with a stroll along the mazy streets of the town’s colourful bazaar. We take you on a visit to the lovely island temple of Philae and you have the option of a tour out to Abu Simbel, with its remarkable temple to Ramses II, before beginning your cruise down the Nile towards Luxor.

 

Surrounded by the sumptuous setting of your luxurious cruise boat you slowly make your way down river. You can relax on the sun-deck and watch rural Egyptian life go by during the day, before enjoying a variety of cuisines for dinner on board in the evening. En route you will stop at the important temples of Komombo and Edfu before finally reaching Luxor. We use cruise boats at the Egyptian 5-star deluxe level, and book upper deck cabins whenever available (no extra supplement).

 

In Luxor you take tours to both the East & West banks for the Nile. These include the Pharaonic tombs in the Valleys of the Kings, Queen Hatchepsut's temple, and the colourful temple of Medinat Habu, which really gives you an idea of what Egypt's temples used to look like. On the East bank we visit the temple of Luxor in the middle of town, and the huge temple complex at Karnak.

 

 

 

From Luxor you travel overland to the Red Sea Riviera resort town of Hurghada, where you have 4 nights in a 5-star beach resort. You can try some snorkelling, scuba-diving or a glass-bottomed boat trip over the world-famous reefs, take a jeep trip into the desert, visit St. Paul's Monastery the ancient Roman quarries, or just relax in the hotel and on the beach.

From Hurghada, you follow the Red Sea coast up to the Suez Canal and inland to Cairo where you have a little free time before your tour ends with a transfer to the airport for your flight home. If you wish, you may fly straight home from Hurghada (flights would be with Egypt Air and require a stop-over in Cairo en-route).

Travelling with your children? Check our family information page.

 

We also have a range of diving holidays that take place in Dahab, Egypt.

 

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