Kings & Mountains

Tour description

Egypt’s landscape of vast trackless deserts, beautiful mountain scenery and beautiful marine life in the Red Sea, conceals the fertile Nile Valley, known throughout the world for its incredible collection of ancient pyramids, temples and tombs. This tour combines time in Cairo and Luxor visiting these sites with a few days by the Red Sea to give you a taste of everything Egypt has to offer.

Starting in Cairo we tour the Gisa Plateaux to see the 3 huge pyramids and sphinx there. These awesome ancient monuments have withstood the tests of time, giving us a fascinating and unique glimpse into the past. We also visit the Egyptian Museum, home to a vast collection of artefacts, including the famous Tutankhamun display.

From Cairo we travel by overnight sleeper train through the Nile Valley to Luxor and its spectacular collection of temples and tombs. On the east bank we visit the colossal and well preserved temples of Karnak and Luxor. On the west bank of the Nile we take time to explore the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatchepsut & Medinat Habu temples, and learn much more about ancient Egyptian history.

After a return train journey to Cairo and a tour of  the Citadel and Khan-el-Khalili bazaar, we leave the Nile Valley behind and head into the Sinai Peninsular and the laidback Red Sea beach resort of Dahab.

While in Dahab we spend several days relaxing by the beach and enjoying the fantastic swimming and snorkelling available on and around some of the world’s best coral reefs. We also include a camel ride and you have the chance to climb mount Sinai for sunrise over the mountains.

Finally we head back to Cairo where we have a little time for some last minute shopping and sightseeing before the tour ends.

Note - Our Egypt & Jordan Highlights tour continues this itinerary from Dahab into Jordan to tour Petra and the Dead Sea before finishing in Amman.