14 Days Luxury Egypt Complete

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Places on this trip: Abu Simbel

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1 · CairoArrival in Cairo

   Arrival. You step out of arrivals to a driver and a guide with your name. The road to your hotel is direct, in a private air-conditioned vehicle, and your Egyptologist guide helps you check in. Bottled water is included.

   Evening. A light first evening suits the first night of a long trip. No meals are included, and your guide tells you the pick-up time for tomorrow, when Giza comes first.

   • ReceptionMeet and assist at the airport
   • Pick-upPrivate transfer to your hotel
   • MealsNone included

   Overnight in Cairo
2. 2
   Day 2 · CairoThe pyramids and the Sphinx

   Morning. After breakfast at the hotel, your Egyptologist guide and the private vehicle take you to Giza. The plateau sits at the edge of the Western Desert, about 13 km south-west of central Cairo. You see Khufu's pyramid, Khafre's pyramid and the smaller one of Menkaure, then the Great Sphinx. Entrance fees are included.

   Afternoon. Lunch is not included, and your guide helps you choose a place. The vehicle then takes you back to the hotel, and the rest of the afternoon is for rest after the first full day. Dinner is not included.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Cairo
3. 3
   Day 3 · CairoThe museum and Saqqara

   Morning. Breakfast at the hotel. The Grand Egyptian Museum opens the day, with the Grand Staircase and the Tutankhamun galleries. Your guide leads you through them, and the entrance fee is included.

   Afternoon. Lunch is not included, so your guide helps you pick a place. After lunch you drive to Saqqara to see the Step Pyramid that Imhotep designed for Djoser. The Serapeum, where the Apis bulls were buried, is the last stop. The vehicle returns you to the hotel. Tomorrow you fly, so pack tonight.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Cairo
4. 4
   Day 4 · LuxorFly to Luxor

   Morning. After breakfast you check out, and the vehicle takes you and your luggage to Cairo airport. The nonstop flight from Cairo to Luxor takes about 1 hour. In Luxor your guide meets you and takes you to your hotel, where you check in.

   Afternoon. The afternoon is for Karnak and the walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall, with the entrance fee included. Your guide explains how the temple was added to over time. Lunch is not included, so your guide helps you choose a place.

   Evening. Dinner is not included. An early dinner makes sense, because tomorrow's pick-up is before dawn.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Luxor
5. 5
   Day 5 · LuxorSunrise balloon and the West Bank

   Morning. Pick-up for the balloon is before dawn, and the transfers are included. The flight lasts at least 45 minutes. Strong winds and poor visibility are the usual reasons for a cancellation. After the flight you have breakfast, then visit the Valley of the Kings with your guide. The extra-ticket tombs are not included.

   Afternoon. The terraced temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari follows. Lunch is not included, and your guide helps you choose a place. If the balloon did not fly, the next morning is the spare slot. The private vehicle returns you to the hotel in the afternoon.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast

   Overnight in Luxor
6. 6
   Day 6 · LuxorBoard the ship

   Morning. After breakfast you check out and your luggage goes into the private vehicle. This morning is at Luxor Temple, or the balloon if it had to be moved. Your guide takes you through the temple, with the entrance fee included.

   Afternoon. You board your Deluxe or Ultra Deluxe ship at 12:00 and settle into your cabin. Lunch is not included today, so your guide helps you choose where to eat. The ship sails on fixed weekly days.

   Evening. Dinner is on board, and the ship leaves in the evening.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast, Dinner

   Overnight on the Nile cruise
7. 7
   Day 7 · EdfuEdfu

   Morning. Breakfast on board. The Temple of Horus at Edfu was built under the Ptolemies between 237 and 57 BC. Your guide reads the inscriptions with you and shows how the temple is laid out from the entrance toward the sanctuary. Entrance fees are included.

   Afternoon. Lunch is on board, and the ship sails on after lunch. The afternoon is for the sun deck.

   Evening. Dinner is on board.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Overnight on the Nile cruise
8. 8
   Day 8 · Kom OmboKom Ombo

   Morning. Breakfast on board. Kom Ombo lies about 50 km north of Aswan. Your guide takes you through the double layout of its temple, which is for Sobek and Haroeris, and shows how each half has its own sanctuary. Entrance fees are included.

   Afternoon. Lunch is on board. The ship moors at Aswan in the afternoon, and the time after the temple is yours on the sun deck.

   Evening. Dinner is on board.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Overnight on the Nile cruise
9. 9
   Day 9 · AswanPhilae and the High Dam

   Morning. Breakfast on board. Philae stands on Agilkia Island, where the temple was reassembled from about 40,000 units. Your guide explains how the move was done. Entrance fees are included.

   Afternoon. Lunch is on board. The High Dam is the second visit. In the late afternoon a felucca takes you across to Elephantine Island.

   Evening. Dinner is on board. Cabins are vacated at 8:00 tomorrow, so pack tonight and leave your luggage ready.

   • GuideYour private guide
   • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
   • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
   • MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Overnight on the Nile cruise
10. 10
    Day 10 · AswanLeave the ship, Unfinished Obelisk

    Morning. The morning begins after breakfast with the ship behind you. Your luggage goes into the private vehicle and on to your hotel in Aswan. The Unfinished Obelisk lies in a quarry near the city, and work on it is believed to have begun under Hatshepsut. Entrance fees are included.

    Afternoon. The Nubian Museum follows, and then the mausoleum of Aga Khan III. Lunch is not included, and your guide helps you choose a place. You check in at the hotel, and the rest of the day is free. Your guide confirms tomorrow's pick-up time tonight.

    • GuideYour private guide
    • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
    • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
    • MealsBreakfast

    Overnight in Aswan
11. 11
    Day 11 · Abu SimbelAbu Simbel

    Morning. After breakfast the private vehicle takes you to Aswan airport for the short flight to Abu Simbel. The flight days and times change with the season, so we confirm them when we book. The Great Temple of Ramesses II faces the lake, and the Small Temple, a little to the north, honours Hathor and Nefertari. The whole complex was cut into 1,036 blocks and raised about 65 m between 1964 and 1968. Allow about 2 hours at the temples.

    Afternoon. You are back in Aswan by early afternoon. Lunch is not included, and your guide helps you choose a place. This is the last day with your Egyptologist guide. From Day 12 drivers look after you. The evening is free.

    • GuideYour private guide
    • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
    • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
    • MealsBreakfast

    Overnight in Aswan
12. 12
    Day 12 · Marsa AlamAswan, Cairo, Marsa Alam

    Travel. Two flights make up the day: Aswan to Cairo and Cairo to Marsa Alam. After breakfast you check out, and the private vehicle takes you and your luggage to Aswan airport. Connection times in Cairo are confirmed when we book, and there may be a wait in the Cairo terminal. A driver meets you at Marsa Alam airport, which lies about 210 km south of Hurghada, and takes you to your hotel, where you check in. Nothing else is planned today, and meals other than breakfast are not included.

    • GuideYour private guide
    • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
    • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
    • MealsBreakfast

    Overnight in Marsa Alam
13. 13
    Day 13 · Marsa AlamWadi El Gemal

    Morning. Breakfast at the hotel, then you spend the day at the coast with a driver and the private vehicle. Wadi El Gemal National Park covers about 7,450 km² and has 60 km of coastline with coral reefs and seaweed beds. We arrange road access and any park entry requirements when we book.

    Afternoon. Swimming and snorkelling are possible. Nobody can promise a wildlife sighting. Lunch is not included, and the driver brings you back to the hotel afterwards. Dinner is not included.

    • GuideYour private guide
    • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
    • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
    • MealsBreakfast

    Overnight in Marsa Alam
14. 14
    Day 14 · Marsa AlamDeparture

    Departure. After breakfast at the hotel you check out, and your luggage goes into the private air-conditioned vehicle. A driver takes you to Marsa Alam airport for your flight home. The timing is set by the flight, so we confirm the pick-up time the evening before. Breakfast is the last meal of the program.

    • Drop-offPrivate transfer to the airport or station
    • MealsBreakfast

    Departure

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