15 Days Grand Egypt Tour

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Places on this trip: Abu Simbel, Hurghada

Your route

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1 · CairoArrival in Cairo

   Arrival. You are met at the airport and assisted through to the terminal exit, where your guide takes you to your hotel in Cairo in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Check in and rest.

   Rest of the day. Your guide outlines the first days and agrees the pick-up time for the morning. Sleep early: day 2 starts at the pyramids. No meals are included today. Your luggage travels with you in the vehicle.

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

   Overnight in Cairo
2. 2
   Day 2 · CairoGiza

   Morning. After breakfast, your private Egyptologist guide and driver take you to the Giza plateau. You spend the morning with the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx, with entrance fees included. Khufu's is thought to have been built c. 2580 to 2560 BC, and your guide explains each monument as you walk.

   Afternoon. The afternoon is shorter. Lunch is not included, so your guide helps you choose a place near the plateau. Bottled water is provided in the vehicle, and the driver takes you back to the hotel.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Cairo. Your guide confirms the pick-up time for day 3.

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

   Overnight in Cairo
3. 3
   Day 3 · CairoSaqqara, Memphis and the museum

   Morning. Saqqara comes first, then Memphis, in the area the UNESCO listing calls the pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur. Your guide and driver take you there after breakfast, and entrance fees for the sites are included.

   Afternoon. You return to Cairo to visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the Tutankhamun galleries hold 5,398 pieces. Your guide leads the visit. Lunch is not included, and the guide helps you pick a place between the two visits.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Cairo. Day 4 starts with a drive, so pack tonight; your luggage rides with you in the vehicle.

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

   Overnight in Cairo
4. 4
   Day 4 · AlexandriaDrive to Alexandria

   Morning. After breakfast and check-out, your guide and driver leave Cairo for Alexandria. The road trip is about 220 km, and your luggage rides with you in the private vehicle.

   Afternoon. Founded in 331 BC, Alexandria stretches about 40 km along the coast. The Qaitbay Citadel, finished in 1477 on the site of the Pharos lighthouse, is the first stop, and your guide explains what stood there before. Then you check in at your hotel in Alexandria. Lunch is not included; the guide helps you choose a place.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Alexandria. The evening is free by the sea.

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

   Overnight in Alexandria
5. 5
   Day 5 · AswanAlexandria, then fly to Aswan

   Morning. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened in 2002, fills the morning, with your guide and entrance fees included.

   Afternoon. Then you travel back to Cairo by road in the private vehicle and fly to Aswan. We set the flight time when we book so that the library visit is not rushed. A driver meets you in Aswan and takes you to the hotel, where you check in. Lunch is not included. It is a long travelling day by road and air, and the private vehicle means you can stop when you need to.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Aswan. Day 6 starts with a boat to Philae.

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

   Overnight in Aswan
6. 6
   Day 6 · AswanPhilae and the High Dam

   Morning. After breakfast, your guide takes you by boat to Philae, the island temple of Isis. About 95 structures were moved there between 1977 and 1980, and your guide explains why. Entrance fees are included.

   Afternoon. The High Dam, completed in 1970, follows. The day ends with a felucca sail. Lunch is not included, so your guide helps you choose a place, and the driver brings you back to the hotel in Aswan.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Aswan. Your guide confirms tomorrow's pick-up time for the flight to Abu Simbel.

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

   Overnight in Aswan
7. 7
   Day 7 · AswanAbu Simbel by air

   Morning. Your driver takes you to Aswan airport for the short flight to Abu Simbel, and your guide travels with you. Ramesses II built the two temples in the 13th century BC. In 1968 engineers finished moving them, in 1,036 blocks, to higher ground, and your guide tells the story as you stand in front of them. Entrance fees are included.

   Afternoon. You fly back to Aswan before lunch. Lunch is not included, and the guide helps you choose a place. The rest of the day is at the hotel.

   Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Aswan. Day 8 is the boarding day, so your guide confirms the check-out time.

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

   Overnight in Aswan
8. 8
   Day 8 · Kom OmboBoard the ship, sail to Kom Ombo

   Morning. After breakfast and check-out, the morning goes to Elephantine Island by boat and a walk through it with your guide.

   Afternoon. You board the ship around midday, and your driver takes your luggage to the ship. Full board starts on board. The ship sails to Kom Ombo and you visit its double temple with your guide, with entrance fees included. Your guide explains that it serves two gods, Sobek and Harwer, with a passage and sanctuary for each.

   Evening. Dinner is served on board as part of the full board, and you sleep in your cabin on the ship. Your guide confirms tomorrow's visit to Edfu.

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

   Overnight on the ship
9. 9
   Day 9 · LuxorEdfu and the sail to Luxor

   Morning. Edfu's temple of Horus is the morning's visit, with your guide leading and entrance fees included. Breakfast is served on board before you go ashore.

   Afternoon. Afterwards the ship moves north towards Luxor, and the rest of the day is on board.

   Evening. Dinner is served on board as part of the full board, and you sleep in your cabin on the ship. Your guide confirms tomorrow's visit to Karnak and Luxor Temple.

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

   Overnight on the ship
10. 10
    Day 10 · LuxorKarnak and Luxor Temple

    Morning. Karnak is 2.5 km north of Luxor and holds a 134-column Hypostyle Hall. Your guide explains the site as you walk through it, with entrance fees included.

    Afternoon. You then visit Luxor Temple, where the Romans converted part of the site into a church in 395.

    Evening. Dinner is served on board as part of the full board, and you sleep in your cabin on the ship. Your guide confirms tomorrow's disembarkation: cabins are vacated by 8:00, and your luggage goes with you in the vehicle.

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

    Overnight on the ship
11. 11
    Day 11 · LuxorWest bank, hotel in Luxor

    Morning. After breakfast on board, you leave the ship by 8:00 and cross to the west bank with your guide. The Valley of the Kings is the first stop, then Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahari. The standard entrance fees are included; the extra-ticket tombs (Tutankhamun, Seti I and Ramses VI) are paid separately.

    Afternoon. The driver takes you and your luggage to your hotel in Luxor, where you check in. Lunch is not included.

    Evening. Dinner is not included, and your guide is glad to suggest places to eat near the hotel. You sleep at your hotel in Luxor. Your driver confirms tomorrow's early start.

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

    Overnight in Luxor
12. 12
    Day 12 · HurghadaBy road to Hurghada

    Morning. After breakfast and check-out, your driver leaves Luxor for the Red Sea in the private air-conditioned vehicle. The road to Hurghada takes 4 to 5 hours, and the drive is in daylight.

    Afternoon. By late afternoon you reach the resort hotel and the beach, and you check in. Lunch is not included. Bottled water is provided in the vehicle, and you can stop on the way when you need to.

    Evening. Dinner is not included, so ask at the hotel for places to eat. You sleep at your hotel in Hurghada. The beach is yours.

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

    Overnight in Hurghada
13. 13
    Day 13 · HurghadaRed Sea day

    Morning. After breakfast at the hotel, the day is yours by the sea. The Giftun islands lie offshore, and a boat trip towards them with time to snorkel is the usual choice.

    Afternoon. The boat trip is an optional tour, arranged locally and not included in the price. The driver drops you at the harbour and collects you later. Lunch is not included.

    Evening. Dinner is not included, so ask at the hotel for places to eat. You sleep at your hotel in Hurghada.

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

    Overnight in Hurghada
14. 14
    Day 14 · HurghadaSecond beach day

    All day. This is the one unplanned day of the trip. Breakfast is at the hotel, and the rest is yours: swim, rest or add a diving trip as an optional extra. Optional tours are not included, and lunch and dinner are not included either.

    Evening. Dinner is not included, so ask at the hotel for places to eat. You sleep at your hotel in Hurghada. Your guide confirms tomorrow's airport pick-up time.

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

    Overnight in Hurghada
15. 15
    Day 15 · CairoFly to Cairo, departure

    Departure. After breakfast and check-out, your driver takes you to Hurghada airport for the short domestic flight to Cairo. We choose the departure to suit your international flight and confirm it when we book. In Cairo the guide hands you over to the airport driver, who takes you to the international terminal. Lunch and dinner are not included. Your guide confirms the pick-up time the evening before. Your luggage stays with you in the private vehicle at each transfer.

    • Drop-offPrivate transfer to the airport or station
    • GuideYour private guide
    • TransportPrivate air-conditioned vehicle
    • Entrance feesIncluded for the sites of the day
    • MealsBreakfast

    Departure

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