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All of Egypt, from Cairo to Abu Simbel
Egypt
Overview
Our most complete Egypt journey: four nights in Cairo, one in Luxor, four on a Nile cruise and one in Aswan, with Abu Simbel by road and a night back in Aswan so it never feels rushed.
Two internal flights save you the long roads, the ship sails while you sleep, and free days are spread between the visits. A licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guides every visit.
Dates and prices. The price on this page is per person in a double room, for 2 to 4 travellers, and covers departures from November 2026 to April 2027. Over Christmas (21 December to 3 January) and Easter (22 March to 4 April 2027) add $396 per person. For May to October, write to us and we quote your dates.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Cairo
Our team meets you at Cairo airport, helps with the entry formalities and drives you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free; your guide will suggest where to have a first dinner.
Day 2
A Full Day at Giza
- The three pyramids: Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure. The Great Pyramid is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing
- The Sphinx: 72 metres long, carved from a single block of stone
- Valley Temple: the granite hall where the kings were embalmed before burial
Day 3
Fly to Luxor
A morning flight to Luxor, included. The afternoon is yours for the Nile corniche or Luxor Temple lit up at dusk. One night in a hotel before boarding.
Day 4
Board the Cruise: Karnak and Luxor Temple
- Boarding and lunch on the ship
- Karnak: twenty-two temples within one wall, and a hypostyle hall of 134 columns more than twenty metres high
- Luxor Temple, joined to Karnak by the ancient avenue of sphinxes
Day 5
Valley of the Kings and Sailing to Edfu
- Colossi of Memnon: two eighteen-metre statues of Amenhotep III
- Valley of the Kings: the burial ground of the New Kingdom pharaohs. Entry to Tutankhamun’s own tomb is a separate ticket.
- Temple of Hatshepsut: terraced into the cliff at Deir el-Bahari
- Sailing to Edfu through the Esna lock
Day 6
Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan
- Temple of Horus at Edfu: the best preserved temple in Egypt
- Temple of Kom Ombo: a double temple to Sobek, the crocodile god
- Sailing on to Aswan. Dinner and night on board
Day 7
Aswan: the Obelisk, the Dam and a Felucca
- Unfinished Obelisk: 1,168 tonnes of granite left in the quarry when it cracked
- High Dam: the modern work that changed the Nile and forced whole temples to move
- Felucca among the river islands at sunset. Last night on board
Day 8
Abu Simbel by Road
- The temples of Ramesses II: the four twenty-metre colossi and the smaller temple dedicated to Nefertari
- The great move: both temples were cut into more than a thousand blocks and raised sixty metres. You can still see the joins
- Back to Aswan for a night in a hotel, instead of a rushed same-day return
Day 9
Fly Back to Cairo
Transfer to Aswan airport and the flight to Cairo, included. The afternoon is free.
Day 10
Cairo at Your Own Pace
A free day for the old city, the Khan el-Khalili bazaar or a rest before the flight home. If you would like the Egyptian Museum with an English-speaking guide, this is the day we add it.
Day 11
Departure
Breakfast, then your driver takes you to Cairo airport. This tour starts Tuesday to Saturday. On long circuits the local team may change the order of visits, never dropping any.
How it works. This is not a fixed-departure coach tour: your trip starts on the date you choose. Guided days are regular tours shared with other travellers, with a licensed English-speaking guide and no more than 18 guests in a Sprinter van, and transfers are shuttles timed to your flights unless the itinerary says private transfer. Prefer the whole trip private? Ask us and we'll quote it.
Where You'll Stay
10 nights: 6 in 4★ deluxe hotels with breakfast and 4 on a Nile cruise, full board.
Cairo4 nights
A 4★ deluxe hotel in Cairo with breakfast: two nights at the start and two at the end.
Luxor1 night
A 4★ deluxe hotel in Luxor with breakfast, the night before boarding.
Nile cruise4 nights
A 4★ deluxe river ship between Luxor and Aswan, outside cabin with private bathroom and air conditioning, full board.
Aswan1 night
A 4★ deluxe hotel in Aswan with breakfast, after the Abu Simbel day.
We confirm the exact hotel for your dates before booking. If one is full, we book another of the same category and let you know.
What's Included
- 4 nights in Cairo, 1 in Luxor and 1 in Aswan in 4★ deluxe hotels, breakfast included
- 4 nights on a 4★ deluxe Nile cruise, full board
- Internal flights Cairo-Luxor and Aswan-Cairo
- Excursion to Abu Simbel by road, with entrance
- Felucca sail at Aswan
- Licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guide on every visit
- Entrance fees to the sites in the programme and all transfers
Not Included
- International flights · we add them for your dates
- The Egyptian Museum · we can add it on a free day in Cairo
- Visa and tips, around $100 per person in total, paid locally in cash
- Drinks and meals not listed, optional entrances
Who Is This Tour For?
This itinerary works well for:
- Egypt as the main trip, not an add-on: every major site from Giza to Abu Simbel
- Travellers who like breathing room: free afternoons and days between the big visits
- Photographers: Luxor at dusk, felucca sails at sunset and Abu Simbel in the morning light
Not the right fit if you expect the Egyptian Museum as standard. It is not in this programme; we add it on a free day in Cairo, or the 8-day Abu Simbel tour includes it.
What Our Travelers Say
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, and it is the trip most of our guests put together. Istanbul to Cairo is about two and a half hours, with daily flights. The usual order is Turkey first and Egypt at the end. Tell us how many days you have in total and we suggest the split, with one price and one contact for both countries.
Departures from November 2026 to April 2027. Over Christmas (21 December to 3 January) and Easter (22 March to 4 April 2027) there is a supplement of $396 per person; the price calculator on this page adds it when you pick a date. For May to October, write to us with your dates and we quote them.
Less than on the shorter tours. Two internal flights avoid the long roads, and the ship moves while you sleep. The one long drive is Abu Simbel, about three hours each way across the desert, and you sleep in Aswan that night instead of rushing back.
The programme gives a full day to Giza and keeps free days at both ends of the trip. The museum is easy to add on the last free day in Cairo with an English-speaking guide; tell us when you book and we quote it. If you want it as standard, the 8-day Abu Simbel tour includes it.
A 4★ deluxe river ship sailing between Luxor and Aswan, with outside cabins and full board. You sleep on board and wake up somewhere new each morning; visits leave straight from the mooring, with no long drives and no repacking.
Yes. In Egypt every visit is led by a licensed Egyptologist, a separate qualification there, and on this programme your guide speaks English. Our team is on WhatsApp, in English, for the whole trip.
Almost every nationality needs a visa for Egypt. US and UK citizens can get it online before travel or on arrival at Cairo airport. Rules change, so tell us your nationality and we check it before you book.
The visa and tips are paid there, in cash: around $100 per person in total, not counting your guide’s tip. We do not collect them and they are not in the price, but we tell you up front so nothing surprises you at the counter. Optional entrances, such as inside the Great Pyramid or Tutankhamun’s tomb, are not included either.
No. The price covers your time in Egypt. We add the flight from Istanbul or from home for your dates and book it with the rest of the trip. We keep it out of the published price because fares move a lot by date, and we would rather quote you the real fare than pad the price.
The published price is per person for 2 to 4 travellers sharing double rooms. Travelling alone, you pay the single-room price shown in the calculator. For 5 or more, ask us for a group price.
Send us the request form or a WhatsApp message with your dates and number of travellers. We confirm availability and the final price, and a 20% deposit secures your places.
We do. Travel Turkey Tours is the English-language brand of Conmigo Travel Agency, licensed by TÜRSAB (A-14430), with our own office in Istanbul. In Egypt we work with a local team we have used for years, and you keep one contact, us, from the first message to the flight home.
Questions before you book?
Tell us your name and email and we send you a personalized quote for your dates.
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From $
2,339
/ person
11 Days · Guided Tour
in a double or triple room · daily departures
What's included
- 4 nights in Cairo, 1 in Luxor and 1 in Aswan in 4★ deluxe hotels, breakfast included
- 4 nights on a 4★ deluxe Nile cruise, full board
- Internal flights Cairo-Luxor and Aswan-Cairo
- Excursion to Abu Simbel by road, with entrance
- Felucca sail at Aswan
- Licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guide on every visit
- Entrance fees to the sites in the programme and all transfers
How you pay
20%Deposit, when we confirm
40%About 30 days before arrival
40%On arrival in Turkey
Your deposit is never lost: if your plans change, it stays as credit for 12 months.
From
$
2,339
/ person
