About this trip
Nine days across Egypt's classic route, flying between Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel to take in the country's ancient sites without long overland hauls.
A private guide travels with you through Luxor and Aswan, explaining the history behind the temples and tombs along the Nile, and there's time on the water itself, sailing a felucca with a meal served onboard.
This is a guided, easy-paced trip built around sightseeing rather than physical challenge, suited to families and small groups travelling together over Christmas and New Year.
What you'll do
- Fly between Cairo, Luxor and Aswan
- Cross the desert to see Pharaonic landmarks up close
- Explore Luxor and Aswan's temples with a private guide
- Visit the temples at Abu Simbel
- Sail the Nile on a felucca with a meal onboard
- Easy pace and fully guided, suited to families and first-time visitors to Egypt
- Tipping is customary in Egypt for drivers, guides and cruise staff, worth budgeting a few dollars a day for each
Worth it if you value exceptional guides and comfortable logistics. Think twice if you need watertight daily coordination and a single consistent guide throughout.
- Guides like Naser, Nassir, and Omar are genuinely knowledgeable, warm, and attentive to heat, comfort, and practical safety tips.
- Daily coordination issues: pick-up times changed multiple times, guides and main contact communicated differently, requiring constant chasing.
- Different guides at each location rather than one throughout; tipping culture can be uncomfortable if amounts don't meet local expectations.
- Cairo and Giza are trip highlights; hotels and cruise ship consistently clean, staff polite, transfers and meals well-organised.
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Departing in Jul is cheapest — from £2,285, about 14% below the priciest month (Sep).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Cairo · 22 Jul – 23 Jul
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