About this trip
This is a family-focused journey through Egypt's best-known ancient sites, taking in the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, and Cairo's Egyptian Museum with its Tutankhamun treasures.
From there you sail the Nile on a traditional felucca, stopping to explore the Valley of the Kings and sharing a home-cooked dinner with a Nubian family in Aswan.
The trip winds down on the coast, with a day given over to swimming and snorkelling in the Red Sea near Hurghada.
What you'll do
- See the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx
- View Tutankhamun's mask at Cairo's Egyptian Museum
- Sail the Nile aboard a traditional felucca
- Explore Karnak and Hatshepsut Temples and the Valley of the Kings
- Share a traditional dinner at a Nubian homestay in Aswan
- Snorkel the Red Sea on a full-day boat trip from Hurghada
- Rated a moderate pace and built with families in mind
- Mixes heavy sightseeing with slower boat travel and a beach day at the end
Worth it if you're after proper Egyptology with excellent guides and don't mind punishing early starts. Think twice if you want leisurely days or care deeply about environmental ethics on water activities.
- Guide quality is genuinely exceptional—Mariam, Mustafa and Wael consistently praised as knowledgeable, organised, kind and stress-reducing.
- Early mornings pay off: first to Valley of the Kings and Abu Simbel means you have tombs and sights largely to yourself.
- Final Red Sea boat trip encourages reef damage and fish feeding; crew indifferent to conservation, followed by unsuitable beach bar.
- Hotel lunches serve poor Italian fare despite good local options at breakfast; optional pyramid descent costs extra but worth it for able bodies.
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Departing in Jul is cheapest — from £1,170, about 28% below the priciest month (Apr).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Cairo · 23 Jul – 24 Jul
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