12 Day Private Egypt Tour: Cairo, White Desert Camp & 5-Star Nile Cruise

Morning Giza Plateau Tour: After breakfast, join your private Egyptologist guide at the Giza Plateau to explore the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, the Valley Temple, and the Great Sphinx (3 hours; entrance tickets included).

Lunch & Afternoon Saqqara Visit: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then drive to the ancient necropolis of Saqqara to visit the Step Pyramid of King Djoser—the world's oldest monumental stone structure (2.5 hours; entrance ticket included) before returning to your hotel (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Morning Desert Highway Drive: After breakfast, depart Cairo at 08:00 in a private air-conditioned vehicle for the 4-hour drive into the Western Desert to Bahariya Oasis.

Afternoon Oasis Exploration: Check in to your oasis hotel for lunch, then take a 4x4 tour of the Golden Mummies Museum, Temple of Alexander, salt lake, and English Mountain at sunset before dinner at the hotel.

Overnight: Oasis Hotel in Bahariya | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning 4x4 Safari: Depart after breakfast by 4x4 Jeep across the volcanic hills of the Black Desert, stop at the warm mineral springs of El Haize for a picnic lunch, and admire the quartz formations of Crystal Mountain and the dramatic valleys of Agabat.

Afternoon & Evening in White Desert National Park: Enter the wind-sculpted chalk monoliths of the White Desert National Park, watch the sunset turn the formations gold, and enjoy a freshly cooked Bedouin campfire dinner and music at your private tented desert camp (equipped with private tents, mattresses, warm sleeping bags, and a enclosed portable toilet tent).

Overnight: Private Bedouin Tent Camp in the White Desert | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sunrise in the White Desert: Wake to sunrise over the mushroom- and sphinx-shaped chalk rocks and enjoy breakfast at camp before packing up.

Midday Arrival in Farafra Oasis: Drive south to Farafra Oasis, check in to your oasis hotel (with full hot-water en-suite shower facilities) for lunch, visit the mud-sculpted Badr Museum, walk through lush date-palm gardens, and soak in the warm sulfurous waters of Bir Sitta before dinner.

Overnight: Oasis Hotel in Farafra | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning Drive to Dakhla: After breakfast, travel 3 hours along the scenic desert road from Farafra to Dakhla Oasis and enjoy lunch at your oasis hotel.

Afternoon Heritage Tour: Explore the fortified 12th-century Islamic mudbrick town of Al Qasr with its ancient olive press and wooden lintels, followed by the Roman sandstone Temple of Deir El Hagar and the painted tombs of Muzawaka (entrance tickets included), with dinner at the hotel.

Overnight: Oasis Hotel in Dakhla | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning Crossing via Kharga: After an early breakfast at 07:00, drive east via Kharga Oasis—pausing to view the Christian Necropolis of Bagawat and Temple of Hibis exterior and enjoy a freshly prepared picnic lunch—then continue across the Western Desert escarpment to the Nile Valley at Luxor (approx. 6 hours driving total with regular rest stops).

Afternoon Embarkation & Luxor Temple: Board your 5-star Nile cruise ship in Luxor at 15:30, visit the illuminated Luxor Temple in the early evening with your Egyptologist guide (entrance ticket included), and enjoy dinner onboard.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Nile Cruise (Moored in Luxor) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sunrise Balloon Flight: Before dawn, enjoy a 45-minute hot air balloon flight over the West Bank of Luxor (flight ticket included).

Morning West & East Bank Tours: After breakfast onboard, visit the Valley of the Kings (3 tombs), Hatshepsut Temple, the Colossi of Memnon, and the monumental Karnak Temple Complex with your Egyptologist guide (entrance tickets included).

Afternoon Sailing: Return onboard for lunch and sail south through the Esna Lock toward Edfu with dinner onboard.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Nile Cruise (Moored at Edfu) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning Edfu Carriage Tour: After breakfast onboard, ride a horse-drawn carriage to the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus in Edfu for a 2-hour guided tour (entrance ticket and carriage included).

Afternoon Sail & Kom Ombo Visit: Enjoy lunch onboard while cruising to Kom Ombo, then visit the symmetrical Temple of Sobek and Haroeris and the Crocodile Mummy Museum (entrance ticket included) before sailing to Aswan for dinner onboard.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Nile Cruise (Moored in Aswan) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning Aswan Tour: After breakfast onboard, join your Egyptologist guide to visit the Aswan High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, and the island Temple of Isis at Philae by private motorboat (3.5 hours; entrance tickets and boat included).

Afternoon Felucca Sail & Dinner: Return to the ship for lunch, enjoy a late-afternoon felucca sail around Elephantine Island, and dine onboard.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Nile Cruise (Moored in Aswan) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning Disembarkation & Optional Abu Simbel: Disembark after breakfast at 08:30 and transfer your luggage to your 5-star Aswan hotel (guests who book the optional private road excursion to the Temples of Abu Simbel depart at 04:30 with a breakfast box and return to Aswan by 13:00, available at an extra supplement).

Afternoon Nubian Village Boat Tour (15:00–17:30): In the afternoon, cruise by private motorboat through the First Cataract to visit a traditional Nubian Village on Soheil Island before returning to your 5-star Aswan hotel (lunch and dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Aswan | Meals Included: Breakfast

Morning Leisure & Hotel Check-out: Enjoy breakfast at your Aswan hotel and a relaxed morning by the Nile until standard 12:00 check-out (complimentary luggage storage is provided at the hotel).

Afternoon Departure Transfer: Meet your private driver at the time coordinated with your onward travel for your transfer to Aswan International Airport or Aswan Railway Station, arriving by 17:00 (lunch and dinner on own).

Meals Included: Breakfast