12-Day Private Egypt Luxury Tour: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Red Sea Resort

08:30–12:30 – Giza Pyramids, Valley Temple & Great Sphinx (Entrance Included): After breakfast at your hotel, join your private Egyptologist guide to explore the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, the panoramic plateau viewpoint, the Valley Temple, and the Great Sphinx.

12:30–17:00 – Lunch, Saqqara Step Pyramid & Memphis Open-Air Museum (Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch at a local country restaurant, then visit Djoser's Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara and the colossal statue of Ramesses II and Alabaster Sphinx at ancient Memphis before returning to your hotel (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo/Giza (Night 2 of 4 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

07:00–12:30 – Domestic Flight to Luxor & Cruise Embarkation: After breakfast and check-out, transfer to Cairo Airport for your included 1-hour morning flight to Luxor (approx. 08:30–09:30), where your private driver transfers you to embark your 5-star luxury Nile cruise ship (e.g., MS Nile Goddess or Sonesta St. George I) before lunch onboard at 12:30.

14:30–18:00 – Karnak Temple Complex & Luxor Temple (Entrance Included): Walk down the Avenue of Sphinxes with your private Egyptologist to explore the 134-column Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple and the illuminated colonnades of Luxor Temple before dinner onboard in Luxor.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Luxury Nile Cruise in Luxor (Night 1 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

08:00–12:30 – Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple & Colossi of Memnon (Entrance Included): After breakfast onboard (with an optional pre-booked sunrise hot air balloon flight at 05:00), cross to the West Bank with your Egyptologist to explore three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon.

13:00–20:00 – Afternoon Sailing via Esna Lock to Edfu: Return to the cruise ship for lunch as you cast off southward, crossing the Esna Lock with afternoon tea on the sun deck and dinner onboard upon reaching Edfu.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Luxury Nile Cruise in Edfu (Night 2 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

08:00–10:30 – Horse-Drawn Carriage Visit to Edfu Temple (Entrance Included): After breakfast onboard, ride a horse-drawn carriage to the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu—Egypt's best-preserved ancient deity sanctuary—with your Egyptologist guide.

11:00–19:30 – Sail to Kom Ombo Temple & Onward to Aswan (Entrance Included): Sail southward over lunch onboard to Kom Ombo (15:30–17:00) to visit the twin riverside Temple of Sobek and Haroeris and the Crocodile Mummy Museum, then continue sailing to Aswan over dinner onboard.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Luxury Nile Cruise in Aswan (Night 3 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

08:30–12:30 – Aswan High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk & Philae Temple (Entrance Included): After breakfast onboard, join your Egyptologist to inspect the Aswan High Dam and the granite quarries of the Unfinished Obelisk, then take a private motorboat to the island Temple of Isis at Philae.

15:30–17:00 – Afternoon Felucca Sail on the Nile: Return to the cruise ship for lunch, then enjoy a peaceful afternoon sail aboard a traditional white-sailed Felucca around Elephantine Island before farewell dinner onboard in Aswan.

Overnight: Aboard 5-Star Luxury Nile Cruise in Aswan (Night 4 of 4) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

05:00–12:30 – Disembarkation & Abu Simbel Excursion (Approx. 3 Hours Each Way – Entrance Included): Disembark with a breakfast box and travel by private air-conditioned vehicle with your Egyptologist to the UNESCO rock-cut Great Temple of Ramesses II and Temple of Queen Nefertari at Abu Simbel, returning to Aswan by 12:30 for lunch at a local restaurant.

13:30–19:30 – Private Overland Transfer to Hurghada Red Sea Resort: Travel by private climate-controlled vehicle across the Eastern Desert to Hurghada on the Red Sea coast, checking in to your 5-star beachfront resort (e.g., Hilton Hurghada Plaza or Steigenberger ALDAU Beach Hotel) in time for dinner at the resort.

Overnight: 5-Star Beachfront Resort in Hurghada (Night 1 of 3 in Hurghada) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

08:30–16:00 – Full-Day Red Sea Snorkeling Yacht Cruise & Buffet Lunch: After breakfast at your resort, transfer to the Hurghada marina to board a Red Sea motor yacht for two guided coral-reef snorkeling stops (mask, snorkel, and fins included) and a freshly prepared buffet lunch onboard before returning to your resort for dinner.

Overnight: 5-Star Beachfront Resort in Hurghada (Night 2 of 3 in Hurghada) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Full Day of Red Sea Relaxation: Enjoy breakfast at your resort and spend a full day at leisure along the private sandy beach and heated pools of your 5-star Red Sea resort, with dinner included at the resort restaurant in the evening (lunch on Day 9 is not included).

Overnight: 5-Star Beachfront Resort in Hurghada (Night 3 of 3 in Hurghada) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

10:00–14:30 – Domestic Flight from Hurghada to Cairo & Hotel Check-in: Enjoy breakfast at your Hurghada resort, check out, and transfer to Hurghada Airport for your included 1-hour domestic flight to Cairo, where your private driver transfers you to your 5-star Cairo hotel for an afternoon and evening at leisure (lunch and dinner on Day 10 are not included).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo (Night 3 of 4 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast

08:30–13:00 – Egyptian Museum & Citadel of Saladin (Entrance Included): After breakfast, join your private Egyptologist to explore the royal treasures of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and the medieval Citadel of Saladin with the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali, followed by lunch at a local restaurant.

14:30–17:30 – Old Coptic Cairo & Khan El Khalili Bazaar (Entrance Included): Visit the Hanging Church and Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Serga) in Coptic Cairo, then stroll through the historic lanes of Khan El Khalili Bazaar before returning to your Cairo hotel (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo (Night 4 of 4 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Flexible Airport Drop-off (Matched to Your Flight / Up to 17:00): Enjoy your final breakfast at the hotel, then meet your private representative and driver 3 hours prior to your international flight (up to 17:00) for your transfer to Cairo International Airport (lunch and dinner on Day 12 are not included).

Meals Included: Breakfast