14 Day Private Luxury Egypt: Cairo, Nile Cruise, Abu Simbel & Rosetta

08:30 – Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square (3 Hours – Entrance Included): After breakfast at your hotel, join your private Egyptologist guide for an in-depth tour of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, housing Old, Middle, and New Kingdom masterpieces.

13:00 – Lunch & National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (3 Hours – Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat to explore the Royal Mummies Hall before returning to your hotel around 17:00 (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Cairo (Night 2 of 6 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

08:30 – Giza Pyramids, Valley Temple & Great Sphinx (3.5 Hours – Entrance Included): After breakfast, stand before the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, visit the Valley Temple, and admire the Great Sphinx with your Egyptologist guide.

12:30 – Country Lunch, Ancient Memphis & Saqqara Step Pyramid (3.5 Hours – Entrance Included): Savor lunch at a country restaurant, then explore the open-air museum of ancient Memphis (Colossus of Ramesses II) and Djoser's Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara before returning to your Cairo hotel at 17:30 (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Cairo (Night 3 of 6 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

07:00 – Domestic Flight to Luxor & Hotel Check-in: 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 your 5-star Nile-view hotel (e.g., Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa).

13:00 – Lunch, Karnak Temple Complex & Illuminated Luxor Temple (4 Hours – Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then join your Egyptologist to explore the 134-column Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple, followed by a late-afternoon visit to the illuminated colonnades of Luxor Temple (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Luxor (Night 1 of 2 in Luxor) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

07:30 – Drive to Abydos Temple of Seti I (Approx. 2.5 Hours Drive / 2 Hours Visit – Entrance Included): After breakfast at your Luxor hotel, travel north by private air-conditioned vehicle with your Egyptologist to the sacred Temple of Seti I at Abydos, famous for its vibrant raised reliefs and the Abydos King List.

13:00 – Lunch & Dendera Temple of Hathor (Approx. 1.5 Hours Drive / 2 Hours Visit – Entrance Included): Continue to Qena/Dendera for lunch and tour the Greco-Roman Temple of Hathor at Dendera with its turquoise astronomical ceiling and crypts before driving 1 hour back to your Luxor hotel by 18:00 (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Luxor (Night 2 of 2 in Luxor) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

08:00 – West Bank Exploration (4 Hours – Entrance Included): After breakfast and hotel check-out, cross the Nile to explore three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the terraced Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, and the Colossi of Memnon.

12:30 – Nile Cruise Embarkation in Luxor: Board your 5-star luxury Nile cruise ship (e.g., MS Farah or Sonesta St. George I) docked in Luxor for lunch onboard, relax on the sun deck in the afternoon, and enjoy welcome dinner onboard in Luxor.

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

07:00–13:30 – Morning Cast-Off from Luxor & Esna Lock Crossing: Enjoy breakfast onboard as your luxury river vessel casts off from Luxor and sails southward through the Esna Lock along the scenic Upper Egyptian Nile Valley, with lunch served onboard.

14:30–17:00 – Afternoon Edfu Temple Visit & Sail to Kom Ombo (Entrance Included): Arrive in Edfu and ride a horse-drawn carriage to the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus—Egypt's most intact ancient sanctuary—with your Egyptologist guide, then return to the ship to sail onward toward Kom Ombo over dinner onboard.

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

08:30–10:30 – Morning at Kom Ombo (Entrance Included): After breakfast onboard, walk ashore with your Egyptologist guide to visit the symmetrical Greco-Roman Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek and Haroeris, and the Crocodile Mummy Museum.

11:30–19:30 – Afternoon Sailing to Aswan: Return to the ship for lunch and enjoy a scenic afternoon sail to Aswan, followed by dinner and an evening Nubian folklore show onboard.

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

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

15:30–17:00 – Afternoon Felucca Sail around Elephantine Island: Return to the cruise ship for lunch, then glide across the First Cataract waters aboard a traditional white-sailed Felucca around Elephantine Island and Kitchener's Botanical Garden before farewell dinner onboard.

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

07:00–14:30 – Disembarkation & Abu Simbel Excursion (Approx. 3 Hours Drive Each Way – Entrance Included): Disembark after breakfast 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 overlooking Lake Nasser.

15:00 – Return to Aswan for Lunch & 5-Star Hotel Check-in: Enjoy late lunch in Aswan and check in to your 5-star Aswan hotel (e.g., Mövenpick Resort Aswan) for a relaxing evening by the river (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Aswan (Night 10) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

08:00 – Morning Flight to Cairo (Approx. 1.5 Hours Flight): After breakfast at your Aswan hotel, transfer to Aswan Airport for your included morning flight to Cairo (arriving around 10:30).

12:00–17:30 – Lunch, Old Coptic Cairo & Citadel of Saladin (Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then visit the Hanging Church and Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus in Coptic Cairo, followed by the Citadel of Saladin and the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali before checking into your 5-star Cairo hotel (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Cairo (Night 4 of 6 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

07:00–13:00 – Drive to Alexandria & Greco-Roman Highlights (Approx. 2.5 Hours Drive – Entrance Included): After an early breakfast, drive north by private air-conditioned vehicle to Alexandria (220 km) to visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey's Pillar, the Citadel of Qaitbay, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, followed by a fresh Mediterranean seafood lunch.

14:30–19:30 – Historic Rosetta (Rashid) & Return to Cairo (Approx. 1 Hour to Rosetta / 3 Hours to Cairo): Continue 65 km east to historic Rosetta (Rashid)—where the Rosetta Stone was found and the Nile meets the Mediterranean—to admire its preserved Ottoman-era brick mansions before driving back to your Cairo hotel (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Cairo (Night 5 of 6 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

09:30–14:30 – Islamic Cairo Walk & Khan El Khalili Bazaar: After a leisurely breakfast, stroll with your Egyptologist along historic Al-Muizz Street and through the vibrant alleys of Khan El Khalili Bazaar, pausing for lunch at a traditional restaurant.

19:00–22:00 – Evening Farewell Nile Dinner Cruise: In the evening, transfer to a luxury Nile dinner cruise boat for a 2-hour farewell dinner cruise featuring live Egyptian music and a traditional Tanoura folklore performance.

Overnight: 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Cairo (Night 6 of 6 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Flexible Airport Drop-off (Scheduled to Match Your Flight / Up to 17:30): Enjoy your final breakfast at the hotel, then meet your private representative and driver 3 hours prior to your international flight (17:30 is the afternoon reference drop-off time) for your comfortable transfer to Cairo International Airport.

Meals Included: Breakfast