7 Day Egypt Private Tour: Cairo, Red Sea Snorkeling & Mount Sinai

08:30 – Giza Pyramids & Great Sphinx (3.5 Hours – Entrance Included): After breakfast at your hotel, depart at 08:30 with your private Egyptologist guide to explore the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, visit the Valley Temple, and stand before the Great Sphinx on the Giza Plateau.

13:00 – Lunch & Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square (3 Hours – Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant overlooking the pyramids, then drive to downtown Cairo to tour the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and its royal pharaonic antiquities before returning to your hotel around 17:00 (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo (Night 2 of 3 in Cairo)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

08:00 – Old Coptic Cairo Pilgrimage (3 Hours – Entrance Included): After breakfast and check-out, visit the historic churches of Old Cairo with your Egyptologist, including the Hanging Church (Al-Muallaqa), the Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Serga, built over the Holy Family Crypt), and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, followed by an early lunch in Cairo at 11:30.

12:30 – Overland Transfer to Sharm El Sheikh (Approx. 6–6.5 Hours / 500 km): Travel in a private climate-controlled vehicle beneath the Suez Canal via the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel and along the Gulf of Suez coast with comfort stops, arriving at your 5-star beachfront resort in Sharm El Sheikh around 19:00 for check-in and buffet dinner at the resort.

Overnight: 5-Star Beachfront Resort in Sharm El Sheikh (Night 1 of 2 in Sharm)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

08:00 – Full-Day Ras Mohammed & White Island Boat Cruise (7 Hours – Entrance Included): After breakfast at your resort, transfer at 08:00 to the Sharm El Sheikh marina and board a motor yacht for a full-day cruise into Ras Mohammed National Park. Enjoy two to three guided snorkeling stops over vibrant Red Sea coral walls and tropical reef fish, with freshly prepared buffet lunch and soft drinks served onboard.

16:30 – Return to Resort & Evening Dinner: Transfer back to your Sharm El Sheikh resort in the late afternoon to relax by the beach and enjoy buffet dinner at the resort.

Overnight: 5-Star Beachfront Resort in Sharm El Sheikh (Night 2 of 2 in Sharm)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning Beach Leisure & Lunch in Sharm El Sheikh: Enjoy breakfast at the resort and a relaxing morning by the Red Sea beach or swimming pool, followed by lunch at 12:30 before checking out.

14:00 – Drive into the Sinai High Mountains to St. Catherine (Approx. 3 Hours / 210 km): Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle through the dramatic granite valleys of South Sinai to the mountain town of St. Catherine (1,600 m elevation). Check in to your St. Catherine lodge at 17:00, enjoy an early buffet dinner at 18:30, and rest before the pre-dawn Mount Sinai ascent.

Overnight: Mountain Lodge in St. Catherine (Night 5)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

01:30 – Guided Pre-Dawn Ascent of Mount Sinai (Approx. 3.5 Hours Up / 2.5 Hours Down): Depart at 01:30 accompanied by a licensed local Bedouin mountain guide to ascend Mount Sinai (Jabal Musa, 2,285 m) along the gradual camel path and final 750 stone steps, reaching the summit in time for sunrise over the Sinai peaks at approx. 05:30.

08:30 – St. Catherine's Monastery Tour, Breakfast & Return Drive to Cairo: Descend to the base for breakfast at 08:00, then tour the 6th-century UNESCO-listed Monastery of St. Catherine (09:00–10:30, open mornings except Sundays and religious holidays) to view the Burning Bush Chapel, Basilica of the Transfiguration, and St. Stephen's Well (entrance ticket included). Pause for lunch at 11:30, then depart at 12:30 by private vehicle with two professional drivers so you can sleep comfortably in the air-conditioned cabin on the return drive to Cairo (approx. 6 hours / 450 km with rest stops), checking in to your 5-star Cairo hotel around 18:30 (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo (Night 3 of 3 in Cairo)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Flexible Departure Transfer (Scheduled to Match Your Flight / Up to 17:30): Enjoy your final breakfast at the hotel, then meet your private driver at the scheduled pick-up time (3 hours prior to your international flight departure; 17:30 is the afternoon reference drop-off) for your private transfer to Cairo International Airport. (Note: Guests continuing to Israel/Jordan may request a direct Day 6 afternoon transfer from St. Catherine to the Taba Border instead of returning to Cairo at no extra cost upon booking.)

Meals Included: Breakfast