8-Day Private Egypt Tour with Flights: Cairo & 4-Night Nile Cruise

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

12:30–17:00 – Country Lunch, Saqqara Step Pyramid & Memphis (Entrance Included): Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, then visit Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara and the open-air museum of ancient Memphis before returning to your hotel (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo/Giza (Night 2 of 3 in Cairo) | Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

07:00–12:30 – Domestic Flight to Luxor & Cruise Embarkation: After breakfast, fly 1 hour from Cairo to Luxor and transfer by private vehicle to embark your 5-star luxury Nile cruise ship before lunch onboard at 12:30.

14:30–18:00 – Karnak Temple Complex & Luxor Temple (Entrance Included): Explore the 134-column Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple and the illuminated colonnades of Luxor Temple with your Egyptologist before dinner onboard.

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, cross to the West Bank to explore three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon.

13:00–20:00 – Sailing via Esna Lock to Edfu: Return to the ship for lunch and sail southward through the Esna Lock to Edfu with dinner onboard.

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 Tour of Edfu Temple (Entrance Included): Ride a horse-drawn carriage after breakfast to the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus at Edfu with your Egyptologist.

11:00–19:30 – Sail to Kom Ombo Temple & Onward to Aswan (Entrance Included): Sail over lunch to Kom Ombo to visit the twin Temple of Sobek and Haroeris and the Crocodile Mummy Museum, then continue to Aswan for 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, Obelisk & Philae Temple (Entrance Included): Visit the Aswan High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk, and cross by private motorboat to the island Temple of Isis at Philae.

15:30–17:00 – Afternoon Felucca Sail on the Nile: Enjoy lunch onboard and an afternoon Felucca sail around Elephantine Island before farewell dinner on the cruise.

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

08:00–12:00 – Disembarkation in Aswan & Morning Flight to Cairo: Enjoy breakfast onboard and disembark (guests may take an optional early-morning excursion to Abu Simbel before flying on a later afternoon flight). Transfer to Aswan Airport for your included flight back to Cairo.

12:30–17:30 – Lunch, Egyptian Museum, Citadel of Saladin & Khan El Khalili (Entrance Included): Upon arrival in Cairo, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and join your Egyptologist to visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, the Citadel of Saladin with the Alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar before checking in to your 5-star Cairo hotel (dinner on own).

Overnight: 5-Star Hotel in Cairo (Night 3 of 3 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 transfer by private vehicle to Cairo International Airport 3 hours before your international departure flight (lunch and dinner on Day 8 are not included).

Meals Included: Breakfast