Exclusive Egypt

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Delve into the depths of ancient Egypt with this tailor-made package. Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza with your private Egyptologist. Discover the Bent Pyramid and royal necropolis of Dahshur before embarking on your Nile cruise. Visit the Temple of Philae and catch a glimpse of the Aswan Dam. Sail to Luxor,  explore the Valley of the Kings & Queens. R...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Cairo
    • Pyramids of Dashur, Sunset Camel Ride, Pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, & Memphis, Solar Boat Museum, Pyramid of Zoser, Egyptian Museum
    • Visit Abu Simbel
    • Tour Abu Simbel Temples
    • Explore Aswan
    • High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple, felucca Sailing and Kitchener Island
    • Opportunity to Nile Luxury Cruise
    • See the Temple of Edfu, Temple of Komo Ombo
    • Explore Luxor
    • Temples of Luxor and Karnak, Avenue of Sphinx, Karnak Open Air Museum, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, King Tut`s Tomb

What's this trip about?

    Delve into the depths of ancient Egypt with this tailor-made package. Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza with your private Egyptologist. Discover the Bent Pyramid and royal necropolis of Dahshur before embarking on your Nile cruise. Visit the Temple of Philae and catch a glimpse of the Aswan Dam. Sail to Luxor,  explore the Valley of the Kings & Queens. Return to Cairo to vist the Egyptian Museum which houses the world's most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities.   This is a sample itinerary to give you some ideas - we would be happy to customize this tour to best suit your travel needs.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityCairo
End CityCairo

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Local Immersion & Homestays

Destinations

Activities

  • Camel Riding
  • Culture
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • History
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Short Cruise

Trip includes

    • Accommodation, Activities, Transfers, Meals, and Fees as indicated on your itinerary
    • Local and international traveler assistance during your tour
    • Specialised and personalised services

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Cairo - Airport Assistance & Visa Service

Accommodation: The Mena House Palace Hotel - Executive Pyramid View

Welcome to Cairo! Upon your arrival, you will be met at the end of the tunnel by an airport representative who will aid and facilitate you through the Visa process (cost included). You will the...

Cairo - Airport Transfer (Arrival)

Transfer in private vehicle with English speaking driver from the Airport to your hotel for overnight.

Day 2: Cairo - Pyramids of Dashur (Lunch Included)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: The Mena House Palace Hotel - Executive Pyramid View

Today you will be taken to Dahshur. Dahshur is an ancient royal necropolis located roughly 25 miles from Cairo in the desert on the west bank of the Ni...

Sunset Camel Ride (Dinner Included)

This evening set out before dusk towards the Ancient Pyramids of Giza for a Sunset Camel Ride. Take in the incredible sights set against a fiery sky as your camel gently paces through the golden sand dunes. Enjoy dinner at a traditional Bedouin restaurant before returning to your hotel for the night.

Day 3: Pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, & Memphis Tour (Lunch Included)

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: The Mena House Palace Hotel - Executive Pyramid View

Spend a full day with your private certified Egyptologist who will provide fascinating insight to each of the three famed pyramids of Giza. Wander about these ...

Day 4: Cairo - Airport Transfer (Depart)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Sofitel Old Cataract Hotel - Palace Premium Room

Transfer in private vehicle with full assistance from your hotel to Cairo Airport.

Flight: Cairo - Abu Simbel (2.5 hr)

Flight from Cairo to Abu Simbel. Duration is 2.5 hours. Flight times TBD.

Abu Simbel - Airport Transfer (Arrival)

Welcome to Abu Simbel, rediscovered in 1813 by Swiss explorer John Lewis Burckhardt. The temples had long been forgotten and desert sands covered all but the tops of the statue’s heads by the entrances. Since 1909, when the sand was finally cleared away, these twin te...

Abu Simbel Private Tour

Enjoy a private tour of Abu Simbel and its two massive rock temples. Although they seem like monuments to Ramesses II and his wife, both temples are dedicated to the gods. The larger temple with four statues of Ramesses II seated in front is dedicated to Amun, Ptah, a...

Abu Simbel - Airport Transfer (Depart)

After your tour, you will be transferred back to the airport for a short flight to Aswan.

Flight: Abu Simbel - Aswan (30 mins)

Flight from Abu Simbel to Aswan. Duration is 30 minutes. Flight times TBD.

Aswan - Airport Transfer (Arrival)

Aswan is Egypt's southernmost city and arguably one of the most visually stunning in terms of location and geography. Once the gateway to inner Africa and today as the last port of call for all Nile river cruises, Aswan is particularly known for its two dams and blended Nubian Culture.

Day 5: Aswan - Port Transfer (Depart)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Farah Nile Cruise – Royal Suite

Transfer in private vehicle with English speaking driver from your accommodations to the port.

Today, you will embark on an unforgettable 3-night cruise on the luxurious Farah Nile Cruise. For the next four days, you will sail along the Nile, the world's longest river, towards Luxor.

Aswan - High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple

Explore Aswan with a stop at the High Dam, a modern architectural project containing more than 18 times the material used to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu! From a pavilion perched over the enormous rock and clay dam, you can admire the Temple of Kalabsha and one of...

Aswan - Kitchener Island by Felucca & Botanical Garden

Explore Aswan by traditional felucca and sail to Kitchener Island. Take a stroll through the peaceful gardens that display an array of colorful species of plants and trees. Visit the botanical gardens and learn about plants that have been imported from the most remote and exotic places in the world.

Day 6: Nile - Edfu Private Tour

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Farah Nile Cruise – Royal Suite

Enjoy a privately guided exploration of the Temple of Edfu. This archaeological treasure beautifully dedicated to the falcon god Horus and built over a period of two thousa...

Nile - Kom Ombo Private Tour

Continue to the Temple of Kom Ombo, remarkable for its double design. As you walk through the temple complex, notice that the courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms are duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god S...

Day 7: Luxor - West Bank Tour (Lunch Included)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Farah Nile Cruise – Royal Suite B, L, D

Visit the Valley of the Kings where you will see the intact royal tombs of the Pharaohs. Continue to Tombs of Princes in the Valley of the Queens. Stop at the magni...

King Tut's Tomb

Visit the famous tomb of King Tutankhamen in conjunction with your West Bank day tour.

Day 8: Luxor East Bank Tour (Lunch Included)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Al Moudira – Junior Suite

Your private tour takes you through the East Bank of the Nile to visit the Temples of Luxor and Karnak, largely the work of Amenhotep III and Ramesses II, whose colossi and...

Dinner at Al Moudira

Converted to a boutique hotel, Al Moudira is a palace located on the West Bank of the Nile and your backdrop for dinner this evening. Enjoy an inspired meal that blends Mediterranean with Eastern flavor.

Day 9: Transport: Luxor - Hurghada (4 Hrs)

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Accommodation: Kempinski Soma Bay - Sea View Room

Transfer in private vehicle with English speaking driver from Luxor to Hurghada. Duration is approximately 4 hours. Famous for its superb diving opportunities, Hurghada is espe...

Day 10: Kempinski Optional Activities

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Accommodation: Kempinski Soma Bay - Sea View Room

Experience endless options - 400 meters of pristine beach, a lavish outdoor pool and lazy river, thalasso-therapy spa, championship golf, a fitness center & gym, water sports including diving, snorkeling, windsurfing & kite surfing.

Day 11: Kempinski Day At Leisure

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Accommodation: Kempinski Soma Bay - Sea View Room

Spend your day lounging on the beach and soaking up the sun or experiencing utter relaxation at your hotel's luxurious spa. The day is yours!

Day 12: Hurghada - Airport Transfer (Depart)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Four Seasons Nile Plaza – Premier Nile View

Transfer in private vehicle from your Hurghada hotel to the airport for departure.

Flight: Hurghada - Cairo (1 hr)

Flight from Hurghada to Cairo. Duration is 1 hour. Flight times TBD.

Cairo - Airport Transfer (Arrival)

Transfer in private vehicle with English speaking driver from the Airport to your hotel for overnight.

Egyptian Museum Private Tour (Lunch Included)

Today your private tour of the Egyptian Museum awaits. Built in 1891, The Egyptian Antiquities Museum is the second most visited attraction in Cairo. From the prehistoric era to the Greco-Roman period and housing more than 165,000 artifacts, the museum is home to the ...

Cairo by Night (Dinner Included)

Begin your evening with a walking tour of Old Cairo City and El Moez Le Din Allah Street, which has an array of historical monuments spread along both sides of the street. Explore the stalls and passageways of the 600-year old Khan Khalili bazaar and enjoy a traditional Egyptian dinner in the famous Naguib Mahfouz Restaurant where quality and taste will fill your senses.

Day 13: Cairo - Airport Transfer (Depart)

Unfortunately, we say goodbye to you today. Transfer in private vehicle with full assistance to Cairo Airport for your flight home. Keep the memories alive and we hope to see you in Egypt again soon. Stay Travelous!

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Price From $5,299
Price per day$408
Last Updated: 1/21/2022

  • Price based on 2 pax in low season.
  • This trip is private guided and can be customizable based on your style, schedule & budget
  • Solo Traveleres welcome at additional supplement
  • A deposit of 30% of the Tour price (minimum $250 per person), is due immediately upon booking

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Airfare to/from the Tour start point, including domestic or inter-country connecting flights, unless otherwise stated in itinerary.
    • Tips and Gratuities
    • Items of a personal nature such as incidentals, excess baggage charges
    • Airport taxes/entrance fees, port charges, foreign government departure taxes
    • Visas (unless otherwise indicated), Inspection, Customs, Immigration and Naturalization fees Additional fuel surcharges on cruises
    • Travel Insurance including Medical, Lost Baggage and Trip cancellation
    • Optional activities (golf, watersports, etc.)
    • Any other activities or items not explicitly advertised as included in the price of a Tour.

Accommodation

Cancellation policy

Cancellations of confirmed bookings 90 days or more prior to departure will receive full refund minus a $250 (per person) administrative fee and any non-refundable paid fees (e.g. non-refundable airfare, cruise or hotel deposits)

  • 60-89 days will be subject to loss of 30% of program price
  • 30-59 days will be subject to loss of 50% of program price
  • 29 days or less will be subject to loss of 100% of program price
Travel Insurance
We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance alongside your travel package to safeguard against unforeseen circumstances such as medical expenses, trip cancellations, and other contingencies. It offers you peace of mind and ensures you are prepared for unexpected events that may occur before or during your journey
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Meals Included

11 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 9 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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