Egypt 10 Day Itinerary: Luxury Cairo & Nebyt Dahabiya Cruise

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, your Memphis Tours Manager will meet you in the immigration and customs area, holding a personalized name sign together with the Memphis Tours sign for easy recognition. Your Tour Manager will assist with the arrival formalities before escorting you privately to your hotel.
On arrival, he will ensure a smooth check-in and personally review your itinerary with you, confirming pick-up times and arrangements for the experiences ahead. The remainder of the day is yours to relax after your international journey.

Overnight in Cairo

No Meals

Note: Egypt entry visa is included for eligible nationalities.

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist for an unforgettable introduction to ancient Egypt. Begin at the Giza Plateau, where the Great Pyramids of Giza rise above the desert beside the legendary Sphinx and Valley Temple.
Enjoy a complimentary professional photo session with the Pyramids as your backdrop before continuing for lunch at a carefully selected restaurant.

In the afternoon, travel to Saqqara, one of Egypt's most important archaeological landscapes and home to the revolutionary Step Pyramid of King Djoser. Return privately to your hotel.

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visits: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Saqqara, Step Pyramid.
Optional Premium Experience: Interior entry to the Great Pyramid can be arranged at additional cost.

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist and visit the magnificent Grand Egyptian Museum, where thousands of artifacts reveal the extraordinary story of ancient Egyptian civilization, including the treasures associated with King Tutankhamun.
Following lunch, continue into historic Cairo for time at Khan El Khalili, where winding lanes, traditional workshops and atmospheric cafés provide a vivid contrast to the monumental Egypt of the previous day. Return to your hotel for your final evening in Cairo before traveling south.

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visits: Grand Egyptian Museum, Khan El Khalili

After breakfast, transfer privately to Cairo Airport for your included flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, meet your private Egyptologist and begin your exploration of the East Bank of Luxor, once the ceremonial heart of ancient Thebes.
Visit the vast Karnak Temple Complex, developed by generations of pharaohs and renowned for its monumental columns, sacred lake and grand ceremonial avenues. Continue to elegant Luxor Temple, beautifully positioned beside the Nile and linked in antiquity to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes.
Following your sightseeing, transfer to Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa, where the remainder of the day is yours to relax beside the Nile.

Overnight in: Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple

Note: Included domestic flights allow 1 checked bag up to 23 kg (50 lb) and 1 cabin bag up to 7 kg (15 lb) per guest, subject to airline conditions.

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and cross to Luxor's legendary West Bank for a privately guided exploration of ancient Thebes. Begin in the Valley of the Kings, where richly decorated royal tombs were carved deep into the Desert Mountains for the pharaohs of the New Kingdom.

Continue to the magnificent Temple of Hatshepsut, dramatically set against the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari, before stopping at the monumental Colossi of Memnon.

Following your sightseeing and lunch, travel south by private deluxe vehicle to Esna, where your luxury Dahabiya awaits.
Board Nebyt, Nonia or Nofret, according to the confirmed operating schedule. Settle into your cabin and enjoy the transition from privately guided land touring to the slower rhythm of the Nile. As your Dahabiya begins sailing south, enjoy the peaceful river scenery before dinner on board.

Overnight in: Luxury Dahabiya

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon

Premium Experience: Additional premium royal-tomb entry like Seti I or King Tut may be arranged subject to availability and ticketing.

Wake to the quiet landscapes of the Nile and enjoy breakfast on board before going ashore at El Kab, one of Upper Egypt's fascinating lesser-visited archaeological sites.
Explore its ancient remains and rock-cut tombs before returning to your Dahabiya and continuing south.
Later, visit the magnificent Temple of Horus at Edfu, considered among the best-preserved temples of ancient Egypt. Return to the Dahabiya as it sails toward a peaceful island anchorage.

Overnight in: Luxury Dahabiya

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: El Kab, Temple of Horus at Edfu

El Kab, Temple of Horus at Edfu

After breakfast, continue your slow journey south toward Gebel El Silsila, once one of ancient Egypt's most important sandstone quarrying regions.
Explore the atmospheric riverside site and the rock-cut sanctuary of Horemheb, surrounded by cliffs that narrow dramatically toward the Nile.
Return to the Dahabiya for lunch and spend the afternoon sailing through rural landscapes little changed by time. Later, anchor in a quiet stretch of the Nile for another relaxed evening on board.

Overnight in: Luxury Dahabiya

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Gebel El Silsila, Horemheb Sanctuary

Enjoy breakfast as your Dahabiya continues toward Kom Ombo. Step ashore to visit the remarkable Temple of Kom Ombo, uniquely dedicated to two gods — Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus the Elder.

Return to the vessel for lunch and spend the afternoon sailing toward Aswan as palm-fringed islands and granite landscapes begin to define the scenery. Enjoy your final evening aboard your Dahabiya.

Overnight in: Luxury Dahabiya – Aswan

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Kom Ombo Temple

After your final breakfast on board, disembark in Aswan. Visit the beautiful Temple of Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis and dramatically relocated to its island setting following the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

Guests wishing to experience one of Egypt's greatest archaeological masterpieces may add an optional Abu Simbel excursion by air. Fly south from Aswan to explore the monumental temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari, dramatically carved into the mountainside overlooking Lake Nasser, before returning to Aswan. Later, transfer to Aswan Airport for your included flight to Cairo.

Upon arrival, your Memphis Tours representative will meet you and escort you privately to your hotel for a comfortable final night in Egypt.

Overnight in Cairo

Meals: Breakfast

Visits: Philae Temple

Optional Premium Experience: Abu Simbel by air

Note: Abu Simbel is subject to flight availability and must be coordinated with the Philae visit and your Aswan–Cairo flight to maintain comfortable luxury pacing.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before your private transfer to Cairo International Airport for your international departure.
Meals: Breakfast
Transfer: Private hotel–airport transfer