Luxury Tour of Egypt: Cairo, Luxor & Aswan in 11 Days

After breakfast, meet your private Egyptologist and begin your exploration at the legendary Giza Plateau. Discover the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and Valley Temple before enjoying your complimentary professional photo session overlooking the Pyramids.

Continue for lunch, followed by a visit to Saqqara, home to the Step Pyramid of King Djoser and some of Egypt's earliest monumental architecture. Return privately to your hotel.

Overnight in: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Visits: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Saqqara, Step Pyramid
Signature Experience: Complimentary professional photo session at the Pyramids
Optional Premium Experience: Interior entry to the Great Pyramid can be arranged at additional cost.

After breakfast, visit the magnificent Grand Egyptian Museum with your private Egyptologist. Explore its extraordinary collection spanning thousands of years of Egyptian history, including the treasures of King Tutankhamun, before enjoying lunch at a carefully selected restaurant. Return to your hotel for a relaxed final evening in Cairo.

Overnight in: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Visits: Grand Egyptian Museum

After breakfast, transfer privately to Cairo Airport for your included flight to Luxor. Upon arrival, you will be met and escorted privately to your selected luxury hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure, providing a relaxed transition before beginning your Nile journey.

Overnight in: Luxor
Meals: Breakfast
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 transfer privately to your luxury Nile cruise for embarkation. Enjoy lunch on board before beginning the cruise sightseeing program with visits to Luxor's impressive East Bank.

Explore the monumental Karnak Temple Complex, followed by Luxor Temple, beautifully positioned beside the Nile. Return to the ship for dinner and your first night on board.

Overnight in: Luxury Nile Cruise – Luxor
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple

After breakfast, join your fellow cruise guests to explore Luxor's legendary West Bank.

Visit the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs of the New Kingdom were laid to rest in elaborately decorated tombs.

Continue to the magnificent Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the towering Colossi of Memnon before returning to the ship. Enjoy lunch while sailing toward Edfu.

Overnight in: Luxury Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon
Signature Experience: King Tutankhamun's tomb is included

Enjoy breakfast on board before visiting the remarkably preserved Temple of Horus at Edfu with your fellow cruise guests. Continue sailing south toward Kom Ombo, where you will explore its unusual riverside temple dedicated jointly to Sobek and Horus the Elder. Return to your cruise for afternoon tea and continue sailing toward Aswan.

Overnight in: Luxury Nile Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Temple of Horus at Edfu, Kom Ombo Temple

Wake in Aswan and begin the day's sightseeing with your fellow cruise guests. Visit the enormous Unfinished Obelisk, offering a fascinating insight into ancient Egyptian stone-working techniques, before continuing to the beautiful Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis and dramatically set on an island in the Nile. Return to the cruise for your final evening on board.

Overnight in: Luxury Nile Cruise – Aswan
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Visits: Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple

After breakfast, disembark your Nile cruise and transfer to your selected luxury hotel in Aswan. Rest of the day is at leisure or join our Optional Premium Experience – Abu Simbel by Air.

For one of the most memorable archaeological experiences on any luxury tour of Egypt, fly from Aswan to Abu Simbel to discover the monumental temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari.

Return to Aswan and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.

Overnight in: Aswan
Meals: Breakfast
Optional Premium Experience: Abu Simbel by air, subject to flight availability and schedules.

After breakfast, transfer privately to Aswan Airport for your included flight to Cairo.

Upon arrival, you will be met and escorted by private deluxe vehicle to your luxury Cairo hotel.
Enjoy a comfortable final night in Cairo, providing additional protection against flight disruption and a more relaxed conclusion to your journey. The remainder of the day is at leisure.

Overnight in: Cairo
Meals: Breakfast
Note: Domestic flights include 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, your Memphis Tours representative will meet you at your hotel and escort you privately to Cairo International Airport for your international departure. Your journey ends with the comfort of a protected Cairo overnight rather than a same-day domestic-to-international connection.

Meals: Breakfast
Transfer: Private hotel-to-airport transfer