Giza, Sail, Valley of Kings

The journey.

Day 1 · Cairo · Land, and see them from the room

Met and driven to Giza, so the first sight of the pyramids is from your own window rather than a coach park.

Day 2 · Cairo · The pyramids, and the museum

Giza and Saqqara at opening with an Egyptologist, including the inside of a pyramid, then the Grand Egyptian Museum and the full Tutankhamun collection.

Day 3 · Cairo · Old Cairo, or the bazaar

Coptic Cairo, the citadel and Khan el Khalili, ending at a coffee house that has been open since 1773.

Day 4 · Aswan · South, and onto the water

A short flight, then aboard for the sail north, with Philae temple in the afternoon. The Nile at Aswan is a different river from the one in Cairo.

Day 5 · Kom Ombo · Sailing

Waking up moving, with the bank going past the window. The double temple at Kom Ombo, then a long afternoon watching Egypt go by.

Day 6 · Edfu · The temple of Horus

The best preserved temple in Egypt, entered through a pylon sixty feet high, then sailing on toward Luxor.

Day 7 · Luxor · The west bank

The Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut's terraces at dawn before the heat, with the paint in the tombs still bright after three thousand years.

Day 8 · Luxor · Karnak, and the balloon

A balloon over the west bank at first light, then Karnak, and Luxor temple after dark when it is lit.

Day 9 · Cairo · Home

A flight back to Cairo and the connection home.

What a journey like this includes

• Marriott Mena House, the Oberoi Philae and the Old Cataract among the choices

• A qualified Egyptologist on every touring day, not a driver with a script

• Four nights full board on the river, by ship, dahabiya or the Oberoi Philae

• Every entrance fee including inside a pyramid and the extra ticket tombs

• Guide and driver gratuities handled at the proper rate

• Egypt e-visas and breakfast every morning

Build this journey your way

Every day and every hotel here has alternatives, with live pricing as you choose: https://packages.tripn.in/egypt-giza-nile-valley