The Ultimate 12-Day Egypt Tour: Pyramids, Sahara & Nile Cruise

Comprehensive Egypt Tour Package Itinerary

1st day: Cairo Arrival

• Meet and assist at Cairo Airport.
• Transfer to the hotel and check-in.

2nd day: Cairo Sightseeing Tours – Pyramids

• Time: 8:00 am
• After breakfast, embark on a guided tour of the Giza Pyramids, Great Sphinx, Saqqara, Imhotep Museum, Step Pyramid complex, and Memphis ancient city.
• Enjoy lunch at a local Egyptian restaurant.
• Transfer back to the hotel.

3rd day: Aswan – Nile Cruise

• Time: 7:00 am
• Early breakfast, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Aswan.
• Visit Philae Temple and the Unfinished Obelisk.
• Check-in to the Nile cruise and have lunch.
• Take a Felucca boat ride around Elephantine Island.
• Dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 4: Sailing – Kom Ombo Temple Tour

• Early morning navigation to Kom Ombo.
• After breakfast, tour the Kom Ombo Temple, dedicated to two gods.
• Lunch and dinner onboard the cruise ship.

5th day: Edfu Temple Visit – Sailing to Luxor

• After breakfast, visit Edfu Temple by horse carriage.
• Continue sailing and watch the crossing of the Esna lock.
• Lunch and dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 6: Dendera & Abydos Day Trip

• After breakfast, take a private day trip to the temples of Dendara and Abydos.
• Return to Luxor and board the cruise ship.

7th day: Luxor Sightseeing Tours

• After breakfast, check out and tour the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, Medinet Habu, and Memnon Colossi.
• Transfer to Luxor train station for the sleeper train to Cairo.

8th day: Cairo Sightseeing

• After breakfast onboard, arrive at Giza train station.
• Guided tours of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Islamic & Coptic Cairo, and Khan El-Khalili bazaar.
• Transfer to your Cairo hotel, check-in, and overnight.

9th day: Day Trip to Wadi El-Hitan & El-Fayoum Oasis

• After breakfast, head to El-Fayoum Oasis and Wadi El-Hitan.
• Stop at Lake Qarun for coffee and scenic views.
• Visit the open-air museum and the Climate Change and Fossils Museum in Wadi El-Hitan.
• Explore Mudawara Mountain and Wadi El-Rayan waterfalls.
• Return to Cairo.

Day 10: Cairo – Bahariya Oasis – White Desert

• After breakfast, travel to Bahariya Oasis and have lunch in Bawiti.
• Begin an off-road adventure exploring the Black Desert, Crystal Desert, and the New White Desert.
• Camp in the New White Desert with a barbecue dinner under the stars.

11th day: The White Desert, Cairo

• After breakfast, return to Bahariya and then to Cairo.
• Lunch is not provided, but snacks are available.

 Last day: Departure

• After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight.