12 days Egypt Tour: Discover Iconic Sites from Cairo to Luxor

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Magical Trip from Cairo and Luxor to the Sahara Desert

An amazing comprehensive 12 days Egypt tour package covers the attractions of The cities of Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Dendara, Abydos, & El-Fayoum Oasis.

This Egypt tour package is ideal as it features tours to the classical iconic sites such as the Giza pyramids and the Great Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Saqqara, and Memphis in Cairo, and it also covers the stunning attractions of Luxor like the Karnak holy temple complex, Luxor temple, Queen Hatshepsut temple, the Valley of Kings, and Memnon colossi.

12 Days Egypt tour package goes all the way to the beautiful temples at Dendara and Abydos to see the peak of ancient Egyptian art at the temple of God Osiris. Explore the temple of goddess Hathor at Dendara. You will sail back in time onboard our deluxe Nile cruise to enjoy the majestic Nile River while witnessing the glory of ancient Egypt with our 12 Days Egypt tour package.

Tour Accommodation: 5 stars

Tour Price

Price is quoted per person in USD

Solo Traveler 1999$ USD
2 people 1499$ USD
3 people 1399$ USD (299$ single supplement)
4 people 1299$ USD
5+ people 1199$ (299$ single supplement)

Tour Highlights

Cairo Highlights

Giza Pyramids Complex
Islamic & Coptic Attractions
Memphis City
The Egyptian Museum
Sakkara Pyramids

Luxor Highlights

Valley of the Kings
Karnak Temple
Luxor Temple
Hatshepsut Temple
Colossi of Memnon

Aswan Highlights

The High Dam
The Unfinished Obelisk
Philae Temple
Abu Simbel Temples
Edfu Temple

El Fayoum Highlights

Qarun Lake
Tunis Village
Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls and lakes
Mudawara Mountain
WAdi El Hitan

Bahariya Highlights

Bawiti town center
The English mountain
The black desert
The White Desert
The Crystal mountains
The owner mountains of Aqabat
Natural lakes
Natural springs

Tour Inclusions

Meet and assist service at Cairo airport

All accommodations are in a five-star hotel, with camping included.
Nile Cruise accommodation (5 stars based on full-board)
Domestic Flight Tickets
A private tour guide during the whole of your tour.
All transfers will be through a private AC vehicle.
Entrance fees to all the sites in the itinerary.
Meals as mentioned in the tour itinerary.
All taxes & charges.

Tour Exclusions

International Airfare.
Egypt entry visa.
Tipping.
Any other items have not been mentioned.

Tour Itinerary

Detailed itinerary of the 12 Days Egypt Tour to Cairo, Nile Cruise, and Desert Safari

Day 1: Cairo Arrival:

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

Day 2: Time: 8:00 am: Cairo Sightseeing Tours – Pyramids:

After breakfast at the hotel, pick you up and start out a guided tour to explore Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx, Saqqara, Imhotep Museum, the Step Pyramid complex, and Memphis ancient city. Lunch in a local Egyptian restaurant. Transfer back to the hotel.

Day 3: Time: 7:00 am: Aswan – Nile Cruise:

Early breakfast from the hotel. Pick you up and transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight to Aswan. Arrive at Aswan and start our sightseeing tours to Philae Temple & the Unfinished Obelisk. Transfer to the Nile cruise, check-in, and Lunch. After 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, start our guided tour to Kom Ombo temple which was built by the Ptolemies and dedicated unusually to two different gods. Lunch & dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 5: Edfu Temple Visit – Sailing to Luxor:

After breakfast on the cruise ship, start our tour to Edfu temple by horse carriage. The temple is the second largest temple in Egypt and one of the very well-preserved temples. Continue sailing to later watch the process of crossing the Esna lock of the Nile. Lunch & dinner onboard the cruise ship.

Day 6: Dendera & Abydos Day Trip:

After breakfast at your Nile cruise ship. Start a private day trip to the temples of Dendara & Abydos. The two temples are still in great condition with very beautiful colors still seen on the walls and depictions. Transfer back to Luxor onto the cruise ship

Day 7: Luxor Sightseeing Tours:

After breakfast on the cruise ship, Check-out and start our guided tour to the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Temple of Medinet Habu, and Memnon Colossi. Transfer. Transfer to Luxor train station for the sleeper train to Cairo.

Day 8: Cairo Sightseeing:

After breakfast onboard, Arrive at Giza train station. Pick you up and start our guided tours to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Islamic & Coptic Cairo, and the tourist bazaar at Khan El-Khalili. Transfer to your Cairo hotel, check-in, and overnight.

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

After breakfast in the hotel, pick you up and start our trip to El-Fayoum Oasis and on to Wadi El-Hitan. El-Fayoum Oasis is around 100 km southwest of Cairo. Our first stop is by Lake Qarun for a morning coffee and the beautiful open scenery of the lake and Qatrani mountain behind.

Continue our trip to Wadi El-Hitan. We arrive at Wadi El-Hitan around 11:30 am to start our tour by visiting the open-air museum which is a short walk track with some whale fossils displayed where they were originally unearthed. Lunch in Wadi El-Hitan restaurant.

After lunch, we continue our tour in Wadi El-Hitan by visiting the Climate Change and Fossils Museum which is a small museum that accommodates some of the whales’ fossils and other marine fossils that were found in the valley. The fossils are 40 to 200 million years old!

We then leave Wadi El-Hitan and continue our trip to Mudawara mountain which overlooks the lakes of Rayan Valley and the mountains of Magic Lake. Proceed to Wadi El-Rayan to see the waterfalls & possibly immigrating birds. Transfer back to Cairo to your hotel.

Day 10: Cairo – Bahariya Oasis – White Desert:

After breakfast at the hotel, pick you up and start our trip to Bahariya Oasis. Arrive at Bawiti for lunch. After lunch, we start our off-road adventure to explore the Black Desert, the crystal desert, the springs, the Aqabat rocky mountains, and the old white desert. We continue our off-road adventure to the New White Desert. We camp at the New White Desert. Barbecue dinner under the stars. Overnight in the white desert.

Day 11: the White Desert – Cairo:

After breakfast at the white desert, we start our trip back to Bahariya and then continue to Cairo. Lunch is not available. snacks available.

Day 12: Departure:

After breakfast at the hotel. Pick you up and transfer you to Cairo International Airport for your departure flight.

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Prices: Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.

Price varies depending on your group size

0 – 05.99 Free of Charge
6 – 11.99 pay 50% of the tour price
12+ pay full tour price per adult person.
Notes: Child pricing applies to children who share rooms with their parents (Max 2 Children in one Room)

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Alexandria! Wow!

November 7, 2024

Muhammad is the best! He showed me a world I never thought possible! The tombs in Alexandria by far was my favorite! I never knew there was a place on earth that contained both Greek and Egyptian carvings in the same tombs! The history and culture of Egypt is so fascinating! I highly recommend booking with Muhammad!

James Risenhoover

Tour of Cairo

November 4, 2024

Despite a late start due to car trouble, Mohamed more than made up for it with his incredible knowledge and dedication. His explanations were detailed and thoughtful, and he went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience. A memorable and informative tour, thanks to Mohamed’s hard work!

Sebastian

AMAZING TOUR, SOLO TRAVELER.

October 12, 2024

I am a California woman who traveled to Egypt alone and thanks to Egypt Fun Tours I had a great time. Hani, Mohammed, Kamal and David (my driver) were very professional and very knowledgeable, I appreciate how respectful they were and how protective they were with me.

They show me everything I wanted to see in Cairo and nearby places like Saqqara, Memphis, etc. Thanks to them I had a great time in Egypt, they were so so helpful than on my second day they helped me to move from my hotel in Giza to the Steigenberger hotel in downtown Cairo.

The tour price is super good includes a guide (expert in the field) a driver, lunch and drinks, they took me to amazing places for lunch, the food was super super delicious, for a foodie like me that was a highlight. We went out fo the tourist traps and I got to see the Cairo that if you are in a bus tour you will never get to see.

This tour is personalized for each person depending of what you want to see and do, I absolutely love it.

I used WhatsApp to communicate with Hani and arranged all my tours, Hani was super super nice since the moment I contacted him and explained him what I wanted to do and see.

Hani and his group mesmerized me with the tours they put together, this is a memory I will keep for lifetime.

I had only good things to say about them and I highly recommend them.

I did visit the pyramids in Giza, downtown Cairo, new Cairo, several museums, Coptic Cairo and Muslim Cairo with them and I learned a lot from them, I felt like they were family to me and it was EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

If I go back to Egypt I will hire them again without hesitation.

David I take my hat off for you because I have NO IDEA how you can drive in crazy Cairo, thanks to all of you for making this lady’s dream a reality.

Ladylalique - California