Your Own Private Egypt
The Best of Egypt is exactly that – a private, fully guided journey through Egypt’s greatest hits for your own group of up to six people. Meet the Pyramids and the Sphinx, wonder at the treasures of the Egyptian Museum, then board the overnight sleeper train to Luxor for four nights on a Nile cruiser, drifting past Esna Lock to Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan.
Along the way there’s a horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, a Djellaba party on deck, a felucca sail around Aswan’s islands and the chance to visit a Nubian village or the temples of Abu Simbel. With expert guides at every site and every entrance included, all you have to do is take it in.
8 days, day by day – every included visit, every overnight stop.
Your Journey – Day by Day
Welcome to Egypt! You’ll be met on arrival and escorted in a deluxe air conditioned vehicle to your Cairo hotel, with your first glimpses of the city’s vibrant street life en route. Evening at leisure – or take the optional Sound and Light show at the Pyramids.
Overnight: Cairo
Four and a half thousand years of history in a morning: the Pyramids, the mysterious Sphinx and the Temple of the Valley, plus a Papyrus Institute demonstration of the world’s first writing paper. After the Egyptian Museum’s stunning treasures, board the overnight sleeper train to Luxor with dinner on board.
Overnight: Sleeper train | Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Arrive into Luxor and visit Luxor Temple in the heart of ancient Thebes, then transfer to your cruise ship for lunch. In the afternoon, wander Karnak – the largest collection of religious monuments in ancient Egypt, from the Sacred Scarab to the holy lake.
Overnight: Nile cruise | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
An early visit to the Land of the Dead: the Valley of the Kings and its vibrantly decorated royal tombs, a panoramic stop at the multi-terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the 18 metre stone guardians of Amenhotep III. Then a lazy afternoon sailing towards Esna Lock as the Nile floats by.
Overnight: Nile cruise | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A horse-drawn carriage delivers you to Edfu Temple, dedicated to the sky god Horus and the best preserved temple in Egypt. Sail on to Kom Ombo’s unique twin temples of Sobek and Haoeris, bargain for souvenirs in the bazaar, and celebrate at the on-board Djellaba party.
Overnight: Nile cruise | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sail the Cataracts of Aswan by traditional felucca, tour the granite quarry to see the Unfinished Obelisk, and visit the High Dam. This afternoon, the optional Nubian Village visit is a technicolour glimpse of life on the Nile – crocodiles included.
Overnight: Nile cruise | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Option of a morning flight excursion to the temples of Abu Simbel on Lake Nasser, before flying back to Cairo. The afternoon is free to wander the famous Khan El-Khalili bazaar for a last-minute souvenir.
Overnight: Cairo | Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast in the hotel, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight home.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
