Egypt: Cairo, Luxor & a Slow Nile
The pyramids before the heat, the Nile at dusk, and enough time in Luxor to stop counting temples.
Highlights
Signature moments
Giza at opening
The plateau with almost nobody on it, and a guide who reads the graffiti.
Karnak at dusk
The hypostyle hall when the light goes sideways.
A felucca, not a cruise ship
An hour of sail and silence on the river.
Itinerary
Day by day
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Cairo: Giza at opening
The plateau early, then the Sphinx and a long lunch.
Meals: Breakfast Hotel in Cairo - 02
Egyptian Museum & NMEC
The collections, and the royal mummies in context.
Meals: Breakfast Hotel in Cairo - 03
Old Cairo
Coptic Cairo, the Citadel and the mosques of Islamic Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast Hotel in Cairo - 04
Fly to Luxor: Karnak
Karnak in the late afternoon light.
Meals: Breakfast Nile-view hotel in Luxor - 05
West Bank
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut and the workers’ village.
Meals: Breakfast Nile-view hotel in Luxor - 06
Nile & Dendera
A felucca morning, then the temple at Dendera.
Meals: Breakfast Nile-view hotel in Luxor - 07
Departure
Transfer to Luxor airport.
Meals: Breakfast
What's included
Private guiding and transfers Accommodation as listed Breakfast daily Entrance fees to sites named in the itinerary
Optional upgrades
Domestic flights Additional nights Private cooking classes Upgraded room categories
Staying
Boutique hotels, riads and family-run guesthouses
Made for
Couples, families and private groups who prefer their own pace
Trusted
What travellers and partners say
The most relaxed two weeks of my life. Someone had always thought of the small thing — the cold water, the right song on the drive, the table by the window.
They rebuilt half our honeymoon when a flight changed overnight — without a single grumpy message. Felt like travelling with friends who happen to be superhuman.
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