Luxury 12-Day / 11-Night Egypt Tour

🕖 Day 1 – Arrival in Cairo

• Arrival: Cairo International Airport → Private transfer to your Giza hotel.

• Afternoon: Explore downtown Cairo.

  • Egyptian lunch at a fine restaurant 🍴

  • Visit Cairo Tower for panoramic sunset views 🌇

• Evening: Nile dinner cruise with live music & oriental dance

• Overnight: Hotel in Giza 🏨

🏜️ Day 2 – White & Black Desert Adventure

Departure: 6:30 AM from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis

Highlights:

• Explore the Black Desert & volcanic hills 🌋

• El Haiz village & natural healing spring 💦

• Bedouin lunch with fresh fruits & tea 🥗

• Crystal Mountain & Agabat Desert rock formations ⛰️

• Sandboarding on golden dunes 🏂

• White Desert exploration: mushroom & camel-shaped formations 🐫

• Sunset photography 📸

• Overnight Camping: Bedouin dinner under stars 🌌, music & storytelling, warm sleeping bags 💤

🛤️ Day 3 – From Desert to Luxor

• Sunrise photos & breakfast

• Drive to Luxor (~7 hours)

• Evening: Dinner & overnight stay at Luxor hotel 🏨

🏛️ Day 4 – Full Luxor Sightseeing

• Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, and other highlights

• Lunch during the tour 🍽️

• Return to hotel for rest

🎈 Day 5 – Hot Air Balloon Ride & Nile Cruise Boarding

• Early morning hot air balloon ride over Luxor 🌅

• Noon: Board luxurious 5-star Nile Cruise 🚢

• Cruise includes:

  • Full-board meals (B/L/D)

  • Guided daily tours & private transportation

  • Visits: Karnak & Luxor Temples

  • Optional sunset felucca ride

• Overnight: Onboard the cruise in Luxor

🛶 Day 6 – Luxor → Edfu

• Morning visits:

  • Valley of the Kings 🏺

  • Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

  • Colossi of Memnon 🗿

• Afternoon: Sail to Edfu

• Meals & overnight onboard

🐎 Day 7 – Edfu & Kom Ombo → Sail to Aswan

• Temple of Edfu by horse-drawn carriage

• Kom Ombo Temple (dedicated to Sobek & Horus the Elder)

• Evening: Sail to Aswan, dinner & overnight onboard

🌊 Day 8 – Aswan Highlights

• Temple of Philae 🏛️

• High Dam & Unfinished Obelisk

• Visit Nubian village 🌈🏝️

• Evening: Transfer to hotel in Aswan for rest

🏛️ Day 9 – Abu Simbel Excursion

• Early morning departure to Abu Simbel temples

• Afternoon: Return to Cairo (flight, train, or private car)

• Evening: Hotel stay or optional Cairo stroll

🏺 Day 10 – Giza Pyramids Tour

• Option 1: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Saqqara & Memphis

• Option 2: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & Grand Egyptian Museum

• Lunch with pyramid view 🍽️

• Return to hotel

🕌 Day 11 – Islamic Cairo & Old City Tour

• Citadel of Salah El-Din & Mosque of Muhammad Ali 🏰

• Islamic Cairo & Khan El Khalili Bazaar

• Downtown Cairo strolls

• Traditional Egyptian lunch 🍴

• Return to hotel

✈️ Day 12 – Departure from Cairo

• Private transfer to Cairo International Airport