Day 1
Cairo arrival
Land Cairo, hotel in Zamalek or Garden City. Easy evening — Nile sunset, dinner at a rooftop. Recovery from flight.
Itinerary guide · 2026
Four time budgets, four detailed itineraries. Pick the one that matches your time, then we adjust to your interests.
Egypt rewards slow travel. The temples deserve time. The Cairo Museum's new home alone is a 4-hour visit, not a 90-minute tick.
5-day Egypt
Cairo + Luxor, no Nile cruise. Best for first-time visitors who can't take more time off.
Land Cairo, hotel in Zamalek or Garden City. Easy evening — Nile sunset, dinner at a rooftop. Recovery from flight.
Giza Plateau (Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, Sphinx) early morning. Lunch at Mena House. Afternoon at the Grand Egyptian Museum — 3-4 hours including Tutankhamun gallery.
Coptic Cairo (Hanging Church, St. Sergius), Citadel (Mohamed Ali Mosque), Khan El Khalili bazaar afternoon and evening. Naguib Mahfouz café for dinner.
~1h domestic flight. Karnak Temple (allow 3h), Luxor Temple at sunset (magical with lighting). Felucca optional.
Valley of the Kings (3 tombs included + Tutankhamun extra), Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon. Afternoon flight Luxor → Cairo → home.
7-day Egypt — most popular
Cairo + 4-night Nile cruise Aswan → Luxor. The "if I have to pick one" answer for ~70% of our guests.
Hotel, Nile sunset, dinner. Easy day.
Giza Plateau morning, Grand Egyptian Museum afternoon.
Saqqara step pyramid + Memphis morning. Coptic Cairo + Khan El Khalili afternoon.
Aswan: Philae Temple, Aswan High Dam, embark on 4-night Nile cruise.
Sail Aswan → Kom Ombo (crocodile temple) → Edfu (Horus Temple).
Sail to Luxor. Karnak + Luxor Temples afternoon and evening.
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, fly home from Luxor.
10-day Egypt — sweet spot
Adds Abu Simbel, Saqqara, Memphis, balloon ride. The pace people remember fondly.
Recovery + Nile evening.
Giza Plateau, Sphinx, Solar Boat Museum, sunset return.
Grand Egyptian Museum 4h. Bazaar evening.
Step pyramid, Memphis open-air museum, Coptic Cairo.
Aswan Philae Temple, High Dam, embark cruise.
Early flight or drive from Aswan to Abu Simbel — Ramses II and Nefertari temples.
Standard cruise temples.
Karnak, Luxor Temple, sound-and-light show.
Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Valley of the Queens, Colossi.
Sunrise balloon over Luxor (optional add-on), flight home afternoon.
14-day Egypt — full experience
Pyramids, Nile cruise, then 3-4 nights Red Sea for true decompression.
Pyramids, GEM, Saqqara, Memphis, Old Cairo, Coptic Cairo, Khan El Khalili, Citadel, Islamic Cairo. Day-trip to Wadi El Rayan or Alexandria optional.
Philae, Abu Simbel, full 4-night cruise Aswan → Luxor with Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna.
Both banks, sound-and-light, optional hot air balloon, deep temple time.
Fly to Hurghada or Marsa Alam. 3 nights resort: snorkeling, diving, desert excursion, downtime. Optional Sahara Park or Giftun Island day.
Tell us your dates and what matters most — we'll send a custom day-by-day proposal within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.