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Private touring from Giza to Luxor, with nights at the Marriott Mena House and the Old Cataract, a 3-night Nile cruise and a night in Luxor.
The journey
This 10-day trip is built around Egypt's palace hotels. You stay at the Marriott Mena House below the Great Pyramids, spend a night at the Old Cataract in Aswan and another in Luxor, with 3 nights on a luxury Nile cruise in between.
Your private guide leads you across the Giza Plateau, to the Aswan High Dam, Philae and a Nubian village, then to Kom Ombo, Edfu and both banks of Luxor. You fly from Cairo to Aswan and back from Luxor, and the trip closes with a visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum.
The route
Day by day
Our representative meets you at Cairo International Airport and helps you through arrival. A private transfer takes you to the Marriott Mena House, which sits right below the Great Pyramids. After check-in, the day is free. Spend it in the hotel gardens, or simply watch the pyramids from your room.
After breakfast, your private guided tour of the Giza Plateau begins. You visit the Great Pyramid of Cheops and its neighbors, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, along with the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Your guide explains the engineering behind them, the royal burial customs and the questions they still raise. Lunch is at a restaurant chosen for its pyramid views, and the rest of the day is yours at the hotel.
After breakfast, a private car takes you to Cairo Airport and your flight to Aswan. Your guide meets you there and starts with the Aswan High Dam, then takes you to Philae Temple, built for the goddess Isis on an island in the river. After lunch in Aswan, you check in at the Old Cataract Hotel, with its views over the Nile.
Following breakfast at the Old Cataract, a boat carries you along the river to a traditional Nubian village, with its colorful houses, local culture and warm welcome. Later, you move to your luxury Nile cruise and settle in on board. Lunch is served after embarkation, and the afternoon is yours on the sundeck as the ship begins to sail.
Breakfast is served on board as the ship sails. The first stop is Kom Ombo Temple, shared by two gods, Sobek and Haroeris. The cruise then continues to Edfu, where a horse-drawn carriage takes you to the well-preserved Temple of Horus. Back on board, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner follow as you sail on toward Luxor.
After breakfast, you go ashore to visit Luxor's West Bank. In the Valley of the Kings, the royal tombs are cut deep into the desert hills. You also see Queen Hatshepsut's temple and stop at the Colossi of Memnon. Then it is back to the ship for lunch and a final, peaceful night on the Nile.
After breakfast, you leave the ship for the last time. Your guide takes you to the vast Karnak Temple Complex and to Luxor Temple, where you walk among tall columns and along sacred avenues and hear the story of centuries of pharaonic history. Lunch follows the visits, and then you check in at your Luxor hotel for the night.
After breakfast, a private car takes you to Luxor Airport, and you fly back to Cairo. Our representative meets you on arrival and escorts you to the Marriott Mena House. The rest of the day is free to settle in again and relax near the pyramids.
After breakfast, you visit the Grand Egyptian Museum with your guide. Its galleries hold many of the country's most treasured artifacts, and the highlight is the Tutankhamun collection, shown complete. Lunch follows the visit, and then you return to the hotel for your last evening in Egypt.
After breakfast, take a last look at the pyramids from the hotel before you check out of the Marriott Mena House. Our representative then drives you in a private vehicle to Cairo International Airport in time for your departure, and your stay in Egypt's palace hotels ends here.
Where you'll stay
Open while renovation work continues; confirmed for your dates.
The Winter Palace is closed for restoration until 2027, so this journey stays at Al Moudira.
Proposed properties. The room category, view and meal plan are confirmed in your written proposal, subject to availability.
What's included
Questions
On land, yes: your guide, vehicle and driver are for your group alone. The Nile cruise ship is shared with other guests, and the guided visits ashore are private.
Cairo & Giza: Marriott Mena House, Cairo (4 nights); Aswan: Old Cataract, Aswan (1 night); Nile cruise: The Oberoi Zahra (3 nights); Luxor: Al Moudira Hotel (1 night). The alternatives are named on this page, and your proposal confirms the room category.
No. These are booked and paid separately: domestic flights: Cairo to Aswan, then Luxor back to Cairo.
No. Tips for guides, drivers and hotel or ship staff are not included; they are customary in Egypt.
Yes. Room and suite categories are chosen with you and named in your written proposal, subject to availability.
Yes. The length, the hotels and the pace can all be adjusted before you confirm, subject to availability.
The price depends on your dates, hotels, room type and group size. Your written proposal shows the full price, what it includes and the terms; no payment is taken with a request.
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