Our Signature Journey
8-Day Classic Cairo, Luxor & Aswan
4 Nights Boutique Dahabiya Sailing • Private Guide
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Price: From $1,450 / person
The golden standard for witnessing Egypt’s thousand-year antiquities in serene, unhurried elegance. Sleep under silent canvas sails on the Nile rather than noisy motorized cruise liners.
Included:
- ✓ Cairo to Luxor & Aswan to Cairo domestic flights
- ✓ 4 nights all-inclusive private Dahabiya charter
- ✓ Private licensed Egyptologist on all tours
- ✓ All antiquity entrance permits & skip-line access
Not Included:
- ✗ International flights to/from Egypt
- ✗ Personal tips for Dahabiya boat crew
- ✗ Personal travel medical insurance
Day-by-Day Expandable Itinerary
VIP airport meet-and-assist inside Cairo International Airport. Private transport to your boutique hotel in leafy Zamalek island. Evening orientation walk along the Nile promenade followed by an authentic Egyptian welcome mezze dinner.
Beat the tourist rush with early entry to the Giza Plateau (Great Pyramid & Sphinx). Then drive south into the desert to explore Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara and the peaceful Red Pyramid of Dahshur where you can climb inside with virtually zero crowds.
Morning curated walk through the Grand Egyptian Museum's Grand Staircase and royal galleries with your Egyptologist. Late afternoon 1-hour flight to Luxor. Check into the historic riverside hotel or Dahabiya mooring.
Explore Valley of the Kings (including KV9 Ramses V/VI and King Tut), Hatshepsut Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon. Board your private Dahabiya to hoist canvas sails downriver. Visit Esna lock, Edfu Horus temple, and Kom Ombo at twilight as birds skim the river.
Disembark in Aswan. Private motorboat to the island Temple of Isis at Philae. Next morning, journey south across Lake Nasser to Ramesses II's colossal temples of Abu Simbel before your return flight to Cairo.
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Departures available year-round • Best: Oct to April
