12 Day Egypt Luxury Private Tour – Cairo, Nile Cruise, Red Sea

DAY 1 – Arrive Cairo for your Private Luxury Tour in Egypt

Welcome to Cairo, the bustling Egyptian capital. One of our tour managers and one of our drivers will meet you at the airport in Cairo when you arrive for your 12 Day Egypt Luxury Private Tour, and they will then transfer you to the hotel where you will be staying for your first two days in Egypt. After you have checked in at the hotel, a pick-up time for the follow day’s tour will be confirmed with you and then you will have the rest of your first day in Egypt to yourself.

You can spend the rest of the day relaxing at your hotel, or you can freshen up and then head out on your own to get your first tast of Cairo.

Included: Free Welcome Drink

DAY 2 – Giza, GEM and Saqqara Pyramids Tour

Begin your day with a wholesome breakfast at your hotel, then set out with your personal guide to the Giza Plateau, where you’ll be awed by the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Take time to explore the iconic Sphinx and the Valley Temple. After your visit to the pyramids, enjoy lunch at a traditional Egyptian restaurant before heading to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum. Situated approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex, this impressive archaeological museum is currently open for limited access to test its facilities and visitor experience prior to the official opening. You’ll have access to areas including the Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial area, and exterior gardens. Return to your hotel afterward for an overnight stay in Cairo.

NOTE: For an additional $150 fee, you can have your own professional photographer for two (2) hours at the pyramids. Include 20 edited high quality photos in printed album, plus a CD with a minimum of 100 edited digital images.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 3 – Travel to Aswan, Cruise Embarkation and Felucca Ride

The next phase of your Egypt luxury private tour begins today, so after breakfast you will check out and then you will be driven to Cairo Airport to board a short flight to Aswan. When you land in Aswan, you will again be met by one of our tour representatives and you will be taken to board your 5-Star Nile cruise. Enjoy lunch on the ship, and then then you and a smaller group of our other clients will be taken for a Felucca ride on the river around Kitchener’s Island and to see the Agha Khan Mausoleum.

Enjoy some afternoon tea back on the cruise ship and some free time for yourself until dinner is served in the evening. There will also be a Nubian Folkloric Show on the ship in the evening and you will spend the night of your luxury cruise in your cabin on the water at Aswan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4 – Aswan and Kom Ombo Sightseeing and Cruise to Edfu

This morning you will enjoy another onshore excursion, this time to see the Aswan High Dam; the great Unfinished Obelisk, and the amazing Temple of Philae. Following your tour, the cruise ship will start sailing to Kom Ombo and you will be able to enjoy a nice buffet lunch along the way. Enjoy another short sightseeing tour at Kom Ombo to see an ancient Temple complex, and then spend the rest of the day relaxing while sailing to Edfu.

Dinner will be served at the usual time and tonight there will be an on-board disco for entertainment. This night of your Egypt luxury private tour will be spent on the water at Edfu.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5 – Edfu Temple and Cruise to Luxor

After breakfast, your Egyptologist guide will take you and the others in your group to see the Temple of Horus which is the best preserved ancient cult temple ever discovered. After your tour, you will head back to the ship and it will sail to Luxor which lunched and afternoon tea being served along the way. For entertainment in the evening, there will be a Galabya Party and you will spend this on the water at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 6 – Luxor West Bank Tour

After breakfast you will be taken to see three ancient Luxor tourist attractions on the West Bank. First, visit Valley of the Kings which is an ancient royal necropolis where pharaohs and other nobility were entombed during the New Kingdom era, including King Tutankhamen and Pharaoh Ramses VI.

Next, you will visit the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and then you will also visit the Colossi of Memnon on your way back to the ship. Lunch, afternoon tea and dinner will be served at the usual times, and tonight there will be an authentic Belly Dance Show on the ship for entertainment. This night of your Egypt luxury private tour will be spent on the ship at Luxor.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 7 –Disembarkation, Luxor East Bank Tour and Travel to Hurghada

Your Egypt Luxury Private Tour enters a new exciting phase today, so you will disembark from your cruise today at about 08h00 and then you will visit Luxor Temple and the Karnak Temple complex, both of which are located on the East Bank. After your tour, you will then travel to Hurghada in a clean and modern air-conditioned vehicle.

On arrival in Hurghada you will immediately be taken to check-in at the 5-Star resort where you will be staying for the next 4 nights of your holiday in Egypt. Hurghada is one of Egypt’s most popular family holiday destinations. It is also a very popular SCUBA diving destination, attracting diving enthusiasts from all over the world.

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 8 & Day 9 – SCUBA Diving and Snorkeling Trips at Hurghada

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, and then you will be taken to board a modern and fully equipping dive boat that will take you to two world-class dive sites in the Red Sea on both days. During your dives you will be able to enjoy unforgettable SCUBA diving between coral reefs that are teaming with aquatic life. Your dive trips include include a certified dive guide, all necessary equipment, as well as an on-board lunch, free mineral water and free soft drinks.

Non-divers, on the other hand; will be able to enjoy some introduction to diving and some great snorkeling. Of course, when your dive boat return to shore, we will be there to meet you and drive you back to your hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 10 – Snorkeling at Hurghada

Unlike the previous two days, this day of your Egypt Luxury Private tour is devoted to snorkeling rather than diving, but you can be sure that today will be no less memorable because you will be snorkeling directly above some magnificent coral reefs that are home to an abundance of marine life.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 11 – Flight to Cairo and Private Cairo Tour

Today you will check-out early, so instead of having breakfast at your hotel, you will be issued with a packed breakfast which you can enjoy on the way to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. When you land in Cairo, your Egyptologist guide and driver will meet you at the airport and then take you see the Egyptian Museum which is home to the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts.

Following your visit to the museum, you will then visit the medieval Salah Din Citadel and the Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque before enjoying lunch at a good local restaurant. After lunch, you will also be taken to see the Hanging Church of Cairo; the Ben Ezra Synagogue and the city’s famous 14th-century Khan el Khalili Bazaar. This is the last stop of your Cairo tour, so once you are ready you will be driven to the 5-Star hotel where you will be staying for your last night of your private luxury tour in Egypt.

Meals Included: Breakfast Box and Lunch

DAY 12 – Egypt Luxury Private Tour Ends

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel in Cairo, and then at the appropriate time you will need to check-out, and then you will be driven to the airport in time for you to board your flight out of Egypt. Your Egypt Luxury Private Tour is over but your memories of Egypt will stay with you forever.

Meals Included: Breakfast