12 Day Egypt Luxury Private Tour – Cairo, Nile Cruise, Red Sea
Enjoy the Land of the Pharaohs in a way you have never experienced with one of our classic Nile cruise and stay vacations; a 12-day Egypt Luxury Private Tour – Cairo, Nile Cruise and Red Sea Stay. Visit the best sites in and around Cairo then board a luxurious cruise from Aswan to Luxor with daily excursions to some of Egypt’s most renowned monuments, including the Temple of Philae; Kom Ombo Temple; Horus Temple; Valley of the Kings; Hatshepsut Temple; Karnak, and more.
Transfer to Hurghada and enjoy world-class SCUBA Diving and Snorkeling in the crystal clear waters on the Red Sea coast before heading back to Cairo for your flight back home. With our luxury Egypt tours, lifelong memories well and truly guaranteed.
DEPARTURE SCHEDULE: Tours run every Sunday
Egypt Luxury Private Tour
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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 and Saqqara Pyramids Tour
Shortly after breakfast, your expert Egyptologist guide and private driver will fetch you from your hotel in Cairo and then take you to the ancient Giza necropolis to see the famous Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple. This tour will take up most of your morning, so once you are finished at the necropolis you will be taken for lunch at a good local restaurant.
After lunch, you will then travel to another ancient necropolis at Saqqara which is about 30km away from Cairo. This necropolis has plenty to see but it is most famous for its Step Pyramid. This is believed to be the very first pyramid ever built in Egypt and it was built for Pharaoh Djoser. Following your Saqqara tour, you will then travel back to your hotel 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
Included in your Egypt Luxury Private Tour:
- One of our tour representatives present at airports to meet you and see you off for all arrivals and departures
- Assistance available from our customer service department throughout your Egypt Luxury Private Tour
- All transfers/tours in private air-conditioned vehicles
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo (including daily breakfast)
- Accommodation for 4 nights on board 5-star Nile Cruise (full board)
- Accommodation for 4 nights in Hurghada (including daily breakfast)
- Domestic flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Hurghada to Cairo
- All Sightseeing tours during Nile River cruise (Small group tours)
- 2 Days SCUBA diving (includes lunch meals, mineral water and soft drinks
- 1 Day snorkeling
- Diving equipment such as tanks and weight belts
- English speaking tour guides for all tours
- Entrance fees to the sites and attractions mentioned in the Egypt Luxury Private Tour travel itinerary
- All meals listed in the travel itinerary
- All taxes & service charges – the price you see is the price you pay
NOTE: All tours in Cairo are private tours, and all tours during your Nile cruise are small group tours.
Not included your Egypt Luxury Private Tour:
- International airfare to and from Egypt
- Entry visa for Egypt
- Optional tours mentioned or not mentioned in your Egypt Luxury Private Tour itinerary
- Personal expenses
- Tipping kitty.
Accommodation Plan
- Le Riad Hotel de Charme, Cairo (5-Star)
- Sonesta Moon Goddess Nile Cruise (5-Star)
- Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort (5-Star)
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Customer Review
Egypt (Cairo & Nile Cruise) with NileCruiseHolidays, Petra, and Jerusalem
Great trip at a great price with small group of 10 (including our family of four) or mostly just the four of us with a guide and driver. Eman did a fantastic job setting everything up including adding Jordan and Israel on to the trip. Everything went as planned with drivers and guides meeting us at every airport. Ashraf, our guide for the Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan was an experienced archeologist with a wealth of knowledge he readily shared – truly outstanding.
Ahmad, our guide in Cairo and Memphis, really made us feel welcome and at home – more like a friend than just a guide. We decided not to do the hot air balloon over the Valley of the Kings but did add a great excursion to a Nubian village and swim in the Nile near Aswan. NileCruiseHolidays was a great value combination of service, performance, and price.
george r
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