9 Night Egypt Explorer Tour from Cairo
Explore Tours
Overview
Moving freely around Egypt can be stressful, our well organized guided tour takes the bother out of designing logistics and guarantees that you see all the country’s highlights. Covers accommodation.
Included/Exclude
- Egyptologist guide
- 3 nights in 4* hotel in Cairo B&B basis
- 1 night in a hotel in Bahariya Oasis B&B basis OR overnight camping in the white desert
- 2 nights on overnight sleeper train
- 3 nights on 5* Nile Cruise on full-board basis
- Private car/van or bus from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis and back
- Shared Jeep for the tour in the desert
- Camping equipments
- Lunch on the desert trip
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Entrances fees to different sights (approx total cost 100 USD/ person
- Beverages on the Nile Cruise
- Gratuities
- Any Extra not mentioned in the Itinerary
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
picked up from Cairo airport and transfer to your hotel to check in.
Overnight in Cairo.
Meet your guide at 9 am at your hotel, then start your full day guided tour visiting Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx, Saqqara with its Step Pyramid and ancient cemetery, and Memphis, the old capital and its open air museum.
There will be a chance to stop for lunch at a nice local restaurant (optional).
Transfer back to the hotel.
Overnight in Cairo
At 7 am pick up from your hotel in Cairo, transfer by a private car/van to Bahariya Oasis. Start the jeep tour to the White Desert.
On the way you will visit the Black Desert, Crystal Mountain, and a hot spring. Your lunch will be cooked by your Bedouin guide while visiting the desert, break for lunch on the sand then will take the jeep back to Bahariya.
Overnight in a hotel in Baharia .
After breakfast Transfer to back to Cairo.
You will arrive to Cairo at about 3 pm then be transferred to the hotel in Cairo, free after noon.
Overnight in the hotel
Meet your guide at 9am at your hotel, then start your full day guided tour visiting the Egyptian Museum, the Alabaster Mosque.
Go on a walking tour at Fatimid Cairo and Khan Al Kalili, the old bazaar, There will be a chance to stop for lunch at a nice Nile view restaurant (optional).
Break for lunch (optional).
In the evening transfer to the train station to take the 1st class over night train to Aswan.
Arrival at Aswan and check in on your Nile Cruise.
Enjoy guided tour, visiting the fabulous Philae Temple and Aswan High Dam.
Overnight on board.
Free morning.
You have the option to pay a visit to the great temples of Abu Simbel (3:30 am pick-up from the cruise ship).
Late afternoon excursion to Kom Ombo and visit the temple there.
Overnight on board.
In the morning arrive to Edfu and visit the Temple of Horus.
Later on arrive at Luxor and visit Karnak Temple, then visit Luxor Temple.
Overnight on board.
Start guided tour to see Colossi of Menmon, Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.
Then visit Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
In the evening transfer to train station to take the overnight train back to Cairo.
Arrival at Cairo in the morning and transfer to the airport.