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Fayoumthen Nile & Aswan

5 nights · 6 days · as a couple

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Fayoum

Day 1 · 1 night
What to know about Fayoum
How long
A day from Cairo, or a night. About two hours from Cairo each way. A day covers Wadi El Rayan or the Valley of the Whales; a night by Lake Qarun lets you see both without rushing.
What deserves priority
Wadi El Rayan's lakes and waterfalls, and the whale fossils of Wadi El Hitan.
  • Wadi el-Hitan

    A desert valley of fossil whales with legs, from a sea that covered Egypt forty million years ago.

The full Fayoum guide
  1. Day 1A free day in FayoumOpen · we plan it with youSee day

Nile & Aswan

Days 2–6 · 4 nights
What to know about Nile & Aswan
How long
4–5 nights recommended. Temples by day and the river between them: choose a boat by its name and its hours ashore, and the Nile does the rest.
What deserves priority
A cruise or dahabiya, Philae and time in Aswan.
  • Aswan High Dam

    The monument that ended ancient Egypt's calendar.

  • Edfu Temple

    The temple of Horus, whose walls are a library turned outwards.

    Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • Elephantine

    A granite island at the first cataract, where Egypt used to end.

    Open 08:00–16:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • Kom Ombo Temple

    A temple built twice over, side by side, for the crocodile and the falcon.

    Open 07:00–21:00, checked 15 September 2026

  • Lake Nasser

    An archive of ancient Nubia that nobody can visit.

  • Nubian Village

    A living Nubian village on the west bank at Aswan, facing the island of Sehel.

The full Nile & Aswan guide
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    Travel from Fayoum

    Fayoum to Nile & Aswan is a travel day: keep the rest of the day light.

    Our suggestion for this day

    Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical Garden

    • Elephantine Island
    • Kitchener's Island Botanical Garden
    • A felucca at Aswan

    About 2 hours · easy pace

    à partir de USD 34
    More about this tour
    In a vehicle
    Short transfer to the river
    At the sites
    About 2 hours on the water and the islands
    Format
    Small group
    Best time
    Late afternoon, for the light and the breeze

    Our tip: Book it for late afternoon, after a temple morning. It is the easiest two hours in Upper Egypt.

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    Keep for day 2
    Other tours for day 2 (4)
    • 10 Days in Egypt: the Pyramids, a Nile Cruise and Sharm el-Sheikh
      • Egyptian Museum
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx

      10 days · 9 nights · moderate pace · fills days 2–11

      à partir de USD 1 675Choose for day 2
    • Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan: 4 Nights
      • Karnak
      • Luxor Temple
      • Valley of the Kings

      5 days · 4 nights · moderate pace · fills days 2–6

      à partir de USD 800Choose for day 2
    • Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor: 3 Nights
      • Philae
      • The High Dam
      • Kom Ombo

      4 days · 3 nights · moderate pace · fills days 2–5

      à partir de USD 670Choose for day 2
    • Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam
      • Unfinished Obelisk
      • Philae
      • The High Dam

      About 4.5 hours · easy pace

      à partir de USD 45Choose for day 2
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    A local experience alongside it

    • A felucca at sunset in Aswan

      1–2 hours before sunset · à partir de USD 25 par bateau. Sail, not engine: an hour or two on the Nile between the granite islands, as the light goes gold over the west bank.

      Add to day 2
    • A Nubian village by boat

      About 3–4 hours, best in the afternoon · à partir de USD 40. Up the Nile past the granite islands to Gharb Soheil, for tea in a Nubian family's painted house.

      Add to day 2

    Make this day better

    • Paddle the Nile at Aswan

      Late afternoon · About 1–2 hours · Around Elephantine and the islands of the First Cataract. Late afternoon, when the light softens and the river is calm.

      We ask for it; the time is confirmed in your quote.

      Ask us to arrange
  2. Day 3Nile Cruise from Aswan to LuxorOur suggestion · 4 days · 3 nightsSee day
  3. Day 4Kom Ombo and EdfuOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 2 of 4See day
  4. Day 5Luxor: both banksOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 3 of 4See day
  5. Day 6Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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