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The Red Sea

Days 1–3 · 3 nights

What to know about The Red Sea

How long: 3–5 nights recommended. Base yourself in Hurghada or Sharm for the reefs. Cairo is a short flight away, and Luxor makes a fine overnight from Hurghada.
What deserves priority: Snorkelling, diving and genuine rest.

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Day 1Giftun Island Snorkelling Trip from HurghadaOur suggestion · Full day · about 8 hoursSee day
Day 2A free day in The Red SeaOpen · we plan it with youSee day
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8 Days in Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and the Red Sea at Hurghada
- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- Egyptian Museum
- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut's temple
8 days · 7 nights · moderate pace · fills days 3–10
à partir de USD 1 175
More about this tour
In a vehicle
One domestic flight and two long road days: about 3½ hours from Luxor to Hurghada and 5 from Hurghada to Cairo
At the sites
Two full days of sightseeing, then three free days by the sea
Format
Private
Best time
October to April for cooler days in Cairo and Luxor
Our tip: End with three nights by the Red Sea. Many airlines fly home directly from Hurghada, so ask and the quote can finish the trip on the coast.
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Other tours for day 3 (5)
- Mount Sinai at Sunrise and St Catherine's Monastery from Sharm el-Sheikh
  - Mount Sinai
  - Gebel Musa
  - St Catherine's Monastery
  Overnight · about 15 hours · active pace
  à partir de USD 180Choose for day 3
- Dolphin House Snorkelling Trip from Hurghada
  - Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House)
  - Red Sea reefs off Hurghada
  Full day · about 8 hours · moderate pace
  à partir de USD 48Choose for day 3
- Ras Mohammed National Park and White Island Boat Trip from Sharm El Sheikh
  - Ras Mohammed National Park
  - White Island
  Full day · about 8 hours · moderate pace
  à partir de USD 50Choose for day 3
- Sataya Dolphin Reef Snorkelling Trip from Marsa Alam
  - Sataya reef
  - Fury Shoals
  Full day · about 9–10 hours · moderate pace
  à partir de USD 71Choose for day 3
- Giftun Island Snorkelling Trip from Hurghada
  - Giftun Island
  Full day · about 8 hours · moderate pace
  à partir de USD 39Choose for day 3
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A local experience alongside it
- Your first dive in the Red Sea
  Full day by boat · à partir de USD 59. No licence needed: a try-dive from a day boat with an instructor beside you, on a reef chosen for beginners.
  Add to day 3
- The Thistlegorm
  Full day by boat · à partir de USD 93. A British supply ship sunk in 1941, with its motorcycles and trucks still in the holds.
  Add to day 3
- A boat of your own for the day
  About 7 hours on the water · à partir de USD 174 par bateau. Your party, your crew and your pace: island beaches and snorkelling stops around the Giftun islands, without the crowded day boats.
  Add to day 3
- One breath in Dahab
  2–3 days · à partir de USD 232. A beginner freediving course in one of the world's freediving towns, down a line on a single breath.
  Add to day 3
- Your first kite
  Several days · à partir de USD 418. A kitesurfing course chosen beach by beach: the depth, the wind and the rescue boat.
  Add to day 3
- Quad, camel and supper in the desert behind Hurghada
  About 5 hours, afternoon to evening · à partir de USD 29. An afternoon ride into the Eastern Desert, a camel at a Bedouin camp, then supper and the stars.
  Add to day 3
- Sinai by quad, then supper with the Bedouin
  About 5 hours, afternoon to evening · à partir de USD 65. Ride the desert valleys inland from Sharm El Sheikh at dusk, then eat at a Bedouin camp under the mountains.
  Add to day 3
- Sunrise on Mount Sinai
  Overnight, about 14 hours from Sharm El Sheikh · à partir de USD 65. Climb through the night to the summit for dawn, then walk down to the oldest working monastery in the Christian world.
  Add to day 3
- A telescope night in the Eastern Desert
  About 4 hours in the evening · à partir de USD 30. Leave the resort lights behind for an evening of planets, star clusters and the Milky Way, explained by an astronomy guide.
  Add to day 3
- A Sinai Trail day
  Full day · à partir de USD 65. A day's walk in the high mountains with a Bedouin guide whose tribe knows the route.
  Add to day 3
Next: day 4

Luxor

Days 4–6 · 2 nights

What to know about Luxor

How long: 2–3 nights recommended. Stay in Luxor and you reach the West Bank tombs in the cool of the morning, with Karnak in the afternoon light.
What deserves priority: Valley of the Kings, West Bank and Karnak.

Colossi of Memnon
Two seated colossi of Amenhotep III, the gatekeepers of a temple the flood once filled.
Karnak
Not a temple. A temple city.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026
Luxor Temple
The temple the god came to visit.
Open 06:00–20:00, checked 15 September 2026
Medinet Habu
Ramesses III's temple and fortress, where the builders of the royal tombs came to demand their pay.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 29 September 2026
Temple of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut's terraced temple against the cliffs, facing Karnak across the river.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026
The Ramesseum
The temple and grain store of Ramesses II, where the fallen colossus of Ozymandias lies.
Open 06:00–17:00, checked 17 October 2026

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8 Days in Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and the Red Sea at Hurghada

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