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Abu Simbel

Days 1–14 · 14 nights

What to know about Abu Simbel

How long: From an Aswan base. Ramses II's colossal temple on Lake Nasser, reached from Aswan by an early road trip of about six hours there and back, or by a short flight.
What deserves priority: The temples of Ramses II and Nefertari.

Abu Simbel
Two temples cut into a cliff above the Nile, taken apart and rebuilt higher to save them.
Open 06:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026

Days 15–18 · 4 nights

What to know about Cairo & Giza

How long: 3 nights recommended. Give Giza and the museum a full day together, then a second day for historic Cairo's mosques, churches and bazaar.
What deserves priority: Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Al-Mu'izz Street
The main street of the Fatimid court city, where for eight centuries anyone with power built to be seen.
Open 09:00–17:00 · checked 29 September 2026
Ben Ezra Synagogue
The synagogue whose storeroom kept a medieval community's paperwork for centuries.
Open 09:00–16:00 · checked 3 September 2026
Cairo Citadel
A medieval fortress above the whole of Cairo, and the seat of Egypt's rulers for more than six centuries.
Open 08:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
Dahshur
Where the Egyptians learned how to build a pyramid, by getting it wrong first.
Open 08:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
Giza Plateau
Three generations of kings built here; the plateau asks who did the building, and how they lived.
Open 08:00–16:00 · checked 3 September 2026
Grand Egyptian Museum
A museum whose greatest collections belong to places you can see on the same day.

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- An Egyptian lunch without leaving the museum
  Lunch · 45–75 minutes · Grand Egyptian Museum. Use it between the plateau and the galleries, not after a rushed final room.
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- The Tanoura show in Islamic Cairo
  Evening · About 90 minutes, plus arriving early · Wekalet El Ghouri, Islamic Cairo. On its performance evenings only, usually a few nights a week; we confirm the night.
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- The Sound and Light show at the pyramids
  Evening · About an hour · Giza plateau, the Sphinx terrace. Evenings, with sessions in different languages; start times change with the season.
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Next: day 16
Day 16Historic Cairo on FootSuggested · Half day · about 4 hoursThe street the Fatimid caliphs laid out as the spine of their new court city.See day
Day 17Royal Mummies and Old CairoSuggested · Half day · about 5 hoursThe pharaohs built for eternity, and here, three thousand years later, they lie in a new museum on the edge of Old Cairo.See day
Day 18Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurSuggested · About 6 hoursSee how pyramid building developed before Giza, on a day out from Cairo.See day

Days 19–21 · 2 nights

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.

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