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Nile & Aswanthen Cairo & Giza

26 nights · 27 days · As a couple

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  • Day 2 Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical Garden · About 2 hours
  • Day 3 Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam · About 4.5 hours
  • Day 14 Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo · Half day · about 5 hours
  • Day 15 Historic Cairo on Foot: al-Mu'izz Street from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla · Half day · about 4 hours
  • Day 16 Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids · About 6 hours
  • Day 17 Giza Pyramids Half-Day Private Tour · Half day · about 4 hours
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Nile & Aswan

Days 1–12 · 12 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.

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  1. Day 1Arrival in Nile & AswanTime reserved for arrivalSee day
  2. Day 2Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical GardenSuggested · About 2 hoursA slow afternoon on the river at the first cataract, where Egypt used to end.See day
  3. Day 3Kom Ombo and Edfu Day Tour from AswanSuggested · Full day · about 8 hoursTwo temples the Ptolemies built in the old Egyptian way, part of how Egypt kept reimagining eternity under Greek rule: Kom Ombo for a crocodile and a falcon, and Edfu for Horus, joined each year by Hathor sailing south from Dendera.See day
  4. Day 4Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and the High DamSuggested · About 4.5 hoursThree stops that explain Aswan's great works, ancient and modern.See day
  5. Day 5A free day in Nile & AswanOpen for us to plan with youSee day
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Cairo & Giza

Days 13–27 · 14 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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  1. Day 13Travel to Cairo & GizaFlight option: about 1½ hours by air. Allow extra time for airports and transfers.See day
  2. Day 14Royal 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
  3. Day 15Historic Cairo on FootSuggested · Half day · about 4 hoursThe street the Fatimid caliphs laid out as the spine of their new court city.See day
  4. Day 16Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurSuggested · About 6 hoursSee how pyramid building developed before Giza, on a day out from Cairo.See day
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    Cairo & Giza

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    Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum

    • The Giza pyramids
    • The Sphinx
    • The Grand Egyptian Museum

    Full day · about 7 hours · Moderate

    from USD 60
    More about this tour
    In a vehicle
    Short drives within Cairo and Giza
    At the sites
    Most of the 7 hours, split between the plateau and the museum
    Format
    Private
    Best time
    Start early: the plateau is coolest and quietest in the first hours after opening
    Published departure window
    Morning pickup from your Cairo or Giza hotel

    Our tip Do the plateau first while it is cool, and give the museum the afternoon rather than the last hour of the day.

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    Compatible tours for day 17 (6)
    • Historic Cairo on Foot: al-Mu'izz Street from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla
      • Bab al-Futuh
      • Mosque of al-Hakim
      • Mosque of al-Aqmar

      Half day · about 4 hours · Moderate

      from USD 30Add to day 17
    • Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids
      • Saqqara
      • Serapeum of Saqqara
      • Imhotep Museum

      About 6 hours · Moderate

      from USD 45Add to day 17
    • Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo
      • National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
      • Royal Mummies Hall
      • The Hanging Church

      Half day · about 5 hours · Easy

      from USD 40Add to day 17
    • Historic Cairo Private Day Tour: Citadel, Coptic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili
      • The Citadel
      • The Hanging Church
      • Ben Ezra Synagogue

      Full day · about 6–7 hours · Moderate

      from USD 60Add to day 17
    • Giza Pyramids Half-Day Private Tour
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx

      Half day · about 4 hours · Easy

      from USD 55Add to day 17
    • Inside the Great Pyramid: Giza Private Tour
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx

      About 5 hours · Active

      from USD 60Add to day 17
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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.

      Fits this day at its usual time.

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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.

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

      Ask us to arrange
    • 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.

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

      Ask us to arrange
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