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The Red Seathen Luxorthen Nile & Aswan
7 nights · 8 days · As a couple
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The Red Sea
Days 1–2 · 2 nightsWhat 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.
Luxor
Days 3–4 · 2 nightsWhat 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
- Day 3Travel to LuxorTravel estimate: just under 4 hours by road to Hurghada.See day
Our suggestion for this day
Luxor's Other West Bank: the Tombs of the Nobles, Deir el-Medina and Medinet Habu
- Tombs of the Nobles
- Tomb of Rekhmire
- Tomb of Sennefer
- Deir el-Medina
- Tomb of Sennedjem
Add to day 4More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- Short drives between three sites on the West Bank
- At the sites
- About 4 hours, most of it at the sites
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- Early morning, before the West Bank heats up
- Published departure window
- Morning pickup from your Luxor hotel
- Medinet Habu Open 06:00–17:00 · checked 29 September 2026
Our tip Take this after the Valley of the Kings, not instead of it: it makes more sense once you have seen the royal tombs these people built.
The full tour pageCompatible tours for day 4 (3)
- Luxor East and West Bank Private Day Tour
- Valley of the Kings
- Colossi of Memnon
- Hatshepsut's temple
Luxor West Bank: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut's temple
- Colossi of Memnon
Luxor Hot Air Balloon at Sunrise- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut's temple
- Colossi of Memnon
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Nile & Aswan
Days 5–8 · 3 nightsWhat 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.
- Day 5Travel to Nile & AswanTravel estimate: about 3–3½ hours by road.See day
- Day 6Aswan 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
- Day 7Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and the High DamSuggested · About 4.5 hoursThree stops that explain Aswan's great works, ancient and modern.See day
- Day 8Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- The Red Sea2 nights
- Luxor2 nights
- Nile & Aswan3 nights
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