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Nile & Aswanthen Luxorthen Fayoum
23 nights · 24 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 9 Luxor Hot Air Balloon at Sunrise · About 1.5 hours including transfers
- Day 10 Luxor's Other West Bank: the Tombs of the Nobles, Deir el-Medina and Medinet Habu · Half day · about 4 hours
- Day 11 Luxor West Bank: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut · 5–6 hours
Nile & Aswan
Days 1–7 · 7 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 1Arrival in Nile & AswanTime reserved for arrivalSee day
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Day 5A free day in Nile & AswanOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 6Another free day in Nile & AswanOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 7Another free day in Nile & AswanOpen for us to plan with youSee day
Luxor
Days 8–21 · 14 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 8Travel to LuxorTravel estimate: about 3–3½ hours by road.See day
- Day 9Luxor's Other West BankSuggested · Half day · about 4 hoursThe New Kingdom hid its kings in the Valley of the Kings.See day
Our suggestion for this day
Luxor East and West Bank Private Day Tour
- Valley of the Kings
- Colossi of Memnon
- Hatshepsut's temple
- Karnak
- Luxor Temple
Add to day 10More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- Short drives and one Nile crossing
- At the sites
- Most of the 8 hours
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- October to April; in summer, split the two banks over two mornings
- Published departure window
- Morning pickup
- Karnak Open 06:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
- Luxor Temple Open 06:00–20:00 · checked 15 September 2026
- Valley of the Kings Open 06:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
- Temple of Hatshepsut Open 06:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
Our tip Both banks of ancient Thebes in one day: royal tombs in the cool morning, Karnak and Luxor Temple in the afternoon light. With two mornings, linger longer.
The full tour pageCompatible tours for day 10 (3)
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
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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- Day 11Luxor Hot Air Balloon at SunriseSuggested · About 1.5 hours including transfersFrom the air, the plan of Thebes is plain: the river down the middle, the temples of the gods on the east bank, and on the west the hills where the kings were buried.See day
- Day 12Dendera and Abydos Day Trip from LuxorSuggested · Full day · about 8 hoursTwo chapters of how Egypt kept reimagining eternity in one day.See day
- Day 13A free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 14Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 15Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 16Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 17Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 18Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 19Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 20Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 21Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
Fayoum
Days 22–24 · 2 nightsWhat 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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- Nile & Aswan7 nights
- Luxor14 nights
- Fayoum2 nights
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