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Fayoumthen Alexandriathen Luxor
15 nights · 16 days · As a couple
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- Day 11 Luxor Hot Air Balloon at Sunrise · About 1.5 hours including transfers
- Day 12 Luxor's Other West Bank: the Tombs of the Nobles, Deir el-Medina and Medinet Habu · Half day · about 4 hours
- Day 13 Luxor West Bank: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut · 5–6 hours
Fayoum
Days 1–6 · 6 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.
- Day 1Arrival in FayoumTime reserved for arrivalSee day
- Day 2A free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 3Another free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 4Another free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 5Another free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 6Another free day in FayoumOpen for us to plan with youSee day
Alexandria
Days 7–8 · 2 nightsWhat to know about Alexandria
- How long
- A long day from Cairo, or a night. Catacombs, a Roman theatre and the Mediterranean seafront. A day trip from Cairo is about six hours on the road in total; a night gives you an evening on the Corniche.
- What deserves priority
- The catacombs, the Roman theatre and Qaitbay Fort.
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Alexandria's modern library, built as a successor to the most famous library of the ancient world.
- Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa
A tomb built for the rich that grew into a city of the dead.
- Kom el-Dikka
Roman Alexandria at street level, uncovered in the middle of the modern city.
Open 09:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
- Pompey's Pillar
A single column of red granite, standing alone among the ruins of one of Alexandria's great temples.
- Qaitbay Fort
A Mamluk fortress built on the ruins of the Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders.
Open 09:00–20:00 · checked 3 September 2026
Luxor
Days 9–16 · 7 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 9Travel to LuxorTransfer time reservedSee day
- Day 10A free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 11Dendera and Abydos Day Trip from LuxorSuggested · Full day · about 8 hoursTwo chapters of how Egypt kept reimagining eternity in one day.See day
- Day 12Luxor'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 13More 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 13 (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 14Luxor 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 15Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 16Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- Fayoum6 nights
- Alexandria2 nights
- Luxor7 nights
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