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Fayoum

Days 1–8 · 8 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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Luxor

Days 9–10 · 2 nights

What 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

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Nile & Aswan

Days 11–13 · 2 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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Day 11Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical GardenTravel day · Our suggestion · About 2 hoursSee day
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Nile & Aswan
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Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan: 4 Nights
- Karnak
- Luxor Temple
- Valley of the Kings
- Valley of the Queens
- Hatshepsut's temple
5 days · 4 nights · moderate pace · fills days 12–16
from USD 800
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In a vehicle
Sailing between sites; short transfers ashore
At the sites
Guided visits every day, set by the river schedule
Format
Shared
Best time
October to April for cooler days ashore
Our tip: Four nights instead of three buys a whole day for Luxor's West Bank, the part of a cruise most often rushed. Judge the ship by its name and the hours ashore, not its star label.
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Other tours for day 12 (4)
- 10 Days in Egypt: the Pyramids, a Nile Cruise and Sharm el-Sheikh
  - Egyptian Museum
  - The Giza pyramids
  - The Sphinx
  10 days · 9 nights · moderate pace · fills days 12–21
  from USD 1,675Choose for day 12
- Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor: 3 Nights
  - Philae
  - The High Dam
  - Kom Ombo
  4 days · 3 nights · moderate pace · fills days 12–15
  from USD 670Choose for day 12
- Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical Garden
  - Elephantine Island
  - Kitchener's Island Botanical Garden
  - A felucca at Aswan
  About 2 hours · easy pace
  from USD 34Choose for day 12
- Philae Temple, the Unfinished Obelisk and the High Dam
  - Unfinished Obelisk
  - Philae
  - The High Dam
  About 4.5 hours · easy pace
  from USD 45Choose for day 12
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- A felucca at sunset in Aswan
  1–2 hours before sunset · from USD 25 per boat. Sail, not engine: an hour or two on the Nile between the granite islands, as the light goes gold over the west bank.
  Add to day 12
- A Nubian village by boat
  About 3–4 hours, best in the afternoon · from USD 40. Up the Nile past the granite islands to Gharb Soheil, for tea in a Nubian family's painted house.
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- Paddle the Nile at Aswan
  Late afternoon · About 1–2 hours · Around Elephantine and the islands of the First Cataract. Late afternoon, when the light softens and the river is calm.
  We ask for it; the time is confirmed in your quote.
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