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8 nights · 9 days · as a couple

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The Red Sea

Days 1–3 · 3 nights
What 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.
The full The Red Sea guide
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    The Red Sea

    Our suggestion for this day

    Giftun Island Snorkelling Trip from Hurghada

    • Giftun Island

    Full day · about 8 hours · moderate pace

    from USD 39
    More about this tour
    In a vehicle
    About 30 minutes to the marina, then by boat
    At the sites
    About 7 hours on the water and the island
    Format
    Shared
    Best time
    Calm mornings; April to November for the warmest water

    Our tip: Ask us how many people the boat carries on your date before you book.

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    Other tours for day 1 (5)
    • 8 Days in Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and the Red Sea at Hurghada
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx
      • Egyptian Museum

      8 days · 7 nights · moderate pace · fills days 1–8

      from USD 1,175Choose for day 1
    • Mount Sinai at Sunrise and St Catherine's Monastery from Sharm el-Sheikh
      • Mount Sinai
      • Gebel Musa
      • St Catherine's Monastery

      Overnight · about 15 hours · active pace

      from USD 180Choose for day 1
    • Dolphin House Snorkelling Trip from Hurghada
      • Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House)
      • Red Sea reefs off Hurghada

      Full day · about 8 hours · moderate pace

      from USD 48Choose for day 1
    • Ras Mohammed National Park and White Island Boat Trip from Sharm El Sheikh
      • Ras Mohammed National Park
      • White Island

      Full day · about 8 hours · moderate pace

      from USD 50Choose for day 1
    • Sataya Dolphin Reef Snorkelling Trip from Marsa Alam
      • Sataya reef
      • Fury Shoals

      Full day · about 9–10 hours · moderate pace

      from USD 71Choose for day 1
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    A local experience alongside it

    • Your first dive in the Red Sea

      Full day by boat · from USD 59. No licence needed: a try-dive from a day boat with an instructor beside you, on a reef chosen for beginners.

      Add to day 1
    • The Thistlegorm

      Full day by boat · from USD 93. A British supply ship sunk in 1941, with its motorcycles and trucks still in the holds.

      Add to day 1
    • A boat of your own for the day

      About 7 hours on the water · from USD 174 per boat. Your party, your crew and your pace: island beaches and snorkelling stops around the Giftun islands, without the crowded day boats.

      Add to day 1
    • One breath in Dahab

      2–3 days · from USD 232. A beginner freediving course in one of the world's freediving towns, down a line on a single breath.

      Add to day 1
    • Your first kite

      Several days · from USD 418. A kitesurfing course chosen beach by beach: the depth, the wind and the rescue boat.

      Add to day 1
    • Quad, camel and supper in the desert behind Hurghada

      About 5 hours, afternoon to evening · from USD 29. An afternoon ride into the Eastern Desert, a camel at a Bedouin camp, then supper and the stars.

      Add to day 1
    • Sinai by quad, then supper with the Bedouin

      About 5 hours, afternoon to evening · from USD 65. Ride the desert valleys inland from Sharm El Sheikh at dusk, then eat at a Bedouin camp under the mountains.

      Add to day 1
    • Sunrise on Mount Sinai

      Overnight, about 14 hours from Sharm El Sheikh · from USD 65. Climb through the night to the summit for dawn, then walk down to the oldest working monastery in the Christian world.

      Add to day 1
    • A telescope night in the Eastern Desert

      About 4 hours in the evening · from USD 30. Leave the resort lights behind for an evening of planets, star clusters and the Milky Way, explained by an astronomy guide.

      Add to day 1
    • A Sinai Trail day

      Full day · from USD 65. A day's walk in the high mountains with a Bedouin guide whose tribe knows the route.

      Add to day 1
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  2. Day 2A free day in The Red SeaOpen · we plan it with youSee day
  3. Day 3Another free day in The Red SeaOpen · we plan it with youSee day

Luxor

Days 4–5 · 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

The full Luxor guide
  1. Day 4Luxor's Other West BankTravel day · Our suggestion · Half day · about 4 hoursSee day
  2. Day 5Luxor East and West Bank Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 8 hoursSee day

Cairo & Giza

Days 6–9 · 3 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.

The full Cairo & Giza guide
  1. Day 6Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurTravel day · Our suggestion · About 6 hoursSee day
  2. Day 7Historic Cairo Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 6–7 hoursSee day
  3. Day 8Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian MuseumOur suggestion · Full day · about 7 hoursSee day
  4. Day 9Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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