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Cairo & Gizathen Nile & Aswanthen Luxor

11 nights · 12 days · as a couple

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Cairo & Giza

Days 1–4 · 4 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 1Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian MuseumOur suggestion · Full day · about 7 hoursSee day
  2. Day 2Historic Cairo Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 6–7 hoursSee day
  3. Day 3Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurOur suggestion · About 6 hoursSee day
  4. Day 4A free day in Cairo & GizaOpen · we plan it with youSee day

Nile & Aswan

Days 5–6 · 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.

The full Nile & Aswan guide
  1. Day 5Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical GardenTravel day · Our suggestion · About 2 hoursSee day
  2. Day 6Nile Cruise from Aswan to LuxorOur suggestion · 4 days · 3 nightsSee day

Luxor

Days 7–12 · 5 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 7Kom Ombo and EdfuOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 2 of 4See day
  2. Day 8Luxor: both banksOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 3 of 4See day
  3. Day 9Disembark in LuxorOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 4 of 4See day
  4. Day 10Luxor's Other West BankOur suggestion · Half day · about 4 hoursSee day
  5. Day 11A free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day
  6. Day 12Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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Egypt from orbit · NASA Terra/MODIS · positions approximate
  1. Cairo & Giza4 nights
  2. Nile & Aswan2 nights
  3. Luxor5 nights

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