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Luxorthen Cairo & Gizathen Fayoum

8 nights · 9 days · as a couple

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Luxor

Days 1–4 · 4 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 1Luxor's Other West BankOur suggestion · Half day · about 4 hoursSee day
  2. Day 2Luxor East and West Bank Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 8 hoursSee day
  3. Day 3A free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day
  4. Day 4Another free day in LuxorOpen · we plan it with youSee day

Cairo & Giza

Days 5–6 · 2 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 5Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurTravel day · Our suggestion · About 6 hoursSee day
  2. Day 6Historic Cairo Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 6–7 hoursSee day

Fayoum

Days 7–9 · 2 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.

The full Fayoum guide
  1. Day 7Travel to FayoumTravel day · about 2 hours by roadSee day
  2. Day 8A free day in FayoumOpen · we plan it with youSee day
  3. Day 9Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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Egypt from orbit · NASA Terra/MODIS · positions approximate
  1. Luxor4 nights
  2. Cairo & Giza2 nights
  3. Fayoum2 nights

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