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The Red Seathen Nile & Aswanthen Fayoum

5 nights · 6 days · as a couple

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The Red Sea

Day 1 · 1 night
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
  1. Day 1Giftun Island Snorkelling Trip from HurghadaOur suggestion · Full day · about 8 hoursSee day

Nile & Aswan

Days 2–3 · 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 2Aswan Felucca to Elephantine and the Botanical GardenTravel day · Our suggestion · About 2 hoursSee day
  2. Day 3Nile Cruise from Aswan to LuxorOur suggestion · 4 days · 3 nightsSee day

Fayoum

Days 4–6 · 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 4Kom Ombo and EdfuOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 2 of 4See day
  2. Day 5Luxor: both banksOur suggestion · Nile cruise, day 3 of 4See day
  3. Day 6Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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Egypt from orbit · NASA Terra/MODIS · positions approximate
  1. The Red Sea1 night
  2. Nile & Aswan2 nights
  3. Fayoum2 nights

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