13-Day Egypt Desert & Nile Cruise Tour

We'll begin our tour at the Pyramids. There we'll ride a camel while watching Khafre, Menkaure, and the Sphinx. Our guide is the real deal and will not give boring lectures but tell you how those enormous stones actually got there. Seriously, then, we head over to the Grand Egyptian Museum to see King Tut’s gold.

After that? We will go to the heart of Old Cairo. You will see the Hanging Church, the Cavern Church, and the old synagogue. We'll end the day walking through Khan El Khalili. It's noisy. busy and the mint tea there is just perfect. and take our lunch together and we'll take you back to the hotel to relax.

Third day will start with us from the beginning at 6 AM, as soon as breakfast is finished at the hotel. we will visit the Mummies Museum where we will find mummies covered with gold from the days of the Pharaohs, the tombs of nobles, and the history of the Bahariya Oasis during the Sixth Dynasty, and the Temple of Alexander the Great.

After that, we'll go to the Temple of Mut and there we will all have lunch together, a Bedouin lunch. You won't find this Bedouin breakfast anywhere else but with us, and we'll rest a bit after lunch so we can continue the rest of the day because we'll be climbing the Black Mountain in the jeep vehicles. On top of the mountain we will find the English House, which is one of the best places where you can enjoy sunset views. And on this day don't worry about food because it will be full board throughout.

The salt lake and the dunes will be our first stop of the day. It’s a great place to walk through the fruit orchards and just breath some fresh air under the palm trees before going out to the White Desert, south of Bahariya.

And we'll see some great natural stuff like the big chalk rocks.. Once we hit south Bahariya, we’re heading to Farafra Oasis to check out the Crystal Mountain. It’s literally a mountain with rocks that look just like crystals.

No worries if you don’t know much about these spots; our guide is going to be with you every step of the way to tell you all about the history.

And so, day five. We started with breakfast and drove to Farafra. You probably don't know it, but this place is old. First of all, we went to the hot springs; honestly, it was the best massage ever, just natural. Next, we visited the mudbrick art at Badr Museum and the old transit hub at Qasr City.

That was just the beginning. Trip to the Roman temple of Deir el-Hagar Those sandstone walls, the carvings on them. They are otherworldly. We saw some carved tombs and we finished our walk at the old village of Al-Qasr, built on some old Roman ruins.

Chilled out at sunset. Mood. Today was more about absorbing the history and the silence. We did the food all the way, so no stress.

Today we start. The first station is local museum and Hibis Temple. Discover Qasr El Labkha, a huge Roman fortress in the sand, built in the 5th century. The main highlight is the ancient Christian cemetery of Bagawat and its painted chapels. After lunch we continue along the old trade route, passing the Baris Oasis and the Temple of Dush. All inclusive. We camped last night just below the sand dunes.

6 hours' drive and you are off the beach. Welcome to Luxor. Lunch aboard a 5-star cruise liner and check your bags. In the afternoon we go to the Karnak Temple—huge! Dinner on the boat, a live show, and then feeling the ship begin its journey down the Nile. It's everything you eat today.

we’ll climb on the boat and head across to the West Bank to check out the ancient tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Then we will have a short stop at the Colossi of Memnon and Hatshepsut Temple. Then sit back and relax and enjoy the views and watch the Nile flow by as we head for Edfu. The boat today is all inclusive for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Edfu Temple in the morning was built for the falcon god Horus and is super well preserved. Back aboard the cruise to Kom Ombo. This one's weird, it's split between Horus and Sobek, the crocodile god. Sorting food onboard on the way to Aswan.

We begin the morning with a visit to the huge Aswan High Dam and then we will take a local motorboat to the Philae Temple, a shrine to ancient Isis, sitting alone on its island. Next stop will be the Unfinished Obelisk This is the big chunk of granite left by the workers in the bedrock when a crack cut it in half during carving.

No, time is running out for our time on the water. Then we have a final breakfast on the ship and pack up. What a journey it has been, from the desert dunes to the history in the temples and then the tranquil days sailing the Nile.

We’ll get you off the boat and we’ll take care of your transfer to the airport or wherever you’re going next. We hope you go home with some great stories and some good photos.

Get up and have breakfast in the train and get off at Cairo Station. Our team will come down and pick you up and get you to your hotel early, if we can. Rest on your last night shop or whatever you like.

Last breakfast. We pick you up from the lobby and drive straight to the airport of Cairo. Transfer to the airport for your flight home.