This 14-day Best of Egypt family tour balances six Cairo nights with a Red Sea resort stay and a four-night Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan. Family activities range from a Giza camel ride and desert safari to a Nubian school visit, Cairo food tour and evening felucca ride.
14 Day Best Of Egypt Family Tour
Description
Duration
14 Days, 13 Nights
Tour Type
Family Tours
Language
Arabic, English
Popular Features
- Domestic Flights
- Five-Star Hotels
- Full-Board Nile Cruise
Highlights
Explore Giza and historic Cairo. Relax at a Hurghada resort and join a desert safari. Cruise four nights from Luxor to Aswan. Visit Upper Egypt's temples and Nubian islands. Enjoy a Cairo food tour and evening felucca ride.
Included
- Six nights at a five-star Cairo hotel
- Three nights at a Hurghada Red Sea resort
- Four nights aboard a five-star Nile cruise
- Domestic flights from Cairo to Hurghada and Aswan to Cairo
- Admission to listed attractions
- Giza camel ride
- Family desert safari
- Cairo food tour and felucca ride
- Professional Egyptologist guide
- Meals stated in the itinerary
- Private air-conditioned transportation
- Airport assistance
- Applicable service charges and taxes
Excluded
- International airfare
- Egypt entry visa
- Personal expenses
- Optional tours and activities
- Gratuities
Travel Itinerary
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Day 1 - Arrival in Cairo and Pyramids Sound and Light Show
Meet the airport representative and transfer to the Cairo hotel. If arrival time permits, attend the evening sound and light show at Giza, then have dinner and return to the hotel. The show can be rescheduled after a late flight.
Day 2 - Giza Pyramids, Camel Ride and Grand Egyptian Museum
Visit the Great Pyramid, Great Sphinx and Valley Temple at Giza, then take a gentle camel ride across the plateau. After lunch, tour the Grand Egyptian Museum and return to the hotel for the evening.
Day 3 - Religious Cairo, Citadel and Khan El Khalili
Visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue, then continue to the Citadel of Salah El Din and Mohamed Ali Mosque. After lunch, walk along Al Muizz Street and finish with a papyrus demonstration in Khan El Khalili.
Day 4 - Flight to Hurghada
Fly from Cairo to Hurghada and transfer to the Red Sea resort. Check in, have lunch and spend the rest of the day beside the beach or swimming pools.
Day 5 - Free Day by the Red Sea
Enjoy a full leisure day at the resort. Families can relax, swim or choose optional gentle water activities, with no fixed sightseeing scheduled.
Day 6 - Family Desert Safari
Leave the coast for an afternoon among the wide valleys and mountain scenery beyond Hurghada. Meet Bedouin hosts, learn about life in this dry landscape and share dinner outdoors as daylight fades. Return to the resort later in the evening.
Day 7 - Transfer to Luxor, Karnak and Cruise Embarkation
Travel privately from Hurghada to Luxor and explore Karnak Temple. Board the Nile cruise for lunch, then go ashore after dark to visit illuminated Luxor Temple. Return to the vessel for dinner and the first cruise night.
Day 8 - Valley of the Kings and Luxor West Bank
Enter selected tombs in the Valley of the Kings, then continue to Hatshepsut Temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Rejoin the cruise and begin sailing south, with lunch, dinner and the overnight aboard.
Day 9 - Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
Visit Edfu Temple and follow its processional route through the courts and sanctuary. Later, go ashore at Kom Ombo to explore the unusual double temple above the river. Return to the cruise for the onward sailing.
Day 10 - Nubian Village and Aswan Islands
Visit a Nubian village and learn about its colorful domestic architecture and crafts. Continue to Elephantine Island and the botanical gardens on Kitchener Island, then return to the vessel for the final cruise night.
Day 11 - Aswan Highlights, School Visit and Flight to Cairo
Disembark and visit the High Dam, followed by a local Nubian school if its schedule permits. Continue by boat to Philae Temple. Fly from Aswan to Cairo and transfer to your hotel.
Day 12 - Cairo Food Tour and Evening Felucca Ride
Explore local markets on a guided food tour and sample a range of traditional Egyptian dishes. In the evening, board a felucca for a gentle sail on the Nile, then return to the Cairo hotel.
Day 13 - Free Family Day in Cairo
Keep the final full day flexible for rest, shopping or optional activities. No organized sightseeing is scheduled, so the family can choose its own pace before departure.
Day 14 - Departure from Cairo
Have breakfast and check out. Transfer to Cairo Airport and receive assistance with departure before the family's onward flight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Four nights aboard a five-star cruise from Luxor to Aswan are included.
The visit is planned for day eleven but remains subject to the local school's schedule.
The itinerary includes Cairo to Hurghada and Aswan to Cairo flights.
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