Remarkable 14-day Egyptian expedition

Our A1toureg representative will greet and assist you upon arrival at Cairo International Airport. Private air-conditioned car transport takes you to your hotel. Your evening is at leisure, allowing time to rest and adjust. For early arrivals, contact us for suggested activities
Accommodation for the night at hotel

Your tour guide will collect you from Cairo hotel to experience a remarkable day at The Pyramids of Giza ( Khufu , Khafre , and Menkaure ). Marvel at the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple. Visit the Papyrus Institute to witness traditional paper-making methods. Lunch takes place at a local Giza dining establishment. Afterward, discover the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, exhibiting over 250,000 rare treasures spanning millennia, including Tutankhamen's legendary burial cache of riches and precious items discovered in 1920. Royal mummy exhibitions available (additional $30 fee to National Museum of Egyptian Civilization). The Grand Museum opens soon. Return to your hotel. Cairo
Optional evening: sound and light performance at Giza Pyramids ($40 per person)

Your A1toureg guide will collect you for a full-day Cairo excursion to Memphis, Saqqara, and Dahshur . Start by exploring the Step Pyramid at Saqqara—recognized as humanity's oldest monumental stone edifice, constructed during the 3rd Dynasty for King Djoser. Enjoy lunch at a regional eatery. Then, venture to Memphis, founded by King Menes and serving as Egypt's capital during the Old Kingdom era, a center of authority and culture for over three millennia. Witness the Statue of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx. Continue to Dahshur, where later pyramids show time's weathering, while the Bent and Red Pyramids—built under King Sneferu (2613-2589 BC), 4th Dynasty founder—stand as impressive proof of architectural advancement leading to the Great Pyramid and its counterparts at Giza. Return to your hotel.

Begin your private Alexandria day tour from Cairo at 7 AM with hotel pickup and private transfer, traveling 220 km northwest. Arrive around 10 AM. Explore the remarkable Alexandria Roman Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa —initiated in the 2nd century AD and used for interment across 200 years, representing the city's cultural synthesis. Visit towering Pompey's Pillar (25m high, Alexandria's tallest ancient monument), erected under Emperor Diocletian. Tour the Citadel of Sultan Qeitbay (15th century), built using remnants of the ancient Lighthouse damaged in the 1303 earthquake. Dine at an Egyptian restaurant. Discover the contemporary Library of Alexandria , reborn in October 2002, a cultural hub uniting arts, history, philosophy, and science. Return to Cairo, arriving at 7 PM. Overnight in Cairo.

At 6 AM, depart your hotel in Giza or Cairo toward Bahariya Oasis , situated approximately 350 km east of Cairo —a four-hour journey with rest stops. At 10 AM, take your 4x4 Jeep into the Black Desert . Lunch is served at El Haize oasis. By 1 PM, head toward the Agabat Valley . Arriving at 3 PM within the white desert National Park, you witness otherworldly formations born when this region lay beneath ancient seas. Millennia ago, limestone and chalk crystallized into stunning geological sculptures. At 4:30 PM, begin your exploration. Pitch tents and watch the sunset at 5:30 PM. At 6:30 PM, as darkness falls and sky turns brilliant orange, savour a hearty meal—chicken, rice, vegetables—by firelight. Bedouin staff arrange dinner and overnight camping arrangements.

Enjoy desert breakfast before traveling to Bahariya Oasis . En route, visit Crystal Mountain , called Gebel al-Izzaz locally—a crystalline hill often named the Desert Jewel, formed from quartzite crystals and glittering spectacularly under sunlight. This natural wonder was discovered by chance decades ago. Drive onward to Bahariya Oasis . Relax at Bir Sigam , a geothermal spring ideal for unwinding, positioned 7 km east of Bahariya on the Cairo highway—the area's premier thermal spring by temperature rating. Then head to Cairo airport, fly to Aswan, and modern air-conditioned transport takes you to check in at your 5-star Aswan hotel.

After hotel breakfast, your private guide begins your exploration of key Aswan sites including the Philae Temple, a Felucca sail encircling Elephantine, the Aswan High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk. Philae Temple: Constructed venerating Isis, this remains the final temple in classical Egyptian manner. Construction commenced around 690 BC as a final shrine to the goddess. Aswan High Dam: This rock-embankment structure straddles Egypt-Sudan's northern frontier. Fed by the Nile, its reservoir produces Lake Nasser. Building commenced 1960, concluded 1968, officially inaugurated 1971. Unfinished Obelisk : Aswan furnished ancient Egypt's premier granite for creating statuary and beautifying temples, pyramids, obelisks. The massive unfinished obelisk in Northern Quarries reveals monument-building methods, though full processes remain somewhat unclear. With three edges nearly complete at 42 meters and 1168 tonnes weight, it would have been Egypt's heaviest stone piece ever. Enjoy lunch overlooking the Nile. Check in at your 5-star hotel. Overnight in Aswan.

Early this morning, your guide accompanies you on Upper Egypt's continuation, exploring the Abu Simbel temples. Two monumental sanctuaries dedicated to Ramses the second and Queen Nefertari emerged from mountainside carving (1274-1244 BC) along the Nile's west bank. The Great Temple honors Ramses, Ra-Harakhty, Amun Ra, and Ptah, featuring 4 towering statues. The second venerates Queen Nefertari and Goddess Hathor. Both were dismantled block-by-block and relocated to elevated ground in a UNESCO heritage triumph. Depart for Aswan where lunch is provided, then transport to the rail station to catch the 1st-class train to Luxor . Upon reaching Luxor, settle into your 5-star hotel for the evening. Overnight in Luxor .

Following hotel breakfast, we'll fetch you to experience Karnak temple: Karnak transcends a mere temple—it's a grand assemblage of chambers, pavilions, gateways and stone monuments, collectively dedicating tribute to Theban deities and Pharaonic magnificence. Karnak stood as Egypt's foremost venue honoring the Theban Trinity (Amun, Mut, Khonso). Subsequently, tour Luxor Temple: largely constructed by Amenhotep III of the New Kingdom, expanded by King Tutankhamon and renowned Ramses II. Ramses II erected the principal gateway, embellishing it depicting his battle at Kadesh. Overnight in Luxor .

Luxor west bank check-out: your private guide will take you touring Luxor 's western section covering the Valley of Kings: formerly known as the great Sanctuary of Truth, now called the Valley of Kings, this represents an awe-inspiring Pharaonic realm where rulers lay interred within immense stone chambers, yearning for immortal existence. Behind Deir el Bahri stands a pyramid-shaped pinnacle. The Colossi of Memnon: gigantic twin statues called the Colossi of Memnon, towering approximately 18 m above the plateau, stand as fragments of what became the most colossal western-bank complex, commissioned by Amenhotep III. The Queen Hatshepsut Temple: ascending the desert expanse in graduated tiers, Hatshepsut's construction merges with steep limestone walls of the Theban ridge's eastern exposure as if creation itself fashioned this magnificent work. Lunch at an authentic Egyptian establishment, then private AC transportation to Hurghada . Enter your 5-star resort for check-in and rest.

Hurghada
Begin with breakfast, then continue discovering Hurghada by partaking in its myriad recreational pursuits and attractions: plunging into crystalline waters, soaking in the brilliant sunshine on spectacular sandy shores, savoring refreshing beverages, tasting fresh cuisine and numerous other experiences.

Unwind with an independent exploration to uncover Hurghada , You have the option to arrange an adventure to Giftun Island, Or the Dolphin sanctuary

Leisurely day at Hurghada in your luxury 5-star resort- Tropital Sahel Hasheesh

Fly from Hurghada to Cairo , then proceed with an international departure from Cairo airport