Egypt exploration across 15 days

Our A1toureg team welcomes you at Cairo International Airport and arranges your transfer via private climate-controlled coach to your hotel. Spend the evening at leisure. Your arrival time and flight schedule will determine available activities—contact our team for personalized tour suggestions if you arrive with daylight hours remaining. Rest and prepare for the expedition ahead.
Hotel accommodation for the night. Meals on your schedule.

Meet your guide at your Cairo hotel for an exceptional full-day excursion to Giza's Pyramid complex . Tour the monumental tombs of Khufu , Khafre , and Menkaure , then proceed to the majestic Great Sphinx and its Valley sanctuary . Enjoy lunch at a traditional Giza restaurant. Next, explore the Egyptian Museum in downtown Tahrir . This treasury houses a remarkable collection exceeding 250,000 original items spanning millennia, with a dedicated section featuring Tutankhamun's gold treasures and jewels—artifacts interred over 3,500 years before their 1920 rediscovery. (Royal mummy hall requires separate ticketing; ask your guide.) The newly constructed Grand Museum will open in due course. Hotel rest. Cairo remains your base. Optional: sound-and-light spectacle at the Pyramids costs USD 40 per person.
Meals: Full day's sustenance (breakfast & lunch)

Your guide collects you from the hotel for a comprehensive Cairo day excursion targeting Memphis, Saqqara, and Dahshur pyramid fields. Begin at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara—the world's earliest monumental stone edifice, erected during Dynasty III under King Djoser . Take lunch at a neighbourhood restaurant. Travel onward to Memphis, founded by King Menes —Egypt's first capital and ceremonial hub for over 3,000 years. Examine Ramses II's statue and Memphis's limestone Sphinx . Continue to Dahshur, where time and elements have damaged numerous pyramids; however, the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid —both commissioned by King Sneferu (2613–2589 BCE), 4th Dynasty founder—stand as magnificent examples of architectural progress culminating in the Great Pyramid concept. Return to lodging.

Departure from Cairo hotel (or Giza) at 08:00 with your Egyptologist guide. Begin an immersive 8-hour exploration of Cairo 's storied quarters, showcasing Old Cairo 's celebrated edifices and the winding bazaar labyrinth of historic Khan El Khalili . Progress toward the Saladin Citadel , erected by Salah ad-Din atop the Moqattam plateau in 1183 CE to counter Crusader incursions. Renowned for crystalline air and panoramic Cairo vistas, this fortress now preserves venerated shrines and museums, notably the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha . Turkish architect Yousif Boushnaq journeyed from Istanbul to construct this masterwork—its alabaster edifice contrasts beautifully against the urban sandstone. Midday meal at an Old Cairo eatery. Visit Old Cairo to witness hallowed sanctuaries: The Suspended Church , Ben Ezra Synagogue , Church of Saint Barbara , and Coptic Church of Abu Serga —one of Christendom's most venerable. Traverse the storied Khan el-Khalili Bazaar , a Middle Eastern emporium operating since the 14th century, its alleyways perpetually bustling with Cairo 's mercantile traditions. Concluding: Evening flight to Aswan.

Obtain transport from your Aswan accommodation toward your awaiting Nile vessel. Today introduces Aswan's marquee destinations: Temple of Philae , plus a felucca-sailed circuit encompassing Elephantine, the High Dam, and the Unfinished Obelisk. Philae Temple: Devoted to the divinity Isis , this sanctuary represents the concluding classical Egyptian-style shrine erected c. 690 BCE—humanity's final known Isis devotion locale. Aswan High Dam: This rock-and-fill barricade spans Egypt-Sudan's northern frontier, impounded by Nile currents, generating Lake Nasser. Commissioned in 1960, concluded 1968, formally opened 1971. The Unfinished Obelisk: Aswan supplied ancient Egypt's supreme granite quarries for statuary and temple embellishment. The sprawling quarried monolith—measuring ~42 metres, 1,168 tonnes—demonstrates fabrication methodology, though complete assembly remains partly enigmatic. Three columnar surfaces are finished save inscriptions, indicating the vast single-piece weight-record achievement Egyptians attained. Noon feast aboard the cruise. 16:00 felucca sailing circumnavigating Elephantine island and Lord Kitchener's isle . Optional Nubian settlement excursion: the colourful, artistic locale merits 2 hours' visitation, emanating authentic tribal essence at each turn. Overnight provisions and supper aboard.
Regimen: Daybreak, midday, eventide meals.

Breakfast & meal at midday carried onboard the Nile flotilla. Early morning journey to Abu Simbel from Aswan. Abu Simbel twin shrines: The paired sanctuaries honoring Pharaoh Ramses II and Queen Nefertari were quarried from mountainside upon the Nile's western bank between 1274–1244 BCE. The grand sanctuary dedicated to Ramses II , Ra-Harakhty , Amun Ra , and Ptah , features four titanic effigies. The second shrine venerates Queen Nefertari and Hathor . Both constructions underwent meticulous dismantling and vertical relocation—a UNESCO landmark accomplishment. Midday meal continues onboard the cruise. 13:00 sailing toward Kom Ombo . Kom Ombo shrine: Positioned 40 km north of Aswan, this dual-sanctuary honours Sobek and Horus , predominantly Ptolemaic and Roman era (332 BCE–395 CE). Evening passage toward Edfu—overnight lodging in Edfu. Supper & slumber aboard.
Evening social: Galabyia celebration.

Wake-time sustenance provided on your Nile cruise, followed by disembarkation. Travel to Edfu approximately 08:00 via horse-drawn transport. Edfu Sanctuary: This Upper Egyptian nucleus showcases a spacious, pristine Horus edifice. The Ptolemaic Horus sanctuary, erected upon an archaic structure, spans the interval from Ptolemy III 's reign (246 BCE). Inscriptions depict the mythic contest between Horus and Seth —presumably enacted annually as ritualistic theatre. You shall reappear by 10:00. Luncheon aboard. 10:30 passage toward Luxor via Esna's lock system. Luxor arrival: 18:00. Explore Luxor Sanctuary: Luxor Shrine chiefly materialised under New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep III , then finalised by King Tutankhamun and Pharaoh Ramses II . Ramses II constructed the primary pylon, ornamented with bas-reliefs of his Battle of Kadesh triumph. Supper & remainder aboard.
Accessory: nocturnal sound-and-light pageantry at Karnak sanctuary expenses $40 USD per attendee.

Discretionary excursion: Aerial voyage hovering over the Valley of the Kings—$80 USD per person. Continental breakfast takes place aboard during your Nile float. Subsequent disembarkation. Investigate Luxor's western bank and the Karnak sector. Valley of the Kings: Previously termed the grand Seat of Truth, this combe now bears the Valley moniker. A majestic dominion where antiquarian monarchs rest eternally in massive rock sarcophagi, awaiting perpetual existence. The remote glen behind Deir el Bahri showcases a pyramidal peak topography. Memnon's Colossi: Towering pairs (~18 m altitude) remain from what was once the vastest ceremonial complex on the western bank, commissioned by Amenhotep III . Hatshepsut's Sanctuary: Ascending successive terraces from the desert plain, this shrine unites with abrupt limestone precipices of the eastern Theban range—nature herself appears the builder of this extraordinary monument. Karnak : Karnak transcends mere temple—a phenomenal matrix of hallowed chambers, pavilions, gate towers, and pointed shafts, each glorifying Theban divinities and the pharaonic realm's magnificence. Karnak served as the paramount locus of the Theban Trinity's (Amun, Mut, Khonsu) veneration. Sustenance furnished en route.
Conveyance to accommodation or Luxor departure gateway. Motorcoach to Marsa Alam hostel.

Indulge in sunshine and leisurely relaxation at the beachside establishment in Marsa Alam . This venue is exceptionally appealing. Subaqueous exploration is outstanding—ideal for newcomers and accomplished divers alike. The culinary offerings tantalize the palate with generous portions. Guest rooms maintain superior hygiene standards, and personnel demonstrate courteous demeanor alongside attentive assistance.

Unwind at the beachside property. Book an elective outing to the Sataya coral beds. Embark on a maritime expedition to the Satayh Dolphin Reef—a safeguarded marine zone permitting subaqueous snorkeling alongside cetaceans. While submerged in the oceanic realm, perceive roughly 60–80 cetaceans who'll furnish an aquatic spectacle as you forge bonds with these magnificent beings. This geographical sector nurtures abundant cetaceans plus other marine fauna; you'll be spellbound by the kaleidoscopic array of reef formations and denizens. Embarkation commences from Hamata Anchorage, a port municipality ~120 km southbound from Marsa Alam

Savour peaceful moments at the resort in Marsa Alam

Unwind at the resort in Marsa Alam

Chill out at the resort. You can arrange an optional excursion to Abu Dabab—a pristine underwater destination. The Abu Dabab cove qualifies as a remarkable snorkeling and immersion locale within the Marsa Alam zone. Coral ridges teem with brilliantly-patterned ichthyofauna where you can snorkel. The cove features a sandy littoral bed with aquatic vegetation alongside crystalline, temperate waters harboring manifold chromatic pisces, green sea-chelonians, plus the imperilled dugong—an infrequent visitor to the sheltered cove to forage on submarine flora. Participate in a captivating supplementary voyage (trace the dugong via motorboat from the seashore). Enhanced likelihood of spotting the dugong. Departure time: 14:00; duration approximately 90 minutes.

Bask in quietude at the resort in Marsa Alam

Upon concluding your extraordinary sojourn, you will proceed to Hurghada 's lodging for a connecting domestic flight heading toward Cairo's terminal. Subsequently, an international flight departs. Kindly contact us should you desire to prolong your residence in Marsa Alam .