8-Day Egypt Tour Package: Cairo, Luxor & Red Sea

After breakfast, you travel with your guide to the Giza Plateau for the main ancient sights of Cairo. Begin with The Pyramids of Giza, where you can see the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure from the plateau and learn how their construction fitted into the beliefs and engineering of ancient Egypt. Your guide explains the viewpoints and helps you choose where to spend time for photographs.

Continue to the Sphinx, the large limestone figure with a lion’s body and a human head, then visit the nearby temple area. The ground can be uneven, exposed and sandy, so closed walking shoes, water and sun protection are useful. The visit usually takes several hours at a measured pace, with time for explanations rather than a rushed circuit. After the plateau, return to Cairo for a relaxed evening and overnight stay.

Today you leave Cairo by road for Alexandria, Egypt’s Mediterranean city. The journey takes several hours each way, and our driver follows the route with planned time for sightseeing and a break as needed. On arrival, your guide introduces the city’s Greek, Roman and later Egyptian history before taking you to its main archaeological landmarks.

The visit includes the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, where underground chambers show a mixture of Egyptian, Greek and Roman styles, followed by the area around Pompey’s Pillar. You also see the exterior and coastal setting of the Citadel of Qaitbay, built beside the site traditionally associated with the ancient Pharos lighthouse. Depending on opening arrangements and the day’s pace, there may be time for a coastal drive or a local lunch at your own expense. Return to Cairo in the evening for your overnight stay.

After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport for your flight to Aswan. On arrival, our team collects you and begins the southern sightseeing programme. The first stop is the High Dam, an important modern engineering project that changed flood control, electricity generation and settlement patterns along the Nile. Your guide explains how the dam also led to the relocation of several ancient monuments.

Continue by boat to Phiala Temple, more accurately known as Philae Temple, on an island in the reservoir. The short boat ride adds a clear sense of the setting, while the temple’s reliefs and gateways provide the detail of the visit. Allow time for the boat crossing, walking between the main structures and listening to the guide’s explanation. After sightseeing, check in at your Aswan accommodation and spend the evening at a gentle pace.

Leave Aswan early for the drive to the Abu Simbel Temples, located close to Egypt’s southern border. The road journey takes several hours in each direction, so this is a long sightseeing day, but the temples are given proper time on the ground. At the site, your guide explains the four colossal figures at the entrance to the Great Temple of Ramses II and the temple’s connection with the king, the gods and the solar calendar.

You also enter the nearby Temple of Hathor, dedicated in part to Queen Nefertari, and examine the carved halls and painted reliefs. Wear practical shoes and carry water, as the approach and site walk are exposed. After the visit, return by road to Aswan and continue onward to Luxor by the planned transfer. The evening is for checking in and resting after the long day, with no additional sightseeing scheduled.

Begin in Luxor on the West Bank, where the landscape changes from cultivated Nile fields to the dry Theban hills. The main visit is the Valley of the Kings, the burial ground of many New Kingdom pharaohs. Your entry ticket normally allows access to a selection of open tombs, while tomb availability can change according to preservation work. Inside, look for painted scenes, hieroglyphs and passages cut into the rock.

Continue to the Colossi of Memnon, two large seated statues that once guarded the entrance to a royal temple, and then visit the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. The terraces rise against the cliffs, so the final approach involves walking in the sun and over firm, uneven ground. Your guide keeps the route practical and allows time for photographs. Return across the Nile after the West Bank visits and spend the evening in Luxor.

After breakfast, visit Karnak Temple, Luxor’s vast temple complex on the East Bank. Walk through the monumental entrance and into the Great Hypostyle Hall, where rows of carved columns carry inscriptions and reliefs. Your guide explains how successive rulers expanded the complex over centuries, helping you understand the different courtyards, chapels and processional spaces rather than viewing them as one undivided ruin.

After the temple visit, begin the road transfer east towards the Red Sea coast. The drive takes several hours, crossing the desert before reaching the coastal resort area. Once you arrive, check in and have time to rest or walk near the waterfront. The evening remains free, which gives you a chance to enjoy the change of scenery after the archaeological sites and to prepare for the final morning of the tour.

Your final morning is set aside for time beside the Red Sea. Depending on your departure schedule and local conditions, you may relax on the shore, sit by the hotel facilities or arrange a short water-based activity at your own expense. Sea activities depend on weather, sea conditions and local operating arrangements, so our team confirms what is practical rather than promising a fixed programme.

When it is time to leave, we arrange your transfer to the relevant airport or onward connection. Allow enough time for the drive and airport procedures, especially if you are departing from a different city than the coastal resort. Check that you have your passport, luggage and any personal items before leaving the accommodation. The tour ends with your departure transfer, following eight days of sightseeing across Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor and Egypt’s southern monuments.