Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, an Egypt Tours Club representative will meet you inside the terminal holding a sign with your name.

After assistance with the arrival procedures, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle to your five-star hotel in Cairo. During the transfer, receive an introduction to the program and practical information for the days ahead.

Meet your licensed Egyptologist at the hotel and travel to the Giza Plateau to explore the Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, together with the Great Sphinx and the surrounding archaeological landscape.

Continue to Saqqara to discover the Step Pyramid complex and the development of pyramid architecture. After lunch, visit the Grand Egyptian Museum and explore its outstanding collection before returning to the hotel.

Depart Cairo with your Egyptologist for a full-day excursion to Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast.

Explore the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, see Pompey’s Pillar and the remains of the ancient Serapeum, and visit the coastal Qaitbay Citadel. Enjoy lunch before the drive back to your Cairo hotel.

Enjoy free time in Cairo for rest, independent exploration or a pre-arranged optional activity.

Later, check out and transfer to the railway station to board the overnight sleeper train to Aswan. Your train ticket is included in the package.

Arrive in Aswan and meet your Egyptologist guide. Continue to Philae Temple, the island sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Isis.

After the visit, transfer to the five-star Nile cruise, complete embarkation and enjoy the first night aboard.

Spend the morning according to the cruise schedule. Guests who reserve Abu Simbel in advance may depart very early, provided the excursion fits the sailing time.

Later, sail north and visit the unique double temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek and Horus, before returning to the cruise.

Visit Edfu Temple, the exceptionally well-preserved Ptolemaic sanctuary dedicated to Horus.

Return to the cruise and continue toward Luxor, passing through Esna Lock according to navigation conditions. Spend the third and final cruise night aboard in or near Luxor.

After breakfast, check out from the cruise and begin the Luxor sightseeing program. Visit the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple and the Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank.

Continue to the vast Karnak Temple complex on the East Bank. After the visits, transfer directly to Luxor Airport for the included flight to Sharm El Sheikh, then continue to the hotel.

Enjoy a full day at leisure at your Sharm El Sheikh resort. Rest by the beach, use the hotel facilities or request an optional experience.

Optional activities are arranged separately and remain subject to weather, availability and pickup schedules.

Spend another day at your own pace in Sharm El Sheikh. This leisure day balances the more active historical and travel sections of the itinerary.

Egypt Tours Club can arrange optional activities in advance or locally, subject to availability.

Check out and transfer to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for the included flight to Cairo.

After arrival, meet your Egyptologist and visit Coptic Cairo, including its historic churches, then continue to Islamic Cairo and the Citadel area. Complete the day at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, including the Royal Mummies Hall when accessible, before hotel check-in.

Depart Cairo for Bahariya Oasis and meet the local desert team. Continue by suitable desert vehicle to explore the Black Desert and Crystal Mountain.

Reach the camping area for a traditional evening in the desert and spend the night in a Bedouin tent beneath the stars.

Continue through the Western Desert to experience the extraordinary white limestone formations shaped by wind and sand.

After completing the desert program, travel back to Cairo and check in at your five-star hotel.

Enjoy a free day in Cairo after the long cross-country journey. Relax at the hotel, explore independently or request an additional experience.

This day also provides operational flexibility after the desert program and before international departure.

Check out from the hotel and meet the driver at the confirmed pickup time.

Transfer privately to Cairo International Airport for your onward flight, concluding the 15-day Egypt discovery journey.