018 days
The Essential Passage
A sweeping private passage from Cairo’s great monuments to the temples of Upper Egypt, ending with a quiet day on the Red Sea.
- Route
- Cairo · Aswan · Luxor · Red Sea
- Guests
- 3 guests
- Journey investment
- $3,675 totalQuoted for three guests
Day01
Cairo
Arrival and old Cairo
- Arrival on MS952 at 06:25, Cairo International Airport Terminal 3.
- Airport assistance and visa formalities.
- Saladin Citadel, the Cave Church via Garbage City, and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
- Lunch, Khan el-Khalili, then transfer to the hotel.
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Day02
Cairo
Icons of Giza
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- The Giza Pyramids and Great Sphinx.
- Lunch followed by the Grand Egyptian Museum.
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Day03
Aswan
South to Aswan
- Breakfast, then a domestic flight from Cairo to Aswan of approximately 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Aswan High Dam and Philae Temple.
- Lunch and hotel check-in.
- Afternoon felucca journey to the Nubian Village.
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Day04
Aswan
Abu Simbel
- Breakfast followed by the drive to Abu Simbel, approximately 3 hours.
- Visit the temples and have lunch nearby.
- Return to the Aswan hotel.
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Day05
Luxor
The temples of the east bank
- Breakfast and check-out, then drive approximately 3 hours to Luxor.
- Lunch on arrival.
- Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple.
- Transfer to the Luxor hotel.
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Day06
Luxor · Red Sea
The west bank to the sea
- Breakfast and check-out.
- Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon.
- Lunch, then drive approximately 3 hours to the Red Sea.
- Hotel check-in, rest, and dinner at the hotel.
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Day07
Red Sea
A day by the Red Sea
- A full free day at the resort.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided by the hotel.
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Day08
Red Sea · Cairo
Return to Cairo
- Check out at 12:00 and have lunch.
- Depart at 13:00 for Cairo International Airport Terminal 3.
- Driving time is approximately 5 hours.
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