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Private Egypt journeys

Private Egypt journeys, organised by place and travel style.

Compare the route, duration and pace, then open the full journey for itinerary details, inclusions and practical information.

Multi-day Egypt journey

Egypt Through Egyptian Eyes

The principal Nile Experience journey: archaeology, living Egypt and a full slow-river sequence.

Cairo · Luxor · 5-night Nile · Aswan · Abu Simbel · Cairo

Duration
13 days / 12 nights
Pace
Moderate

Multi-day Egypt journey

Essential Egypt: Cairo & the Nile

The shortest complete first journey to Egypt that still respects Cairo, Luxor and a four-night dahabeya.

Cairo · Luxor · Esna · Aswan · Cairo

Duration
10 days / 9 nights
Pace
Active / moderate

Multi-day Egypt journey

The Grand Egypt Journey

A complete first journey for guests who want Alexandria, deeper Luxor and the long Nile without adding the Red Sea.

Cairo · Alexandria · Luxor · 6-night Nile · Aswan · Abu Simbel · Cairo

Duration
16 days / 15 nights
Pace
Moderate

Multi-day Egypt journey

Egypt & the Red Sea

A balanced culture-and-rest journey with the Red Sea placed after the archaeology.

Cairo · Luxor · 5-night Nile · Aswan · Red Sea · Cairo

Duration
14 days / 13 nights
Pace
Moderate

Multi-day Egypt journey

Sacred Egypt & the Nile

A specialist journey connecting sacred landscapes from early Christianity to pharaonic pilgrimage centres.

Cairo · Wadi El Natrun · Luxor/Dendera/Abydos · 5-night Nile · Aswan

Duration
13 days / 12 nights
Pace
Moderate

Signature Extension

Abu Simbel Overnight

The overnight journey is the best way to experience Abu Simbel for guests with sufficient time in Aswan.

Abu Simbel · Check-in and recovery time.Optional sunset lakeside walk · Abu Simbel · Early visit to the temples the following morning, timed before the main day… · Lake Nasser

Duration
Two days / one night
Pace
Moderate; long travel day

Multi-day

Middle Egypt: Cities of Belief and Power

Go beyond the familiar Nile corridor to painted provincial tombs, sacred animal catacombs and the landscape of Akhenaten’s revolutionary capital.

Minya base · Beni Hassan tombs · Tuna el-Gebel · Tell el-Amarna where permitted · Optional Ashmunein

Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Pace
Active

Multi-day

White Desert Under the Stars

Travel by 4x4 from Bahariya through selected desert landscapes to the White Desert for sunset and a managed overnight camp, subject to current route conditions.

Bahariya arrival · 4x4 desert route · Black Desert and springs as route allows · White Desert sunset · Managed camp

Duration
2 days / 1 night
Pace
Active

Multi-day

Bahariya and the White Desert

Combine oasis agriculture and local life with the White Desert, allowing both landscapes to retain their identity.

Day 1 Bahariya oasis context · Day 2 desert route and camp · Day 3 sunrise and return

Duration
3 days / 2 nights
Pace
Moderate–active

Multi-day extension

Nile and Red Sea

Move from Luxor’s archaeological intensity to the open horizons of the Red Sea, with enough time to rest and choose one well-managed marine experience.

Luxor transfer · Three coastal nights · One marine or landscape day · Free recovery time

Duration
4 days / 3 nights
Pace
Relaxed

Overnight journey

Sinai Dawn

Climb Mount Sinai before dawn for sunrise, then descend for St Catherine’s Monastery when open, with the route planned around mountain conditions and guest fitness.

St Catherine village arrival · Pre-dawn Mount Sinai ascent · Sunrise · Descent · St Catherine’s Monastery when open

Duration
1 night / 2 days
Pace
Active

Multi-day

Cairo in Three Chapters

Spend enough time in Cairo to cover pyramid landscapes, museum collections and the living city arranged as three distinct, coherent chapters.

Day 1 Giza and Saqqara · Day 2 museum collections · Day 3 Historic Cairo and contemporary city context

Duration
3 days / 3 nights
Pace
Balanced

Multi-day

Alexandria in Two Days

Stay long enough to move beyond a day-trip checklist and understand Alexandria as both ancient capital and modern Egyptian city.

Day 1 archaeology and old city · Day 2 library, museum or neighbourhood focus and waterfront

Duration
2 days / 1 night
Pace
Relaxed–moderate

Multi-day

Two Banks of Thebes

Two unhurried days show Luxor’s twin landscapes: the ceremonial city of the east and the tombs, temples, villages and fields of the west.

Day 1 East Bank temples and museum choice · Day 2 royal West Bank with lunch and rural context

Duration
2 days / 2 nights
Pace
Balanced

Multi-day

Thebes in Depth

Move from monumental Thebes to the homes and painted tombs of its artists, gaining the depth usually lost in a hurried visit.

Day 1 East Bank temples and museum · Day 2 Royal West Bank · Day 3 Deir el-Medina, Medinet Habu, nobles and rural lunch

Duration
3 days / 3 nights
Pace
Moderate

River journey

The Grand Nile Journey

A five-night dahabeya journey with more sailing time and a slower sequence of archaeological and riverbank stops between Luxor/Esna and Aswan.

Esna · El Kab · Edfu · Sailing and safe riverbank time · Village walk

Duration
5 nights / 6 days
Pace
Relaxed

Private charter

Private Nile Charter

Charter the dahabeya for your own group, with route, shore visits, meal timing and special arrangements planned within navigation, access and operating limits.

Private route design · Confirmed embarkation · Sailing and shore visits · Celebration or specialist elements as agreed · Confirmed disembarkation

Duration
3–7 nights
Pace
Tailored

Multi-day

Fossils, Lakes and Village Life

Give the UNESCO fossil landscape, lakes and village life enough time to become one connected rural Egypt journey.

Day 1 Wadi El Rayan and Wadi Al-Hitan · Desert sunset · Day 2 Tunis Village, pottery and lake landscape

Duration
2 days / 1 night
Pace
Moderate–active

River journey

The Nile Spirit

A six-night dahabeya journey designed for travellers who want a slower Nile programme with archaeological visits, extended sailing periods and time to enjoy the river landscape.

Luxor/Esna embarkation · Esna heritage · El Kab · Edfu · Extended sailing

Duration
6 nights / 7 days
Pace
Unhurried

River journey

The Nile Breeze

A four-night dahabeya journey between Luxor/Esna and Aswan with time for sailing, Esna, El Kab, Edfu and selected riverbank stops according to operating conditions.

Luxor transfer to Esna · Esna heritage walk and Khnum Temple · El Kab · Edfu Temple · Riverbank sailing

Duration
4 nights / 5 days
Pace
Relaxed–moderate