Egypt Nile Cruise

Arrive in Cairo and transfer privately to your hotel overlooking the Nile. From the terrace or balcony, the river provides your first orientation — wide, constant and central to everything that follows.

Over two days, explore Cairo with your private Egyptologist guide, beginning at the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Set on the plateau where cultivation meets desert, their scale is striking long before you reach them. Your guide brings clarity to their construction, symbolism and enduring presence — context that transforms monument into narrative.

Continue into the older quarters of Cairo, including Khan el Khalili Bazaar, where narrow lanes reveal metalworkers, spice merchants and generations of trade. Between guided visits, time remains intentionally flexible — perhaps a museum visit, a slower lunch overlooking the Nile or an afternoon at leisure.

Fly south to Luxor and board the Oberoi Philae. Begin on the west bank with the Valley of the Kings, descending into painted burial chambers where colour and inscription remain remarkably vivid.

Continue to the Temple of Hatshepsut, set into limestone cliffs in clean, geometric lines.

Sail south, stopping to explore temple sites including Kom Ombo, positioned directly above the river’s edge.

Between visits, life along the Nile unfolds quietly — small boats crossing between banks, farmland patterned in green against desert sand. Time onboard allows the experience to breathe.

Travel to Abu Simbel near Egypt’s southern frontier, its colossal statues carved directly into sandstone cliffs.

Back in Aswan, visit the High Dam before reaching the Temple of Philae by motorboat — its island setting offering a quieter final perspective on ancient design.

Disembark in Aswan and transfer to the airport for your onward journey home.