Middle East · 10 days

The Land of Pyramids

Egypt

Nile dawns, desert temples, and nights under Red Sea stars.

From ₹1,55,000 · customisable

Sample journey

Giza at open, Nile nights, and desert silence after the museums

Ten days that treat Egypt as more than a checklist of tombs. Cairo’s chaos handled with a sharp guide, a Nile chapter that moves at river speed, and one desert night where the stars outrank the monuments. Built for travellers who want wonder without exhaustion.

Highlights

What makes this journey sing

The moments we design around, not a checklist of photo stops.

Pyramids before the heat
Giza entry timed for softer light and thinner crowds, Sphinx and plateau with a Egyptologist who edits the myth.
Museum with a thread
Grand Egyptian Museum (or Egyptian Museum) focused on a story, not every vitrine.
Nile as the highway
Cabin nights between temples so luggage and logistics stay on board.
One desert chapter
Optional Abu Simbel flight or a Western Desert hush, chosen at planning, never bolted on last-minute.

Best time to visit

Winter sun without summer furnace

October to April is the classic window, warm days, cooler evenings on the Nile. December–February can be peak and breezy in Cairo. May–September are extreme inland; we only run summer trips with dawn starts and heavy AC planning.

We place your trip inside these windows, then tune day-by-day for weather and crowds.

Ideal windows

Window 01
Oct – Nov
Window 02
Dec – Feb (peak)
Window 03
Mar – Apr

Day by day

10-day outline

A sample rhythm, we reshape every day when we craft your version.

1
Arrive Cairo
Meet-and-assist through the airport. Nile-view or Zamalek stay. Light dinner, tomorrow starts early.
DinnerOvernight · Cairo
2
Giza plateau
Pyramids and Sphinx with a private Egyptologist. Afternoon optional camel photo stop or return to the hotel spa.
BreakfastLunchOvernight · Cairo
3
Museum & Islamic Cairo
Focused museum morning, then Khan el-Khalili with a guide who knows which alleys to skip. Sunset from Al-Azhar Park if energy remains.
BreakfastOvernight · Cairo
4
Fly to Luxor · embark
Domestic flight south. Board your Nile ship or dahabiya. Karnak at softer light.
BreakfastDinnerOvernight · Nile cruise
5
West Bank tombs
Valley of the Kings (selected tombs), Hatshepsut, and a photo stop at the Colossi, timed to beat coach convoys where possible.
BreakfastLunchDinnerOvernight · Nile cruise
6
River day toward Aswan
Sail and temple stops (Edfu / Kom Ombo depending on ship schedule). Afternoon tea on deck.
BreakfastLunchDinnerOvernight · Nile cruise
7
Aswan
Philae Temple by boat, optional Nubian village lunch. Felucca hour at dusk.
BreakfastLunchDinnerOvernight · Nile cruise / Aswan
8
Abu Simbel or desert
Early flight or convoy to Abu Simbel, or a quiet Aswan day with the botanical garden. We lock this at booking.
BreakfastOvernight · Aswan or Cairo
9
Return Cairo buffer
Flight north. Free afternoon for last shopping or a second museum thread. Farewell dinner.
BreakfastDinnerOvernight · Cairo
10
Depart
Airport transfer with assist. We monitor flight changes overnight.
Breakfast