Egypt: Pyramids & Nile Cruise
Itinerary through Cairo, Luxor, Aswan (13 days), with day-by-day ideas, shared by a Voyageur traveler.
Egypt · 13 days · 5 Stages
Cairo, Egypt
Days 1–4
- Day 2 07:30: Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
- Day 2 13:00: Grand Egyptian Museum
- Day 3 09:00: Saqqara step pyramid and Memphis
- Day 3 16:00: Khan el-Khalili bazaar and El Fishawy café
- Day 3 20:00: Koshary at Abou Tarek
Luxor, Egypt
Days 5–6
- Day 5 14:00: Karnak temple complex
- Day 5 19:00: Luxor Temple by night
- Day 6 05:30: Hot-air balloon over the West Bank
Luxor, Egypt
Days 6–10
Four-night Nile cruise to Aswan · Sanctuary Nile Adventurer
Aswan, Egypt
Days 10–12
- Day 10 16:00: Felucca sail around Elephantine Island
- Day 11 04:00: Abu Simbel temples (convoy)
- Day 11 18:00: Nubian village dinner
Cairo, Egypt
Days 12–13
- Day 12 15:00: Coptic Cairo and the Hanging Church
- Day 12 19:30: Dinner cruise with tanoura dance