Giza Pyramids & Nile Cruise & Oasis

Come and enjoy a fantastic 15 Day Tour package in Egypt. Visit the incredible Giza Pyramids, historic Old Cairo, and the beauty of the Western Desert. Then relax on a glorious Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan.

Important Info

Tour duration: 15 Days
Location: Cairo in Egypt
Time Log: Depending on your flight arrival time
Scheduling: Tue, Thu, Sat
All accommodation info. in itinerary.

Highlights

• Explore the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
• Visit the Giza Pyramids, one of the 7 wonders of the World
• Travel by boat and see the sights from the water
• Visit the magnificent Luxor & Karnak Temples
• Enjoy a Horse & Carriage ride to Edfu Temple
• Visit Kom Ombo Temple shared by two Gods Sobek & Horus
• Explore the Nubian Culture in Aswan
• Gaze in awe at the Abu Simble Temples

Tour Description

Every Tuesday 15 Days / 14 Nights

Day 1 Tuesday: Arrival Cairo 

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative from Valley the Kings will be waiting with a sign bearing your name to meet and assist you, and accompany you to your Hotel by A/C Vehicle. After checking you in, he will discuss with you the pick-up times for your tours before leaving you to relax and settle in.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2 Wednesday: Pyramids / Egyptian Museum 

After breakfast, your Guide will pick you up from your hotel to accompany you for a visit to the world-famous Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Continue on to view the silent majesty of the Sphinx, which has the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body and stands on the Giza Plateau, also take a visit to the Valley Temple. We then break for lunch. After enjoying your lunch, we journey on to visit the legendary Egyptian Museum. Inside the Museum, there are many artifacts from the Pharaonic period, including the stunning Tutankhamun collection of treasure. Now, journey onto Coptic Cairo to view the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Next, we visit Islamic Cairo to enjoy the wonderful Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar. After enjoying these fantastic tours, sit back and relax while being driven back in comfort and safety to your Hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3 Thursday: Alamein - Siwa Oasis 

Your Tour Guide will pick you up from your Hotel by A/C Vehicle to accompany you on a journey to visit Alamein, which is approximately a 3-hour drive. Our first visit will be to the Military Museum, which houses many of the weapons, tanks, and uniforms used in World War II. Proceed now to visit the World War II Cemeteries, which are on a small peninsula overlooking the sea. Here lies the resting place for Italian, German, Greek, and Commonwealth soldiers. We now leave Alamein to visit Marsa Matrouh Bay on the Mediterranean Coast, then proceed onto Siwa. The drive from Alamein to Siwa takes approximately 6 hours. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4 Friday: Siwa Oasis 

This morning, after breakfast, we will take a trip to the Old City of Siwa. Here we will see the Alexander Temple dedicated to the God Amon. Alexander visited the Oracle of Amon to confirm that he was the son of Zeus, which the Greeks associated with the Egyptian Amon. Now continue to Cleopatra Spring Ain al Hammam, in ancient times known as the spring of the Sun. The waters were described as boiling hot in the evenings and cool during the daytime heat. Next on our agenda, we will visit the Siwa House Museum. Continue on to Gabal al-Mawta, where you can visit the tombs inside the Mountain of the Dead. Overnight in Siwa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Saturday: Siwa - Bahariya 

After breakfast, be ready to be transferred by 4x4 to take a six-hour journey to Bahariya. You will enjoy lunch during your trip. Dinner and overnight in Bahariya Oasis.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 Sunday: Bahariya Oasis 

After breakfast, prepare yourself for an interesting climb of The English House Mountain, so called because of the lookout post that was used in WW2. You can also see the fabulous Sand Dunes and the Salt Lake. We will now take some local tours, including the Museum of the Golden Mummies, Temple of Ain Meffetla, and the Tombs of the Nobles. Take a break for lunch in Bahariya before proceeding on to the White Desert, where we will pass through the Black Desert. Enjoy taking a stop to see the quartz crystal at the amazing Crystal Mountain and view the rocky formation in the valley of Agabat. Overnight camp and dinner in the White Desert.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7 Monday: Farafra / Dakhla 

Enjoy a drive to Farafra Oasis, where you can enjoy Bir Setah hot spring as well as the unique mud brick museum. From Farafra to Dakhla is approximately a 3-hour drive. Upon your arrival, enjoy a trip to the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar in its tranquil surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqa. Then take a visit to the Islamic Village of Al Qasr. Overnight in Dakhla at Oasis Style Hut.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 8 Tuesday: El Kharga Oasis 

After breakfast, journey onto Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha, a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis ethnic museum. After that, visit the Roman Temple of Hibis & Nadora from outside, as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat. Move onto the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis. Overnight camping in Kharga.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 9 Wednesday: El Kharga to Luxor 

After breakfast, you will be transferred by A/C vehicle to Luxor. It takes approximately a 6-hour drive. Upon arrival, you will be checked into your Hotel. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 10 Thursday: Nile Cruise 

After breakfast and check out of your Hotel, you will be transferred by A/C vehicle to board your 5* Nile cruise. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the magical Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

Day 11 Friday: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Memnon

After breakfast on board, your guide will escort you for a visit to the famous Valley of the Kings, then onto the majestic Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Now carry on to visit the Colossi of Memnon. Here you have the opportunity to take some fabulous photographs. After lunch, enjoy sailing to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 12 Saturday: Edfu Kom Ombo Temples 

After breakfast on board, sail to Edfu to visit Horus Temple. Edfu Temple is an ancient Egyptian Temple that houses important scenes and inscriptions about the Sacred Drama related to the conflict between Horus and Seth. Sail onto Kom Ombo Temple. This Temple was shared by the two Gods Sobek and Horus. Sobek, also known as the Crocodile, is the God of the Nile, the Army Military, and fertility. Horus is the God of Sky and Kingship. Back to your Cruise and sail onto Aswan. Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 13 Sunday: Aswan Tours 

After breakfast on board, our Egyptologist guide will meet you to accompany you to visit the famous High Dam, which controls all of Egypt's water. Amazingly, the Dam has 3 years of Nile Water stored. Now we move onto the unique Unfinished Obelisk. The Obelisk weighs 1,168 tons; had it been finished, it would have weighed 1,200 tons. It is amazing that many of the casing stones for the 2 pyramids at Giza came from this Quarry in Aswan. Now visit the beautiful Philae Temple, which the ancient Egyptians built for the Goddess Isis, who represents Health, Marriage, and Wisdom. Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 14 Monday: Back to Cairo 

After breakfast, disembark your Nile cruise. Then you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. Once you have arrived in Cairo, our representative will meet you and escort you to your Hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 15 Tuesday: Final Departure 

Once you have enjoyed breakfast and checked out of your Hotel, our representative will transfer you to Cairo Airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.

Every Saturday 15 Days / 14 Nights

Day 1 Saturday: Arrival Cairo 

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative from Valley the Kings will be waiting with a sign bearing your name to meet and assist you, and accompany you to your Hotel by A/C Vehicle. After checking you in, he will discuss with you the pick-up times for your tours before leaving you to relax and settle in.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2 Sunday: Pyramids / Egyptian Museum 

After breakfast, your Guide will pick you up from your hotel to accompany you for a visit to the world-famous Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Continue on to view the silent majesty of the Sphinx, which has the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body and stands on the Giza Plateau, also take a visit to the Valley Temple. We then break for lunch. After enjoying your lunch, we journey on to visit the legendary Egyptian Museum. Inside the Museum, there are many artifacts from the Pharaonic period, including the stunning Tutankhamun collection of treasure. Now, journey onto Coptic Cairo to view the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Next, we visit Islamic Cairo to enjoy the wonderful Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar. After enjoying these fantastic tours, sit back and relax while being driven back in comfort and safety to your Hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3 Monday: Alamein - Siwa Oasis 

Your Tour Guide will pick you up from your Hotel by A/C Vehicle to accompany you on a journey to visit Alamein, which is approximately a 3-hour drive. Our first visit will be to the Military Museum, which houses many of the weapons, tanks, and uniforms used in World War II. Proceed now to visit the World War II Cemeteries, which are on a small peninsula overlooking the sea. Here lies the resting place for Italian, German, Greek, and Commonwealth soldiers. We now leave Alamein to visit Marsa Matrouh Bay on the Mediterranean Coast, then proceed onto Siwa. The drive from Alamein to Siwa takes approximately 6 hours. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4 Tuesday: Siwa Oasis 

This morning, after breakfast, we will take a trip to the Old City of Siwa. Here we will see the Alexander Temple dedicated to the God Amon. Alexander visited the Oracle of Amon to confirm that he was the son of Zeus, which the Greeks associated with the Egyptian Amon. Now continue to Cleopatra Spring Ain al Hammam, in ancient times known as the spring of the Sun. The waters were described as boiling hot in the evenings and cool during the daytime heat. Next on our agenda, we will visit the Siwa House Museum. Continue on to Gabal al-Mawta, where you can visit the tombs inside the Mountain of the Dead. Overnight in Siwa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Wednesday: Siwa - Bahariya 

After breakfast, be ready to be transferred by 4x4 to take a six-hour journey to Bahariya. You will enjoy lunch during your trip. Dinner and overnight in Bahariya Oasis.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 Thursday: Bahariya Oasis 

After breakfast, prepare yourself for an interesting climb of The English House Mountain, so called because of the lookout post that was used in WW2. You can also see the fabulous Sand Dunes and the Salt Lake. We will now take some local tours, including the Museum of the Golden Mummies, Temple of Ain Meffetla, and the Tombs of the Nobles. Take a break for lunch in Bahariya before proceeding on to the White Desert, where we will pass through the Black Desert. Enjoy taking a stop to see the quartz crystal at the amazing Crystal Mountain and view the rocky formation in the valley of Agabat. Overnight camp and dinner in the White Desert.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7 Friday: Farafra / Dakhla 

Enjoy a drive to Farafra Oasis, where you can enjoy Bir Setah hot spring as well as the unique mud brick museum. From Farafra to Dakhla is approximately a 3-hour drive. Upon your arrival, enjoy a trip to the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar in its tranquil surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqa. Then take a visit to the Islamic Village of Al Qasr. Overnight in Dakhla at Oasis Style Hut.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 8 Saturday: El Kharga Oasis 

After breakfast, journey onto Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha, a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis ethnic museum. After that, visit the Roman Temple of Hibis & Nadora from outside, as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat. Move onto the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis. Overnight camping in Kharga.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 9 Sunday: El Kharga to Luxor 

After breakfast, you will be transferred by A/C vehicle to Luxor. It takes approximately a 6-hour drive. Upon arrival, you will be checked into your Hotel. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 10 Monday: Karnak & Luxor - Nile Cruise 

After breakfast and check out of your Hotel, you will be transferred by A/C vehicle to board your 5* Nile cruise. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the magical Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

DAY 11 Tuesday: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, Memnon and Sail to Edfu 

After breakfast on board, your guide will escort you for a visit to the famous Valley of the Kings, then onto the majestic Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Now carry on to visit the Colossi of Memnon. Here you have the opportunity to take some fabulous photographs. After lunch, enjoy sailing to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 12 Wednesday: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples 

After breakfast on board, sail to Edfu to visit Horus Temple. Edfu Temple is an ancient Egyptian Temple that houses important scenes and inscriptions about the Sacred Drama related to the conflict between Horus and Seth. Sail onto Kom Ombo Temple. This Temple was shared by the two Gods Sobek and Horus. Sobek, also known as the Crocodile, is the God of the Nile, the Army Military, and fertility. Horus is the God of Sky and Kingship. Back to your Cruise and sail onto Aswan. Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 13 Thursday: High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, and Philae Temples 

After breakfast on board, our Egyptologist guide will meet you to accompany you to visit the famous High Dam, which controls all of Egypt's water. Amazingly, the Dam has 3 years of Nile Water stored. Now we move onto the unique Unfinished Obelisk. The Obelisk weighs 1,168 tons; had it been finished, it would have weighed 1,200 tons. It is amazing that many of the casing stones for the two pyramids at Giza came from this Quarry in Aswan. Now visit the beautiful Philae Temple, which the ancient Egyptians built for the Goddess Isis; she represents Health, Marriage, and Wisdom. Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 14 Friday: Back to Cairo 

After breakfast, disembark your Nile cruise. Then you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. Once you have arrived in Cairo, our representative will meet you and escort you to your Hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 15 Saturday: Final Departure 

Once you have enjoyed breakfast and checked out of your Hotel, our representative will transfer you to Cairo Airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.

Every Thursday 15 Days / 14 Nights

Day 1 Thursday: Arrival Cairo 

Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representative from Valley the Kings will be waiting with a sign bearing your name to meet and assist you, and accompany you to your Hotel by A/C Vehicle. After checking you in, he will discuss with you the pick-up times for your tours before leaving you to relax and settle in.

Overnight in Cairo.

Day 2 Friday: Pyramids / Egyptian Museum 

After breakfast, your Guide will pick you up from your hotel to accompany you for a visit to the world-famous Giza Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus. Continue on to view the silent majesty of the Sphinx, which has the head of a pharaoh with a lion's body and stands on the Giza Plateau, also take a visit to the Valley Temple. We then break for lunch. After enjoying your lunch, we journey on to visit the legendary Egyptian Museum. Inside the Museum, there are many artifacts from the Pharaonic period, including the stunning Tutankhamun collection of treasure. Now, journey onto Coptic Cairo to view the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Next, we visit Islamic Cairo to enjoy the wonderful Khan-El-Khalili Bazaar. After enjoying these fantastic tours, sit back and relax while being driven back in comfort and safety to your Hotel.

Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 3 Saturday: Alamein - Siwa Oasis 

Your Tour Guide will pick you up from your Hotel by A/C Vehicle to accompany you on a journey to visit Alamein, which is approximately a 3-hour drive. Our first visit will be to the Military Museum, which houses many of the weapons, tanks, and uniforms used in World War II. Proceed now to visit the World War II Cemeteries, which are on a small peninsula overlooking the sea. Here lies the resting place for Italian, German, Greek, and Commonwealth soldiers. We now leave Alamein to visit Marsa Matrouh Bay on the Mediterranean Coast, then proceed onto Siwa. The drive from Alamein to Siwa takes approximately 6 hours. Dinner and overnight in Siwa.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4 Sunday: Siwa Oasis 

This morning, after breakfast, we will take a trip to the Old City of Siwa. Here we will see the Alexander Temple dedicated to the God Amon. Alexander visited the Oracle of Amon to confirm that he was the son of Zeus, which the Greeks associated with the Egyptian Amon. Now continue to Cleopatra Spring Ain al Hammam, in ancient times known as the spring of the Sun. The waters were described as boiling hot in the evenings and cool during the daytime heat. Next on our agenda, we will visit the Siwa House Museum. Continue on to Gabal al-Mawta, where you can visit the tombs inside the Mountain of the Dead. Overnight in Siwa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5 Monday: Siwa - Bahariya 

After breakfast, be ready to be transferred by 4x4 to take a six-hour journey to Bahariya. You will enjoy lunch during your trip. Dinner and overnight in Bahariya Oasis.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6 Tuesday: Bahariya Oasis 

After breakfast, prepare yourself for an interesting climb of The English House Mountain, so called because of the lookout post that was used in WW2. You can also see the fabulous Sand Dunes and the Salt Lake. We will now take some local tours, including the Museum of the Golden Mummies, Temple of Ain Meffetla, and the Tombs of the Nobles. Take a break for lunch in Bahariya before proceeding on to the White Desert, where we will pass through the Black Desert. Enjoy taking a stop to see the quartz crystal at the amazing Crystal Mountain and view the rocky formation in the valley of Agabat. Overnight camp and dinner in the White Desert.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7 Wednesday: Farafra / Dakhla 

Enjoy a drive to Farafra Oasis, where you can enjoy Bir Setah hot spring as well as the unique mud brick museum. From Farafra to Dakhla is approximately a 3-hour drive. Upon your arrival, enjoy a trip to the Roman Temple Deir El Hagar in its tranquil surroundings and the Roman burial ground Mezzawaqqa. Then take a visit to the Islamic Village of Al Qasr. Overnight in Dakhla at Oasis Style Hut.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 8 Thursday: El Kharga Oasis 

After breakfast, journey onto Kharga Oasis to visit Qasr El Labkha, a Roman fortress on the old caravan route, and the oasis ethnic museum. After that, visit the Roman Temple of Hibis & Nadora from outside, as well as the early Christian cemetery with its chapels painted with murals at Bagawat. Move onto the Temple of Dush, dedicated to Isis and Serapis. Overnight camping in Kharga.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 9 Friday: El Kharga to Luxor 

After breakfast, you will be transferred by A/C vehicle to Luxor. It takes approximately a 6-hour drive. Upon arrival, you will be checked into your Hotel. Overnight in Luxor.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 10 Saturday: Karnak & Luxor - Nile Cruise 

After breakfast and check out of your Hotel, you will be transferred by A/C vehicle to board your 5* Nile cruise. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the magical Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

Day 11 Sunday: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, and Memnon 

After breakfast on board, your guide will escort you for a visit to the famous Valley of the Kings, then onto the majestic Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Now carry on to visit the Colossi of Memnon. Here you have the opportunity to take some fabulous photographs. After lunch, enjoy sailing to Edfu. Dinner and overnight on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 12 Monday: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples 

After breakfast on board, sail to Edfu to visit Horus Temple. Edfu Temple is an ancient Egyptian Temple that houses important scenes and inscriptions about the Sacred Drama related to the conflict between Horus and Seth. Sail onto Kom Ombo Temple. This Temple was shared by the two Gods Sobek and Horus. Sobek, also known as the Crocodile, is the God of the Nile, the Army Military, and fertility. Horus is the God of Sky and Kingship. Back to your Cruise and sail onto Aswan. Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 13 Tuesday: High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, and Philae Temples 

After breakfast on board, our Egyptologist guide will meet you to accompany you to visit the famous High Dam, which controls all of Egypt's water. Amazingly, the Dam has 3 years of Nile Water stored. Now we move onto the unique Unfinished Obelisk. The Obelisk weighs 1,168 tons; had it been finished, it would have weighed 1,200 tons. It is amazing that many of the casing stones for the two pyramids at Giza came from this Quarry in Aswan. Now visit the beautiful Philae Temple, which the ancient Egyptians built for the Goddess Isis; she represents Health, Marriage, and Wisdom. Overnight on Cruise.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 14 Wednesday: Back to Cairo

After breakfast, disembark your Nile cruise. Then you will be transferred to Aswan Airport for your flight to Cairo. Once you have arrived in Cairo, our representative will meet you and escort you to your Hotel. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals: Breakfast.

Day 15 Thursday: Final Departure 

Once you have enjoyed breakfast and checked out of your Hotel, our representative will transfer you to Cairo Airport for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast.

Pricing

Price Policy

Our prices are quoted in USD, but we also accept Euros and Sterling. The prices are per person and per trip, except during peak seasons such as Christmas, New Year, and Easter holidays. You can easily change the currency by clicking the icon at the bottom of the page.

Children Policy

• Ages 0 - 1.99: Free of charge
• Ages 2 - 11.99: Pay 50% of the tour price
• Ages 12 and above: Pay the full tour price as an adult

Note: For domestic flights included in your tour, children aged 0-2 incur a fee of $15. Children aged 2 and above are classified as adults.

Payment Policy

A deposit of 25% of the total tour price is required. During peak times (Christmas, New Year, and Easter), the deposit increases to 50%. Payment can be made via bank transfer (details will be provided), Western Union, or online.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation fees are as follows:

• More than 1 week in advance: No cancellation fee
• 3 to 6 days in advance: 50% cancellation fee
• Within 2 days of departure: 100% cancellation fee

Important: All flights require a 100% cancellation fee.

Tipping

If you are satisfied with the services provided, it is customary to give a gratuity, although you are not obligated to do so.