Destinations · Egypt
Cairo & the Nile
Five thousand years, and most of it still standing.
Egypt is a rare destination where the thing itself exceeds the photographs. The Giza pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum sit at the edge of a city of twenty million; then you fly south and the trip changes character entirely — Luxor's temples and tombs, and a boat down the Nile to Aswan, which is the most restful way to see any country anywhere. A cruise or a dahabiya sailing boat is not an upsell here; it is the best-value way to do it, because your hotel moves with you and the sites come to the riverbank.
What a week actually costs
Indicative shapes, not quotes — an advisor verifies real prices for your exact dates before anything is offered.
Under $3,500 for the week
Two people, a Cairo hotel with a pyramid view, a good local Egyptologist for two days, flights to Luxor, and a four-night Nile cruise with all meals. Remarkable value.
$12,000–28,000
A family or group on a private dahabiya, a private Egyptologist throughout, Abu Simbel by air, the tombs opened early before the crowds, and a Red Sea or Alexandria leg.
$55,000+
A full dahabiya charter for your party only, private access arrangements, a specialist historian travelling with you, and internal charters throughout.
What to watch for
- The guide is the entire trip. A licensed Egyptologist turns stones into a story; a bad guide turns the same day into a queue and a shop. This is where the money should go.
- Every itinerary here has commission-driven shopping stops built in unless someone removes them. We remove them and put it in writing.
- Heat is a safety matter, not a comfort one. Tombs in summer are airless. We build days around dawn and dusk and say no to July.
- Check current government travel advice for specific regions with us before booking. Most of the tourist corridor is routine; the advice is region-specific and worth reading properly.