Grand Tour of Egypt 2026-27 "Prestige"

Departure on EgyptAir scheduled flights to Cairo  – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – dinner at a typical restaurant – after dinner, Cairo by night: panoramic tour by private coach with a guide - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide - visit to the necropolis of Saqqara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the mastabas and the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first example of a funerary pyramid, the famous Pyramids on the Giza plateau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and the Sphinx, whose face fascinated the Egyptians for centuries – lunch in a restaurant - dinner in a restaurant  – in the evening, transfer to Giza for the Sound and Light show at the foot of the Pyramids – afterwards, return to the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide to Alexandria, the second city of modern Egypt, set on the Mediterranean and founded following a dream of Alexander the Great, later the second city of the Roman Empire – visit to the Roman Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar, interior visit to the New Library, the seafront and the Citadel of Qaitbay, and the Graeco-Roman Museum – lunch in a restaurant - return to Cairo in the late afternoon - dinner in a restaurant - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit to the brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest museum in the world devoted to a single civilisation, located near the Pyramids of Giza. It houses over 100,000 artefacts, including the entire Tutankhamun collection, monumental statues, papyri and sarcophagi – lunch in a restaurant - in the afternoon, visit to Islamic Cairo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the Citadel and the Mosques of Muhammad Ali and Ibn Qalawun, followed by a stroll - dinner at the hotel/restaurant – evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Packed breakfast – transfer to the airport - departure on EgyptAir scheduled flights to Luxor – visit with a guide, north of Luxor, to the imposing Ptolemaic Temple of Dendera – return to Luxor - on arrival, transfer and embarkation on the ship - lunch on board - in the afternoon, visit to the monumental complex of Karnak and, at sunset, to the Temple of Luxor – dinner on board - overnight stay.

Breakfast on board – in the morning, visit to the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, (the Valley of the Kings, the Colossi of Memnon, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Medinet Habu complex), testimony to one of the most glorious eras in Egypt’s history - lunch on board - in the afternoon we set sail, with time to relax and enjoy the river cruise and the scenery along the Nile towards Esna, a farming town on the left bank of the Nile – passage through the lock and onward sailing to Edfu - dinner on board - overnight stay.

Breakfast on board – in the morning, visit to the Temple of Horus (completed in the Ptolemaic era, this temple rigorously encapsulates the Egyptian tradition) - continue sailing to Kom Ombo – lunch on board - on arrival, visit to the Temple dedicated to the god Sobek (the crocodile god) and to Haroeris (the falcon god) – continue to Aswan – dinner on board - overnight stay.

Breakfast on board – in the morning, visit to the High Dam and the Temple of Philae, originally located on the island of the same name and moved in modern times to the nearby Island of Agilkia to prevent it being submerged by the waters of the reservoir created by the construction of the new dam – lunch on board – in the afternoon, a relaxing trip on the Nile by “felucca” (the traditional Egyptian sailing boat) and a visit to the Nubian village – dinner on board - overnight stay.

Breakfast on board – in the morning, coach excursion to Abu Simbel, along the desert road and across the Tropic of Cancer - on arrival, visit to the imposing monumental complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrating the reign of Ramesses II and his wife Nefertari, set on the shores of Lake Nasser, formed after the construction of the Aswan High Dam - lunch in a restaurant – afterwards, return to Aswan - check-in at the hotel in the rooms reserved - dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport - departure on scheduled flights with EgyptAir  for the return to Italy.

N.B. for the 24 December departure, the tour may be subject to minor changes related to the festive period, depending on museum opening hours or for operational reasons, but the itinerary remains unchanged.