Highlights of Egypt 2026-27 New

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

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide - visit to the Saqqara necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its mastabas and the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first example of a funerary pyramid, then the famous Pyramids in the Valley of Giza, 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 to attend the Sound and Light show at the foot of the Pyramids – return to the hotel afterwards – 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 close to 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 – free evening – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast box – transfer to the airport - departure on Egypt Air scheduled flights to Luxor – guided visit, 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 (Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Medinet Habu complex), testimony to one of the most magnificent 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 onwards to Edfu - dinner on board - overnight stay.

Breakfast on board – in the morning, visit to the Temple of Horus (this temple, completed in the Ptolemaic era, is a rigorous summary of the Egyptian tradition) - we sail on 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) – onwards to Aswan – dinner on board - overnight stay.

Breakfast on board – in the morning, visit to the High Dam and the Temple of Philae, originally on the island of the same name and moved in modern times to nearby Agilkia Island 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 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, which celebrates 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 to the reserved rooms at the hotel - dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

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