Philae Temple rising from the water on Agilkia Island

Experiences & tours

Experiences worth travelling for.

Ancient temples, guided excursions with experienced local guides, Nubian culture and slow days on the river.

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A decorated camel resting before the Pyramids of Giza
  • Cairo
  • Private tour

Giza, Memphis & Saqqara

A private, all-inclusive journey through the earliest chapters of Egypt: the Pyramids and the Sphinx, the first capital at Memphis and the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, with lunch and a camel ride.

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The four colossal statues of Ramses II at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel
  • Aswan
  • Excursion

Abu Simbel

Ramses II’s monumental temple to the sun gods, with its Osiride statues and painted scenes of the battle of Kadesh.

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Philae Temple rising from the water on Agilkia Island
  • Aswan
  • Excursion

Philae Temple

The island temple of Isis, the last built in the classical Egyptian style. Visit by day, or return for the evening sound and light show.

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A brightly painted Nubian house with a domed roof
  • Aswan
  • Culture

Nubian villages

Colourful villages on the west bank of the Nile, home to a people with their own languages, traditions and roots reaching back to Sudan and Africa.

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Carved columns of Kom Ombo Temple glowing in late sun
  • Aswan
  • Excursion

Edfu & Kom Ombo

Two of the great temples between Aswan and Luxor, each with its own character, explored with an experienced local guide.

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A felucca sailing below the desert hills of Aswan’s west bank
  • Aswan
  • On the Nile

Felucca sailing

Slow down aboard a traditional sailing boat and drift between Aswan’s granite islands and golden desert banks.

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The four colossal statues of Ramses II at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel
  • Aswan
  • Programme

Aswan & Nubia in 7 days

A week at Aswan’s pace: Philae and the High Dam, the museums and islands, a day in Nubia, Abu Simbel, and the temples to the south or the road north to Kom Ombo and Edfu.

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The painted astronomical ceiling and sarcophagus in the tomb of Ramesses IV
  • Luxor
  • Programme

Luxor in 3 days

Three days across both banks of the Nile: Karnak and Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut, then Medinet Habu and the tombs of the nobles.

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The illuminated glass facade of the Grand Egyptian Museum at night
  • Cairo
  • Day programme

Pyramids & the GEM

A day at Giza: the pyramids and the Sphinx in the morning, then the treasures of ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun, at the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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Brass lanterns glowing in a lane of Khan el-Khalili
  • Cairo
  • Day programme

Historic Cairo

A thousand years of Islamic Cairo in a day: the Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque, Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa’i, Al-Muizz Street and the lanes of Khan el-Khalili.

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The twin towers of the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo
  • Cairo
  • Day programme

Old Cairo & museums

The Royal Mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the churches of Coptic Cairo, a second great museum, and an optional felucca at sunset.

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The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu in the desert at Dahshur
  • Cairo
  • Day programme

Saqqara, Memphis & Dahshur

A day south of Cairo among the pyramids that came before Giza: the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the open-air museum of Memphis, and the Bent and Red Pyramids at Dahshur.

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The twin towers of the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo
  • Cairo
  • Day programme

Coptic Cairo

A half day among the churches and lanes of Coptic Cairo, beginning at the Hanging Church above the gate of the Roman Babylon Fortress.

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Two saddled camels resting on the sand of the Nubian desert near Aswan
  • Aswan
  • Adventure

Desert safari

Leave the river behind for the golden dunes and open desert that rise just beyond Aswan’s west bank, the landscape of ancient Nubia.

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A traveller sandboarding down a steep desert dune in Egypt
  • Aswan
  • Adventure

Sandboarding

Climb the golden dunes on the edge of the desert and ride back down on a board, with the Nile and the islands of Aswan below.

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