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Private Palaces of Egypt — 9 Days

Private Palaces of Egypt — 9 Days

Cairo · Giza · Luxor · Aswan · Nile River

Made for you

Want this journey shaped around your dates?

Tell us your pace, hotels, and must-sees — a specialist designs the rest.

Start a tailor-made trip
Pickup & Drop Off Cairo International Airport (CAI) — meet & assist
Duration 9 Days / 8 Nights
Availability Private departures year-round · Peak: October–April

Quiet luxury, written in stone and river light

Luxury here is not more attractions — it is better hours, better rooms, and a guide who has the keys to the story. You wake to the Pyramids from a garden terrace, dine in palaces that still feel like palaces, and sail the Nile in a suite that faces the water, not a corridor.

  • Stay among Egypt’s legendary hotels — Mena House, Winter Palace, Old Cataract or peers
  • Senior Egyptologist and private vehicle throughout
  • Suite or junior-suite Nile sailing with unhurried shore visits
  • Space in the day for a spa hour, a market wander, or simply the terrace
At a glanceThis journey
StylePalace hotels + Nile suite
GuidingSenior private Egyptologist
AccessEarly or quieter temple hours
Best forCouples & discerning friends

What is included

  • Meet & assist at arrival and departure
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle and driver
  • Private licensed Egyptologist guide
  • All temple and museum entries listed in the itinerary
  • Accommodation as per chosen package
  • Daily breakfast; other meals as stated each day
  • Bottled water in the vehicle
  • All service charges and applicable taxes
  • International flights
  • Egypt entry visa
  • Tipping (we provide a suggested envelope guide)
  • Personal expenses, laundry, and drinks off the meal plan
  • Optional activities not listed as included
  • Travel insurance (required)

9-Day Journey

Cairo · a room with a view
  • Cairo
  • Dinner
  • Cairo

Arrive to a garden hotel facing the plateau or the Nile. No monuments tonight — only arrival done well.

  • Meet & assist
  • Palace or garden hotel
Giza at a civilized hour
  • Giza
  • Breakfast, lunch
  • Cairo

Enter the plateau before the heat and the coaches. Optional interior of a pyramid if you wish; we never insist.

  • Private Giza visit
  • Sphinx
  • Optional pyramid interior
Museum, then the city as texture
  • Cairo
  • Breakfast, lunch
  • Cairo

A senior guide in the museum, lunch somewhere with a tablecloth, and Islamic Cairo only if you still want stone.

  • Museum with senior Egyptologist
  • Refined lunch
Luxor · Winter light
  • Luxor
  • Breakfast, dinner
  • Luxor

Fly south to a legendary terrace. Karnak in the late afternoon when the hypostyle hall empties.

  • Flight to Luxor
  • Karnak at golden hour
West Bank, unrushed
  • Luxor
  • Breakfast, lunch
  • Luxor

Tombs chosen for quality, not quantity. Hatshepsut with time to stand on the terraces.

  • Valley of the Kings
  • Hatshepsut
Embark in a suite
  • Nile
  • Full board
  • Nile suite

A river-facing suite, not a corridor cabin. The first evening is the Nile itself.

  • Suite embarkation
  • Sunset on deck
Edfu & Kom Ombo
  • Nile
  • Full board
  • Nile suite

Two temples, private guiding, and long stretches of water in between.

  • Edfu
  • Kom Ombo
Aswan · Philae and the Old Cataract hour
  • Aswan
  • Breakfast, dinner
  • Aswan

Philae by boat, then a terrace that still feels like 1899 if you want it.

  • Philae
  • Felucca or spa hour
Depart in unhurried order
  • Aswan
  • Breakfast

Optional Abu Simbel by air for those who want the full Ramesses; others keep the morning for the river and fly north.

  • Optional Abu Simbel
  • Departure

Private Palaces of Egypt — 9 Days prices

Affordable

From $3,529 With Hotels

From $2,541 Without

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Available Dates

Select a date range to view the prices for each group size.

Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $4,732 / person
5–8 guests $4,010 / person
9–16 guests $3,529 / person
Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $5,394 / person
5–8 guests $4,571 / person
9–16 guests $4,022 / person
Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $3,407 / person
5–8 guests $2,887 / person
9–16 guests $2,541 / person
Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $3,883 / person
5–8 guests $3,291 / person
9–16 guests $2,896 / person

Included Accommodation Options

Cairo

Steigenberger Pyramids / Barceló Cairo Pyramids or similar

Luxor

Steigenberger Nile Palace / Sonesta St. George or similar

Aswan

Mövenpick Resort Aswan / Tolip Aswan or similar

Gold

From $4,303 With Hotels

From $3,098 Without

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Available Dates

Select a date range to view the prices for each group size.

Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $5,770 / person
5–8 guests $4,890 / person
9–16 guests $4,303 / person
Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $6,579 / person
5–8 guests $5,575 / person
9–16 guests $4,906 / person
Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $4,155 / person
5–8 guests $3,521 / person
9–16 guests $3,098 / person
Group Size & Pricing
2–4 guests $4,737 / person
5–8 guests $4,014 / person
9–16 guests $3,532 / person

Included Accommodation Options

Cairo

Four Seasons Nile Plaza / Marriott Mena House or similar

Luxor

Sofitel Winter Palace / Al Moudira or similar

Aswan

Sofitel Legend Old Cataract / BenBen or similar

Children's Rate: Children 6–11 sharing with two adults: 25% off the adult rate. Under 6 sharing: complimentary (meals extra where applicable).

Private Upgrades: Traveling as two? Ask for a private vehicle, suite upgrade, or exclusive temple hour — we price it clearly before you confirm.

Rates are per person in USD, based on double occupancy. Christmas, New Year, and Easter carry festive supplements.

Want this private, slower, or longer?

We reshape pacing, hotels, and Nile nights around your dates — without losing the soul of this itinerary.

  • Private Egyptologist guiding
  • Licensed Egyptian operator
  • Flexible dates & hotels
Tailor this trip

Why travelers love this journey

  • Waking to the Pyramids instead of commuting to them.

  • A guide who can open a chapel door with a story, not a script.

  • Evenings that belong to you — not a fixed gala every night.

  • The Nile from a suite balcony when the temples have closed.

How booking works

Share dates, party size, and the pace you want

Receive a written itinerary with hotels and inclusions

Confirm with a deposit — the rest before travel

We meet you on arrival and stay with you until departure

Note Your specialist confirms hotels, cabins, and inclusions in writing before any deposit. Plan this itinerary with a specialist

Good to know

October to April is the most comfortable for temples and Nile sailing. Summer is quieter and priced more gently; we start earlier and rest at midday.

Most days are gentle walking on uneven stone. We can reduce steps, add vehicle support, and skip climbs such as inside a pyramid.

Yes — based on two guests sharing. Solo travelers and triple rooms are quoted clearly before you confirm.

Yes. This itinerary is a strong published base. Share dates and how you like to travel and we rewrite hotels, Nile nights, and rest days around you.

What to pack

  • Light, modest clothing for temples (shoulders and knees covered)
  • Comfortable walking shoes with grip for stone and sand
  • Sun hat, sunglasses, and high-SPF sunscreen
  • Light layer for Nile evenings and winter mornings
  • Scarf for sun, dust, and mosque visits
  • Adaptor (Egypt uses types C and F)

Note A packing list is sent with your final documents, tailored to season and dress codes at sacred sites.

Guest voices

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Private Palaces of Egypt — 9 Days

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Helena Varga

Budapest

5.0

The rooms were the journey

“We still talk about breakfast facing the Pyramids and gin on the Winter Palace terrace. Temples felt private.”

M

Marcus Ellison

Boston

5.0

Senior guiding, zero fuss

“Every transfer vanished. The Egyptologist was the finest we have had in twenty years of travel.”

Good to know

Questions, answered — Private Palaces of Egypt — 9 Days

No. Guiding and vehicles are private for your party. Nile steamers are shared vessels with private guiding ashore unless you charter a dahabiya.

A deposit confirms hotels and cabins. The balance is due before travel. Cancellation windows depend on season and vessel — we put the exact terms on your quote.

Yes, when the itinerary needs them (typically Cairo–Luxor / Aswan–Cairo). They are listed as included or quoted as an option, never hidden.

Yes. We note dietary needs and ages when you request a quote so hotels, cruise kitchens, and the day’s walking load are honest.

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Trusted delivery

Partners Behind Every Journey

We work with licensed local teams and carefully chosen Nile vessels — so every detail holds.

On-ground excellence

Local specialists, seamless logistics

From airport welcome to final farewell, our Egyptian partners handle transfers, guides, and timing with quiet precision.

Egyptora Ground Team

Licensed · On-site · 24/7

River partners

Handpicked Nile vessels

Luxury cruisers and intimate dahabiyas selected for comfort, service, and the way they move through the river.

Curated Nile Fleet

Cruise · Dahabiya · Private