Overview
Eleven days is the length of time that lets Egypt breathe. You are no longer racing from sight to sight; you have mornings to take in the details and afternoons to feel the places. This grand tour takes you through four chapters of the country: the pyramids and museums of Cairo, the Mediterranean charm of Alexandria, the temples and tombs of Luxor and the calm Nile at Aswan.
In Cairo you go beyond Giza to Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis, where the pyramids began, and then to the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili. You spend a day by the sea in Alexandria, fly to Luxor for Karnak and the West Bank, choose between a deeper Luxor day or the temples of Dendera and Abydos, and travel south through Edfu and Kom Ombo to Aswan, where Abu Simbel, Philae and a felucca sail complete the journey.
With a private Egyptologist beside you throughout, the monuments become stories, and the stories connect: you will see how the first stone pyramids led to Giza, how Luxor’s temples grew over centuries, and how Egyptians adapted and moved their monuments in the modern era. The pace has space for rest, for lingering over a lunch or for choosing your own favorite sights.
If you are searching for an 11 day Egypt tour package that is thorough without being hurried, this grand tour is a wonderful choice. EgyptLens arranges the transfers, ten nights in hotels with breakfast, the flights, the lunches listed and the entrance fees.
Highlights
- Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis, the full story of the pyramids
- Grand Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili
- A full day in Alexandria by the Mediterranean
- Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and a flexible Luxor day
- Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae and a felucca at sunset
- Abu Simbel, private Egyptologist and ten nights in hotels
