Overview
Some journeys give you postcards, and some give you the feeling of having truly been somewhere. This eight-day Egypt tour is the second kind. It takes you from the pyramids of Giza to the temples of Luxor and the quiet blue Nile at Aswan, and then, as the high point of the week, a dawn road trip to Abu Simbel, where Ramesses II sits carved into the rock, facing the lake.
Along the way you walk through Saqqara and the Step Pyramid, stand among the columns of Karnak, descend into the Valley of the Kings, visit the temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo, and sail at sunset on a felucca between granite islands. A private Egyptologist makes every stop a story, and a private driver and two domestic flights keep the days smooth and unhurried.
What stays with you from a trip like this is not only the monuments but the moments between them: the first sip of mint tea after a hot morning, the call to prayer drifting over a Nile village, the silence of the desert as the road runs south to Abu Simbel. There is time to breathe, to ask questions and to change the pace if you want to linger.
If you are looking for an 8 day Egypt tour with Abu Simbel, this is the most complete way to see the highlights of the country in a week. EgyptLens arranges the airport transfers, seven nights in hotels with breakfast, the lunches listed, the flights and all the entrance fees, so you only have to arrive and enjoy.
Highlights
- Giza pyramids, Sphinx and the Step Pyramid at Saqqara
- Karnak, Luxor Temple and the Valley of the Kings
- Temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo on the road to Aswan
- Dawn trip to Abu Simbel and the temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari
- Philae Temple and a felucca sail at sunset
- Private Egyptologist, domestic flights and seven nights in hotels
