Egypt Premium Family Adventure

Experience Overview

Travel through the most celebrated ancient sites in Egypt on a family-friendly adventure led by an expert Egyptologist, with five-star comfort throughout. Beginning in Cairo, we explore world-class museums and stand before the Great Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza. We then fly south to Luxor to visit the vast temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor before boarding a premium Nile cruise. Sailing upstream to Aswan, we explore royal tombs, riverside temples and enjoy unhurried time together on deck, with sweeping Nile views.
Trip For You
This trip is graded Activity Level 1 (Easy). For more information on our trip gradings, visit the Activity Level Guidelines page. If you have any queries about the difficulty of the trip, please contact us. Suitability: This trip is suitable for everyone with average health and fitness. No experience of any activity involved is necessary. Most days involve early starts (especially Day 4 when we catch an early flight to Luxor) but this allows us to get the most from our time in Egypt and avoid the worst of the heat. Climate: Egypt can get hot, especially from June to September when temperatures can reach as high as 38C-40C (100F-104F) in the south of the country. Ramadan is expected to run from approximately 17 February-19 March 2026. One of the most important periods in the Islamic calendar, it is a special time to visit a Muslim country. Each evening, the streets empty as people head home to break the fast, followed by an air of festivity upon their return. Our leaders and drivers choose to work at this time so we continue to run trips; however, their energy levels may be slightly lower than normal. Many tourist sites, restaurants and shops will have an amended schedule, but your tour leader will know how to adapt the itinerary to still experience all the inclusions on this trip and maximise your experience during this special time.
Group Description
You are accompanied throughout by a qualified Egyptologist. Our tour leaders are skilled at explaining complex history in an engaging, accessible way, making this an enriching experience for younger travellers as well as adults.
Eating Drinking
Allow 2,460-3,445 Egyptian dollars (approximately US$100-US$140) for meals not included. Food in Egypt involves such things as kebabs, chicken, stews, pitta bread, falafel, beans, aubergine (eggplant) and other vegetables, pickles and salads. Dishes tend to be simple and wholesome and vegetarians can be catered for if they accept the options may be somewhat limited. On board the cruise ship there is one complimentary bottle of water in your cabin and after this drinks are not included.
Transportation
Road transport is by private air-conditioned mini/midi-bus and the roads are generally good. Travelling is typically restricted to a few hours a day and the mode of transport is varied. As detailed above, during our trip we use cruise ship and felucca.
Joining Instructions
Key information Start hotel: Cairo Sheraton, Charles de Gaulle, Ad Doqi A, Dokki, Giza Governorate 3750412, Egypt Phone: +20 2 33369800 Recommended arrival time: Hotel check-in is from 2pm, there are no activities on Day 1 so you can arrive at any time. Our welcome meeting takes place on the morning of Day 2 – please bring your insurance details as the tour leader needs to gather this information. Airport: Cairo Airport (CAI) Getting to the start hotel The start hotel is approximately 45 minutes’ drive from Cairo Airport. We provide free arrival transfers to the start hotel for any flight landing on arrival day and you'll be met before customs and immigration. Speak to your sales representative before departure to book. If you would like further information on joining this trip, please speak to your sales representative. Catching your return flight We provide free departure transfers for everyone to Aswan Airport (ASW) from the end hotel. Please note, unless specified otherwise, the transfers will be to the start (or pre-tour) hotel and from the end (or post-tour) hotel and will be on the date on which the tour starts/ends; transfers to other hotels in the same city and/or on different dates may attract an extra charge. Transfers should be booked with your sales representative at least two weeks before the tour starts. 
Weather Information
Rain is very rare in all parts of Egypt and most days are sunny and clear. Summer temperatures often reach the upper 30s (around 100F) but this is particularly true for the period between June and September. Winter can be surprisingly cold, especially on the Nile or at night. The average daytime maximum in Cairo in January is 20C (68F), nights are minimum 8C (46F). In summer, these temperatures are 35C (95F) and 22C (72F) respectively. Daytime temperatures are a little higher on average in Aswan.
Spending Money
Optional excursions Our excursion packages include entrance fees, a professional Egyptologist guide, licensed drivers and vehicles, and local tourist police permission fees. Prices are per person and in US dollars as this is the most stable currency used in Egypt, but excursions can be paid in any hard currency (including British pounds and euros). Payment cannot be made in Egyptian pounds. When booking and paying for these tours locally a three percent charge will be added for all card payments. The flight to Abu Simbel is to be requested with us at the time of booking your tour. We will then check availability. Unless indicated otherwise, the below prices are based on a minimum of six people taking part and are subject to change. Cairo (only possible pre-tour or if arriving early on Day 1): — Sound and light show, Giza: US$48 (minimum six travellers) Does not run every day. — Citadel and Mohamed Ali Mosque: US$40 — Coptic Cairo including Coptic Museum: US$42 — Tour of Sakkara and Memphis: US$66 — Entrance fee to go inside Great Pyramids: US$30 — Grand Egyptian Museum: US$65 Aswan: — Abu Simbel flight excursion: The flight must be requested with us at the time of booking your tour. If you do not request the flight at this time, we cannot guarantee seats will be available. Flight timings vary but the flight duration is approximately 45 minutes. The length of time in the temples depends on the Egyptair flight schedule. It should, however, be longer than an hour. Please speak to your sales representative to book. — Abu Simbel road excursion: from US$150 at minimum six people (book locally). Depart Aswan at approximately 4.30am for the 3hr 30min transfer to Abu Simbel. The temple visit itself takes around two hours. Depart at approximately 10am and arrive back in Aswan at around 1.30pm. Please note: Abu Simbel visits are not advised during the Abu Simbel Sun Festival (22 February and 22 October), due to safety precautions. If you would still like to visit Abu Simbel during your trip, we will try our best to accommodate. Due to local regulations, guides are not permitted to enter Abu Simbel temple with you but will provide information outside, allow you free time to explore, and arrange a meeting place for afterwards. — St Simone Monastery (accessible by foot or on a camel): US$36 — Animalia Nubian village: US$25 — Sound and light show at Philae: $52 (minimum six travellers) — Unfinished Obelisk: US$15 (minimum six travellers) Luxor: — A.C.E Luxor Animal Hospital (time permitting): Free — Sound and light show, Karnak Temple: US$52 — Entrance for additional tombs on the West Bank, Valley of the Kings: Approximately US$18 — Dendarah and Abydos: US$70-US$90
Tipping
On this Premium Adventure, tipping for any local support staff is included, and will normally be taken care of via your tour leader (or in some cases through our local agent). So no need for any tipping kitty contributions, or to make your own tips during the trip. Our ‘included tips’ will normally cover drivers, local specialist guides, certain hotel staff, and serving staff for included meals. Amounts will be in line with the local standard. Of course, if you wish to make a further tip for some extra special service you may do so. Tips for the tour leader are not included. Whether to tip at all and the amount is entirely at your own discretion, but as a starting point, we suggest around US$8-US$13 per person per day.

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