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Egypt Luxury Holiday Domestic Flight: 9 Days in Cairo, Alexandria & Aswan–Luxor Nile Cruise

Overview About Includes/Excludes Itinerary

Overview

Egypt luxury holiday Domestic flight About

Explore Egypt’s essential cities, Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, and Luxor, in one clear, well-paced journey.

Early light over the Giza Plateau, Mediterranean breezes in Alexandria, and quiet evenings sailing the Nile set the rhythm of this Egypt luxury holiday domestic flight.

Each day blends exploration and comfort through guided visits, smooth logistics, and stays selected for ease and clarity.

This trip gives you the classic highlights with thoughtful planning and a premium, human touch.

Egypt Luxury Holiday Domestic Flight Included & Excluded

Included

4 nights in an apartment hotel in Cairo with daily Breakfast
3 nights on a 5-star Luxury Aswan Nile Cruise ship (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
1 night in a 4-star hotel in Luxor with Breakfast
Domestic flights: Cairo → Aswan & Luxor → Cairo
Airport meet & assist on arrival and departure
Licensed Egyptologist guide (English; other languages available)
Private A/C mini-coach transfers throughout
8 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 3 Dinners
Free 1GB eSIM for the lead traveler

Excluded

Egypt Luxury Holiday Domestic Flight Itinerary

Day 01

Arrival in Cairo & First Glimpse of the City

Arrive in Cairo, where your representative meets you, assists with formalities, and guides you through a smooth transfer to your hotel.

Settle into your apartment hotel and prepare for the days ahead.

Soft evening sounds rise from the city as Cairo begins to reveal its rhythm.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 02

Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & the Grand Egyptian Museum

Start the morning at the Giza Pyramids, Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, standing over the plateau with the same precision they held for millennia. Your guide explains the workers’ town, royal tombs, and the Sphinx guarding the edge of the desert.

Continue to the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to the full treasure of Tutankhamun and immersive galleries that trace the arc of ancient Egypt.

A clean breeze moves across the open forecourt with the pyramids behind you.

Return to Cairo for overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 03

Alexandria The Mediterranean Story & Greco-Roman Echoes

Drive north to Alexandria, the coastal city founded by Alexander the Great, and one of the key stops on your Egypt luxury holiday domestic flight.

Visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, then stand before Pompey’s Pillar and walk the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina with its vast granite façade carved with world scripts.

Afternoon light glints off the harbor as waves brush the corniche.

Return to Cairo for overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 04

Fly to Aswan & Begin Your Aswan Nile Cruise

Fly from Cairo to Aswan in the morning. Your representative meets you at the airport and transfers you to your 5-star floating hotel.

After check-in, begin exploring Aswan with visits to the Temple of Philae, the sanctuary of Isis, moved stone by stone to Agilika Island, the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries, and the Aswan High Dam.

The river breeze softens as the sun lowers behind the islands.

Overnight on your Aswan Nile Cruise.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 05

Optional Abu Simbel Temple & Sailing to Kom Ombo

Take an optional early-morning trip to the Abu Simbel Temple, carved by Ramses II on the edge of Lake Nasser.

Return to the cruise and begin sailing toward Kom Ombo in the afternoon.

Visit the twin temple dedicated to Sobek and Horus, set directly along the Nile’s curve.

Quiet water laps against the ship as evening settles.

Overnight on the cruise.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 06

Edfu Temple & Karnak & Luxor Temple

Arrive early at Edfu and ride to the Edfu Temple, the best-preserved temple of Horus and the second largest after Karnak. Sail onward to Luxor, reaching the city in the afternoon.

Visit the Karnak Temple complex avenues, halls, and chapels arranged like a fortified village, and then the illuminated Luxor Temple on the East Bank.

Warm light reflects off the columns as the day cools. Overnight on the cruise.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 07

Valley of the Kings & the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Optional sunrise hot air balloon over Luxor’s West Bank. After breakfast, disembark and begin your West Bank tour:

Walk through the Valley of the Kings, home to 63 royal tombs carved deep into the hills. Continue to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, built beneath the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari, then stop at the Colossi of Memnon.

Late afternoon light softens across the Theban mountains. Overnight in a 4-star hotel in Luxor.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 08

Fly to Cairo & Explore Dahshur, Memphis & Saqqara

Fly from Luxor back to Cairo. Spend the day visiting Dahshur, home to the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid, then continue to Memphis, the first capital of Egypt, and Saqqara, where the Step Pyramid of Djoser stands as the world’s oldest complete stone complex on your Egypt luxury holiday domestic flight.

The desert air carries a quiet stillness around the ancient chambers. Overnight in Cairo.

Meals included: Breakfast

Day 09

Cairo Departure

Breakfast at your hotel, check out, and transfer to Cairo International Airport for your final departure.

Meals included: Breakfast

If you’re looking for an Egypt luxury holiday domestic flight that moves clearly through Egypt’s greatest cities and river landscapes, this journey brings it together with comfort, structure, and thoughtful pacing.