13-Day Egypt Vacation with Hurghada Beach

Tour Style: Private Tour (No Join-in Group Tour)

Tour Route: Cairo - Alexandria - El Alamein - Cairo - Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu - Luxor - Hurghada - Cairo

Tour Code: ODY-EG-005

Highlights :

Visit the mysterious Egyptian Pyramids
Cruise on the Nile River including interesting shore excursions
Enjoy a leisure time on Hurghada beach near the Red Sea

Any part of this itinerary can be tailor-made to fit your needs, e.g. tour length, activities, destinations, hotels.

Travelers' rating: 4.9/5

4.894736842 of 5 stars

Based on 25 reviews

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Itinerary

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Day 1

Welcome to Egypt

Once you arrive in Cairo, our representative is waiting to escort you through customs and introduce you to your private driver at the passenger pick up. After an hour's drive, you will reach your hotel. The remaining time is at leisure.
Overnight: Cairo
Day 2

Cairo, Pyramids of Giza

Today is a full day exploration of old Egypt. Head south to visit Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Continue your tour to the Step Pyramid of Saqqara and then marvel at the most iconic pyramids at Giza, where you can also see the mysterious Sphinx.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 3

Cairo City Tour

After breakfast step into the Egyptian Museum for its large collection of Pharaonic antiquities, including the famous Gold Mask of Tutankhamun. In the afternoon you will head to Old Cairo visiting the Citadel of Salah El Din, the Mohammed Ali Mosque, the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Hanging Church, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. After that, finish your tour at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 4

Cairo - Alexandria

After breakfast, your private driver will escort you to Alexandria which will take about 3 hours. Upon arrival, relax in the beautiful El Montazah gardens and take nice pictures of the Montazah palace from outside. Later, you will get an amazing experience in the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. Continue to visit the Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina), a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Before returning the hotel, you will catch glimpses of the Alexandria Conference Center, a science museum, a planetarium, a Restoration and Conservation Laboratory and the Hall of Fame (exterior only).
Overnight: Alexandria
Meal: Breakfast
Day 5

Alexandria - El Alamein - Cairo

Today, you will depart for El Alamein for a visit of the El Alamein Museum and Commonwealth Tombs. The museum is a war museum with collections from "the civil war" and other North African battles, while the tombs are the graves of men who died in the battles. After the tour, return to your hotel in Cairo.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 6

Cairo - Aswan, Nile Cruise

You will fly to Aswan early in the morning. After arrival, you will be transferred to board your cruise ship and begin a relaxing journey. Later, you will enjoy shore excursions of the High Dam and the Temple of Philae. In the afternoon take an Egyptian Felucca sailing to the Elephantine Island and then enjoy the shade in the Botanical Gardens.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7

Nile Cruise: Aswan - Kom Ombo - Edfu

Today, your ship will pass through Kom Ombo to Edfu. The Sobek Temple located in the town of Kom Ombo is worth disembarking to visit. They are actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris. When your ship arrives in Edfu, the Temple of Horus is a place that you must see, as it is the second largest temple in Egypt after Karnak Temple.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8

Nile Cruise: Edfu - Luxor

Today your ship will reach Luxor, the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. You will disembark to the west bank and pay a visit to the Valley of the Kings for the tombs of the Pharaohs and powerful nobles. The neighborhood is the Valley of the Queens, where the wives of Pharaohs were buried. After visiting the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, you will head to mortuary temple of Amenhotep III for its 23-meter-high Colossi of Memnon.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9

Luxor - Hurghada

Disembark from the ship and start your exploration of the east bank. As the largest ancient religious site in the world, the Temples of Karnak is one of the most popular attractions in Egypt. Later, pay a visit to the Luxor Temple, a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex. After the tour, your private driver will escort you to Hurghada for overnight.
Overnight: Hurghada
Meal: Breakfast
Day 10

Hurghada Free Day

Hurghada, located on the Red Sea coast, will be one of the places for relaxing after visiting Egyptian heritage. Today is free for you to relax with its dramatic landscape, natural beaches, and clear waters.
Overnight: Hurghada
Meal: Breakfast
Day 11

Hurghada Free Day

Spend a full day leisurely lying on the beach chair. You might want to join in some optional activities, such as deep-sea fishing, boat excursions, scuba diving (at an additional cost).
Overnight: Hurghada
Meal: Breakfast
Day 12

Hurghada - Cairo

After breakfast, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival be transferred to the hotel for check-in. The rest time is yours to have a good rest or explore on your own.
Overnight: Cairo
Meal: Breakfast
Day 13

Cairo, Departure

Say goodbye to Egypt and board your flight back home.
Meal: Breakfast

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Reviews on This Tailored Tour

Odyssey tours mentioned by some of our clients was the former name of Odynovo.
Durations might be different as each trip is customizable.

This tour rating 4.9 out of 5 based on 25 reviews.

April 11, 2019

We just got back from our trip to Egypt. Thanks to Odynovo it was the trip of a lifetime. Mason Li was outstanding! He was patient and always responded to our queries promptly and was extremely helpful in tailoring the itinerary to our wishes.The Nile cruise and visiting the temples between Aswan and Luxor were the highlight of our trip. Our guide, Abdelhalim Ahmed, was extremely knowledgeable and made it a truly unforgettable experience. He went out of his way to accommodate us and even helped us with our shopping.In Cairo, we were also very blessed to have Ahmed Salem as our guide and Sherif as our driver. Salem and Sherif took very good care of us and made us feel like family. Salem even surprised my husband with a birthday cake so we could celebrate my husband’s birthday. We saw everything we wanted to see in Cairo and Alexandria and they always made us feel cared for and safe. They were wonderful!Thank you to Mason Li, Salem Ahmed, Sherif and Abdelhalim Ahmed for making our trip to Egypt such a memorable experience.Maria and Michael Martella, Adriana Martella and Cesare Tortorici

February 28, 2019

My experience with Odynovo and particularly Quinn was perfect! Quinn listened to my needs and followed up immediately. He answered all my questions and made sure I was perfectly satisfied. I asked him to change several things about our tour and to use a different tour company for our Nile cruise and he accommodated and coordinated everything. Odynovo used a local tour company in Egypt and they were very responsible. The representatives were on time, every time! I would recommend Odynovo to anyone and actually have already done so!Great experience and a great trip! Thank you!

February 24, 2019

We just returned from a wonderful trip to Egypt. A special thanks to Joan Qin for her outstanding help in planning our trip. She always responds very promptly with answers to any questions we may have. Our guides Wael in Cairo and Amro in Aswan were great. We especially appreciated the free time at each site. We never felt rushed. The cruise ship and hotel accommodations were also first class. I highly recommend Odynovo!

November 30, 2018

Our tour of Egypt began with Hassan, who met us when we disembarked the plane in Cairo. He arranged our visa's and guided us through immigration, helped with our bags, directed us where to get Egyptian currency and arranged a sim card, before introducing us to our guide Ahmed and driver Mahmud. Mahmud didn't speak very much english however he was very friendly, drove safely and was always on time or at hand to collect us. When we first met Ahmed he reviewed our itinerary and supplied us with paperwork for domestic flights coming up, the efficiency of Hassan, Mahmud and Ahmed immediately put us at ease. Ahmed was our first guide in Cairo, he was on time, funny, and knowledgeable.. it was clear he loved his job, loved Egypt, and was well respected by security and guides at various monuments. During this time we were accommodated at the Pyramids Meridian, the room, staff, food and spa facilities were all excellent. We then flew to Aswan were we met our second guide, also named Ahmed. Ahmed was just as efficient with collecting us from the airport. Ahmed has been a guide for almost 18 years, he speaks 3 languages and studied hieroglyphs and Ancient Egypt at College. Ahmed has been a wealth of information, not just about ancient times but with Egyptian culture, tipping, what to buy/ what not to and what to see whilst we're here. His explainations are interesting and detailed. He's genuine, gentle in nature and he can certainly hold his own if need be... We always felt safe with him and we loved to have a laugh along the way. During the time we were with Ahmed we were accommodated on the MS Farah. Everything about MS Farah was incredible, the accommodation, the staff, the food, the journey, the facilities. Cannot say enough positive things! Odynovo, Ahmed and Farah staff even arranged a special birthday surprise for me which was lovely, it made it so easy to be away from home. Second to that, breakfast boxes were arranged the morning we went hot air ballooning over the Valley of the Kings at sunrise. I think these are really good indicators of their attention to detail. After MS Farah we said goodbye to Ahmed in Luxor and were driven to Hurghada. The check in was clunky, the facilities were a bit aged but the location was lovely. I emailed Gina at Odynovo regarding a few concerns. Gina's response was swift, apologetic and solution focused. Regardless of the concerns we had a few nice days snorkelling and diving in the Red Sea. Upon our return to Cairo, Mahmud collected us and we met Ahmed1 along the route to the hotel. Odynovo upgraded our room in response to the concerns raised in Hurghada and arranged a farewell dinner too. Our last day in Cairo was equally as good, we experienced a lot of culture and religion, and visted artifacts in the museum before a short nap, dinner and the light show at the pyramids. Ahmed also arranged another set of breakfast boxes to take upon checkout at 4am. Overall we have been very impressed with all our dealings with Gina at Odynovo. She has consistently gone above and beyond with her communication and planning. Although it was a relatively short trip we feel like we saw the key monuments (plus some) without being rushed. Having private guides amplified our experience and meant that we're walking away with more knowledge we probably wouldn't have otherwise. Our guides were experts in everything Egyptian, they've A+ photography skills and weirdly great at getting us into places ahead of the crowds. There were opportunities to shop along the way but we never felt pressured to buy anything. In fact the opportunities presented were for items of good quality and well priced, so we bought quite a bit! On that note, the packaged organised by Odynovo which included accommodation, transfers, most meals, most entry fee's and private guides was very well priced. Most inportantly though, these memories will last a lifetime! Thank you so much for everything Odynovo, we look forward to booking another adventure with you soon

August 22, 2018

We had a great experience in Cairo - could not have asked for a better guide Ahkmid and driver Shariff. We have felt very safe at all times. We have ticked our bucket list. We recommend everyone to experience great Egypt with Odynovo.

How Private Tour Works

Accommodation
Enjoy a comfortable stay at competitive rates and with the insider bonus of our partnership with international and local hotel chains. Most of the options are recommended based on our field inspections to ensure quality. Kindly note that hospitality service in remote areas cannot usually maintain the same standard as those in the cities.

Meals
Meals provided will be clearly outlined in the confirmed itinerary. In most cases, breakfast is served in the hotel. To make the trip go smoothly, lunch is recommended to be included for a set menu or a la carte, local flavor or western style, depending on your liking. Restaurants are selected according to positive feedback with your diet requirements in mind. Dinner is the time when you are free to explore the destination’s hidden delights, but we are always happy to give a recommendation or offer assistance. In remote areas, meals are likely to be arranged in a tourist restaurant or a local family due to limited options, in remote areas, meals are likely to be arranged in a tourist restaurant or a local family's home.

Tour Guide & Transfer
Every tour comes with English-speaking guides (or other languages on request) and private transfers in each city. The licensed, professional tour guides are local and will be a friendly, knowledgeable company to travel with. When it comes to your personal driver or chauffeur guide, they are experienced and service-minded, all driving well-maintained, air-conditioned vehicles.