Classic Egypt Road Trip

Today, you'll spend a full day discovering Cairo's most iconic landmarks with your Egyptologist guide. Begin at the Giza Plateau, where you'll be awed by the Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure rising from the desert in astonishing scale. Move on to the Sphinx to observe its weathered face and hear its story.

In the afternoon, explore the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to one of the world's largest collections of ancient artifacts, including the gold treasures of King Tut and Khufu's solar boat. With your guide by your side, you'll gain a vivid sense of Egypt's profound history, culture, and arts.

Get up early for the morning flight to Aswan, where upon arrival, you'll be greeted by a local representative.

Start your Aswan tour at the High Dam, a modern engineering feat that effectively manages the Nile's floods. Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk to see the marks left by ancient stoneworkers. They are still visible in the bedrock after thousands of years.

Then, travel by boat to Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. The temple's beautiful reliefs will captivate you as you stroll through its halls and sanctuaries. Enjoy a quiet felucca ride on the Nile, drifting past palm-fringed shores, before heading to the hotel for an evening at leisure.

Travel from Aswan to Luxor by private vehicle, stopping at two remarkable temples along the way.

Your first visit is Kom Ombo Temple, set beside the Nile and known for its rare double design honoring Sobek and Horus. Continue the drive and you will arrive at Edfu Temple, one of the best-preserved sanctuaries in Egypt, where carved walls and towering columns reveal scenes of ancient rituals. As the drive takes you north, soak up shifting views of fields, villages, and the Nile's gentle curve.

Arrive in Luxor in the afternoon and settle down in your comfortable hotel room. The rest of the day is for you to rest and recharge your energies for the upcoming explorations.

Discover Luxor's ancient ruins with your guide today. Visit the Valley of the Kings, where richly-painted royal tombs present stories of pharaohs and their journey to the afterlife. Then, the Valley of the Nobles and Deir el-Medina offer a closer look at the artisans and officials who served them.

Continue to the terraced Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, an architectural masterpiece built against cliff walls, followed by Medinet Habu, where vivid reliefs of battles and festivals will capture your imagination. Wrap up the day at the Colossi of Memnon, standing watch over fields that witnessed the rises and falls of ancient kingdoms.

Explore more of Luxor on a half-day tour that is focused around two of Egypt's most celebrated temples. Start at Karnak, a vast temple complex where forest-like columns, obelisks, and carved walls reflect more than a thousand years of history.

Then, follow the Avenue of Sphinxes once walked by festival processions to visit Luxor Temple, admired for its graceful colonnades and statues of Ramses II.

Afterward, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo for one last evening in the capital.