Overview
Quick answer: Our flagship 10-day package covers the whole classic route — 4 nights in Cairo (Pyramids, Grand Egyptian Museum, Saqqara), a flight to Luxor for Karnak and the Valley of the Kings, then 4 nights sailing to Aswan on a traditional dahabiya. Private guide, all transfers and entry tickets included, from 1900 $ per person.
The 10-Day Egypt Tour Package at a Glance
Most Egypt tour packages force a choice between Cairo’s monuments and the Nile’s slow magic. This one refuses to: you get the Pyramids and the new Grand Egyptian Museum at full depth, and a real sailing cruise — not a floating hotel — through the temple country between Luxor and Aswan. It is the itinerary we would book for our own families.
Itinerary at a Glance
This 10-day trip is one of our most popular Egypt tour packages: three days in Cairo taking in Memphis, Saqqara, the Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, a flight to Luxor for Karnak and the Valley of the Kings, then a private dahabiya Nile cruise from Esna to Aswan, finishing at Philae and the High Dam. See the full day-by-day plan in the itinerary below.
Why Book Private with El Sultan?
Unlike group Egypt tour packages, every departure here is private: your dates, your pace, your guide. We are a licensed local operator based in Luxor with 24/7 WhatsApp support and no hidden extras.
Compare & Extend
Shorter on time? Our 7-day Egypt itinerary compresses the same route. Prefer maximum sailing? See the 3-night dahabiya cruise. Background reading: the Grand Egyptian Museum opened as the world’s largest archaeological museum.
How to Choose Between Egypt Tour Packages
Comparing Egypt tour packages comes down to four questions. Group or private — shared buses are cheaper, but a private guide means the Sphinx at opening time instead of mid-morning queues. Boat type — a floating hotel carries 300 guests; a dahabiya carries a dozen. Hotel nights versus sailing nights — this package deliberately balances four of each. And season — October to April is peak, with real savings in May and September. Whichever of the Egypt tour packages you weigh, insist on licensed Egyptologist guides and transparent inclusions; both are standard here.
Best Time to Book
December–January departures sell out around three months ahead, and dahabiya cabins are the bottleneck — there are simply few boats. For spring and autumn dates, six to eight weeks is comfortable. Summer travelers get the best prices and near-private sites at dawn; we shift each day’s schedule earlier so the hot hours pass on deck or by the hotel pool.
Itinerary
Meet & assist at Cairo airport, private transfer, check-in and rest. Overnight in Cairo.
Colossal Ramses II statue and alabaster sphinx at Memphis, Egypt's first capital, then Djoser's Step Pyramid and painted noble tombs at Saqqara. Free afternoon on the Nile corniche.
Morning on the Giza plateau — Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure and the Sphinx, with optional entry inside a pyramid — then the GEM and the complete Tutankhamun treasure.
Short morning flight south. Karnak's forest of columns and sacred lake, then Luxor Temple in the late light. Overnight in Luxor.
West Bank morning: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's terraced temple and the Colossi of Memnon. Drive to Esna and board your dahabiya — lunch on deck as the sails go up.
Rock tombs of El Kab, then the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Egypt's best-preserved sanctuary. Night on board.
Pharaonic quarries carved into the cliffs, then a swim stop at Bisaw Island. Dinner under the stars at Maniha.
The double temple of the crocodile god Sobek, the crocodile-mummy museum and Daraw's authentic market. Sail toward Aswan.
Disembark for the island Temple of Isis at Philae and the Aswan High Dam. Check in to your Aswan hotel; free afternoon in the souk.
Breakfast and private transfer to Aswan airport. Optional Abu Simbel extension before your flight.
Included & Excluded
Included
- 4 hotel nights (Cairo & Luxor/Aswan) with breakfast
- 4 nights aboard a dahabiya, full board
- All airport/hotel/boat transfers, private & air-conditioned
- Licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guides
- Entry tickets per program • 24/7 assistance
Excluded
- International & domestic flights, Egypt visa
- Abu Simbel option, drinks, tips and personal expenses
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Egypt tour packages cost?
Group bus tours start near 900 $, but private packages with a dahabiya cruise like this one run 1900–2500 $ per person depending on season and hotel level.
Can the package start from Hurghada instead of Cairo?
Yes — we run a mirrored version with Red Sea arrival; ask us on WhatsApp.
Is 10 days enough for Egypt?
It covers the essential triangle (Cairo–Luxor–Aswan) comfortably; add 2–4 days for Abu Simbel and the Red Sea.
Gallery
Share This Tour
Similar Tours
Egypt Solar Eclipse 2027: 8-Day Luxury Dahabiya Cruise & Totality Over Luxor
Start from 3500 $
Quick answer: Our 8-day Egypt Solar Eclipse 2027 journey puts you under the longest total solar eclipse of the century — 6 minutes and 23 seconds of totality over Luxor on August 2, 2027 — aboard a private dahabiya. You sail Aswan to Luxor visiting Philae, Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Karnak, the Valley of […]
View Tour
White Desert Egypt: 3-Day Camping Expedition from Cairo
Start from 370 $
Quick answer: A 3-day, 2-night camping expedition from Cairo into the White Desert Egypt is famous for — via Bahariya Oasis, Crystal Mountain and the Black Desert — with 4×4 transport, a Bedouin guide, all camping gear and meals included, from 370 $ per person. Why the White Desert Is Egypt’s Strangest Wonder Four hours […]
View Tour
Nile Cruise Egypt from Hurghada: 7-Day Dahabiya Sailing & Temples
Start from 1650 $
Quick answer: The only way to combine a Red Sea holiday with a real nile cruise Egypt style — under sail. We collect you from your Hurghada hotel, drive you over the Eastern Desert to Luxor (about 4 hours), and put you aboard a traditional dahabiya for 6 nights of temples and slow sailing to […]
View Tour