AvailableEgypt & Sinai – Pyramids, Nile Cruise & Sharm El Sheikh 10D/9N
Day-wise Itinerary
10 of 10 days in your plan
Welcome to Egypt! Our representative meets you at Cairo International Airport, helps you through immigration and customs, and drives you to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Leave at 7 am for Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast, about 2.5 hours away by private air-conditioned vehicle. Explore the Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, the largest Roman burial site in Egypt, cut into the rock on three levels; the Roman Amphitheatre with its marble seats and mosaic floors; and Pompey's Pillar, a 25-metre granite column raised in AD 297. See the Citadel of Qaitbay from outside, built where the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria once stood. Return to Cairo around 6 pm. Overnight in Cairo.
Check out after breakfast. Set off at 8 am for the Pyramids of Giza, built around 2500 BC for the pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty, and the Great Sphinx that guards them, with short stops at a papyrus gallery, a perfume house and a cotton store. Continue to the Egyptian Museum and its vast collection of pharaonic treasures, then browse Khan el-Khalili, Cairo's 14th-century bazaar on historic El Moez Street. Free time until your evening transfer to Cairo station for the overnight sleeper train to Aswan (departs about 8 pm), with dinner on board.
Arrive in Aswan around 8 am and visit Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, the Aswan High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk, still lying in its red-granite quarry. Board your 5-star Nile cruise. Overnight on board in Aswan.
A 4 am start, with a breakfast box, for the road journey to Abu Simbel and the colossal rock-cut temples of Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari, rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser in the 1960s. Back on board by about 1 pm, sail to Kom Ombo and visit the unusual double temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris. Sail on to Edfu. Overnight on board.
Ride a horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus at Edfu, one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt, built under the Ptolemies from the 3rd century BC. Afternoon sailing to Luxor. Overnight on board.
Disembark after breakfast. In the morning cross to the West Bank for three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. In the afternoon visit the vast Karnak Temple complex and Luxor Temple. In the evening, fly to Cairo and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
After breakfast, fly from Cairo to Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea and check in to your resort. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.
A free day for the beach and the coral reefs of the Red Sea, with optional snorkelling, diving or a trip to Ras Mohammed. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.
After breakfast, transfer to Sharm El Sheikh Airport for your flight to Cairo and your connecting flight home.
Good to know
Good to know: Nile cruises from Aswan sail on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so we plan your arrival date around them. Entry inside the pyramids is optional and at extra cost. Sleeper-train cabins are doubles or singles, so three travellers share one double and one single cabin. The Nile cruise schedule can change at short notice for navigational reasons.
What's Included
- 3 nights in Cairo with daily breakfast
- 1 night on the Cairo–Aswan sleeper train with dinner and breakfast
- 3 nights on a 5-star deluxe Nile cruise with all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- 2 nights in Sharm El Sheikh with all meals
- All airport, station, hotel and cruise transfers
- Full-day Giza, Alexandria and Abu Simbel excursions
- Sightseeing as per itinerary with entry fees and an English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- International flights to and from India
- Domestic flights within Egypt (Luxor–Cairo, Cairo–Sharm El Sheikh and Sharm El Sheikh–Cairo), which we add to your quote
- Egypt visa (we can arrange it)
- Meals not mentioned in inclusions, and drinks with meals
- Entry inside the pyramids and optional tours
- Tips (about USD 7 per person per day)
- Personal expenses and travel insurance
- Egypt arrival stamp of USD 15 per person for travellers aged 16 to 60 (stays over 6 nights)
- 5% GST and 2% TCS on the total package cost, as per government norms
Frequently Asked Questions
From
Per person, 2 travellers sharing a double room. Tentative price subject to availability and exchange rates; peak-season and festive supplements may apply. 5% GST and 2% TCS extra.
Tentative price · subject to availability and exchange rates About this price
This is a tentative starting price per person, based on the lowest available rate. Your final price is confirmed in your quotation and may change with travel dates, hotel and flight availability, and currency exchange rates. Prices are guaranteed only once your booking is confirmed and the deposit is received.
Choose your hotel category
4 Star
From ₹1,34,199 per person
Cairo: Novotel Cairo 6th of October or similar · Nile: 5-star deluxe Nile cruise · Sharm El Sheikh: Jaz Mirabel Park or similar
5 Star
From ₹1,42,499 per person
Cairo: Mövenpick Media City or similar · Nile: 5-star deluxe Nile cruise · Sharm El Sheikh: Jaz Mirabel Park or similar
Customise your trip
Quoted by our team — tick what you need and we include it in your quote.
Why book with Sheeraz Tours
- 19+ years planning holidays
- 50,000+ travellers every year
- Accredited: IATA · TAAI · TAFI · ADTOI · TTAUP
- We reply on WhatsApp & phone, 10:00 AM–7:30 PM
- Visit us: Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow
