5-Day Cairo, Luxor & Abu Simbel Tour: Private Guide & Flights

Walk through four millennia of temples, tombs and monuments with a guide who reads the hieroglyphics

A 5-day private tour covering Cairo, Luxor, Abu Simbel and Aswan with a professional Egyptologist guide, domestic flights, five-star hotel stays, all transfers, and meals. You visit the Giza Pyramids and Great Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple and Abu Simbel's colossal statues: each site explained by someone trained in ancient history. The itinerary is tailored to your preferences, and the pace is set by the guide and the sites themselves, not by a schedule that rushes.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and hotel check-in in Cairo

• Arrive at Cairo Airport
• Meet expert representative
• Complete arrival formalities
• Transfer to 5-star hotel in Cairo
• Dinner at hotel

Day 2: Pyramids, Sphinx, Museum, and travel to Aswan

• Visit the Pyramids of Giza
• See the Great Sphinx
• Tour the Egyptian Museum
• Transfer to airport
• Fly to Aswan
• Check in at hotel in Aswan

Day 3: Abu Simbel temples and travel to Luxor

• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit Abu Simbel Temples
• Lunch after visit
• Transfer to Aswan train station
• Train to Luxor
• Check in at 5-star hotel in Luxor

Day 4: Luxor attractions and return to Cairo

• Breakfast at hotel
• Tour Valley of the Kings
• Visit Temple of Hatshepsut
• See Colossi of Memnon
• Lunch in Luxor
• Visit Karnak Temple
• Return to Cairo
• Overnight at hotel in Cairo

Day 5: Departure from Cairo

• Breakfast at hotel
• Transfer to Cairo Airport
• Depart for home

The experience

You arrive at Cairo Airport and a representative meets you at the gate, handling the formalities while you head straight to your first five-star hotel. The next morning, an air-conditioned car picks you up for the Giza Pyramids (structures built over 4,000 years ago that still dominate the landscape), and the Great Sphinx, the limestone colossus with a lion's body and a pharaoh's head. Your Egyptologist guide walks you through the construction methods, the pharaohs who ordered them, and the mythology that surrounded them. The Egyptian Museum comes next, where you stand in front of Tutankhamun's golden mask and thousands of artifacts spanning millennia. By afternoon, you're on a flight to Aswan, where you spend the night in another five-star hotel.

Day three takes you to Abu Simbel, two temples carved into a mountainside by Ramses II. Four colossal statues of the pharaoh sit at the entrance, each one 67 feet tall. After lunch and a private transfer to the train station, you board for Luxor, arriving at your third five-star hotel. The next day is the longest on the ground: the Valley of the Kings holds 63 royal tombs (including those of Ramses II and Tutankhamun) cut into the west bank cliffs and filled with goods meant for the afterlife. The Temple of Hatshepsut, a mortuary temple built by one of Egypt's most powerful female rulers, sits nearby. You also see the Colossi of Memnon, two seated statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III carved from quartzite sandstone, and Karnak Temple, a 247-acre complex dedicated to Amun-Re and the largest temple ever built. On the final morning, breakfast and a drive to Cairo Airport close the tour.

Flights between Cairo and Aswan and between Luxor and Cairo are included, as are all hotel stays, transfers, dinners, taxes and the guide's expertise. The guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French or another language. You choose at booking. Infants travel on an adult's lap, and the pace suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Domestic flights from Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo.
• three nights in five-star hotels (one each in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor) with breakfast included.
• one night in a five-star hotel in Aswan.
• all transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• dinners.
• a professional Egyptologist guide throughout.
• entry to all sites and museums.
• all taxes and charges.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day9 departure times: the first at 13:00, the last at 21:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (3 to 8 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 16 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Egypt Best Day Tours

Is this one for you?This tour is built as a private experience with a single guide leading the entire journey, so the pace follows the sites and your questions rather than a group schedule. Choose it if you want the history explained by someone trained in Egyptology, not just shown to you, and if having the same guide for five days means you can ask deeper questions as you go.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 8 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What's inside the Egyptian Museum that makes it worth a full stop on this tour?

The Egyptian Museum houses artifacts spanning millennia, including Tutankhamun's golden mask and thousands of ancient relics, mummies and historical documents. Your guide provides context for what you're seeing, connecting the objects to the pharaohs and dynasties that created them.

How much time do you spend at the Valley of the Kings?

The Valley of the Kings is the centerpiece of your Luxor day. You walk through the site with your Egyptologist guide, who explains the 63 royal tombs carved into the cliffs, the goods buried inside them, and which pharaohs (including Ramses II and Tutankhamun) rest there.

Do the flights between cities count as part of the tour, or do I book them separately?

Flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Luxor back to Cairo are included in the tour price. The representative arranges them and coordinates the timing so transfers and hotel check-ins flow smoothly.

What happens on the first day when I land in Cairo?

A representative meets you at Cairo Airport, assists with formalities and transfers you to your five-star hotel. You have the evening to rest and settle in, with dinner included at the hotel.

Is the guide the same person for all five days, or does it change by city?

A professional Egyptologist guide leads your tours throughout the entire 5 days, providing continuity and depth as you move from Cairo to Aswan to Luxor. The guide speaks your choice of English, Spanish, Italian, French or another language.

What's the difference between the Temple of Hatshepsut and Karnak Temple?

Hatshepsut Temple is a mortuary temple built by Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful female rulers, and sits at Deir el-Bahri on Luxor's west bank. Karnak Temple is a sprawling 247-acre complex on the east bank dedicated to Amun-Re and is the largest temple ever constructed. Both are on your Luxor day.