8-Day Cairo, Aswan & Luxor Nile Cruise Tour: Private Guide

Three cities, one guide, the Nile between them

An 8-day guided tour of Cairo, Aswan and Luxor with private transportation, a 5-star Nile cruise, domestic flights and a live guide in your language. You visit the Pyramids and Sphinx in Cairo, the High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan, temples at Kom Ombo, Edfu and Karnak along the river, and the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, with accommodation, most meals and all entry fees included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Cairo

• Reception at Cairo International Airport
• Transfer to hotel by air-conditioned vehicle

Day 2 — Visit the Pyramids

• Breakfast at hotel
• Depart to visit Cheops, Khafre and Micerinos pyramids
• Optional entry inside a pyramid
• Visit panoramic area for photos of pyramids and Great Sphinx
• Lunch in Egyptian restaurant
• Return to hotel for overnight

Day 3 — Flight to Aswan and Nile Cruise

• Pick up from hotel to Cairo airport
• Fly to Aswan
• Visit unfinished obelisk and High Dam
• Board Nile cruise before lunch
• Lunch on board Nile cruise
• Dinner and overnight on Nile cruise

Day 4 — Kom Ombo and Edfu Temples

• Breakfast on board Nile cruise
• Sail to Kom Ombo
• Visit Kom Ombo temple
• Sail to Edfu
• Lunch on board Nile cruise
• Arrive at Edfu for overnight

Day 5 — Edfu and Karnak Temples

• Breakfast on board Nile cruise
• Visit Edfu temple
• Sail to Luxor
• Lunch on board Nile cruise
• Visit Karnak temple

Day 6 — Valley of the Kings and Return to Cairo

• Breakfast on board Nile cruise
• Disembark from cruise
• Visit Valley of the Kings including three tombs
• Visit Hatshepsut temple
• Visit Colossi of Memnon
• Transfer to Luxor airport
• Fly to Cairo
• Transfer to hotel in Cairo

Day 7 — Cairo City Tour

• Visit Coptic quarter and Church of the Refuge of Jesus
• Visit Ben Ezra Synagogue
• Visit Islamic quarter Khan el Khalili

Day 8 — End of Tour

• Breakfast at hotel
• Transfer to Cairo airport

The Experience

The tour starts with airport pickup in Cairo and three nights in a 5-star hotel. On day two you leave at 8:30 a.m. for the Pyramids of Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure, then the Great Sphinx, with a stop at the panoramic viewpoint to photograph all three pyramids together. Lunch is at an Egyptian restaurant before you return to the hotel. The next morning a car collects you for the flight to Aswan, where you visit the High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk before boarding the Nile cruise for lunch and the first night on the water.

The cruise sails south toward Luxor over three days. You stop at Kom Ombo to tour the Graeco-Roman temple, then at Edfu to see the Temple of Horus, with breakfast on board each morning and lunch included daily. After disembarking in Luxor, you visit the Valley of the Kings—including three tombs—and the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahari, plus the Colossi of Memnon. A domestic flight returns you to Cairo, where on day seven you explore the Coptic quarter (the Church of the Refuge of Jesus and the Ben Ezra Synagogue) and the Islamic quarter of Khan el Khalili. The tour ends with breakfast and airport transfer on day eight.

Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle is included throughout, along with both domestic flights. Your guide speaks your choice of language and travels with the group. Accommodation is in 5-star hotels in Cairo and on a 5-star Nile cruise with full board (excluding alcoholic drinks). All entry fees and taxes are covered; tips for the guide and driver are optional.

What’s included

• Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle throughout the tour.
• pickup from Cairo airport and transfer to the airport on departure.
• 4 nights in 5-star hotels in Cairo with breakfast.
• 3 nights on a 5-star Nile cruise with full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
• domestic flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Luxor back to Cairo.
• live guide in your choice of language.
• all entry fees and taxes to the Pyramids, Sphinx, High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Kom Ombo Temple, Edfu Temple, Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, and the Coptic and Islamic quarters of Cairo.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Yalla Egypt Travel

Is this one for you?Most multi-day Egypt tours split between independent days and group bus rides; this one keeps a private guide and car with you the entire time, so the pace stays yours and the logistics—flights, hotel changes, entry timing—stay arranged. The Nile cruise handles the longest stretch of travel as accommodation, which is what makes eight days across three cities feel like one continuous journey instead of a series of separate stops.

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Top questions

What exactly is inside the Valley of the Kings visit?

The Valley of the Kings stop includes entry to three tombs, where you walk the burial chambers carved into the rock cliffs on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor. The guide leads you through the decorated walls and passages of the royal tombs.

Are meals included on the Nile cruise?

Yes, full board is included on the 5-star Nile cruise for three nights—breakfast, lunch and dinner on board. Alcoholic drinks are not included and can be purchased separately.

How does the tour handle the flight between Cairo and Aswan?

The domestic flight from Cairo to Aswan is included in the package. A car picks you up at your Cairo hotel and takes you to the airport; after landing in Aswan you go directly to visit the High Dam and Unfinished Obelisk before boarding the cruise.

What languages does the guide speak?

The guide is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and five additional languages. You choose your language when you book.

Can children join this tour?

Children are welcome from age 6. Infants and small children can travel in a pram or stroller, and all areas, surfaces and transportation are wheelchair accessible.

What's included in the Cairo sightseeing day?

The Cairo tour visits three quarters: the Coptic quarter to see the Church of the Refuge of Jesus and the Ben Ezra Synagogue (where Moses was saved according to tradition), and the Islamic quarter of Khan el Khalili, the historic bazaar in central Cairo.