Egypt Beach Vacation Package: Cairo, Nile Cruise & Hurghada

Welcome to Egypt! When you land at Cairo International Airport, a New Dynamics Travel representative will catch you before immigration, then sort you out with entry formalities— kinda simple and quick… and afterwards they transfer you in a private, air conditioned vehicle, straight to your hotel. Once you check in, they will go through your itinerary, and confirm the pickup times for the next days.  

Overnight: Cairo  

Meals: None

After breakfast , meet your personal Egyptologist guide and sort of head over to the Giza Plateau, its right there. You’ll visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and then you should take a look at the puzzling Sphinx, plus the Valley Temple too, pretty impressive in person.  

For lunch, stop at a local Egyptian restaurant, have something delicious and easy , and after that continue on to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza. It’s now fully open and displaying treasures from all over Egypt’s ancient history, it’s also just a short walk distance from the pyramids. Once you’re done, you’ll transfer back to your hotel, no rush .  

Overnight : Cairo  

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch  

Visits : Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Valley Temple, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

After breakfast (i mean, once you’re done ), your own Egyptologist guide will sort of escort you for a full-day stroll around Cairo, pointing out the city’s most legendary heritage places. Throughout the day, you’ll end up doing things like this, kinda in a smooth line:

You go to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), and there you’ll see Egypt’s Royal Mummies.  
Then you head into Old Cairo, where you can find some of the oldest churches and those atmospheric little streets, you know the ones that feel quieter even when you’re not.  
You’ll stop for lunch at a local restaurant.  
Later you visit the Salah El-Din Citadel and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and yes there are panoramic views over Cairo from up there.  

After the tour finishes, you transfer back to your hotel for the night, easy.

Overnight: Cairo  
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Early this morning, your tour guide transfers you (kind of fast) to Cairo Airport, for your flight headed to Aswan. When you land ,you’re met right away and guided in a private, air conditioned vehicle to wander around and see what’s what:

- The really beautiful Philae Temple, kept for the goddess Isis.
- The Unfinished Obelisk, which basically shows how the ancient Egyptians carved their monuments and let them unfinished, on purpose or not.

After you finish seeing the highlights , you are moved to your Aswan hotel for a calmer evening, no rush.

Overnight: Aswan  
Meals: Breakfast  
Visits: Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk

After breakfast, go along with your small group, and take an modern air-conditioned coach trip over to Abu Simbel, which is honestly one of Egypt’s most breathtaking places. The two temples that Ramses II had built, and that are dedicated to deities like Amun-Re, plus Hathor, were later moved by UNESCO so they wouldn’t be harmed by flooding.  

Then you head back to Aswan and step onto your Nile cruise. Get comfortable in your cabin, and have dinner on board, while the whole cruise experience kicks off.  

Overnight: Staying on board your Nile cruise in Aswan  

Meals: Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner  

Visits: Abu Simbel (by road, included)

Have breakfast on board, just enjoy it, no rush. Then you can simply relax on the deck, or if you want, take an optional side trip by motorboat to a Nubian Village, where you’ll meet local families and pick up how they live their traditions in colorful home spaces (this part is optional, there’s an extra cost).

Later, the cruise heads toward Kom Ombo and you’ll stop at the famous Kom Ombo Temple. It’s special, dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god, also Horus the Elder. After that, you go back to the ship for dinner and keep sailing onward, toward Edfu.

Overnight: on board Nile cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Kom Ombo Temple

Optional Tour: Nubian Village by motor boat (extra cost)

This morning, you should go to the Edfu Temple of Horus, it is one of the best kept temples in Egypt. After that, come back to the ship and, enjoy lunch while you sail through the Esna Lock, heading towards Luxor.

Once you arrive in Luxor, meet your guide and wander along the East Bank:

- The immense Karnak Temple Complex, which once was among the greatest spiritual hubs in the ancient world.
- The refined Luxor Temple, glowing in the evening, very atmospheric.
- Then go back to the cruise, have dinner and sleep overnight on board.

Overnight: On board a Nile cruise in Luxor

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Visits: Edfu Temple, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple

Optional Tour: Sound and Light Show at Karnak (extra cost)

After breakfast, you’ll get off the cruise and head over to the West Bank of Luxor ,like , without much delay.

First, visit the Valley of the Kings, where the entry covers 3 standard tombs.  
Then, take a look at the impressive Temple of Hatshepsut, also called El Deir El Bahari.  
Later, stop by the towering Colossi of Memnon.

Once you’re done seeing everything, you’ll transfer by air conditioned vehicle to Hurghada on the Red Sea (around 5 hours driving). There you’ll check into your resort and start the beach side of the trip.

Overnight: Hurghada  

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner  

Visits: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon

Unwind for the whole day at your Soft All-Inclusive resort, or, if you want, take part in an optional snorkeling trip going to Giftun Island. During this excursion, you’ll stop at various snorkeling places famous for vivid coral landscapes and schools of fish, and if the conditions are right , you might spot dolphins. There are also watersports available (optional, extra cost).

Overnight: Hurghada

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Optional Tour: Giftun Island Snorkeling Trip (extra cost)

Just relax by the pool, or… if you feel like it, take part in an optional Hurghada Desert Safari with a Jeep 4×4 (it’s optional, extra cost though). This whole thing usually comes with:

A 4×4 drive crossing the desert toward a Bedouin village, then you’ll see the place up close, somehow
A short camel ride, plus quad biking around the surrounding area
A barbecue dinner with soft drinks and a easy little show afterward ,and after that, stargazing
Then you go back to your hotel for the night, no rush

Overnight: Hurghada

Meals: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Optional Tour: Desert Safari by Jeep 4×4 (extra cost)

After breakfast, take a bit of free time at the resort, before you do the transfer to Hurghada Airport for your flight back to Cairo. When you arrive you’ll be greeted and then guided over to your hotel, either close to the airport or right in the city, for that last night.

Overnight: Cairo

Meals: Breakfast

Have breakfast at the hotel, and afterwards maybe a bit of free time depending on your flight schedule. Then, check out and, transfer to Cairo International Airport for your way back home.  

Meals: Breakfast