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Cairo, the Nile, Abu Simbel, the Red Sea — all handled. Our 13 all-inclusive Egypt packages cover flights inside Egypt, hotels, guides, Nile cruises and every entry fee. Planned by Egyptians who live here.
An all-inclusive Egypt vacation package with us means one price, one contact, one itinerary — built and operated end-to-end by our Cairo team. Each of our 13 tours bundles 4- or 5-star hotels, every internal flight or sleeper-train transfer, a full-board Nile cruise where shown, every entry fee to every temple, tomb and museum, and a qualified Egyptologist guide for every sightseeing day. The only two things we keep separate are your international flight and your Egypt e-visa — those are yours to control.
We run every package in-house — no middleman, no reseller margins. When you book our 8-day Cairo & Nile cruise by sleeper train, the driver who meets you at Cairo International Airport, the Egyptologist who walks you into the Karnak Temple pylon in Luxor, and the cruise boat you sleep on between Aswan and Esna are all coordinated by the same Egypt Planners office. That's why our luxury Egypt holidays and family trips tend to run on time, stay on budget, and actually match what's on the itinerary.
Most first-time visitors combine two or three regions in a single Egypt trip: the Giza pyramids and Sphinx, the Valley of the Kings and Abu Simbel in the south, and a few beach days on the Red Sea. Our 13 packages are built around exactly that logic — 7-day short breaks through to 14-day grand tours, with and without Nile cruises, with and without Red Sea beach extensions. Use the filters below to narrow by length or region, or scroll through all thirteen.
From a 7-day classic to a 14-day grand tour — filter by length, region or feature.
7 Days 6 Nights
The classic Egypt starter — Cairo highlights plus a Luxor–Aswan cruise, all-included.
Best Value
8 Days 7 Nights
Sleeper train to Aswan, 3-night Nile cruise to Luxor, full Cairo. Our best-value route.
8 Days 7 Nights
Same classic route as our train option — flights between Cairo and Aswan save you two days.
Best-Seller
8 Days 7 Nights
Cairo, a 4-night Nile cruise plus the great rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel. Our bestseller.
9 Days 8 Nights
History plus Red Sea beach time — the combo most of our guests ask for.
9 Days 8 Nights
Cairo, Nile cruise, and a Mediterranean day in Alexandria — library, catacombs, Qaitbay.
10 Days 9 Nights
Longer pace than our 9-day — more Cairo, slower cruise, full Red Sea reef time.
10% OFF
10 Days 9 Nights
The full cultural stack — Cairo, Alexandria, Nile cruise, and Abu Simbel in one trip.
11 Days 10 Nights
Two museum days in Cairo, a 4-night Nile cruise, then 4 nights on the Red Sea.
12 Days 11 Nights
Our most relaxed family itinerary — slower Cairo, longer cruise, full beach week.
12 Days 11 Nights
Cairo, Nile cruise and the white-and-black deserts of Bahariya. Rarely-visited Egypt.
14 Days 13 Nights
Our grand tour — every major Egypt region, no rushing. Ideal for a single big trip.
14 Days 13 Nights
The full ancient-Egypt stack plus Sharm El Sheikh — Sinai mountains, Ras Mohamed reef, Dahab optional.
We are a Cairo-based, Egyptian-owned travel operator — not a reseller. Six reasons that matters.
Maro and the team are born-and-raised Egyptian. Every guide is a qualified Egyptologist, not a part-time driver. The itinerary you book is the itinerary we run.
The price you see is the price you pay. Hotels, flights inside Egypt, cruise, entries, guide, transfers — everything's in. No "optional" add-ons that weren't optional.
From the moment you book until you're back home, you have Maro's direct WhatsApp. A changed flight at 2am? We're already on it before you wake up.
Life happens. Free date-change up to 30 days before arrival. Full written quote, clear deposit terms, no surprise penalties — we put it all in the booking email.
56 verified reviews, 98% recommend rate. Same company, same contact person, since 2013 — not a freshly-rebranded operator.
Every 2026 booking gets a free extra: hot-air balloon over Luxor or a camel ride at the pyramids or Abu Simbel day trip. Your choice.
We've welcomed travellers from 32 countries in the past 12 months. Dedicated country desks for the four biggest source markets — tailored flight advice, timing, and average-spend guidance.
Direct flights from JFK, IAD, ORD & LAX. Peak for American travellers: Oct–Feb. Our 10 and 12-day itineraries dominate US bookings.
Direct BA & EgyptAir from Heathrow and Manchester. Peak for Brits: Nov–March. Our 8 and 10-day trips are the UK favourite.
Via Dubai or Doha. Peak for Aussies: April–May & Sept–Oct. 14+ day multi-country Egypt & Jordan trips most common.
Via Europe or Gulf hubs. Peak for Canadians: Oct–March. Cold-escape 10–12 day Nile + Red Sea trips are our Canadian best-seller.
Also serving travellers from Germany, France, Italy, the UAE, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. Ask Maro which package fits your market →
Send me your dates, how many of you are travelling, and what you care most about seeing. I'll reply the same day with my honest pick from the 13 packages here, or a custom version if nothing quite fits. No commitment, no deposit asked for at this stage.
EXCELLENT rating · 56 reviews · Real guests from the past two seasons.
Il tour è stato molto interessante e la nostra guida Khaled molto preparato. Ha saputo bilanciare i tempi delle diverse tappe, è stato molto esauriente e disponibile. Grazie!
We chose this tour company to empower local guides and we were very satisfied with our decision. Maria is a passionate accredited Egyptologist who can answer every question. The transportation is modern, clean and always on time — difficult to manage in a city like Cairo.
Maro and his team organised everything — Cairo, cruise, Abu Simbel, even a last-minute Alexandria add-on. Hotels were 5-star without the 5-star headache. Our guide Ahmed made the Valley of the Kings actually make sense. Will book again.
After running 1,200+ all-inclusive Egypt tours, these are the ten things I tell every traveller before they board the plane. Bookmark this — it answers the questions most Egypt guides never explain.
Book 4–6 months ahead for October–March travel. October through March is peak season in Egypt — cooler days, blue skies, and the Nile cruise boats fill fast. If you want a specific hotel in Luxor (Sofitel Winter Palace, Hilton Luxor) or a five-star Nile cruise (Sonesta St. George, Oberoi Philae), four months lead time is the realistic minimum. July and August are cheapest but brutally hot in Luxor and Aswan (40–45 °C / 104–113 °F).
Light, breathable cotton clothing (neutral colours hide dust). A wide-brimmed hat and reef-safe sunscreen SPF 50+. Closed walking shoes for archaeological sites — the stone is uneven and hot. A light scarf for women (useful at mosques and during temple visits). A small LED torch for Nile cruise deck nights. Power adapter: Egypt uses Type C & F plugs (European two-prong), 220V.
US, UK, Canadian, Australian, EU and most Asian passport holders can get an Egypt e-visa online at visa2egypt.gov.eg for $25 (single entry, 30 days). Processing takes 5–7 business days. Visa-on-arrival at Cairo airport is the same price, but expect 45+ minutes of queueing. We send you the exact e-visa walkthrough after booking — it's the smoother option.
Tipping ("baksheesh") is expected and appreciated. Our suggested guidance: Egyptologist guide $10–15 per person per day, driver $5 per person per day, Nile cruise crew $8 per person per day (pooled at the end), hotel porters 20 EGP per bag, restaurants 10% where service isn't already charged. We include a printable tipping card in your pre-trip pack so you're never caught off-guard.
Drink bottled water only — never tap, even for brushing teeth. Every hotel and every cruise we use supplies complimentary bottled water throughout your stay. We recommend a course of travel-strength probiotics two weeks before arrival. Bring a basic stomach-settle kit (Imodium, electrolyte sachets). No compulsory vaccinations for Egypt for US/UK/AU/CA travellers, but check your tetanus is current.
Bring $200–300 USD in small bills ($1, $5, $10) for tips and small purchases. Credit cards (Visa and Mastercard) work in hotels, cruise boats, and larger restaurants. Use ATMs for EGP — Banque Misr and CIB give the best rates. Avoid exchanging at the airport; rates are 8–12% worse than in Cairo. Keep USD dry and unmarked — torn or written-on bills are often refused.
Photography is allowed almost everywhere with a small additional ticket (30–300 EGP depending on site). Flash is prohibited inside tombs — it damages the original 3,000-year-old pigment. Drones are illegal without government permit. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo charges a separate camera ticket at the door. Video inside the Tutankhamun chamber and the Valley of the Kings tombs is always prohibited.
On a Luxor-to-Aswan cruise, cabins on the port side (left when facing the bow) get the sunset-over-the-Nile view. On an Aswan-to-Luxor cruise, ask for the starboard side. We book specific cabins by number for our guests where possible. Avoid lowest-deck cabins — they're closer to the engine hum. Upper-deck balcony cabins on 5-star boats (Sonesta St. George, Oberoi Philae) are worth the upgrade.
Egypt's tourist zones (Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Abu Simbel, Alexandria) are heavily protected, and tourist police presence is high. US, UK, Canadian and Australian governments all currently list these zones as safe for travel with normal precautions (check your country's latest advisory). Our guides carry a 24/7 emergency number, and every cruise and hotel we use has been vetted personally. Avoid the Sinai interior and the Libyan border region — we don't route there anyway.
Ramadan 2026 runs February 17 – March 18. Egypt is absolutely visitable during Ramadan — temples, pyramids and museums stay open as normal, our guides eat alongside you, and Cairo comes alive after sunset with the Iftar rush. A handful of restaurants close during daylight. Our guests who have chosen Ramadan dates often say it was the most memorable cultural moment of the trip. We just shift dinner timings and pre-book Iftar tables.
Want the full 40-page pre-trip pack (packing checklist, visa walkthrough, cultural dos & don'ts, Cairo etiquette, tipping card)? It's free for every confirmed Egypt Planners guest.
Ten honest answers from our Cairo office — the same answers you'd get on WhatsApp.
On every package listed on this page, all-inclusive means: airport transfers on arrival and departure, 4- and 5-star hotel accommodation with daily breakfast, all domestic flights or sleeper-train tickets inside Egypt, a full-board Nile cruise when your itinerary includes one (breakfast, lunch, dinner and afternoon tea), all sightseeing entry fees to temples, tombs, pyramids and museums, an English-speaking Egyptologist guide for every site visit, and all ground transport in private air-conditioned vehicles. International flights, tipping, personal drinks and any optional extras (hot-air balloon, Abu Simbel, entering the Great Pyramid chamber) are quoted separately so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Yes — and genuinely more so than it was five years ago. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened in 2025 next to the Giza Pyramids and reshuffled the Cairo day. Nile cruise standards are higher across the board, several new luxury Red Sea resorts have opened in El Gouna and Soma Bay, and internal flights between Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and Hurghada run reliably every day. All of that makes a single all-inclusive booking cover more ground more comfortably than before. What Egypt does better than most destinations is combine the ancient — pyramids, tombs, temples older than almost anything else still standing — with long beach days on one of the clearest reef systems in the world, inside one trip.
Our 13 packages on this page start from $1,205 per person (8 days Cairo + cruise by sleeper train) and go up to $2,100 (14 days Cairo, Alexandria, cruise, Sharm El Sheikh). Most travellers land between $1,300 and $1,700 per person for 8–11 days. Those prices are per-person based on two sharing, include everything described in the first FAQ, and assume 4-star hotels and a 5-star Nile cruise. For a 5-star-throughout upgrade or a luxury Nile cruise vessel (Oberoi, Sanctuary, Movenpick SB), add roughly 25–40%. For solo travel, expect a single-supplement of 30–55% depending on season and hotel.
October through April is the main Egypt travel season — comfortable temperatures in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan (20–28°C / 68–82°F), warm enough water in the Red Sea, and clear skies for pyramid photography. November and March are our own favourite months because shoulder-season pricing kicks in but the weather is still reliable. December and early January are the busiest weeks (Christmas / New Year) and carry peak pricing, so book 4–6 months ahead. June, July and August are hot (Luxor and Aswan routinely hit 40°C / 104°F by midday) but the Red Sea stays pleasant and package prices drop by 15–25%, which is why summer is the cheapest time to visit Egypt.
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is included on every package on this page — it is now the default Cairo museum day, and entry fees, guiding and transport are built into your package price. Abu Simbel is included on two packages on this hub (the 8-day Cairo + Cruise with Abu Simbel and the 10-day Cairo + Alexandria + Cruise with Abu Simbel). On any other package here, Abu Simbel can be added as a one-day optional excursion from Aswan — either by domestic flight (faster, about $380 per person) or by road (cheaper, earlier start, about $180 per person). Let us know on the booking form and we will quote it with the package.
For October–April (high season) book at least 3 months ahead — Nile cruise cabins, Giza-view hotel rooms and Abu Simbel flights all sell out. For December 24 through January 5 and Easter week, book 6 months out. For May–September (shoulder / summer) 4–6 weeks is usually enough. We can often still assemble a trip 10–14 days out, but you will have less choice of cruise vessel and less negotiating room on hotel categories. The earlier you book, the more upgrades we can include at no extra cost.
Yes. Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, the Nile valley and the Red Sea resorts (Hurghada, El Gouna, Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam) are actively welcoming tourists in 2026 and have been for several years. Major tourist sites have a dedicated tourism and antiquities police presence. Your Egypt Planners guide travels with you the entire day, and all transfers are in private, tracked vehicles. We do not operate in any area currently listed on the US, UK or Australian government advisories — you can check those lists yourself before booking. Women travel solo on our packages regularly, and families with kids as young as five are common.
Included: all accommodation, all internal Egypt transport (flights, sleeper train, private car, cruise), all meals listed in the itinerary, all sightseeing entry fees, all guiding by a qualified Egyptologist, airport meet-and-assist. Not included: international flights to and from Egypt, your Egypt e-visa (US/UK/AU/CA travellers can apply online in ~72 hours — we help you), optional excursions marked as optional in your itinerary (hot-air balloon over Luxor, sound-and-light shows, scuba-diving gear rental, entering the Great Pyramid chamber), drinks other than water and tea at meals, and tipping for guides, drivers and cruise crew (we provide a suggested amount in your pre-trip pack).
Every package on this page is fully customisable — add days, swap hotels, upgrade to a luxury Nile cruise, add Abu Simbel or the White Desert, push the cruise direction from Aswan-first to Luxor-first, or add an Alexandria or Siwa day. We also build fully bespoke itineraries from scratch. The fastest way is to send Maro a message on WhatsApp with your rough dates, number of travellers and any must-see sites, and he will reply the same day with a custom version of the closest package.
The 8-Day Cairo with Nile Cruise and Abu Simbel (our Best-Seller) is the single most-booked package — it is the sweet spot of length, inclusions and price. A close second is the 9-Day Cairo, Nile Cruise and Hurghada, because it combines the classic historical sites with Red Sea beach time in just under two weeks. For first-time Egypt visitors with only a week, the 7-Day Cairo with Nile Cruise is the lightest valid version of a classic Egypt trip — Cairo plus a 3-night cruise, nothing rushed.
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