Tour Overview
This 4-day package from Hurghada puts Cairo and a 3-night Nile cruise into one trip. You fly from Hurghada to Cairo for the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, then fly on to Aswan the same evening and board a 5-star cruise. Over the next two days you see Aswan, Kom Ombo and Edfu as the boat sails north, and you finish with a full day in Luxor before the drive back to the Red Sea.
Tour Highlights
- See the Pyramids of Giza and the great temples of the Nile Valley in four days, with flights covering the long legs from Hurghada to Cairo and on to Aswan.
- Stand beside the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Sphinx and Khafre's Valley Temple, then see the colossal Ramesses II and the Tutankhamun collection at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
- Sail north from Aswan to Luxor on a 5-star cruise, the direction the river flows, with three nights and most of your meals on board.
- Visit the High Dam, the Unfinished Obelisk and Philae in Aswan, then the double temple of Kom Ombo and the temple of Horus at Edfu.
- Spend the last day in Luxor at the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's terraced temple, the Colossi of Memnon and Karnak, then ride home to Hurghada.
Tour Route
Is a 4-day Cairo and Nile cruise from Hurghada too rushed?
It is fast but workable. Flights cover the long distances, so you never spend a whole day on the road. The demanding part is day one, with two flights, Giza and two museums. After that the cruise sets a calmer pace, with one or two main visits a day and meals on board.
It suits travelers on a Red Sea holiday who want the Pyramids and the Nile temples without giving up a whole week of beach time. If you would rather not fly, or you want more time on the river, the longer packages below are slower.
What is the difference between the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Egyptian Museum?
The Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square opened in 1902 and held Egypt's main collection for over a century. The Grand Egyptian Museum, beside the Giza Pyramids, is the new home of the complete Tutankhamun collection and the colossal statue of Ramesses II. This trip visits both, the old museum and the new one.
Why does this cruise sail from Aswan to Luxor?
Because you fly into Aswan, the boat sails north with the current, which is why this route takes three nights instead of four. You see Aswan first, then Kom Ombo and Edfu on the way, and finish in Luxor, which is closer by road to Hurghada for the trip home.
Both directions visit the same main temples. Our guide on whether to cruise Luxor to Aswan or Aswan to Luxor compares them in detail.
How is this different from the other Nile cruise trips from Hurghada?
It is the only one that adds Cairo. The 5-day Nile cruise from Hurghada goes by road, sails four nights from Luxor to Aswan and skips the Pyramids. The 8-day cruise with Abu Simbel spends a full week on the river.
If you already have Cairo planned, the classic 4-day Aswan to Luxor cruise sails the same stretch of river, and our day tours from Hurghada cover shorter trips to Luxor and Cairo.
Starting from Cairo instead? The 4-day Nile cruise from Cairo to Aswan follows a similar river route without the Hurghada legs.
Tour Itinerary
Day one is the longest, with two flights and four Cairo sights; days two and three move at the cruise's pace, and day four is a full Luxor day that ends with the drive back.
We drive you from your Hurghada hotel to the airport for the flight to Cairo, where your private Egyptologist guide meets you. At Giza you see the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and the Valley Temple, then the Grand Egyptian Museum. After lunch at a restaurant with a Pyramids or Nile view, you visit the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, fly to Aswan and board your 5-star cruise for dinner.
After breakfast on board, your guide takes you to the High Dam, finished around 1970, which holds back Lake Nasser. In the old granite quarries you see the Unfinished Obelisk, still joined to the bedrock where it cracked. Then you visit Philae, the temple of Isis, rebuilt on Agilkia Island to save it from the rising water. Lunch and dinner are served on the cruise.
Breakfast is on board, and the cruise sails north. At Kom Ombo you visit a rare double temple, one half for the crocodile god Sobek and the other for Haroeris, Horus the Elder. At Edfu you see the temple of Horus, built under the Ptolemies and one of the best preserved in Egypt. Lunch and dinner are on board as you sail on toward Luxor.
After breakfast you check out and spend the day with your guide. You start in the Valley of the Kings, then see Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahari and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch is at a local restaurant, followed by Karnak, the great temple of Amun. At the end of the day we drive you back to your hotel in Hurghada in a private air-conditioned car.
What's Included
What the tour price covers, and what to plan for separately.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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It starts at your hotel in Hurghada, where we pick you up on day one and drive you to Hurghada airport for the flight to Cairo. It ends on day four with a drive from Luxor back to the same hotel, so you do not need to arrange any transfers yourself.
The price covers the flights from Hurghada to Cairo and from Cairo to Aswan, three nights on a 5-star cruise, the meals listed in the program, a private Egyptologist guide, all transfers, entrance fees to the sites between Aswan and Luxor, and taxes. Tips and personal extras are not included.
Your guide and car are private to you and your companions, while the cruise ship is shared with other guests. The per-person price falls as your group grows, because guide and transfer costs are shared, and it changes by season, with the highest rates over Christmas and New Year.
October to April is the most comfortable, with mild days for walking around Giza, Karnak and the Valley of the Kings. Summer is very hot in Aswan and Luxor, so if you travel then, bring a hat and sunscreen and drink plenty of water during the visits.
Yes. Avicon Travel is a Class "A" travel agency licensed by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism under License No. 1962 and registered since 2010. Our office and team are in Karnak, Luxor, so the guides, drivers and cars on this tour are our own local team, not a booking desk abroad.
