Built for travellers who come to Egypt with questions: how were the granite boxes of the Serapeum cut and moved, why does the Bent Pyramid change angle halfway up, how old is the Osireion really? This 9-day private tour goes to the places those questions come from, from the chambers inside the Great Pyramid to the quarry of the Unfinished Obelisk, with a private Egyptologist who knows both the mainstream answers and the theories, and time at each site to look closely.
Your 9-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Cairo
Meet and assist at Cairo International Airport with help through visa formalities, then a private transfer to your hotel near the pyramids.
- Airport meet & assist
- Visa assistance
- Private transfer to your Giza hotel
Day 2: Inside the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx & the Valley Temple
An early start on the Giza plateau and a climb up the Grand Gallery into the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid, then the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre, built from limestone and granite blocks weighing many tons each.
- Inside the Great Pyramid: Grand Gallery and King’s Chamber
- The Great Sphinx
- Valley Temple of Khafre
- Panoramic view of the three pyramids
Day 3: The Serapeum of Saqqara & the Pyramids of Dahshur
The underground galleries of the Serapeum, where more than twenty granite boxes, many of them cut from a single block of up to seventy tons, sit in rock-cut chambers. Then the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and at Dahshur the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, which you can enter.
- The Serapeum and its granite boxes
- Step Pyramid of Djoser
- The Bent Pyramid
- Inside the Red Pyramid
Day 4: Grand Egyptian Museum, Evening Flight to Luxor
The Grand Egyptian Museum and its royal collections with your Egyptologist, then an evening domestic flight to Luxor.
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Domestic flight Cairo → Luxor
- Transfer to your Luxor hotel
Day 5: Karnak & Luxor Temples
The temple complex of Karnak, with its forest of columns and the obelisk of Hatshepsut, then Luxor Temple in the late afternoon light.
- Karnak Temple
- The Great Hypostyle Hall
- Luxor Temple
Day 6: Abydos & the Osireion, Dendera
North to Abydos and the Temple of Seti I, with its famous King List and the carvings people still debate, and behind it the Osireion, a sunken structure of massive granite pillars whose age is argued about to this day. Then the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, with its painted astronomical ceiling and its crypts.
- Temple of Seti I and the King List
- The Osireion
- Temple of Hathor at Dendera
- The astronomical ceiling and the crypts
Day 7: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut & the Colossi of Memnon
The West Bank of Luxor: the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the terraced Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.
- Valley of the Kings
- Temple of Hatshepsut
- Colossi of Memnon
Day 8: Edfu & Kom Ombo on the Road to Aswan
A private drive south along the Nile with stops at the Temple of Horus at Edfu, one of the best preserved in Egypt, and the double temple of Kom Ombo, then check-in at your Aswan hotel.
- Temple of Horus at Edfu
- Kom Ombo Temple
- Aswan hotel check-in
Day 9: The Unfinished Obelisk & Philae, Fly Home
The granite quarry of the Unfinished Obelisk, still lying where it cracked, which shows how the ancient builders worked stone, then Philae Temple by boat, and a domestic flight to Cairo for your international departure.
- The Unfinished Obelisk
- Philae Temple
- Domestic flight Aswan → Cairo
- International departure
What is Included
Included in the price
- Airport meet & assist and visa assistance
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Luxury private air-conditioned car throughout
- 3 nights in a 5-star hotel in Giza (B&B)
- 4 nights in a 5-star hotel in Luxor (B&B)
- 1 night in a 5-star hotel in Aswan (B&B)
- Entrance tickets, including inside the Great Pyramid, the Serapeum and the Red Pyramid
- Domestic flights Cairo → Luxor and Aswan → Cairo
- Bottled water on tour days
Not included
- International flights to and from Egypt
- Lunches and dinners
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and tipping
- Anything not listed under included
Price
| Traveller | Price from, per person |
|---|---|
| Per person | $2,350 |
Frequently Asked Questions
From $2,350 per person, with 8 nights in 5-star hotels, a private Egyptologist, a private car, all the entrance tickets listed and both domestic flights. Message us on WhatsApp with your dates and group size for an exact quote.
Yes. Day 2 includes the ticket for the interior of the Great Pyramid, up the Grand Gallery to the King’s Chamber. The Red Pyramid at Dahshur, on day 3, can be entered too.
Yes. It lies behind the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, and you visit both on day 6 together with the Temple of Hathor at Dendera.
Private: your own Egyptologist and car, at your pace. If you are organising a group of friends or followers, message us and we will plan the dates and hotels around your group.
Yes. We can add Abu Simbel, a hot air balloon over Luxor, a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan, or extra days at any site. Tell us what you want to see and we will adjust the program and price.
Ahmose Travel is an Egyptian tour operator based in Alexandria, Egypt that arranges these trips directly. Message us on WhatsApp at +20 127 530 7375 or visit ahmosetravel.com.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Osireion: RsAzevedo, CC BY-SA 3.0, and isawnyu, CC BY 2.0; Seti I relief: Aidan McRae Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0; Dendera ceiling: Hamerani, CC BY-SA 4.0; Serapeum: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0; Bent Pyramid: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0; Red Pyramid: Ankur P, CC BY-SA 2.0; Grand Gallery: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0; Unfinished Obelisk: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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