Egypt in 16 days with an individually extended programme

Egypt in 16 days with an individually extended programme is a multi-day private journey planned at a calm, easy-to-follow pace for your group. Instead of merely naming places, this programme explains what you can actually experience at each stage.

The route connects Cairo, Minya, Sohag, Dendera Temple, Abydos, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel temples. Travel is planned using a combination selected for the route, with the pace, breaks and order shaped around the stated duration and starting point.

What you experience on this journey

• Connect Cairo’s great historical periods. Depending on the confirmed route, experience pharaonic monuments, major museums and historic quarters, revealing the contrasts of the capital.
• Middle Egypt’s rock tombs and landscape. Explore selected archaeological sites around Minya, discovering rock-cut tombs, reliefs and the cultivated Nile Valley.
• Lesser-visited temple landscapes around Sohag. Discover selected cult sites of Middle Egypt, with important reliefs and temple history away from the busiest routes.
• Astronomy and colour inside Dendera Temple. Explore columned halls, astronomical scenes and colourful ceiling reliefs in the exceptionally preserved Temple of Hathor.
• Royal lists and reliefs at Abydos. Visit the Temple of Seti I, examine finely carved reliefs and trace Egypt’s rulers through the celebrated king list.
• Understand Luxor’s East and West Banks. Connect the temples of the living city on the East Bank with royal tombs and mortuary temples on the West Bank.
• Aswan’s islands, temples and Nile landscape. Experience Aswan’s granite landscape, quiet Nile islands and selected temples or engineering landmarks on the confirmed programme.
• The colossal temples of Abu Simbel. Stand before the monumental façades of Ramesses II and Nefertari, enter the temples and learn about their extraordinary relocation.
• Experience the pyramid plateau and Sphinx. Explore the Giza pyramid plateau, view the great pyramids from different perspectives and meet the Sphinx.
• Trace the origins of pyramid building at Saqqara. Explore the Step Pyramid complex and see how royal tombs and pyramid architecture developed during the Old Kingdom.
• Masterpieces inside the Grand Egyptian Museum. Discover selected Grand Egyptian Museum galleries and place major original finds in their historical context.
• Explore Old Cairo’s history on foot. Walk through historic Old Cairo and learn about selected Coptic or Islamic landmarks and the stories behind them.
• Walk through Karnak’s great halls. Walk through Karnak Temple’s monumental courts and columned halls, reading its building history in reliefs and obelisks.
• Royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Enter selected royal tombs and examine colourful wall scenes, symbols and New Kingdom beliefs about the afterlife.
• Reliefs and courts at Medinet Habu. Cross the imposing courts of Ramesses III’s mortuary temple and examine particularly well-preserved reliefs and colours.
• Myths inside Edfu’s Temple of Horus. Walk through the pylons, courts and sanctuaries of the Temple of Horus, following the Horus and Seth story in its reliefs.
• The double temple of Kom Ombo. Explore the symmetrical double temple of Sobek and Haroeris, including medical reliefs and the symbolism of the Nile crocodile.
• Travel by boat to Philae Temple. Cross to the island and explore the relocated Temple of Isis with its courts, reliefs and Nile views.
• Understand the impact of Aswan High Dam. See the High Dam and learn how it changed the Nile, power generation, farming and life in modern Egypt.
• See Cairo from the Citadel. Visit the Citadel, examine its monumental architecture and, in clear weather, enjoy wide views across Cairo.

Planned day by day

1. Day 1. Connect Cairo’s great historical periods.
2. Day 2. Experience the pyramid plateau and Sphinx and Trace the origins of pyramid building at Saqqara.
3. Day 3. Masterpieces inside the Grand Egyptian Museum and Explore Old Cairo’s history on foot.
4. Day 4. Middle Egypt’s rock tombs and landscape.
5. Day 5. Middle Egypt’s rock tombs and landscape and Lesser-visited temple landscapes around Sohag.
6. Day 6. Lesser-visited temple landscapes around Sohag.
7. Day 7. Astronomy and colour inside Dendera Temple and Royal lists and reliefs at Abydos.
8. Day 8. Understand Luxor’s East and West Banks and Walk through Karnak’s great halls.
9. Day 9. Royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Reliefs and courts at Medinet Habu.
10. Day 10. Myths inside Edfu’s Temple of Horus.
11. Day 11. The double temple of Kom Ombo.
12. Day 12. Travel by boat to Philae Temple and Understand the impact of Aswan High Dam.
13. Day 13. Aswan’s islands, temples and Nile landscape.
14. Day 14. The colossal temples of Abu Simbel.
15. Day 15. Aswan’s islands, temples and Nile landscape and Connect Cairo’s great historical periods.
16. Day 16. See Cairo from the Citadel and Explore Old Cairo’s history on foot.

What the travel day feels like

The programme combines guided experiences with realistic transfer time. At the principal stops there is room for clear explanations, personal impressions and photographs. Longer drives, flights or sailing stages are treated as part of the day so the route remains easy to understand.

Preparation and comfort along the way

We agree the pickup, meeting point, party size and preferred language with you in advance. Please also tell us the children’s ages, any reduced mobility and dietary needs so the vehicle, breaks and pace can be prepared appropriately.

How the route becomes your personal excursion

We arrange the stages logically, allow realistic travel time and leave space for explanations, photographs and necessary breaks. Multi-day journeys are divided into practical daily sections.

Important: The order and individual visits may change because of opening times, weather, flight or sailing schedules. Entry tickets, meals, accommodation and other services apply only when expressly confirmed in your personal Nebu offer.