8-Day Budget Tour to Egypt

DAY 1 – Arrive in Cairo for your Budget Tour to Egypt

Your assigned tour manager meets you at the airport in Cairo when you arrive. He or she assists you in every way they can and then accompanies you to your hotel in one of our deluxe air-conditioned vehicles. He or she will get you checked in and then review your travel itinerary with you, and also confirm pick up times for your upcoming tours. After this, you are left on your own to enjoy the rest of the day as you wish.

Free Welcome Drink Included

DAY 2 – Giza Necropolis, GEM and Cairo Tour

YBegin your day with a delicious breakfast at your hotel before starting an unforgettable adventure as part of your **Egypt budget tour**. Your personal guide will take you to the Giza Plateau, where you’ll be awestruck by the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Explore the legendary Sphinx and the historic Valley Temple, immersing yourself in Egypt’s ancient past.

After your visit to the pyramids, enjoy a delightful lunch at a local Egyptian restaurant. Then, proceed to the New Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum, located just 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the pyramid complex. This state-of-the-art archaeological museum is currently open for limited access, allowing you to explore its Main Galleries, Grand Hall, Grand Staircase, commercial areas, and surrounding gardens.

Return to your hotel for a relaxing overnight stay in Cairo, marking the perfect close to a memorable day on your Cairo tour.

Conclude your day by being driven to Giza Railway Station, where you will board an overnight sleeper train to Aswan. Enjoy dinner in your compartment and a restful night’s sleep as you travel to Aswan.

Meals Include – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 3 – Nile Cruise Embarkation and Aswan Tour

Enjoy breakfast on the train before arriving in Aswan. When you arrive, you are again met by one of our tour representatives and a driver who will then take you to board your 5-star Nile cruise. Shortly after boarding, enjoy a good lunch, and then you and a small group of our other clients will head ashore with one of our expert guides to see three historical attractions.

First you will visit the famous Aswan High Dam, and from there you will head to the ancient granite quarries to see the gigantic Unfinished Obelisk. Finally, you will be taken to see the breathtaking ancient Temple of Philae that was dedicated to two goddesses, Isis and Hathor.

Following your visit to the temple, you will head back to your cruise ship and you will have the rest of the day to yourself.  This night of your budget tour to Egypt is spent aboard the ship in Aswan.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 4 – Kom Ombo Temple and Overnight at Edfu

Enjoy breakfast on the Nile and a leisurely cruise to Kom Ombo. On arrival at Kom Ombo, your guide will accompany you and your group to the ancient Kom Ombo Temple. This is one of the most unique ancient temples in Egypt because it is essentially two temples in one. One was dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god and the other to Horus the falcon-headed god.

Enjoy lunch back on board the ship, and a leisurely cruise to Edfu. This night of your Egypt budget tour is spent on the water at Edfu.

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 5 – Edfu Temple and Cruise to Luxor with Belly Dance Show

Breakfast is served aboard your cruise, and then your guide takes you and your group to see Edfu Temple. Also known as the Temple of Horus, this is Egypt’s most well-preserved ancient temple. After the Egyptians were driven out, the temple was occupied by the Romans who later deserted it. As time passed, the entire temple became buried beneath the desert sand, and this is the reason for its remarkable preservation.

After your visit to the temple, you return to your cruise for lunch and then you sail to Luxor. Tonight there will be an authentic Belly Dance show aboard the ship shortly after dinner. This night of your budget tour to Egypt is spent on the Nile River at Luxor

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 6 – Luxor East & West Bank Tours and Overnight Train to Cairo

After breakfast, you check-out from your cruise and you disembark. Your guide then takes you to see two ancient sites on the east bank of the Nile: Luxor Temple and the vast Karnak Temple complex.

Following your visit to the East Bank, you then head to the West Bank to see three more ancient sites. First you visit the Valley of Kings, a huge royal necropolis which is home to 62 ancient tombs, including the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

After Valley of the Kings, you visit the nearby mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. This huge terraced temple was one of the grandest temples ever built by the ancient Egyptians. Today it is considered to be one of the Incomparable Ancient Monument of Egypt.

When you are finished at the temple you then visit the towering Colossi of Memnon, and from there you will be taken to Luxor Train Station to board a train back to Cairo. Dinner will be served in your compartment and you will spend this night of your budget tour to Egypt aboard the train.

Meals Included – Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 7 – Optional Tours in Cairo

When you arrive in Cairo, you are met at the station and then you are driven to the hotel where you will be staying for your last night in Egypt. Our 8-day budget tours don’t include any scheduled sightseeing tours today, which is your last full day in the country. Instead we have left this day open for you to enjoy as you wish.  We do, however, offer an optional tour to see the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, and the Memphis open-air museum.

Enjoy the last night of your budget tour to Egypt at your hotel in Cairo.

Meals Included – Breakfast

DAY 8 – Budget Tour of Egypt Ends and Final Departure

Your epic 8-day budget tour to Egypt has now come to an end. Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, and then at the appropriate time, your tour manager and driver will fetch you and then take you to Cairo International Airport in time for your flight out of Egypt.

Meals Included – Breakfast