When the trip is the occasion
Some journeys are a holiday. Others are marking something — and that changes what the itinerary should be, not just where it goes.
A proposal is planned backwards from a quarter of an hour. A sixtieth birthday wants fewer sites and better ones. Three generations need days that can fork. A second visit is about the country nobody queues for. These are the occasions we are asked for most, and each one changes the plan in a specific way.
Proposing in Egypt
One moment, planned to the minute, in a country built for them.
ExploreAnniversaries and milestone birthdays
For the birthdays that end in a zero and the years worth marking.
ExploreA private group, not a group tour
Six to sixteen people who already know each other, and nobody who doesn't.
ExploreReturning to Egypt
You have done Giza, Karnak and the Valley. This is the rest of it.
ExploreThree generations, one journey
Grandparents, parents and children in one country, at one pace that works.
ExploreWhat every journey here is
Every operator in Egypt uses the word luxury. These are the specifics behind ours — the things you can check, before you pay for anything.
A licensed Egyptologist, not a guide
Every journey is led by a guide licensed by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism with a degree in Egyptology. They are with you at the monuments, not waiting in the car park — and they are yours for the day, answering your questions rather than reciting to forty people.
Your party only
No shared coaches. No fixed departure dates. No strangers on your itinerary. If you are two people, the vehicle, the guide and the pace belong to two people.
Built around you, then written down
We design the itinerary from your interests and your dates — not from a catalogue page. You receive it in writing before anything is paid, and it changes as often as you want it to until it is right.
One price, itemised
The quote lists what is included and what is not, line by line, before you commit. Entrance fees, private air-conditioned transfers, your Egyptologist and lunch on touring days are inside the price — they are not add-ons revealed later.
Reachable while you travel
You have a direct line to the people who planned your journey for the whole time you are in Egypt — not a call centre, and not a number that stops answering after the deposit clears.
Time protected, not filled
A day with four sites crammed into it is a cheaper day to sell and a worse day to live. We plan around light, heat and crowds — the Valley of the Kings at opening, the Egyptian Museum when the coaches have gone — and we leave the afternoon alone.
Who this is for
- Travellers who would rather see four things properly than twelve badly
- Couples marking something — a honeymoon, an anniversary, a birthday that ends in a zero
- Families travelling across three generations, where pace and comfort decide whether it works
- Repeat visitors who have done the headline sites and want the ones nobody queues for
- Anyone for whom the difference between a good guide and a great one is the whole trip
Who it isn't for
- Anyone looking for the lowest price on a trip to Egypt — we are not the cheapest and do not try to be
- Coach tours, shared group departures and fixed itineraries sold by the seat
- Hostels, dormitories and hop-on backpacking routes
- Travellers who would rather organise the logistics themselves and value independence over service
- Trips built primarily around nightlife or a resort beach
On price, plainly
Kemet sits at the upper end of the Egyptian market and we are comfortable saying so. A private Egyptologist for a week costs what it costs; so does a car that is yours alone and a room that faces the river rather than the car park. What we will not do is quote low, then recover the difference through optional extras, shopping stops and an itinerary that quietly turns into a group. Every price on this site is a per-person starting point for a private journey, and the written quote that follows is the price you pay.
Tell us what is being marked
One sentence about the occasion changes the itinerary more than any list of sites. Send it with your dates and who is travelling.