Cairo to Luxor & Aswan
Three days of Upper Egypt's temples and tombs, with domestic flights folded into the price.
What does Cairo to Luxor & Aswan include, and what does it cost?
Cairo to Luxor & Aswan is a private 3-day, 2-night journey through Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, from €527 per person. It includes a private Egyptologist guide throughout; domestic flights Cairo–Luxor and Aswan–Cairo; 2 nights' accommodation in 4- or 5-star hotels; and all entrance fees to sites and monuments. International flights are not included.
Overview
When time is short but Upper Egypt is the draw, this flight-included loop delivers the south's headline sites in three focused days. You fly Cairo to Luxor for the temples of the East Bank and the royal tombs of the West, drive on to Aswan for the High Dam and the island temple of Philae, then fly back to Cairo. Domestic flights are included, so the long distances vanish and the days stay full of monuments rather than transfers.
Itinerary
Fly to Luxor — the East Bank
- Morning flight Cairo to Luxor, met on arrival
- Karnak temple complex
- Luxor Temple and overnight in Luxor
West Bank & on to Aswan
- Valley of the Kings and the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
- Colossi of Memnon
- Drive to Aswan along the Nile and overnight
Aswan & fly to Cairo
- Aswan High Dam and the Unfinished Obelisk
- Island Temple of Philae by motorboat
- Afternoon flight back to Cairo
Included & not included
Included
- Private Egyptologist guide throughout
- Domestic flights Cairo–Luxor and Aswan–Cairo
- 2 nights' accommodation in 4- or 5-star hotels
- All entrance fees to sites and monuments
- Lunch on each touring day
- Private air-conditioned transfers
- Hotel pickup & drop-off
- Bottled water every day
Not included
- International flights to and from Egypt
- Egypt entry visa
- Tipping (gratuities)
- Personal expenses
- Optional extras — Abu Simbel, camel rides, dinner cruise, drinks
Comfort & pace
Good to know
Are the domestic flights really included?
Yes — both the Cairo–Luxor and Aswan–Cairo flights are part of the price. You only arrange your own international flights to and from Cairo.
Is three days too rushed?
It is brisk but well-sequenced: flights remove the long road transfers, so each day is spent at the monuments rather than travelling between them.
Can I add Abu Simbel from Aswan?
Yes, as an optional extra by early flight or by private car. It adds a few hours to the Aswan morning, so we plan it in advance.
How demanding is Cairo to Luxor & Aswan?
The walking on Cairo to Luxor & Aswan is moderate, as on any journey built around monuments. Nights: A hotel in Luxor, then one in Aswan. By road: Luxor to Aswan by road. There are no pre-dawn starts.
Is this journey right for you?
- Travellers who would rather see four things properly than twelve badly
- Anyone who wants a licensed Egyptologist beside them, not a headset and a flag
- Couples and families for whom pace, comfort and privacy decide whether a trip works
- Visitors marking something — a honeymoon, an anniversary, a milestone birthday
- Anyone looking for the lowest price on Egypt — we are not the cheapest and do not try to be
- Coach tours, shared group departures and itineraries sold by the seat
- Hostels, dormitories and hop-on backpacking routes
- Travellers who would rather organise the logistics themselves
What this journey is, without exception
Every operator in Egypt uses the word luxury. These are the specifics behind ours — checkable 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. Your Egyptologist, private air-conditioned transfers and lunch on touring days are inside the price on every journey, and entrance fees are inside it on every multi-day one. Where something sits outside — monument tickets on a day tour, for instance — it is named on the page you are reading, at the rate the ticket office charges, not discovered at the end.
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.
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.
Preparation reading
Guides to help you prepare for this journey.
Egypt Travel Guide
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