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Nile valley

وادي النيل

Where the desert meets the river: the pyramids and old Cairo, the temples and tombs of Luxor, and the Nubian villages of Aswan.

A felucca under full sail on the Nile at sunset near AswanLUXOR
MAIN GATEWAYSCairo · Luxor · Aswan
BEST MONTHSOct – Apr
TYPICAL TRIP2 hours – 4 days
GOOD FORCulture, first visits, families
AREAS TO EXPLORE
PLACES ON THE ROAD

4 stops you’ll hear about round the fire.

Map of Nile valley with Giza pyramids & Sphinx, Khan el-Khalili & Al-Muizz, Luxor West Bank, Gharb Soheil
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Giza pyramids & SphinxThe three pyramids and the Great Sphinx on the edge of Cairo, with the Grand Egyptian Museum next door.GIZA
Khan el-Khalili & Al-MuizzOld Cairo’s bazaar and the medieval street of mosques, gates and workshops around it.CAIRO
Luxor West BankTombs and temples on the desert edge.LUXOR
Gharb SoheilA painted Nubian village across the river from Aswan.ASWAN
VOYAGES · VALLÉE DU NIL

8 voyages, avec un départ propre à chaque voyage

WHEN TO GO

Cairo is easy most of the year; Luxor and Aswan are best from October to April.

JanBEST
FebBEST
MarBEST
AprBEST
MaySHORT TRIPS
JunSHORT TRIPS
JulSHORT TRIPS
AugSHORT TRIPS
SepSHORT TRIPS
OctBEST
NovBEST
DecFESTIVE
Average °C — sample data. Summer trips run shorter with dawn starts.
QUESTIONS WE GET

Cairo and Giza tours pick you up from your hotel. The Luxor trip starts in Cairo and drives south; the Aswan trip starts in Aswan.

Not sure which road? Tell us and we’ll draw one.