Is this 12-day Egypt tour for solo travellers private?

Yes. You travel with a private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing, and an English-speaking Egyptologist guide leads your sightseeing in Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, Abu Simbel and Luxor.

Are domestic flights included?

Yes. The price includes the flights from Cairo to Aswan, from Aswan to Abu Simbel and back, and from Luxor to Cairo.

What is included in the price?

The price includes airport meet-and-assist, private transfers and sightseeing, all hotel and cruise nights, breakfast at the hotels, full board on the cruise, domestic flights, entrance fees to the sites in the itinerary, luggage porterage when needed, an English-speaking Egyptologist guide, and all service charges and taxes.

Abu Simbel temples at dawn on a private 12-day Egypt tour for solo travellers

Egypt Tours for Solo Travellers12 Days / 11 Nights

12-Day Egypt Tour for Solo Travellers: Alexandria, Nile Cruise and Luxor

Cairo • Giza • Alexandria • Aswan • Abu Simbel • Luxor

12 Days / 11 Nights

Duration

Private tour, single-traveller rate

Group Size

Destinations

Daily

Departures

Giza plateau at dawn with the three pyramids catching first light

Your journeyPrivate tour, single-traveller rate12 Days / 11 Nights

The Experience

12-day Egypt tour for solo travellers: at a Glance

This 12-day Egypt tour for solo travellers covers the main sights of Egypt in one route for a person travelling alone. Cairo and the Giza Pyramids start the trip, followed by time in Alexandria on the Mediterranean, where the catacombs, the library and the Corniche fill a full day. A morning flight carries you south to Aswan.

A short flight to Abu Simbel comes before three nights on a five-star Nile cruise to Luxor, where two days go to Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Our guide to the Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan explains the sailing in detail. The trip ends in Cairo with Islamic Cairo and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Prefer something shorter? Try the 9-day solo tour or browse Egypt tours for solo travellers. You stay three nights at Cairo Marriott Hotel, one night at Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano, one night at Movenpick Resort Aswan, three nights on MS Le Fayan Suites, two nights at Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor, and one night at Le Meridien Cairo Airport.

Why Choose This 12-Day Egypt Tour for Solo Travellers

This 12-day Egypt tour for solo travellers adds Alexandria and Abu Simbel to the Cairo, Nile cruise and Luxor route, with private transfers and an English-speaking Egyptologist guide.

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Day By Day

Your Journey Across Egypt

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Cairo

Cairo: Arrival

A representative meets you at Cairo Airport and transfers you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to settle in.

Cairo Marriott Hotel or similar

Giza

Cairo: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum

See the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, then visit the Egyptian Museum for the Tutankhamun treasures, including the gold death mask. Going inside the Great Pyramid is possible for an extra fee when it is open.

Cairo Marriott Hotel or similarBreakfast

Cairo: Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum

Alexandria

Alexandria: catacombs, library and the Corniche

Drive about three hours along the desert road to Alexandria. Descend into the Kom el Shoqafa catacombs, visit the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina and stroll the Corniche to Fort Qaitbey.

Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano or similarBreakfast

Alexandria: catacombs, library and the Corniche

Cairo

Alexandria to Cairo

Visit Montazah Palace and its gardens on the shoreline, then drive back to Cairo. Check in to your Cairo hotel for the night.

Cairo Marriott Hotel or similarBreakfast

Aswan

Aswan: Philae and a Nubian family dinner

Fly from Cairo to Aswan in the morning and visit the Temple of Isis on Philae Island. There is free time for the Nubian Museum, and in the evening you join a Nubian family in a nearby village for dinner.

Movenpick Resort Aswan or similarDinner

Aswan: Philae and a Nubian family dinner

Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel and the start of the Nile cruise

Take a short flight of about 45 minutes to Abu Simbel, where Ramses II carved two great temples into the cliff, guarded by four colossal statues. Return to Aswan and board your Nile cruise, with a felucca sail during the day.

MS Le Fayan Suites or similar

Abu Simbel and the start of the Nile cruise

Aswan

Nile cruise: Kom Ombo

Visit Kom Ombo, a mirror-image temple on the riverbank shared by the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris, then continue downriver to Edfu with free time on the sundeck.

MS Le Fayan Suites or similar

Luxor

Nile cruise: Edfu

Visit the Temple of Horus at Edfu, among the best preserved in Egypt, with its great court of 32 columns, and browse the town bazaar. Spend a final night on board.

MS Le Fayan Suites or similar

Luxor

Luxor: Karnak

Disembark in Luxor and tour Karnak, including the Avenue of Sphinxes and the Great Temple of Amun. The rest of the day is free for the bazaar or a local teahouse.

Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor or similar

Luxor

Luxor: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple

Visit the Colossi of Memnon, then three royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut beneath the cliffs. The afternoon is free, with the Mummification Museum as an option.

Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor or similarBreakfast

Luxor: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple

Cairo

Cairo: Islamic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili

Fly back to Cairo and spend the afternoon in Islamic Cairo and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, a medieval maze that includes the gold market.

Le Meridien Cairo Airport or similarBreakfast

Cairo

Cairo: Departure

No activities are planned on the last day, and you can check out at any time.

Breakfast

Optional Add On

Extend your journey

Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea

+5 Days

Pre-Tour Extension

Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea

Discover Jordan's ancient wonders, from Amman's Roman Theater and Petra's rock-cut Treasury to the red sands of Wadi Rum and a float in the Dead Sea. Single supplement: $615.

Petra, the "Rose Red City" and its Treasury
4x4 desert safari in Wadi Rum, Valley of the Moon
Float in the Dead Sea, with Mount Nebo and Madaba

From $1,155 per person

Your Accommodations

Handpicked Stays for an Extraordinary Journey

Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt

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All hotels are subject to availability at the time of booking. Should a hotel be unavailable, we will confirm an alternative of the same category and standard (or similar), and your travel advisor will inform you before any change is made.

What our guests say

Voices from the journey

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I'll be honest I almost canceled this trip after reading so many conflicting opinions online. From my very first email, Hamdy patiently answered every question without ever making me feel pressured to book. When we landed in Cairo, Magdy was already waiting outside arrivals, and within an hour I realized I'd spent weeks worrying for nothing. Looking back, what I'll remember most isn't just the pyramids, but how easy the entire journey felt.

Michael R.

California, USA 🇺🇸

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What is included

Included

Meet-and-assist service at the airport on arrival and departure
Private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
Three nights at Cairo Marriott Hotel with breakfast
One night at Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano with breakfast
One night at Movenpick Resort Aswan with breakfast
Two nights at Sonesta St. George Hotel, Luxor, with breakfast
One night at Le Meridien Cairo Airport with breakfast
Three nights on MS Le Fayan Suites on a full-board basis
Domestic flights (Cairo to Aswan, Aswan to Abu Simbel and back, Luxor to Cairo)
Guided sightseeing in Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan, Abu Simbel and Luxor with an English-speaking Egyptologist guide
Entrance fees to the sites in the itinerary
Luggage porterage when needed
All service charges and taxes