Egypt Holidays from Ireland
Winter sun with real substance: private Egyptologist-led journeys through the Pyramids, Luxor, Aswan and the Nile, planned around your dates.
When an Irish winter drags on, Egypt is one of the few places where you can trade grey skies for warm, dry days and still come home having seen something extraordinary. Egypt holidays from Ireland are not a beach week, they are a journey through five thousand years of history.
Egypt is only two hours ahead of Ireland, so there is no real jet lag to speak of. You can land in Cairo, rest properly and be standing at the Pyramids the next morning, fully awake.
Every journey below is private. You travel with your own Egyptologist, stay in five-star hotels and cruise the Nile in comfort. Hamdy Haggag plans each itinerary personally and replies to messages himself.
Egypt holidays from Ireland: our private journeys
7 Days / 6 NightsEgypt Eclipse 2027 Tour: 7 Days to Totality in Luxor
14 Days / 13 NightsEgypt Small Group Tour: 14-Day Middle Egypt, Nile & Alexandria
A 14-day luxury small-group journey through Egypt with after-hours Valley of the Kings access, a private Nile cruise, and five-sta...
14 Days / 13 Nights14-Day Egypt Tour with Nile Cruise on MS Le Fayan
A 14-day Egypt journey for 8-12 guests: entry to the Giza Plateau two hours before it opens to the public, a private charter to Ab...
10 Days / 9 NightsEgypt Nile Cruise Packages: 10-Day Luxury Journey
A 10-day journey from the Great Pyramids to a five-star Nile cruise, the temples of Abu Simbel, and Aswan's Philae Island. Expert...
15 Days / 14 NightsBest Luxury Egypt Tours: 15-Day Nile Cruise & Siwa Oasis
A 16-day archaeological expedition through Egypt's rarely visited sites Amarna, Abydos, Dendera, and the remote Siwa Oasis guided...
7 Days / 6 NightsLuxury Small Group Tours Egypt: 7-Day Pyramids, Abu Simbel & Nile Cruise
A 7-day VIP journey through Egypt: after-hours access to the Great Pyramid, Abu Simbel at sunrise, and a deluxe Nile cruise from A...
8 Days / 7 Nights8-Day Egypt Honeymoon: Pyramids, Nile Cruise and Luxor
A private eight-day honeymoon route: the Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, three nights on a Nile cruise from Aswan to...
9 Days / 8 Nights9-Day Egypt Tour for Solo Travellers: Cairo, Nile Cruise and Giza
A nine-day private journey for solo travellers: Cairo and the Giza Pyramids, a three-night Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor, and tw...
11 Days / 10 Nights11-Day Spiritual Egypt Tour: Nile Cruise, Abydos and the Great Pyramid
An eleven-day private spiritual journey: a three-night Nile cruise, Karnak, the temples of Dendera and Abydos, two free days in Lu...
Choose your kind of journey
Every collection is fully private
Flying to Egypt from Dublin
Most Irish travellers connect through a European or Gulf hub on the way to Cairo, which usually makes for 8 to 10 hours of travel. Schedules and any direct services change from season to season, so check current options when you book.
We recommend landing in the morning or arriving a day early. We arrange airport assistance and a private transfer, so you are met at the gate and taken straight to your hotel.
When to go: mid-term breaks, Easter and Christmas
The Egyptian cool season runs from October to April, with warm, dry days that suit Luxor and Aswan. For Irish families the school calendar fits this window well: the October and February mid-term breaks, Christmas and Easter all fall within or close to it.
Those dates are popular, and Nile cruises and the best hotels fill early. For Christmas or Easter we suggest planning at least four to six months ahead.
From June to August Upper Egypt is very hot. If summer is the only option, we shape the days around early starts and cool, restful afternoons.
Visas and practical details
Most visitors need a visa for Egypt, and the rules and fees change. Check the current requirements for your Irish passport on visa2egypt.gov.eg before you travel. We are happy to guide you.
Prices are quoted in US dollars. We arrange hotels, transfers, internal flights, entrance fees and guides, and we explain tipping clearly in advance so there are no surprises.
A holiday that suits every generation
Many Irish travellers come as couples celebrating a milestone, or as families spanning three generations. Because every journey is private, we set the pace: shorter touring days, a long lunch, a quiet afternoon by the Nile.
If you have a week, we focus on Cairo and a Nile cruise. With ten to twelve days we add Abu Simbel and more time in Luxor, and we can extend to Jordan or the Red Sea.
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