Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
5/5
Egypt at a slower pace: the Pyramids, the Nile and the Red Sea
12 days from Cairo to the Red Sea with two and three-night bases: Giza at opening, three nights on a Nile boat, Abu Simbel by air, Luxor's West Bank by tram and ramp, and three nights by the sea.
12 days · Cairo to Hurghada · up to 12 guests
The pyramids of Giza, seen from the plateau Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyramids_of_Giza,_Giza,_GG,_EGY_(47113315194).jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 12 days, 11 nights
- Start and end
- Cairo to Hurghada
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Easy
Under 5 km on foot every day, in short stretches with the vehicle, a bench or a shaded seat between them. Expect sand at Giza and Saqqara and uneven ancient stone at the temples, often in strong sun. We use trams, ramps and level routes where the sites have them, nobody has to climb into a pyramid or a steep tomb, and you can sit out any part of any visit.
- Meals included
- 11 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 920 (estimated price)
- Season
- October to April
Highlights
Why this trip
- Giza at opening by vehicle across the plateau, back at the hotel by lunch
- Saqqara in the cool of the morning, the Grand Egyptian Museum in the heat of the afternoon
- Three nights on the same Nile boat, unpacking once, with a felucca at golden hour
- Abu Simbel by a 45-minute flight instead of seven hours on the road
- Edfu at opening, then a whole afternoon on deck through the Esna lock
- The Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut's temple by electric tram and ramp
- Three nights on the Red Sea at Soma Bay, with a free day and a gentle reef boat
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 920 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Cairo
Cairo International Airport to your hotel near Giza
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Giza
- Drive about 1 h
Your trip starts at Cairo International Airport (CAI). We meet you in the arrivals hall, take your bags and drive you across the city to your hotel on the Giza side, close to the pyramid plateau, your base for the first three nights. Staying out here instead of downtown keeps tomorrow's drive to the pyramids to a few minutes and spares you Cairo's traffic on the sightseeing days. The rest of the day is yours to rest after the flight; the hotel has a lift and a garden or pool to sit by.
Evening
In the early evening you meet your See Sight Tours guide and the group for a short briefing on the days ahead: which mornings start early and why, how the free afternoons work, the single tipping kitty, and what to pack for the river and the sea. Then a welcome dinner together at the hotel, so nobody has to go out again after a long flight.
Included
- Pick-up at Cairo International Airport (CAI)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner at the hotel
Free time: Rest of the day free
Activity: Under 1 km on foot.
Giza at opening, then a free afternoon
The pyramid plateau by vehicle, lunch, back to the hotel
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Giza
- Drive about 30 min
Morning
This is an early morning because the plateau demands it: by late morning the sand is hot and the coaches have arrived, so we are at the gate when it opens, after an early breakfast at the hotel from about 7 am. With a licensed Egyptologist you see the Great Pyramid of Khufu, built about 4,500 years ago, and our vehicle carries you across the plateau instead of a long walk on sand: first to the panorama viewpoint, where the three pyramids line up across the desert, then down to the Great Sphinx beside the Valley Temple of Khafre. Nobody climbs inside a pyramid on this version; the passages are steep, low and stair-only. There are benches at the viewpoint, and the vehicle waits at each stop with cold water.
Afternoon
We sit down to an early lunch near the plateau at about 11:30, so nobody goes long without food, and then you are back at the hotel.
Evening
The whole afternoon and evening are free to sleep, swim or sit in the shade.
Included
- Giza pyramids and the Great Sphinx with a licensed Egyptologist
- Vehicle across the plateau to the panorama viewpoint and the Sphinx
- Sit-down lunch near the plateau
Easier option: Stay with the vehicle at the panorama viewpoint and see the Sphinx from the viewing terrace without walking down.
Free time: Afternoon and evening free
Activity: About 2 km on foot over 3 hours, on sand and uneven stone, with the vehicle at every stop. Breakfast from about 7 am; leave the hotel about 7:45 am.
Saqqara in the cool, the Grand Egyptian Museum in the heat
South to Saqqara and Memphis, then the museum at Giza
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Giza
- Drive about 1.5 h
Afternoon
A later start, about 9 am, and the order is chosen for the heat: the outdoor site first, the air-conditioned museum after lunch. Saqqara is about 45 minutes south, home to the Step Pyramid of Djoser, designed by the architect Imhotep around 4,700 years ago. You walk in through the colonnade to the great courtyard, and the vehicle then takes you to a decorated noble's tomb with a level entrance, chosen on the day for its access. At nearby Memphis, once the capital of ancient Egypt, a colossal statue of Ramesses II lies under a roof in an open-air museum among palm groves, with benches in the shade. Lunch is at a local restaurant on the way back. In the afternoon, the Grand Egyptian Museum: lifts between the levels, seats in the galleries, and the Tutankhamun galleries showing his tomb treasures together. We leave when you have had enough, not when the clock says so.
Included
- Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser with a licensed Egyptologist
- Memphis open-air museum
- Grand Egyptian Museum, including the Tutankhamun galleries
- Lunch at a local restaurant
Optional experiences
- An evening in Khan el-Khalili, with a vehicle drop at the edge of the bazaar and dinner in the old city
Easier option: Skip the noble's tomb and wait in the shade at Saqqara; at the museum, borrow one of its wheelchairs if offered and see only the Tutankhamun galleries.
Activity: About 4 km on foot over the day, half of it indoors on level museum floors. Leave the hotel about 9 am.
Fly to Aswan and onto the Nile
Cairo to Aswan by air, then on board, with a felucca at golden hour
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Aswan (on board)
- Drive about 30 min
Morning
No early start: breakfast, then the vehicle takes the group and the bags to Cairo airport for a late-morning flight south to Aswan (the time is confirmed with your booking), about an hour and a half in the air. At Aswan the vehicle meets you and drives you to the riverbank, where your Nile boat is your home for the next three nights: you unpack once, and the river does the travelling. We ask for a boat with a lift between decks, and the crew carry your bags on board.
Afternoon
Lunch is on board, and the afternoon is free to rest in your cabin or sit on the sun deck. As the light turns gold, a felucca takes the group out on the water past Elephantine Island and Kitchener's Island.
Evening
It is a quiet, seated hour under a white sail, with the granite boulders and the desert on the west bank turning orange at sunset. Dinner is back on board.
Included
- Flight from Cairo to Aswan
- Felucca sail around Elephantine and Kitchener's islands at golden hour
Easier option: Stay on the sun deck and watch the feluccas from the boat; boarding a felucca means a step down with a crew member's hand.
Free time: Afternoon free on board
Activity: Under 1 km on foot. The felucca is a step down from the jetty with a hand from the crew.
Abu Simbel by air, then Kom Ombo at dusk
Aswan to Abu Simbel and back by plane, then by boat to Kom Ombo and on to Edfu
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Edfu (on board)
- Drive about 30 min
This is the heaviest day of the trip, and we say so plainly: wake-up is about 5 am, because Abu Simbel demands it.
Afternoon
The temples face east, the early sun lights the facade, and by midday the site is hot and full. Most trips drive about three and a half hours each way in the dark; we fly instead, about 45 minutes from Aswan, and a short bus ride takes you to the temples. The four seated colossi of Ramesses II, each about 20 m tall, are cut into the rock; inside, the halls are level and the path is paved. Next door, the smaller temple honours Queen Nefertari and the goddess Hathor. Both were moved up the hill in the 1960s in a rescue led by UNESCO. You fly back to Aswan for lunch on board as the boat sails north, with the afternoon to rest in your cabin.
Evening
At dusk the boat moors at Kom Ombo and the group walks up to the double temple of Sobek and Haroeris for about 45 minutes as it is lit up. Then the boat sails on to Edfu while you have dinner.
Included
- Return flights from Aswan to Abu Simbel
- Great Temple of Ramesses II and the Temple of Nefertari and Hathor
- Kom Ombo temple at dusk
Easier option: Kom Ombo is a few steps up from the mooring; you can watch it lit up from the sun deck instead.
Free time: Afternoon on board to rest
Activity: About 3.5 km on foot: paved and level paths at Abu Simbel, and about 500 m with a few steps at Kom Ombo. Wake-up about 5 am; the flight time sets the start.
Edfu, then a lazy day on the river
The Temple of Horus at opening, then the Esna lock and Luxor
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Luxor (on board)
- Drive about 18 min
Morning
The boat moors overnight at Edfu, so the visit comes first thing: the temple courtyard has no shade, and by mid-morning it is hot and busy with other boats' groups. A vehicle takes you the short way to the Temple of Horus, finished in the Ptolemaic period a little over 2,000 years ago and one of the best preserved temples in Egypt, with its great pylon, open courtyard and roofed inner halls still standing. The floors are level and your guide keeps the visit to about an hour. Then you are back on board by mid-morning, and the rest of the day belongs to the river.
Afternoon
From the sun deck you watch farms, palm groves and mudbrick villages slide past, and in the afternoon the boat waits its turn at the lock at Esna. Nothing else is planned.
Evening
Sunset is from the deck, with tea, and the boat reaches Luxor, where it moors for the night.
Included
- Temple of Horus at Edfu, at opening, with a vehicle from the mooring
- Sailing through the Esna lock
Easier option: Stay on board; the boat does not sail until the group is back.
Free time: Afternoon free on deck while the boat sails
Activity: About 1.5 km on foot on level stone. Leave the boat about 7 am.
Karnak at opening and Luxor Temple after dark
Luxor's east bank, with a rest in the middle of the day
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Luxor
- Drive about 30 min
Karnak opens early, and we are there at opening because the courts have little shade and the coaches fill them by ten. The sun comes in low through the 134 columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall, and your Egyptologist walks you on level paths from the hall to the sacred lake, with stops on the stone benches along the way. Karnak grew over about 2,000 years of building by pharaoh after pharaoh. Then you leave the boat and check into your Luxor hotel on the river for two nights. The middle of the day is yours to rest in a room with a lift and air conditioning.
Evening
In the early evening, when the air is cool, the vehicle drops you at Luxor Temple, floodlit after dark, and you walk its flat avenue to where the Avenue of Sphinxes sets off towards Karnak. Dinner is close by, so the evening ends without a long walk back.
Included
- Karnak Temple with a licensed Egyptologist, at opening
- Luxor Temple after dark
- Dinner near Luxor Temple
Easier option: At Karnak, sit in the hypostyle hall while the group walks on to the sacred lake; Luxor Temple is flat and can be seen from the forecourt.
Free time: Midday and afternoon free at the hotel
Activity: About 4 km on foot over two visits, on level, uneven stone. Leave the boat about 6:45 am.
The West Bank by tram and ramp
The Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut, with an optional paid balloon at dawn
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Luxor
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
Your choice this morning. If you want the balloon, pick-up is before dawn and you drift over the West Bank as the sun rises; it means climbing into a basket and standing for about 45 minutes, so it is an optional extra, paid locally; we tell you the price when we confirm your dates. Everyone else sleeps, and the group meets after breakfast. The Valley of the Kings is hot by noon, so we go early in the morning: a small electric tram carries you from the visitor centre to the valley, and your Egyptologist picks three tombs with gentle sloping corridors instead of long stairs. Tutankhamun's tomb is included for those who want its short stair. At the terraced Temple of Hatshepsut a tram again saves the walk from the car park, and the terraces are joined by ramps, not stairs.
Afternoon
A stop at the Colossi of Memnon, which you can see from the vehicle, then lunch on the West Bank and back to the hotel. The afternoon is free.
Included
- Valley of the Kings, three tombs plus the tomb of Tutankhamun
- Electric trams at the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut
- Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari
- Colossi of Memnon
- Lunch on the West Bank
Optional experiences
- Sunrise hot-air balloon over the West Bank with a licensed operator, paid extra (pick-up about 4:30 am)
Easier option: See one tomb instead of three, and wait in the shade of the visitor centre; Hatshepsut's lower terrace is reached by a gentle ramp.
More active option: The sunrise balloon over the West Bank before breakfast, a paid extra (pick-up about 4:30 am).
Free time: Afternoon and evening free
Activity: About 3 km on foot, with trams at both sites. Leave the hotel about 8 am, or about 4:30 am for the balloon.
Across the desert to the Red Sea
Luxor to the coast near Safaga, at Soma Bay
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Soma Bay
- Drive about 3 h
Morning
A slow morning: breakfast, and nothing before about 10 am. Then the drive east to the Red Sea, roughly 250 km and about three hours, the one drive of the trip at our three-hour limit, with a half-hour break at a roadside rest stop halfway. The road follows the Nile north to Qena, then turns into the Eastern Desert and crosses bare, rust-coloured mountains before dropping to the coast at Safaga. We base you near Safaga, at Soma Bay, instead of Hurghada, because the road from Luxor is about an hour shorter and the bay is quieter. Your hotel is on the beach, with calm water, a lift, shade and sun loungers, and it is your base for the last three nights, so the bags come out once and stay put.
Evening
You arrive in time for a late lunch on your own and a first swim, and the group meets for dinner at the hotel tonight.
Included
- Drive from Luxor to the Red Sea coast with a rest stop
- Dinner at the hotel
Free time: Late afternoon free
Activity: Under 1 km on foot. Leave Luxor about 10 am.
A free day by the sea
Soma Bay, at your own pace
- Breakfast
- Stay in Soma Bay
Nothing is planned today, on purpose. After nine days of temples, this is a full day to sleep in, read in the shade, swim in calm water from the beach or the hotel pool, or sit on the terrace and watch the kitesurfers far out in the bay. Your guide stays at the hotel and is happy to arrange anything you would like: a massage, a glass-bottom boat for an hour over the house reef, or a taxi into Safaga. If you would like to try snorkelling before tomorrow's boat, the guide can take a few of you into the shallows from the beach to practise with a mask and fins, standing on sand.
Evening
Lunch and dinner are on your own today, at the hotel or nearby. This is also the spare day in the plan: if a flight time or a boat schedule changed something earlier in the trip, we use part of today to catch it up.
Included
- Free day, your guide on hand at the hotel
Optional experiences
- A glass-bottom boat over the house reef
- A massage at the hotel spa
Free time: Whole day free
Activity: As much or as little as you like.
A gentle reef day by boat
By boat to the reefs off Safaga, back by mid-afternoon
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Soma Bay
- Drive about 18 min
Afternoon
The morning boat leaves from the marina at about 9 am, before the afternoon wind picks up. We book a licensed dive centre, and a snorkel guide briefs the group on reef etiquette before leading each swim over hard and soft corals, where parrotfish, anemonefish and sometimes a turtle are seen. Masks, fins, life vests and swim noodles are provided. We ask the dive centre for a boat that suits this trip: a shaded upper deck, a gangway and a ladder with handrails into the water, and either a glass-bottom viewing section or a short stop at a sandy beach so non-swimmers see the reef too. We confirm the boat with your dates. You choose how much to swim: join the guide in the water, stay close to the ladder, or watch from the deck. Lunch is on board.
Evening
You are back at the hotel by mid-afternoon, with time to rest before a farewell dinner together.
Included
- Reef boat trip with a licensed dive centre and a snorkel guide
- Snorkel gear, life vests and swim noodles
- Lunch on board
- Farewell dinner
Optional experiences
- A try-dive with a dive instructor, paid to the dive centre
Easier option: Stay on the shaded deck, or swim only at the ladder with a life vest.
More active option: Two longer guided swims at the outer reef with the snorkel guide.
Free time: Mid-afternoon free
Activity: Under 1 km on foot. We ask for boarding by a gangway with handrails. Leave the hotel about 8:30 am.
A slow morning and home
Soma Bay to Hurghada International Airport (HRG)
- Breakfast
- Drive about 45 min
Morning
Your last morning on the Red Sea is free, with no wake-up call: a final swim, a long breakfast or a walk along the beach. Then the vehicle takes you and your bags to Hurghada International Airport (HRG), about 50 km and 45 minutes up the coast. We group the transfers by flight time, so flights leaving after about 1 pm are easiest; earlier flights are fine with an earlier transfer. There are no direct flights from Hurghada to Canada, so most guests fly home via Cairo on a domestic flight or via a European hub such as Frankfurt, Paris or London; we suggest connections that leave time for the transfer.
Evening
If you would rather end the trip in Cairo, ask us when you book and we can arrange the domestic flight and a night near Cairo airport. Airport assistance with a wheelchair to the gate is free if you ask your airline at least 48 hours ahead. Your guide rides with the first transfer and stays reachable by phone until the last guest has flown, in case a flight changes.
Included
- Transfer to Hurghada International Airport (HRG)
Free time: Morning free
Activity: Under 1 km on foot.
- Cairostart
- Giza3 nights
- Aswan (on board)1 night
- Edfu (on board)1 night
- Luxor (on board)1 night
- Luxor2 nights
- Soma Bay3 nights
- Hurghadaend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: October to April is the cool season, and November to March is the most comfortable for this version. We do not run it from May to September, when Luxor and Aswan often pass 40°C. Winter nights on the Nile and in the desert are cool, so bring a warm layer. The Red Sea is calm enough to snorkel most mornings, but wind can cancel a boat or a balloon; we retry when we can.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers over 60 who want the pyramids, the Nile and the Red Sea without long drives or a 3 am start
- Anyone who walks comfortably for about 20 minutes at a time but not for hours on sand
- Couples and solo travellers who like a free afternoon every other day and three nights by the sea at the end
- First-time visitors who want every entry, the Abu Simbel flights and the felucca included
Not for you if you want
- Wheelchair users who need a fully step-free trip: boats, tombs and ancient floors have steps and uneven stone
- Travellers who want Philae, Dahshur and Islamic Cairo; the faster parent trip covers them
- Anyone who wants to climb inside the pyramids
- Travel from May to September
Most guests are 60 and over
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
11 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Giza3 nights
- Aswan (on board)1 night
- Edfu (on board)1 night
- Luxor (on board)1 night
- Luxor2 nights
- Soma Bay3 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 11 nights: 3 near Giza, 3 on a Nile boat (Aswan to Luxor), 2 in Luxor and 3 on the Red Sea at Soma Bay
- Hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with a lift to every guest floor, and a Nile boat with a lift between decks; we name each hotel and the boat when we confirm your dates
Transport
- Pick-up at Cairo International Airport (CAI) and drop-off at Hurghada International Airport (HRG)
- Flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Aswan to Abu Simbel and back
- Our own air-conditioned vehicle and driver for every drive, with luggage handling and drinking-water refills
- The Nile boat from Aswan to Luxor, the felucca sail and the reef boat
- Electric trams at the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut
Your guide
- Your See Sight Tours guide for all 12 days
- Licensed Egyptologist guides at the archaeological sites
- A snorkel guide on the reef day
Activities
- Giza: the pyramids, the panorama viewpoint and the Great Sphinx, by vehicle across the plateau
- Saqqara, Memphis and the Grand Egyptian Museum
- Aswan: a felucca sail at golden hour
- Abu Simbel: the Great Temple of Ramesses II and the Temple of Nefertari and Hathor
- Kom Ombo and Edfu temples
- Luxor: Karnak and Luxor Temple after dark
- The West Bank: the Valley of the Kings with Tutankhamun's tomb, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon
- A reef boat day off Safaga with snorkel gear
- All entrance fees for included sights
Meals
- 11 breakfasts
- 7 lunches: near Giza, near Saqqara, three on the Nile boat, on the West Bank and on the reef boat
- 7 dinners: a welcome dinner, three on the Nile boat, near Luxor Temple, the first evening on the coast and a farewell dinner
Not included
- International flights to Cairo and from Hurghada
- Egypt visa
- Travel insurance
- Lunches and dinners not listed
- Drinks
- The tipping kitty and any tip for your guide
- The sunrise balloon over the West Bank, the try-dive, the glass-bottom boat, the spa and the Khan el-Khalili evening
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 920 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.
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Booking terms
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Questions
How slow is the pace, really?
Under 5 km on foot every day, with seats or the vehicle in between, a free afternoon every other day and a full free day by the sea. Giza, Abu Simbel, Edfu, Karnak and the Valley of the Kings start early for heat and crowds. Drives stay under three hours; Luxor to the coast, about three hours with a break, is the one drive at that limit.
Are there stairs, and do the hotels and boat have lifts?
Every hotel has a lift to the guest floors, and we ask for a Nile boat with a lift between decks. At the sites we use trams, ramps and level routes: trams at the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut, tombs with sloping corridors, and no pyramid interiors. Boat boardings and Kom Ombo still have a few steps, with a hand from the crew.
Can I come if I use a cane or a walker?
Usually yes, if you can manage about 1 km at a time on sand and uneven stone and a step on and off a boat with a hand. Tell us when you book and we check each site, the boat and each hotel for your dates, and say plainly before you pay if any part will not work. A wheelchair-based trip works better as a private trip.
Why do we fly to Abu Simbel instead of driving?
The road from Aswan is about 280 km, roughly three and a half hours each way, usually done in one day from a 3 am start. The flight takes about 45 minutes, and you are back on the boat for lunch. If the flight does not run on your dates, we tell you before you book; the fallback is the road.
What does the price include?
Eleven nights in hotels with lifts and Nile boat cabins, the Cairo to Aswan flight and the Abu Simbel flights, our own vehicle and driver with luggage handling, your See Sight Tours guide for all 12 days, licensed Egyptologists, every entry on the day plan including Tutankhamun's tomb and the West Bank trams, the felucca, the reef boat, 11 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 7 dinners.
Is the hot-air balloon included?
No, it is an optional extra on day 8, paid locally, and we tell you the price when we confirm your dates. It means a pick-up about 4:30 am, climbing into a basket with help and standing for about 45 minutes. Everyone who skips it sleeps in and meets the group after breakfast. Wind sometimes grounds the flights; if so, we try again when the schedule allows.
How big is the group and who leads it?
The small group is 7 to 12 guests in one vehicle, led for all 12 days by your See Sight Tours guide, with licensed Egyptologists at the archaeological sites and a snorkel guide on the reef day. A smaller group means shorter waits and time to go at the pace of the slowest walker.
I am travelling solo. What does a single room cost?
A room of your own, in the hotels and on the Nile boat, is from CAD 920 more than the twin-share price. If you would rather share, ask us to pair you with another solo guest of the same gender; if we cannot find a match, we tell you before you pay.
When is the best time to go?
November to March is the most comfortable for this version, and we run it only from October to April. From May to September, Luxor and Aswan are often above 40°C. On 22 February and 22 October, the Abu Simbel sun festival dates, the temples are very crowded, so we plan departures around them.
How does booking work and when do I pay?
Pick a departure or ask for a date and send a request to book. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request. No payment is taken when you send the request; we explain the deposit and the payment dates in the confirmation.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. Besides the small group, the trip comes as a private trip for your party only, on a date you choose, from CAD 9,125 per person. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us for a quote: we can book the same hotels, boat, flights and site visits for you.
Do I need a visa for Egypt?
Canadian passport holders need a visa for Egypt, available as an e-Visa online before you travel or on arrival at Cairo airport. Rules and fees change, so check the official sources before you fly. Your passport should be valid for at least six months. The visa is not included in the price.
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