Egypt packages from the USA with flights included
We are building this collection one itinerary at a time. The first tour is ready to book now, and more flight-inclusive tours are on the way.
From $2,700 per person from New York JFK, including airfare. Small group, maximum 16 travelers. Departs every day from JFK, and on EgyptAir flight days from other airports.
Seven nights in Egypt: four in Cairo and three on a full-board Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor. You see the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Abu Simbel, Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and historic Cairo. The day you land is for rest, with no sightseeing, so you reach the Pyramids fresh.
Included in the price:
- Round-trip EgyptAir economy flights from the USA
- Domestic flights from Cairo to Aswan and from Luxor to Cairo
- 4 nights in Cairo with breakfast
- 3 nights on a full-board Nile cruise
- Abu Simbel excursion from Aswan by car
- 14 meals: 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 3 dinners
- Licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guides
- Entrance fees for the sites in the itinerary
- Meet and assist service on arrival and departure
- All transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
- Service charges and local taxes
Price by US departure airport (per person, Silver level, sharing a triple room, including airfare):
| Fly from |
Leave the USA on |
Trip length |
1 May to 30 Sep |
Other non-holiday dates, Oct to Apr |
| New York JFK |
Any day |
9 days |
$2,700 |
$2,780 |
| Newark EWR |
Monday, Saturday |
10 days |
$2,800 |
$2,890 |
| Chicago O’Hare ORD |
Wednesday, Friday |
9 days |
$3,400 |
$3,490 |
| Los Angeles LAX |
Thursday, Saturday |
10 days |
$3,400 |
$3,490 |
| Washington Dulles IAD |
On request |
Send us your dates |
Quoted on request |
Other departure days are possible: Sunday from Chicago makes a 10-day trip, and Wednesday from Newark or Monday from Los Angeles makes an 11-day trip. We quote any difference before you book.
Christmas and Easter dates cost more. From JFK at the Silver level, 16 December to 4 January starts at $3,705 and 26 March to 10 April starts at $3,475. Sharing a twin room from JFK starts at $2,780, and a single room starts at $4,725. The final price depends on your season, room type, hotel level and the EgyptAir seats available when you book.
Choose your hotel and cruise level (from JFK, 1 May to 30 September, per person):
| Level |
Egyptian rating |
Roughly equal to |
Triple room |
Twin room |
| Silver |
4-star |
American 3-star |
$2,700 |
$2,780 |
| Gold |
5-star Standard |
American 3.5-star |
$2,800 |
$2,880 |
| Platinum |
5-star Deluxe |
American 4-star |
$3,050 |
$3,170 |
| Diamond |
5-star Ultra Deluxe |
American 4.5-star |
$4,290 |
$4,450 |
| Elite |
5-star Luxury |
American 5-star |
$5,300 |
$5,500 |
See the full itinerary, hotels and all prices
Your flights: nonstop EgyptAir from the USA to Cairo
EgyptAir is the only airline flying nonstop between the United States and Cairo. As of 2026 it serves five American gateways, and those are the flights we build our packages around.
| Departure airport |
Frequency |
Approx. flight time |
| New York JFK |
Daily |
About 10 hours 30 minutes |
| Newark EWR |
3x weekly: Mon / Wed / Sat |
About 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Chicago O’Hare ORD |
3x weekly: Sun / Wed / Fri |
About 12 to 13 hours |
| Los Angeles LAX |
3x weekly: Mon / Thu / Sat |
About 16 hours |
| Washington Dulles IAD |
On request |
About 11 hours |
Flight days and times can change by season. The Los Angeles and Chicago routes are new for 2026 and both fly on the Airbus A350-900. Before they launched, anyone on the West Coast or in the Midwest had to connect through Europe or the Gulf.
Living somewhere else in the US? Our airfare covers EgyptAir flights only, so you book your own connection to a gateway such as New York JFK. Leave plenty of time between flights, because a separate ticket may not be protected if your first flight is delayed.
Egypt is usually seven hours ahead of New York, eight ahead of Chicago and ten ahead of Los Angeles. The gap is one hour shorter for about six weeks in spring and a few days in autumn, because the two countries change their clocks on different dates. We build recovery into the trip rather than pretending jet lag does not exist: on the 9 day tour, there is no sightseeing on the day you land.
When you land, our representative is waiting inside the arrivals terminal holding a board with your name on it. They will help you through visa and arrival formalities, then lead you to your vehicle for the drive to your hotel.
What your Egypt vacation from the USA costs
Your package price already covers the biggest costs of the trip, including your international airfare. A few things stay outside it:
- Your Egyptian entry visa: $30 for US citizens.
- Tips: customary and entirely your call. As a guide, allow $15 to $20 per person per full day for your guide, $3 to $5 for your driver, and $5 to $20 per person per night for the Nile cruise crew. Bring small dollar bills; they are the easiest thing to tip with in Egypt.
- Travel insurance: we do not sell it, and we strongly recommend you buy it before you travel.
- Meals and drinks not listed in your itinerary, and any optional tours.
- Special site tickets: going inside the Great Pyramid, the tomb of Tutankhamun, and the tombs of Seti I and Ramses V in the Valley of the Kings. Tell us in advance and we will add them.
Why nine days works from the USA
Seven to ten days is the sweet spot, and it is what we recommend to most first-time American visitors. It gives you time in Cairo for the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum, then a Nile cruise between Aswan and Luxor.
One piece of blunt advice: if you are flying ten to sixteen hours in each direction, do not come for four days. Two of them will go to travel and recovery. Seven days is the point where the flight stops feeling like most of the trip, which is why our first flight-inclusive tour gives you seven nights in Egypt.
The best time to visit Egypt from the USA
October through April. Cairo highs run from the mid-60s Fahrenheit in January to the 80s in October and April, Luxor and Aswan are warm but comfortable, and the walk between Karnak’s columns in the middle of the day is a pleasure rather than an endurance test.
Christmas, New Year and Easter carry the highest package prices, and Nile cruises fill early. Thanksgiving week and spring break also book out months ahead, so if either is your only option, get in early. With flights included, early booking matters twice: the price also depends on the EgyptAir seats still available.
Summer is a real option if you can handle heat, and 1 May to 30 September is our lowest package price. Luxor and Aswan clear 100°F, so we start at dawn and rest in the afternoon, but the sites are quiet and you will get photographs at Karnak that no one gets in January.
One date worth planning around: on 2 August 2027 a total solar eclipse passes directly over Luxor, with more than five minutes of totality over the Valley of the Kings. It is the longest totality over a major archaeological site this century. We are already taking bookings, and Luxor hotel space for that week is finite, so ask us about dates and flights early.
Before you fly: passports, visas and money
Your US passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your arrival date. Check the expiry now, not in July.
American citizens need a visa. You can buy one on arrival at Cairo Airport for $30, paid in cash dollars at the bank window before immigration, or apply in advance for an Egyptian e-Visa online. Both work. The e-Visa saves you a queue after a long flight, which after sixteen hours from Los Angeles is worth something.
For health requirements and the current travel advisory, check the CDC and the US State Department before you book. Those change, and we would rather you read them at the source than take our word for it.
On money: bring some cash dollars for tips and small purchases and change a modest amount into Egyptian pounds for markets, cafés and taxis. Hotels, cruise ships and larger restaurants take cards. There is no need to arrive with a large amount of Egyptian currency.
Dress light and modest. Cotton, long sleeves for the sun rather than for anyone else’s benefit, a hat, and shoes you can walk several miles in over uneven stone. Women should carry a scarf for mosques. Drink bottled water throughout.
How booking works
- Send us your dates and your airport. Tell us how many people are traveling and the hotel level you want.
- We check EgyptAir seats and quote your trip. We answer enquiries within an hour, with a real itinerary and a real price, not a brochure.
- Pay your deposit. A deposit of 25 to 50% secures your booking through a payment link, and the balance follows the same way. You receive a confirmation email and a tour voucher.
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Why American travelers book with us
We are a licensed Egyptian operator based in Luxor, not a reseller in another country passing your booking down a chain. When something needs sorting at seven in the morning in Aswan, the person sorting it works for us.
Our founder is a practicing Egyptologist, and every tour runs with a licensed Egyptologist guide. That is the difference between being shown the Valley of the Kings and having it explained.
Our groups are capped at sixteen. Large operators run forty to fifty on a coach. Sixteen means you can hear the guide at Karnak without a headset, and it means the trip stops when you have a question. If you would rather have the trip to yourselves, we can quote the same itinerary as a private tour.
We have won the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award in 2024, 2025, and 2026, three consecutive years, which puts us in the top ten percent of listings worldwide.
Already have your flights?
If you are using miles or flying a different airline, our land-only tours are still available. See our Egypt vacation packages, luxury Egypt tours from USA and Egypt tours for women from USA.
