Discover Egypt on this 10-day solo budget tour with a felucca cruise. Explore the highlights of Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor. Discover the Great Pyramids of Giza, Philae Temple, and the Valley of the Kings. Enjoy fabulous five days on board a traditional felucca sailboat from Aswan to Edfu.
Begin your 10-day solo cheap tour to Egypt (Cairo, Luxor & Felucca Cruise) in Cairo. Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum. Board your seated train from Cairo to Aswan. Enjoy five days sailing the Nile onboard the traditional felucca cruise from Aswan to Edfu. Visit the beautiful Temple of Philae, the twin Temple of Kom Ombo, and the most intact temple in Egypt, Edfu Temple. Find out how the ancient Egyptians cut their rocks to build their temples when you visit the Sandstone Quarry of Gabal El-Silsilah.
Drive from Edfu to Luxor to explore the major highlights of the west and east sides of Luxor. Discover the magnificent tombs of the Valley of the Kings and the impressive Karnak Temple. Then board your seated train from Luxor back to Cairo for the rest of your 10-day Egypt solo budget itinerary with a felucca cruise.
Please keep in mind that slight changes during the felucca ride might occur due to circumstances beyond our control.
Arrival at Cairo International Airport. Meet and assist by our representative of “Egypt Best Vacations” who will help you through the arrival and visa regulations. Transfer to your hotel for free time.
Your actual Egypt 10-day solo budget holiday with a felucca cruise just begins now.
Today, you will visit the Giza Plateau. Today’s tour includes the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure with the great Sphinx. The only ancient wonder which still remains (Khufu’s pyramid) awaits you. Are you ready to discover it from the inside?
Today you will learn about the history of the pyramids, how they were constructed, and why they were constructed. Then on to the first pyramid in history, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara.
Transfer to Giza Railway to board your seated train to Aswan to begin your felucca cruise.
Arrival at Aswan Railway. Meet your guide to commence your tour to the High Dam, the beautiful Philae Temple, and the granite quarry of the Unfinished Obelisk.
Board your Felucca cruise. Enjoy the Nile landscape in Aswan. Lunch and dinner on board. Stop on the banks for a peaceful night.
Breakfast and disembarkation. Drive to the famous Camel Market (every Saturday and Sunday). Set sail to Kom Ombo to overnight there.
Breakfast then visit the twin Temple of Horus and Sobek together with the Crocodile Museum in Kom Ombo. Set sail to Gabal El-Silsilah to overnight there. Lunch and dinner will be served onboard your Felucca cruise.
Visit the sandstone quarry of Gabal El-Silsilah to witness how the ancient Egyptian workers cut their rocks to build their massive temple around Egypt. Explore the rock-cut temple of Horemheb at the Quarry. Set Sail to Edfu to overnight there.
Take a horse and carriage to visit the most intact temple in Egypt, the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Back to your Felucca cruise to disembark, then drive to your hotel in Luxor.
Breakfast at the hotel, then visit the magnificent Valley of the Kings, the unique Hatshepsut Temple, and the giant Colossi of Memnon on the west bank of Luxor.
Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant, then visit the Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple.
Transfer to Luxor railway to board your seated train to Cairo.
Optional tour: Sunrise Hot Air Balloon over Luxor
From Giza Railway to explore the fantastic contents of the historical Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Hundreds of objects from all periods of the Egyptian past are displayed on the two floors of the museum.
From the museum to the Citadel of the Sunni Muslim leader Saladin, which was built in 1172 to protect Cairo against the Crusaders. The White Mosque of Mohammed Ali Pasha is a prominent feature of the Citadel.
You will finish your tour at the historical bazaar of Khan El-Khalili, the largest bazaar in the Middle East.
Transfer to your hotel for a free evening in Cairo.
Transfer to Cairo Airport for final departure. It is sad to leave us, so ask our guides about your next solo budget adventure in Egypt.
