Almost every tour operator charges you extra for travelling alone. A “single supplement” of 40 to 80 per cent is standard across the industry, and it is the single biggest reason people who want to see Egypt on their own end up not going.
Our Egypt solo tours are not priced that way. Every figure on this page is the price for one person, in their own room, with their own bed and their own bathroom. There is no supplement to add at checkout and no shared-room rate hiding underneath the headline number. Twenty-six itineraries, from four days to twenty-one, from US$1,345 to US$5,935.
Every solo departure runs as a small group of no more than twelve people, and can be booked privately instead if you would rather travel alone. We are based in Luxor, we are licensed in Egypt, and every guide on these tours is a qualified Egyptologist rather than a tour escort with a script. That matters more when you are on your own: your guide is the person you will actually spend the trip talking to.
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Not on our tours. Every price on this page is for one person in their own room. There is no supplement added at booking and no shared-occupancy rate underneath it. This is the single biggest difference between booking a solo trip with us and booking one with a large international operator, where a supplement of 40 to 80 per cent is normal.
From US$1,345 for the 4 Day Cairo and Luxor tour up to US$5,935 for the 19 Day itinerary. The middle of the range, where most people book, runs US$1,995 to US$2,815 for a 7 or 8 day trip covering Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and a Nile cruise. Price is driven more by what is in the itinerary than by its length — anything including the Siwa Oasis or a Dahabiya costs materially more.
Small group, on every itinerary and at every length, with a maximum of twelve people. Any of them can be run privately instead — your own Egyptologist, driver and vehicle — if you would rather travel alone or want the flexibility to set your own pace. Ask when you enquire and we will price the private version.
The 6 Day Cairo, Luxor and Aswan tour from US$1,855 if you are tight on time, or the 7 Day tour from US$1,999 if you want the Nile cruise, which most people should. Both cover the Giza Pyramids, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and Aswan without the pace becoming punishing. Below six days you are choosing between Cairo and the south rather than seeing both properly.
Yes, with a realistic caveat. Violent crime against visitors is rare and tourist sites are heavily policed. What you will actually encounter is persistent selling, inflated taxi fares and touts, plus the ordinary difficulty of navigating Cairo alone. Travelling with a pre-arranged guide, driver and vetted hotels removes almost all of that, which is the main practical argument for booking a tour rather than going independently.
Broadly yes, and street harassment is common enough that you should expect some. Staring and comments are the usual form; it is a nuisance rather than a danger in the overwhelming majority of cases. Being accompanied and driven door to door removes most of the situations in which it happens, and dressing to cover shoulders and knees reduces it further. We also run dedicated women’s packages with female guides for anyone who would rather travel that way.
Not unless you want to. On a small-group itinerary most meals are with the group. On a Nile cruise all meals are aboard and solo passengers are seated with others, not at a table for one. On a private trip lunch is usually with your guide and dinner is your own time — though we can book you somewhere and arrange the transport if you would rather not go out alone.
Twelve people maximum, and that is a hard ceiling on every departure rather than a figure we drift past in high season. For comparison, most international operators running Egypt cap at sixteen and many local ones run twenty-five or more. Twelve is small enough to get everyone inside a tomb without queuing and to hear the guide without a headset. The group is predominantly other solo travelers, since these itineraries are sold specifically to people travelling on their own.
Yes, and most of the popular itineraries include one. The 7 Day tour from US$1,999 uses a standard cruise ship between Luxor and Aswan. The Essence of Egypt and Dahabiya itinerary from US$2,815 uses a Dahabiya instead — a small sailing boat with eight to twelve cabins, far quieter and more sociable. There is also a 7 Day version with no cruise at all from US$1,995 if you would rather stay on land.
Accommodation, daily breakfast, private air-conditioned transport, entrance fees to the sites on the itinerary, a qualified Egyptologist guide, and meet-and-assist by our representative inside the arrivals hall at the airport, including help with visa and passport formalities. Domestic flights are included where the itinerary requires them. Nile cruise sections are full board with guided shore excursions.
International flights, the US$30 visa on arrival, travel insurance, tips, drinks and personal spending, and the separately ticketed sites — the tombs of Tutankhamun, Seti I and Ramesses V/VI in the Valley of the Kings, and entry inside the pyramids. Any of these can be added when you book.
We publish both the Egyptian licence category and an honest Western equivalent, because Egyptian star ratings run roughly a full star ahead of what a European or American traveler expects. Our ladder runs Bronze (about a Western 2.5-star), Silver (3-star), Gold (Egyptian “5-star standard”, about a Western 3.5-star), Platinum (Egyptian “5-star deluxe”, about a Western 4-star), then Diamond and Elite above that. Tell us your budget and we will tell you exactly what you are getting.
Six to eight for a first visit, which covers Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and a cruise. Ten to twelve if you want to add the Red Sea, Alexandria or Siwa. Beyond about fourteen days you are buying a slower pace rather than more sites, which is a perfectly good reason to do it. Under six days you will have to choose between Cairo and the south.
Cairo and Giza, Luxor with Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut’s temple, and Aswan with Philae. Longer itineraries add Alexandria and El Alamein on the Mediterranean, the Red Sea at Hurghada, Abu Simbel in the far south, the White Desert, and the Siwa Oasis near the Libyan border.
October to April for the Nile Valley — mild enough to spend a full day outdoors at Luxor and Aswan. May to September is hot in the south, regularly above 40°C, but noticeably cheaper and much less crowded, and it works well if the Red Sea is part of your trip. We run solo departures every day of the year.
