Egypt vacations,
run from Cairo.

Yes. Egypt's main tourist destinations - Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, the Red Sea coast - are open and operating normally for visitors. Major government travel advisories - including the US State Department's Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions) - rate these areas at their lowest risk tier. Tourist-site security is robust, well-organized, and visible.

With offices across Egypt - Cairo head office plus Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, and Sharm El Sheikh - our staff are on the ground every day, monitoring conditions in real time. We never run itineraries near the North Sinai border zone or the Libyan frontier - those are the specific areas flagged at higher advisory levels. The Nile Valley, Cairo, and the Red Sea coast are where we work, and they're as safe and well-run as any Mediterranean destination.

Yes. Most visitors need an Egypt visa. The easiest online route is the Egypt e-Visa at visa2egypt.gov.eg - single entry, $30, takes 3-5 business days. We can also arrange a visa-on-arrival at Cairo or any international arrivals airport in Egypt for $35 - your stamp is ready when you land, no queuing. Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your entry date.

We include complete e-Visa guidance with every confirmed booking, including the application link and step-by-step instructions. If you'd rather not deal with the application, our $35 arrival visa service handles it - we have the stamp ready before you reach immigration. If you're flying into Sharm El-Sheikh and staying only in South Sinai, a separate free entry stamp is available on arrival, but it does not cover Cairo or the Nile Valley.

A 10-day private Egypt tour with a 5-night Nile cruise - Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan - typically runs $2,500–$4,500 per person depending on accommodation tier. Budget-minded travelers can do a solid 8-day trip from around $1,990 pp. Luxury and fully private tours with five-star hotels start around $5,000 pp.

Our prices include all ground transportation, private Egyptologist guiding, hotel accommodation, and Nile cruise. International flights are separate - we can arrange these or work with your own bookings. Peak season (October–March) is 15–20% higher than April–June. Group travel reduces per-person cost significantly. We price all four accommodation tiers so you can compare.

October through April is the prime window - temperatures in the Nile Valley sit in the 21–29°C (70–85°F) range, skies are clear, and the light for photography is exceptional. November through February is peak season and Nile cruises book out fast. March and April offer near-perfect weather with slightly smaller crowds.

The winter holidays and the spring shoulder fill fastest, so book those windows well ahead. July and August in Luxor and Aswan reach 41–46°C (105–115°F) - manageable with early-morning touring, but not ideal for a first visit. Red Sea beach extensions work year-round, so combining a Cairo and Nile Valley tour with a few days on the water is a great all-weather strategy.

Eight days (7 nights) is the perfect first Egypt vacation - Cairo (3 nights) plus a 4-night Nile cruise covers the Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Luxor, and Aswan without feeling rushed. Add Alexandria and you're at 10 days; add Red Sea beaches and you reach 12; combine both for the full 15-day Egypt-to-Mediterranean arc.

12–15 days is the sweet spot we recommend to travelers with flexibility - you fully decompress from the long-haul flight, add Red Sea downtime after the temples, and finish relaxed rather than exhausted. Every itinerary is modular, so adding days is straightforward. The shortest trip we'd recommend booking is 8 days - anything shorter, and the flights start to outweigh the time on the ground.

Yes - the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) at Giza is fully open as of 2026. It is the largest archaeological museum ever built, displaying the complete Tutankhamun collection - all 5,398 objects from the boy king's tomb - together for the first time in history, alongside more than 100,000 other artifacts spanning 7,000 years. It sits within walking distance of the Pyramids of Giza, so a single morning covers both.

Every Egypt itinerary we build for 2026 includes the GEM as a half-day private guided visit. Plan three to four hours minimum - the Tutankhamun galleries alone take an hour, and the Grand Staircase with Ramesses II's colossus is one of the most photographed museum spaces in the world right now. The old Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square remains open with a different (still excellent) collection - many of our guests visit both. We pre-book skip-the-line entry; arrival times matter to avoid peak coach traffic.