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Egypt: Cairo to Abu Simbel

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Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
7 Days · 6 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Giza House
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Group trips
Seven days, a sleeper train and two nights on a cruise boat
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect comfortable transfers and light walking
Group size on request
Age range on request
Ask the operator about the age range for this batch

Where this operator goes

7 days · 15 stops

Itinerary

7 days, planned by Meridian Overland

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atCairoCairo International Airport (CAI)
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Giza House

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 1

Cairo Residency

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Night 2

Luxor Lodge

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 3–4

Aswan Residency

Hotel or lodge, twin sharing

Nights 5–6

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 3 dinners across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 5
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7
  • LunchServed on day 5

10 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking

One other operator runs this tripThe same trip, at their own price, group size and refund window.Farthest Field Co.₹93,799See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Check the altitude before you book the flight
Leh is at 3,500 m and you arrive there by aeroplane in an hour from sea level, which is the fastest ascent most people will ever make. Two full days doing nothing on arrival is the standard advice and it is not optional because you are on holiday rather than a trek.
A holiday itinerary still has hard days in it
Pass crossings by road, long transfers and early starts are normal on these trips. Read the day plan rather than the brochure photograph.
Ask what the group size actually is
A group holiday is priced on filling a coach. It is a fair question and the answer changes the trip completely.
The places you pass through are lived in
Ask before photographing people and houses, take your shoes off where others do, and buy locally where you can. A holiday moves through more communities in a week than a trek does.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Meridian OverlandVerified

“Europe and the far north on a fixed calendar”

Based in New Delhi Running treks since 2017
Rating
4.3(15 reviews)
Response time
Within 8 hours
  • Team speaks: English, Hindi
Direct booking via licensed operator
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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.3/5
Based on 15 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.3/5
Guide
3.9/5
Itinerary
4.1/5
Transport
4.0/5
Accommodation
4.1/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Divya Reddy – Kochi2026-02-26 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.

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Yuki Tanaka – Lisbon2026-02-26 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Crew were professional without being stiff about it. Recommended.

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Yuki Tanaka – Singapore2026-02-26 · Verified booking

Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.

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James Whelan – Stockholm2026-02-26 · Verified booking

Nile Valley done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Owen Clarke – Melbourne2026-02-26 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Dev Chatterjee – Kolkata2025-05-26 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Marc Dubois – Berlin2025-05-26 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Worth every rupee.

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Priya Nair – Delhi2025-05-26 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.

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Questions people ask

Yes, on this leg. It saves a hotel night and a half-day of airports, the berths are private and it arrives at Luxor in time for the west bank at dawn.

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