Giza Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
7 days, planned by Farthest Field Co.
Cairo is loud, enormous and does not ease you in. The first evening is deliberately empty.
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| Nile corniche |
| Zamalek |
Djoser's step pyramid at Saqqara is older than Giza by about a century and is where the idea started.
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| Great Pyramid |
| Sphinx |
| Step Pyramid of Djoser |
The sleeper south saves a hotel night and a domestic flight, and the berths are perfectly decent.
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| Grand Egyptian Museum |
| Tahrir Square |
Karnak took two thousand years to build and its hypostyle hall has a hundred and thirty-four columns.
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| Valley of the Kings |
| Hatshepsut Temple |
| Karnak |
| Luxor Temple |
Edfu is the best-preserved temple in Egypt because it spent centuries buried in sand.
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| Edfu Temple |
| Kom Ombo |
| Esna lock |
Abu Simbel was cut into pieces and moved 65 m uphill in the 1960s to save it from Lake Nasser. The joins are visible if you look.
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| Abu Simbel |
| Philae Temple |
| Aswan High Dam |
Fly rather than take the train north — it is the one leg where the flight is clearly worth it.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 3 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
10 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking
“Long-haul group trips for people with two weeks and no plan”
Nile Valley done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Solid operator.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Solid operator.
Nile Valley done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would book with them again.
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Nile Valley done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Recommended.
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
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Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded.
Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Would send friends their way.
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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