Tour · 12 nights · with Riviera Travel
Classic Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and a Nile river cruise for solo travellers
A 12-night escorted tour by Riviera Travel for solo travellers, tracing Egypt’s historical heart from Cairo’s pyramids to Luxor’s temples and the banks of the Nile.
- Duration
- 12 nights
- Departures
- 2 dates
- Choose a month below
- Countries
- Egypt
- Operator
- Riviera Travel
- From
- £5,499
- per person
Highlights
What makes this one worth it
Visit to the Great Pyramids and Sphinx
Grand Egyptian Museum’s Tutankhamun Galleries
Nile cruise with stops at Dendera and Kom Ombo temples
Visit to Luxor’s West BankIncluding the Valley of the Kings
Felucca ride and visit to Nubian Museum in Aswan
About the trip
Riviera Travel’s 12-night solo travellers’ holiday begins in Cairo, where three days are devoted to the pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to vast collections including artifacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb. The itinerary continues through Coptic and Islamic Cairo with visits to the Hanging Church, the Citadel and the energetic Khan El-Khalili market.
A quick flight takes the group to Luxor for a Nile river cruise aboard the Steigenberger Regency lasting seven nights. Highlights include evening visits to Luxor Temple and Dendera’s Hathor temple with its famous Cleopatra relief. The Nile passage winds through Kom Ombo with its twin temples, Aswan’s High Dam and tranquil felucca rides, and an optional trip to Abu Simbel.
Further visits explore Edfu’s temple, Karnak’s towering columns and papyrus workshops before venturing to Luxor’s West Bank to enter the Valley of the Kings and the mortuary temples of Hatshepsut and Medinet Habu. The conclusion offers a relaxed day in Luxor with a museum visit and leisure time before departure.
- 1 Cairo
- 2 Giza
- 3 Luxor
- 4 Kom Ombo
- 5 Aswan
Itinerary
The route
Cairo
Giza
Luxor
Kom Ombo
Aswan
These are the places the trip visits, in order. Riviera Travel publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.
When to go
Departures and prices
Lowest price each month, per person.
Riviera Travel confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.
Need to know
Before you book
- Price based on
- Per personThe operator confirms the exact basis when you book.
- Travelling alone
- Check with Riviera Travel
- Flights
- Check with Riviera Travel
- What’s included
- Check with Riviera Travel
- Accessibility
- Check with Riviera Travel
For full details of what’s included, check with Riviera Travel. See the full details on their site
Questions people ask
- How long is Classic Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and a Nile river cruise for solo travellers?
- Classic Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and a Nile river cruise for solo travellers is a 12 nights tour holiday.
- Who operates Classic Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and a Nile river cruise for solo travellers?
- Classic Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and a Nile river cruise for solo travellers is operated by Riviera Travel.
- How much does Classic Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and a Nile river cruise for solo travellers cost?
- Prices for Classic Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and a Nile river cruise for solo travellers start from £5,499, subject to availability.
The operator
Riviera Travel
River cruises and escorted tours
A British operator that began in 1984 with a handful of tents in the south of France. Its tours and river cruises travel with a Riviera tour manager or cruise director looking after the group.
You book with Riviera Travel directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.
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