Tour · 10 nights · with Riviera Travel
Wonders of the Nile River Cruise: Cairo to Luxor
Ten nights aboard the MS Mövenpick Darakum with Riviera Travel, tracing the Nile from Cairo's pyramids to the ancient temples of Luxor on an escorted tour through Egypt's historic heartland.
- Duration
- 10 nights
- Departures
- 9 dates
- Choose a month below
- Countries
- Egypt
- Operator
- Riviera Travel
- From
- £4,309
- per person
Highlights
What makes this one worth it
Great Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza
Step Pyramid of Saqqara
Grand Egyptian Museum's Tutankhamun collection
Tombs of Beni HassanWith daily life paintings
Temple of Hathor at Dendera
About the trip
This Riviera Travel escorted holiday sets off in Cairo, where the shadow of the Great Pyramids and the stone-faced Sphinx loom large. The early days unfold with visits to Old Cairo’s Coptic sites and the elaborate Step Pyramid at Saqqara, alongside the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum, housing the treasures of Tutankhamun.
After leaving Cairo, the river voyage offers time to absorb the ever-changing Nile Valley scenery, with pauses at quiet sites like Beni Hassan's tombs, where wall paintings capture everyday ancient lives rather than royal grandeur. A visit to Amarna reveals Pharaoh Akhenaten’s bold experiment in monotheism through its ruined temples open to the desert sky.
Further south, you explore Abydos’s enigmatic Temple of Seti and the exceptionally well-preserved Temple of Hathor at Dendera before reaching Luxor. Throughout, the pace mixes cultural immersion with ample moments to observe the timeless flow of the Nile. The tour concludes after ten nights, leaving plenty to reflect on from a stretch of Egypt that speaks quietly of millennia past.
- 1 Cairo
- 2 Luxor
Itinerary
The route
Cairo
Luxor
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
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- Per personThe operator confirms the exact basis when you book.
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- Flights
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- What’s included
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- Accessibility
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For full details of what’s included, check with Riviera Travel. See the full details on their site
Questions people ask
- How long is Wonders of the Nile River Cruise: Cairo to Luxor?
- Wonders of the Nile River Cruise: Cairo to Luxor is a 10 nights tour holiday.
- Who operates Wonders of the Nile River Cruise: Cairo to Luxor?
- Wonders of the Nile River Cruise: Cairo to Luxor is operated by Riviera Travel.
- How much does Wonders of the Nile River Cruise: Cairo to Luxor cost?
- Prices for Wonders of the Nile River Cruise: Cairo to Luxor start from £4,309, 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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