Welcome to Egypt, the birthplace of history where the grand legacy of the Pharaohs leaves the history books and stands proudly before you under the golden desert sun.
Egypt • 7 Days • Exclusively Private
Clients who want the complete Egypt experience in one week. The iconic monuments, the Nile, the temples, and the bazaars, all without rushing. Ideal for first-time visitors with limited time who refuse to compromise on depth.
Upon arrival in Cairo, you will be met inside the terminal by our representative who will assist with immigration procedures, luggage collection, and airport formalities through a personalized meet & greet service.
Afterwards, transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel for check-in and time to rest after your journey. Depending on your arrival time, the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Some places earn their reputation. The Giza Plateau is one of them. As you approach, the scale of the Great Pyramid asserts itself slowly and then all at once, three million blocks of limestone rising from the desert floor with a precision that still confounds modern engineers.
Your private Egyptologist guides you through the complex, bringing context to every stone. You will stand before the Sphinx as the city hums behind it, one of the great juxtapositions of the ancient and the modern, and climb to the panoramic viewpoint where all three pyramids align in a single frame that no photograph has ever fully captured.
Lunch follows at a restaurant positioned directly facing the Pyramids, one of Cairo's great dining vantage points.
The afternoon moves to the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest archaeological museum in the world. Your Egyptologist continues the story through the most complete collection of Tutankhamun artifacts ever assembled in one place.
The evening belongs to Khan el Khalili, a bazaar trading continuously since the 14th century. Loud, alive, and entirely itself.
A morning flight south to Aswan, one of Egypt's most beautiful cities, where the desert meets the Nile in shades of gold and amber.
Your first stop is the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis and relocated stone by stone to its current island to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. Your Egyptologist brings its mythology to life against the backdrop of the water surrounding it on all sides.
A visit to the High Dam follows, one of the great engineering achievements of the 20th century and the structure that transformed modern Egypt.
You check in to your Nile cruise over lunch aboard, your floating home for the next three nights.
As the afternoon light softens, you board a traditional felucca for a sunset sail on the Nile. The pace drops to something entirely unhurried. The river does the rest.
An early flight south to Abu Simbel, short, comfortable, and direct over the vast stillness of Lake Nasser. The twin temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari were carved directly into the mountainside over three thousand years ago and relocated in their entirety in the 1960s to save them from the rising waters. The scale is staggering. The craftsmanship is humbling.
You return to the cruise by midday as it begins its sail north along the Nile.
The evening brings a stop at Kom Ombo, a rare double temple dedicated simultaneously to Sobek the crocodile god and Horus the falcon god. Visited as the sun drops and the temple illuminates, it is one of those quiet, unhurried moments that stays with you long after the trip ends.
The cruise continues sailing through the night.
Morning arrival at Edfu, home to the Temple of Horus, the best-preserved ancient temple in Egypt.
The cruise continues toward Luxor through the afternoon.
The evening is reserved for Luxor Temple, and this is the right way to see it. Illuminated after dark, the columns rise from the ground like a forest frozen in stone, the hieroglyphs catching the light in ways that daylight never reveals. One of the great night experiences in Egypt and one that most visitors miss entirely.
The West Bank and East Bank of Luxor in a single day, the most concentrated collection of ancient monuments anywhere on earth.
Karnak Temple first, the largest religious complex ever built, expanded by successive pharaohs across thirteen centuries. Your Egyptologist gives you the thread that connects it all.
Across the river to the West Bank. The Valley of the Kings, where the tombs of Egypt's greatest rulers were cut deep into the limestone cliffs. Hatshepsut's mortuary temple next, its colonnaded terraces rising against the cliffs in a design that feels startlingly modern.
Midday brings one of the most quietly memorable moments of the journey. You are welcomed into a local West Bank family home for lunch, a curated experience that offers a glimpse into daily life on this side of the Nile that no monument can give you. Simple food, genuine hospitality, a table that feels entirely removed from the tourist trail.
Solaya Signature Experience Lunch at a West Bank Family Home Most travelers cross the West Bank to see what the ancient Egyptians left behind. We take you to meet the people who still live among it. Lunch in a curated local home, prepared by the family who welcomes you, is the kind of moment that reframes an entire trip. No menu, no performance, just a table, a family, and the real West Bank.
A photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, the two enormous seated figures that have watched over the floodplain for over three thousand years, before an afternoon flight back to Cairo and check-in at your hotel.
This morning belongs to you. A late breakfast, a slow coffee, a last look at the city.
When the time comes, your Solaya team handles everything. Luggage, transfer, and airport assistance that takes the friction out of leaving.
Egypt will do the rest of the work of staying with you.
There are many incredible places to stay in Egypt. Here are some of our favorites.
The Valley of the Kings, Beyond the Surface
After-Hours Egyptian Museum
Abu Simbel at First Light
Nubian Village on the Nile
Downtown Cairo, The Living Archive
Egyptian Countryside Farm Lunch
Private Access to the Sphinx
Luxor Temple After Dark
Siwa by Chartered Flight
