BRIEF Egypt Tour Itineraries
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Amarna, Abydos, Temples & Pyramids Egypt Tour
with
Private Nile Cruise Extension
12 days, Sun, Nov 2 – Thurs, Nov 13, 2025
SMALL GROUP: Limited to 16 travelers
or
18 days, Sun, Nov 3 – Wed, Nov 18, 2024
SMALL GROUP: Limited to 12 travelers
Escorted by Ruth Shilling, American Tour Leader/Guide
WHAT’S SPECIAL: This tour includes a journey through Middle Egypt with Amarna, Beni Hasan Tombs, the Meidum Pyramid, Abydos, and Dendera. For all the sites, you are given an in-depth experience of Egypt. There are longer visits at the major sites, a private visit inside the Great Pyramid (with our small group of travelers), and lots of extras not included in typical Egypt tours. The optional private Nile Cruise extension includes an additional 6 nights.
Brief Day-by-Day Itinerary
DAY 2, Mon, Nov 3: Dashur Pyramids – Red Pyramid, Bent Pyramid, Memphis
DAY 3, Tues, Nov 4: Giza Pyramids and Sphinx
DAY 4, Wed, Nov 5: Sakkara – Step Pyramid, Serapeum, other pyramids, tombs, and Imhotep Museum
DAY 5, Thurs, Nov 6: Meidum Pyramid, Beni Hasan Tombs
DAY 6, Friday, Nov 7: Amarna
DAY 7, Sat, Nov 8: Abydos, Dendera
DAY 8, Sun, Nov 9: Karnak.
Optional: Luxor Museum
DAY 9, Mon, Nov 10: Luxor Temple, Nobles Tombs, Hatshepsut’s Deir el-Bahari Temple
DAY 10, Tues, Nov 11: Optional: Balloon Ride.
Valley of the Kings, meet village children
DAY 11, Wed, Nov 12: Medinet Habu Temple
MAIN TOUR: Afternoon flight Luxor/Cairo
NILE CRUISE EXTENSION: Afternoon begin cruising
DAY 12, Thurs, Nov 13
MAIN TOUR: Grand Egyptian Museum, Farewell
NILE CRUISE EXTENSION: Esna Temple
DAY 13, Friday, Nov 14: Edfu Temple
DAY 14, Sat, Nov 15: Silsila & Horemheb Temple, Kom Ombo Temple
DAY 15, Sun, Nov 16: Kirchner’s Island Botanical Garden, Aswan Street Market
Optional: Day Trip to Abu Simbel by road
DAY 16, Mon, Nov 17: Aswan Spices, Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Isis Temple
DAY 17, Tues, Nov 18: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Farewell
DAY 18, Wed, Nov 19: Departures or add more days
Time & Space
Relaxed-Pace Tour
with
Both Ancient Egyptian Sights and
Time for Writing or Extra Activities of Your Choice
14-Days, December 5-18, 2025
and
14-Days, Jan 30 – Feb 12, 2026
SMALL GROUP: Limited to 12 travelers
WHAT’S SPECIAL: The itinerary of this tour accommodates additional activities not included in the group schedule. We begin our group sightseeing each morning at 9:00am. This leaves time for writers to do Morning Pages, for early risers to visit temples from 6:00-8:00am, and for others to sleep later and have a leisurely breakfast while enjoying the views from our hotels. The group sightseeing covers one site a day and is from 9:00am – 1:00 or 1:30pm followed by lunch. After lunch, you are free to choose other activities – additional museums, extra tombs in Luxor, shopping at the street bazaars, a horse-drawn carriage city tour, mosques or churches, interesting restaurants and other food options…
Our All One World staff will assist you with any of these options, if you would like. It’s your choice!
Brief Day-by-Day Itinerary*
Note regarding OPTIONS: A few of the options are listed here, but there are many more options not in this list. See those in the FULL DAY-BY-DAY INTINERARY.
DAY 1, Friday December 5, 2025 or January 30, 2026: Arrivals
DAY 2, Sat, Dec 6, 2025 or Jan 31, 2026:
Dashur Pyramids – Red Pyramid, Bent Pyramid
DAY 3, Sunday: Sakkara – Step Pyramid, other pyramids, tombs, and Imhotep Museum
DAY 4, Monday: Giza Pyramids and Sphinx
DAY 5, Tuesday: Flight Cairo/Luxor, Luxor Temple
DAY 6, Wednesday: Karnak Temple
Option: Early morning Balloon Ride
DAY 7, Thursday: Hatshepsut’s Deir el-Bahari Temple, Colossi of Memnon
Option: Meet village children in the afternoon
DAY 8, Friday: Valley of the Kings, begin private Dahabiya Nile cruise
DAY 9, Saturday: Esna Temple
DAY 10, Sunday: Kom Ombo Temple. Option: Silsila & Horemheb Temple
DAY 11, Monday: Philae Isis Temple
DAY 12, Tuesday: Aswan sights. Option: Abu Simbel
DAY 13, Wednesday: Flight Aswan/Cairo, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
DAY 14, Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 or February 12, 2026: Departures or add more days
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“Delights of Egypt”
10 days, Mon – Wed, Jan 5 – 14, 2026
SMALL GROUP: Limited to 10 travelers
Escorted by Ruth Shilling, American Tour Leader/Guide
WHAT’S SPECIAL: a private visit inside the Great Pyramid, a private Nile Cruise boat with just our SMALL GROUP of 10 travelers, the Tomb of Ramesses V&VI, Silsila, inside the Step Pyramid, and more. Abu Simbel is an optional opportunity.
Brief Day-by-Day Itinerary*
Day 1 – Mon, January 5, 2025: Arrivals in Cairo.
Optional: Dashur Pyramids
Day 2 – Tues, January 6, 2025: Private visit inside the Great Pyramid of Giza with all 3 chambers open. Visits to other pyramids that are open, camel rides (if you would like), the Great Sphinx & Valley Temple.
Day 3 – Wednesday: Sakkara – Step Pyramid, Serapeum, other pyramids, tombs, and Imhotep Museum
Day 4 – Thursday: Flight from Cairo to Aswan. Philae Isis Temple, Hatshepsut’s Unfinished Obelisk, Spice Shop, Street Bazaar.
Day 5 – Friday: Optional Abu Simbel visit or sights in Aswan. Begin Nile Cruise.
Day 6 -Saturday: Sailing on the Nile Cruise boat. Visit the Temple of Edfu and the Kom Ombo Temple. Go through the lock at Esna.
Day 7 – Sunday: Visit Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, and the Luxor Street Bazaar.
Day 8 – Monday: Optional Balloon Ride over the West Bank of Luxor. Visit the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s Deir El Bahari, Colossi of Memnon. Meet village children.
Day 9 – Tuesday: Flight from Luxor to Cairo, Old Coptic Cairo, the historic Khan El Khalili Bazaar.
Day 10 – Wednesday, January 14, 2026: Visit the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Farewell Dinner.
*Note that there may be changes to any of the above itineraries due to circumstances beyond our control. However, every effort will be made to maintain these programs as they are stated.
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“Time & Space in the
Temples & Pyramids”
Our All One World
Signature Tour
with Ruth Shilling, M.M.
16 days of In-Depth Touring
Sun, Nov 1 – Mon, Nov 16, 2026
SMALL GROUP: Limited to 10 travelers
Escorted by Ruth Shilling, American Tour Leader/Guide
WHAT’S SPECIAL: This tour gives you an in-depth experience of Egypt with longer visits at the major sites, a private visit inside the Great Pyramid, a private Nile Cruise Boat (with our small group of 10 travelers), and lots of extras not included in typical Egypt tours.
Brief Day-by-Day Itinerary*
Day 1 – Sun, Nov 3, 2024: Early morning arrivals in Cairo. Welcome meeting. Dashur Pyramids – Red Pyramid, Bent Pyramid, Black Pyramid. Visit Memphis (the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom). See a huge statue of Ramesses II, the Alabaster Sphinx, and other artifacts found in this area.
Day 2 – Monday: Saqqara Complex – Step Pyramid, Southern Tomb, Unas Pyramid, New Kingdom tombs, Tomb of Maya, Teti Pyramid, Tomb of Mereruka, Tomb of the Doctor, Serapeum, the Imhotep Museum.
Day 3 – Tuesday: Private visit inside the Great Pyramid with all 3 chambers open to our small group of 10 travelers. Giza Plateau, Giza Pyramids, Mortuary Temples of Khafre and Menkaure, camel rides (if you like), Sphinx and Valley Temple. Flight from Cairo to Luxor.
Day 4 – Wednesday: Luxor Temple and Luxor Museum.
Day 5 – Thursday: Day-long bus trip to Abydos – Temple of Seti I, Temple of Ramesses II. Temple for the Goddess Hathor at Dendera.
Day 6 – Friday: Karnak Temple Complex – Open Air museum, Red Chapel, White Chapel, Chapel of Ptah & Sekhmet, Akhmenu, Botanical Garden, Sacred Lake, Temple of Ramesses III, and more.
Day 7 – Saturday: Optional Balloon Ride over the West Bank. West Bank sites – Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Valley of the Kings, and visit with village children.
Day 8 – Sunday: Tombs of the Nobles, Ramesseum Temple, Valley of the Workers Tombs & Hathor Temple.
Day 9 – Monday: Medinet Habu Temple. Begin our private Nile Cruise on our private dahabiya.
Day 10 – Tuesday: Go through the lock at Esna and visit the Esna Temple. Sail to Edfu.
Dahabiya Cruise Boat – 2. BB, L, D.
Day 11 – Wednesday: Visit the Edfu Temple of Horus. Sail to Silsila.
Dahabiya Cruise Boat – 3. BB, L, D.
Day 12 – Thursday: Visit the sites at Gebel el-Silsila – the quarry and Horemheb Temple. Kom Ombo Temple and the mummified crocodile museum.
Day 13 – Friday: Disembark from our private dahabiya. Aswan Nubian Museum, a spice shop, and the Aswan street bazaar.
Optional alternative, not included, Abu Simbel Temples by road.
Day 14 – Saturday: Granite quarry with the unfinished obelisk of Hatshepsut, Philae Goddess Isis Temple. Flight from Aswan to Cairo.
Day 15 – Sunday: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Farewell Dinner.
Day 16 – Mon, Nov 18, 2024: Departures home.
“Metaphysical Egypt”
with Aaron Singleton
14 Days in Egypt from
Thurs, Dec 3 – Wed, Dec 16, 2026
Teachers: Aaron Singleton and Claudia Sanchez
Escorted by Ruth Shilling, American Tour Leader/Guide
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“Celestial Egypt”
2027 Solar Eclipse
9 Days in Egypt from
Wednesday, 28 July – Thursday, August 5, 2027
Escorted by Ruth Shilling, American Tour Leader/Guide
This tour is SOLD OUT
Contact Us to be placed on the Waiting List
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“Gifts from the
Heart of Egypt“
10 Days in Egypt from
Wed, Jan 1 – Friday, Jan 10, 2025
SMALL GROUP: Limited to 10 travelers
Escorted by Ruth Shilling, American Tour Leader/Guide
WHAT’S SPECIAL: a private visit inside the Great Pyramid, a private Nile Cruise boat with just our SMALL GROUP of 10 travelers, the Tomb of Ramesses V&VI, Silsila, inside the Step Pyramid, and more. Abu Simbel is an optional opportunity.
Brief Day-by-Day Itinerary*
Day 1 – Wed, January 1, 2025: Arrivals in Cairo. You are met at Cairo Airport, assisted with your arrival, and brought to our hotel near the pyramids. Early morning arrivals by people flying direct nonstop from New York (JFK) & Washington, DC, Dulles (IAD). Arrivals of nonstop flights from Newark (EWR) are one day earlier.
Day 2 – Thurs, January 2, 2025: Visit the Dashur Pyramids – Red Pyramid & Bent Pyramid. After lunch visit the Saqqara Complex with Step Pyramid complex and Teti Pyramid. Extra entrance tickets included: Step Pyramid (underneath), Unas Pyramid, and Tomb of Mereruka.
Day 3 – Friday: Private visit inside the Great Pyramid of Giza with all 3 chambers open. Visits to other pyramids that are open, camel rides (if you would like), the Great Sphinx & Valley Temple.
Flight from Cairo to Luxor.
Day 4 – Saturday: Optional Balloon Ride over the West Bank of Luxor. Visit Karnak Temple – Open Air Museum with the Red Chapel & White Chapel, Chapel of Ptah & Sekhmet, Akhmenu, and more. See how papyrus “paper” is made. Egyptian jewelry shop.
Late afternoon visit to the Luxor Temple.
Day 5 – Sunday: Visits to sites on Luxor’s West Bank. Tomb of Queen Nefertari (if it has reopened), Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s Deir El Bahari, Colossi of Memnon. Meet village children. Begin our private Nile Cruise boat.
Day 6 -Monday: Sailing to Esna on our private Nile Cruise boat. Go through the lock at Esna. Visit the newly restored Esna Temple.
Day 7 – Tuesday: Visit the Silsila Horemheb Temple with the quarry where the blocks that built the temples were cut. Visit Kom Ombo. Includes the Mummified Crocodile Museum.
Day 8 – Wednesday: Optional Abu Simbel visit or a gentle day of sailing from Kom Ombo to Aswan.
Day 9 – Thursday: Visit a Spice Shop in Aswan. Afternoon visit to the Philae Temple of the Goddess Isis. Evening flight from Aswan to Cairo.
Day 10 – Friday, January 10, 2025: Visit the Cairo Egyptian Museum or the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) if it has opened. Those flying nonstop to IAD depart at 11:55pm. Nonstop to JFK leaves at 3:10am (Tuesday, March 5, 2024).
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“Highlights of
Ancient Egypt”
Egypt in One Week
Escorted by Ruth Shilling, American Tour Leader/Guide
6 Days in Egypt from
New York-JFK & Washington-IAD
Sunday – Friday: Any dates
or
7 days from other Airports
Saturday – Friday: Any dates
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The “Highlights” Tour is designed for those who fly nonstop from Washington Dulles (IAD) or NY (JFK) to Cairo, leaving the USA on Saturday and arriving back in the USA the next Saturday. This gives you 6 full days of touring in Egypt (Sunday-Friday). From other destinations, add another night at the beginning and end (= 8 days).
Brief Day-by-Day Itinerary*
*Note that there may be changes to any of the above itineraries due to circumstances beyond our control. However, every effort will be made to maintain these programs as they are stated.
Saturday: Arrivals in Cairo.
Day 1 – Sunday: 5::30am & 5:40am arrivals in Cairo by people who flew direct nonstop from New York (JFK) & Washington, DC (IAD), Dulles. Sightseeing at the Saqqara Complex. Flight from Cairo to Luxor.
Day 2 – Monday: Optional Balloon Ride over the West Bank or Optional Early Morning Visit to Karnak.
Sightseeing: Karnak Temple Complex including the Open Air Museum – Red Chapel and White Chapel, Akhmenu, Ramesses III Temple, and so much more. Luxor Temple.
Day 3 – Tuesday: West Bank of Luxor sights – Tomb of Queen Nefertari (if it has reopened), Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s Deir el-Bahari, Colossi of Memnon. Meet village children.
Day 4 – Wednesday: Drive from Luxor to Aswan. Visit the Temple of Esna and Philae Goddess Isis Temple.
Day 5 – Thursday: Drive from Aswan to Abu Simbel. Visit the Ramesses II and Nefertari Temples. Return to Aswan for a flight back to Cairo.
Day 6 – Friday: The Giza Pyramids, camel rides at the pyramids (if you would like), Sphinx, and Valley Temple. In the afternoon, visit the Grand Egyptian Museum. Farewell Dinner.
*Note that there may be changes to any of the above itineraries due to circumstances beyond our control. However, every effort will be made to maintain these programs as they are stated.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Our tours begin in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday mornings. Those leaving from the USA depart on Fridays or Saturdays, as the flights travel overnight and arrive in Egypt the following day. More . . .
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