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Journey Inspiration
Cairo to Aswan along the Nile
Five thousand years of history, at the pace of the river.
Where
Egypt
Possible duration
8 to 10 days
Best time
October to April
It may suit
Heritage travellers and families with curious children.
The idea
Cairo and the Pyramids, a day in Alexandria, then south to Luxor and Aswan with a cruise between them.
This is an example of what we can create, not a fixed itinerary. The places, the length and the kind of stay all change with the traveller.
How it might unfold
The shape of the journey.
We show the shape of a journey rather than a day by day list. The detail comes once we know you.
Cairo
Two or three nights. Giza, the Egyptian Museum and the old bazaar.
Alexandria
A day on the Mediterranean.
Luxor
Two nights. The temples, and the Valley of the Kings across the river.
The Nile
Three or four nights on the water to Aswan.
Make it yours
Ways this journey often changes.
Shorten it to Cairo and a cruise. Add it to the end of a safari in Kenya.
Where it goes
The destinations in this journey.
More to consider
Other journeys.
Kenya
9 to 12 days
Amboseli below Kilimanjaro, the Maasai Mara, then quiet days on the coast at Diani or Watamu.
Zimbabwe and Botswana
5 to 7 days
The Falls, a sunset on the Zambezi and elephants from the river.
Tanzania
10 to 14 days
The northern parks and the crater, then Stone Town and the beaches of the Spice Island.