During the early spring of 2025 my wife and I took a 12 day trip to Egypt, courtesy of Intrepid Tours. Using a service like Intrepid Tours was a fantastic way to explore a historically impressive and culturally different country than what we are accustom to. Our guide was amazing. He had a degree in History, spoke at least 4 languages, could read hieroglyphics while being a professional freelance guide for over 10 years. He was a walking encyclopedia on the historic locations we visited plus the cities, people and cultures we encountered. Our group consisted of 12 people (including ourselves) where we made new friends from Australia, England, Ukraine and Belgium. We lucked out with our guide, our fellow travellers and the weather (sunny and 30 degrees C every day). It was a very busy, nonstop trip where we went from the northern tip of Egypt in Alexandria to the most southern tip (Abu Simbel temple). The means of travel included in our tour (all while within the country of Egypt) were planes, trains and automobiles … with the addition of a 2 day Nile river boat cruise!
Day 1 – Egyptian Museum and Pyramids of Giza
Day 2 – Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa and Alexandria Beach
Day 3 – Alexandria -Citadel of Qaitbay and Monastery of Saint Pishoy
Day 4 – Aswan – Nubian Village, Philae Temple & Nile River
Tour of isolated Nubian village
Day 5 – Abu Simbel, Nile Tour and Aswan Market
A short boat tour of the Nile River while in Aswan
Aswan Market
Day 6 – Kom Ombo Temple
Kom Ombo Temple and mummified Crocodiles!
Day 7 – Luxor – Nile River Boat Cruise and Waterfront
Day 8 – Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Luxor Temple
Day 9 – Karnak Temple
Day 10 – Cairo – Khan el-Khalili Bazaar and Hot Air Balloons
The biggest market of Cairo – Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
Hot Air Balloons over the Valleye of Kings, Luxor
