Five thousand years of civilisation along the world's longest river — pyramids and temples, Nile cruises, and a Red Sea coast that fewer South Africans have explored than they should.
The Great Pyramid is 4,500 years old and the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World. You will not be ready for the scale.
Karnak’s hypostyle hall, the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple — Egypt’s most concentrated dose of ancient grandeur.
Three to seven nights on a dahabiya or traditional cruiser between Luxor and Aswan. The pace, the landscape, the temples between.
Ramses II’s vast rock-cut temples, relocated piece by piece to save them from Lake Nasser. A monument to two civilisations.
World-class diving and snorkelling at Hurghada, Marsa Alam and Dahab. Often combined with the Cairo–Nile circuit.
Opened 2025 near Giza — the world’s largest archaeological museum. Tutankhamun’s entire treasure in one place.
Comfortable temperatures for sightseeing, cool nights. Christmas and Easter peak — book ahead. Spring is loveliest.
Hot but bearable, especially on the coast. Fewer guests, lower rates. Mornings are still pleasant.
Summer in Cairo and Luxor is genuinely punishing — 40°+ daily. We don’t schedule trips in these months.
Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure — and the Sphinx watching over.
Largest religious building ever constructed. The hypostyle hall is staggering.
Tutankhamun, Ramses, Seti — 63 royal tombs cut into a desert valley.
Slow river journeys past temples, palm groves, fellucca sails.
Ramses II’s twin temples — moved 65m up to save them from Lake Nasser.
Old (Tahrir) and the spectacular new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.
Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Dahab — world-class coral, easy combination.
Far western desert — Berber culture, Oracle of Amun, salt lakes.
Our 9-day Egypt tour: Cairo, Aswan, Nile cruise to Luxor. Max 16 guests, fixed March departure.
NEW – Jordan add-on programme to do before or after Egypt.
Add Abu Simbel by flight, extend to the Red Sea, or include Siwa Oasis. Private guides, dahabiya cruises, luxury or mid-range.
From 2,560 BC until Lincoln Cathedral’s spire in 1311 AD. No structure built by humans was taller for nearly four millennia.
The Great Pyramid was already 2,500 years old when Cleopatra was born. She’s closer to us in time than she was to its construction.
Until the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799 and decoded by Champollion in 1822. Every pharaoh’s name we know is thanks to that stone.
Our group tour is perfectly paced for first-timers. Returnees usually want a Nile dahabiya, a Red Sea extension, or a deep dive into a single era. We design either.