12-Night Private Tour: Exploring Amarna and El Minya with Luxurious Cruise and Train Experience

Embark on a 12-night private tour exploring the ancient sites of Amarna and El Minya in Egypt. Experience a luxurious cruise and train journey while discovering the historical treasures of Cairo, El Minya, and Luxor.

Duration: 13 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Arrival to Egypt Land of Pharaohs

Cairo - Upon your arrival at Cairo International Airport, our representatives will meet and assist you all through the formal procedures at Cairo International Airport. Same-day or next you will meet your Egyptologist guide who will explain your tour details, Show your activities, You can ask him about your…

What's Included
  • Private tours in Cairo and Nile Cruise
  • 1 night on Sleeper Train with meals included
  • Option for superior or budget hotel accommodations
  • Meals provided: breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • 4 nights in Cairo with breakfast
  • Train travels between Cairo, Amarna, and Luxor
  • English-speaking Egyptologist guide available
  • 4 nights on a Deluxe Nile Cruise with…
What's Not Included
  • Entry visa to Egypt
  • All entrance fees
  • Gratuities (recommended) Guide will advise you, keep small currency with you
  • All entrance fees of monuments
  • WIFI free in Hotels - Not available in Ship (No WIFI in Ship)
  • X-Mass & New Year 20% supplement 20 DEC to 7 Jan will charge on-spot before check in by Cairo guide
  • Entrance fees 50% for Students
Additional Information

Experience a new perspective of Egyptian historical exploration in Cairo. Traverse El Minya, the home ground of Akhenaten and the Royal Family. Explore the Royal Tomb of Akhenaten, the final resting place of Pharaoh Akhenaten, located in the Royal Wadi of Amarna. Embark on a journey to Beni Hassan Tombs, Tuna EL Gabel, and Tel El Amarna. This exclusive…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Entelechy77
Oct 20, 2021
All the major sights and some obscure ones in one trip - I don't normally do tour packages but Egypt has a lot of sights spread out all over and internal travel can be fussy. This tour company is one of the few to offer El Minya, and that drew me to it (always wanted to see Ahkenaten's intended tomb). The package is flexible and has optional bonus tours, many of which I did. In each area (Cairo, Minya, Upper Egypt) you get a different guide and all of mine were great, particularly my Upper Egypt guide. You can add additional days in Cairo at start or end which is good because most of the add-on activities are up there. The best add-ons that I did were Alexandria, Dashur, Abu Simbel and Philae). Extra days and add-ons for me was about $1000 USD extra, but I did most of the ones they offered and had four extra nights. The vast array of sights I got to see, spanning 5000 years of history, was totally worth it. If you are looking to see LOTS of Egypt but feel intimidated by planning it yourself, this is an excellent way to do it. Strong recommend!
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Merytat3n
Nov 14, 2019
The experience of a lifetime! - I booked this trip as it was one of the longest, covered a lot of the sights I wanted to see and the only one that went to Amarna. I was not disappointed! Friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable guides! Mohammad, Tharwat, and Rafai looked after us super well! We had Mohammad for Cairo, Tharwat for Amarna and Beni Hassan, and Rafai from Luxor to Aswan. All were very competent and fun to be around! I highly recommend these guys! The trip ran smoothly with small deviations to the given itinerary for the purpose of convenience - for example, Amarna one day with Beni Hassan the next. The only change these days was that the Boundary Stela was added but we did not make it to the Southern Rock Tombs. This was a bit disappointing for me as I hoped to see the Aten temples in the main city on the way through but we ran out of time. I will just have to come back again! The service was very good. Water was provided and the guides were very attentive to our needs. All the travelling from place to place was in a private air conditioned vehicle. Guides helped by letting us know when we were going to change drivers so that we could tip them (tipping is a foreign concept for us in New Zealand). Highly recommended! You won’t be disappointed!
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Lunasamocha
Aug 23, 2019
Cairo & Nile cruise by Salah Explore plus - The entire tour was fantastic The guides were very informative The cruise & crew were very helpful We enjoyed our tour specially Karnak temple we paid extra for it as was optional excursion You must see and do it
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E9895kwpatricks
Jan 13, 2019
Professional no-worries enjoyable tour - Mr Saleh ensured I received the tailored tour I requested. His team picked me up when I was ready to start and stayed with me throughout. They transported me tonall the sites on time and they made sure I caught the right trains and someone was at my destination to get me to my hotel. Not a single worry in this tour. One caution, however. Entrance are not covered and they add up rapidly. And, photo fees to shoot pictures at many of these sites also add up. Tour guides are dedicated and work hard to help you navigate through all this. Nada and Rafe and expert guides and trusted, flexible operators. Take their advice and you won't go wrong. They have no control, however, over outsiders. EVERYBODY has their hand out for a gratuity. Use the bathroom? Tip. Open a door for you? Tip. Answer a question? Tip. As for the sites, they are all spectacular and worth seeing. Take the optional tours to Abu Simbel and Philae. They will cap your trip.
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Danielu7191yf
Oct 18, 2018
Excellent adventure, well organized - My wife and I just back from an unforgettable holiday in Egypt booked by “Explore Plus Holidays”. From our arrival to our departure company showed great customer care and consideration for their customers providing a 5-star service. Our booking was dealt with big boss as they called Salah who ensured that the itinerary of our trip was perfect to suit our needs, He communicated with us before month of our start tour, During our 12 days we managed unusuall trip like Amarna, wow magnifecient temples you must see and tour it. 5-day Nile river Cruise, a hot air balloon ride over the valley of kings, a visit to Abu Simbel From the moment we landed in Cairo we were treated so soft, they were always asking about our suitable time to start tour, Luxor so nice place, we must try more days there to can cover all temples, Dendera so nice trip and temple to visit We returned home with ton of photos never forgot this adventure, thank you big boss “Salah” 😊 hhhhhhh
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Marcel_j
Oct 15, 2017
This itinerary gave us a deep... - <p>This itinerary gave us a deep understanding about the era of Akhenaton. It was hard to find one itinerary that had visits for the tombs at Amarna and this one fulflilled our expectations. A special thanks to mr. Salah and for mr. Fathy Taher, who had a deep knowledge of portugese language and of Egyptology. We hope to see you soon again! MarcelIsabella</p>
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Sandra
Apr 18, 2017
The 3 of us thoroughly enjoyed the... - <p>The 3 of us thoroughly enjoyed the tour. We had an extensive tour of Egypt from the Top to the Bottom.<br/> Went by mini van, camel, horse and buggy, cruise ship, private car, small boats, hot air balloon and local flight. In El Minya saw out of the way tombs experiencing desert and local farms on the way. A trip of a life time to see amazing monuments.</p>
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