Our classic Egypt tours cover the essentials in one trip: Cairo and the Pyramids of Giza, a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan, and the temples and tombs of ancient Thebes.
Tours run from three days to two weeks, with Egyptologist guides, hand-picked hotels and 24/7 support. They are planned for African American and Black travelers who want to experience Egypt as an African civilization. Choose an itinerary below or ask us to adjust one.
3-night trip through Aswan and a Nile cruise, with Egyptologist guides and 24/7 support, designed for Black travelers exploring Egypt’s African heritage.
4-day trip through Alexandria and El Alamein, with Egyptologist guides and 24/7 support, designed for Black travelers exploring Egypt’s African heritage.
4-day trip through Cairo and St. Catherine, with Egyptologist guides and 24/7 support, designed for Black travelers exploring Egypt’s African heritage.
4-night trip through Luxor and a Nile cruise, with Egyptologist guides and 24/7 support, designed for Black travelers exploring Egypt’s African heritage.
More fun awaits you on our classic Egypt holidays. Organizing your vacation will be a breeze with a company that has arranged first-class travel to Egypt and the Middle East for over 60 years. Private and adaptable, our Egypt vacation packages are tailor-made for you. Some of Egypt’s most popular tourist destinations and accommodation options are on that list. Consider them a stepping stone to your creative process because each journey is tailor-made for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us and ask for a non-compliance estimate.
Egypt’s tourist spots are always popular, no matter where you live. Some temples, tombs, and pyramids from ancient Egypt are so interesting that you could spend a whole day learning about them. You could spend your life learning about all the old places there in the land of the pharaohs.
What can you do in Egypt? When planning a trip to Egypt, here is a quick list of some of the best parts of Egypt’s classic vacations that take place all over the country. The first thing you should think about is that the country is divided into different parts:
Lower Egypt: This area just north of the Nile Delta might have it. Cities like Cairo and Alexandria and the coast of the Mediterranean are also included. Egypt vacations often start in Cairo, which is the country’s capital. Here are the Great Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum.
Central Egypt: Visitors usually don’t come here because there isn’t much to see or do in the area. Most of this area is desert.
Upper Egypt: The most significant historical sites in the nation are to be found in this region, which lies towards the southern end of the Nile River Valley. The best way to see the sights in and around Luxor and Aswan in Upper Egypt is to take a trip down the Nile.
The Nile River can separate the Sahara Desert into the eastern and western deserts. In the Western Desert, you can find oases, ancient Egyptian and Roman structures, and other exciting places.
On the coast of the Red Sea, several high-end resorts and beaches have made this area famous. People come from all over the world to swim and dive there, and the prices aren’t too high or too low.
Sinai Peninsula: This peninsula is full of history and is just the right size for a day trip by car into the past. Trips. Get out of the house and go hiking, on an adventure, or play sports. Sharm el Sheikh is a popular place to visit, and Dahab is known for its excellent diving.
What are the top things to do for Egypt tourists?
This is a tricky question to answer because everyone is different. But trips to Cairo and Egypt are some of the most popular, and they almost always include visits to the pyramids, museums, and cathedrals from the past. In Cairo, visitors can choose between tours that only take them to see the Great Sphinx and the pyramids at Giza or tours that also take them to the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, where they can see and explore even more pyramids.
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Black Travel Egypt, Egypt’s travel experts, offer private, tailor-made tours, for families, small groups, and retreats. Get immersed in the Egyptian culture and history while receiving new perspectives from locals. When you book with us, you become family.
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Some of the world’s oldest artifacts and most significant monuments can be found inside the walls of Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, and Aswan. These include the pyramids of Giza, the Cairo Citadel, the Egyptian Museum, the catacombs, the valley of the kings, the Karnak temple complex, the Philae temple, the Abu Simbel temple, and the Sphinx. These buildings were built during Pharaonic, Coptic, Greco-Roman, and Roman times. Read up on Egypt and everything the country offers to find out more.
Visitors to Egypt should always have the following things: prescription medications, a credit card, lightweight clothes and shoes, prescription sunglasses and a spare pair of glasses, a hat, a bag, and a universal power adapter. Read on to learn more about what to bring with you on your trip to Egypt.
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