Tour Details
| Duration |
8 Days / 7 Nights |
|---|---|
| Tour Location |
Cairo / Hurghada / Aswan / Luxor |
| Tour Type |
Daily Tour |
| Pickup |
Cairo Airport |
Magical 8 Day Family Holiday to Cairo, Luxor and Hurghada
This 8 Day Egypt Family Holiday combines Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, and Aswan in a family-friendly itinerary that blends Red Sea relaxation with Egypt's most famous ancient attractions. Featuring private guides, comfortable accommodations, domestic flights, first-class train travel, and child-friendly pacing, the tour is designed to make exploring Egypt easy and enjoyable for both parents and children. For more family friendly options, explore our full range of Egypt Family Holidays.
The adventure begins in Cairo with a memorable Nile dinner cruise before flying to Hurghada on Day 2. Families enjoy three nights on the Red Sea, including two full leisure days to relax on the beach, swim in the resort pools, join optional snorkeling trips, or experience a desert safari. On Day 4, travel by private vehicle to Luxor, where you'll explore the city's most famous monuments, including Karnak Temple, the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Day 5 continues south to Aswan by first-class train before visiting the spectacular Abu Simbel Temples, one of Egypt's greatest archaeological treasures. Day 6 returns to Cairo by domestic flight for an immersive day exploring the Egyptian Museum, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the Hanging Church, Ben Ezra Synagogue, Amr Ibn El Aas Mosque, Al Muizz Street, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Day 7 provides a final overnight stay in Cairo before departure on Day 8.
Why Book This Tour
- Only 8 day Egypt tour designed specifically for families with children
- Private Egyptologist guide throughout, engaging both children and adults
- Family rated hotels
- Domestic flights included
- First class train Luxor to Aswan included
- All entrance fees covered
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for every road transfer throughout the tour
- Three full Red Sea nights in Hurghada
- Optional snorkeling and desert safari are available to pre-book
- Itinerary fully customizable to the ages and needs of children in your group
- 24/7 support throughout
Included
- Meet and assist with the Tripidays representative at Cairo airport
- 2 Nights of accommodations in Cairo hotel
- 1 Night of accommodations in Aswan hotel
- 1 Night of accommodations in Luxor hotel
- 3 Nights of accommodations in Hurghada hotel
- Private Egyptologist guide for all sightseeing days
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for all road transfers
- Flight Ticket Cairo → Hurghada, Aswan → Cairo
- 1st class train ticket from Luxor to Aswan
- Entrance fees to all attractions in the itinerary
- One bottle of water during the tours
- Meals are provided as mentioned in the itinerary
- Our assistance during your stay
- All Taxes and Charges
Excluded
- International flights to and from Egypt
- Egypt entry visa
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses and souvenirs
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Optional snorkeling excursion
- Optional desert safari
- Any meals not specified in the inclusions above
Highlights
Luxor Attractions
- Karnak Temple
- Valley of the Kings
- Temple of Hatshepsut
- Colossi of Memnon
Aswan Attractions
- Abu Simbel Temples
Cairo Attractions
- The Egyptian Museum
- Egyptian Civilization Museum
- The Hanging Church
- Amr Ibn El Aas Mosque
- Ben Ezra Synagogue
- Al Muizz Street
- Khan El Khalili Bazaar
Itinerary

Your Tripidays representative meets the family at Cairo International Airport, handles all transfer logistics, and gets everyone checked into the hotel without delay. The evening opens on the river with a Nile dinner boat experience, traditional Egyptian dishes, live music, and the lit skyline of Cairo stretching across the water in both directions.

Nile Dinner Cruise
You'll board at the dock as Cairo's skyline begins to reflect off the water, the city's minarets and bridges visible from the open deck. For travelers comparing 8 day holiday in Egypt packages, this relaxing dinner cruise offers a memorable introduction to the country. The live performance runs through dinner, giving children something to watch while the whole family settles into the first evening in Egypt.

Meals
Dinner

After breakfast and check-out, your family will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your flight to Hurghada. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel for check-in and enjoy the rest of the day relaxing on the beautiful Red Sea coast.

Meal
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A full free day with the family at the resort. No guide, no transfers, no timed entry. The itinerary keeps this day completely open.

Free day in Hurghada
You'll have the full day at your own pace: the beach, the resort pool, or simply time together without a schedule. For families with younger children, this is consistently the day parents report as the one their children ask to repeat. Travelers deciding between the Red Sea destinations often compare this itinerary with a Cairo, Luxor & Sharm beach alternative, though Hurghada is generally preferred by families for its shorter transfers and wide range of child-friendly beach resorts.

Optional Desert Safari Tour
Your guide can arrange quad bikes or camel rides into the Eastern Desert at sunset, finishing with a BBQ dinner under an open sky as the temperature drops and the stars come out over the sand. The excursion runs approximately four hours and is suitable for children from around age six.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Three nights on the Red Sea begin here. The day is deliberately unscheduled; families move at their own pace between the beach, the pool, and the water.

Leisure day at the beach
You'll find the family at a beach where the water temperature holds between 22 and 26 degrees year-round and the visibility in the shallows runs to several metres on a calm day. After four days of monuments and early starts, the contrast is immediate, and this decompression is exactly what the itinerary is designed around. Families who enjoy this Cairo–Luxor–Hurghada route but prefer a more traditional Nile sailing experience may also consider a Nile cruise & Hurghada adult version with additional cruise days and a more relaxed pace geared toward grown-up travelers.

Optional Snorkeling Tour
Your guide can arrange a short boat trip to the reef systems just offshore, where coral gardens run in dense formations at depths that children can explore without any diving certification. The reef fish here, parrotfish, triggerfish, grouper, and clownfish, are concentrated enough that first-time snorkelers consistently surface wanting to go straight back in.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, your private transfer takes you from Hurghada to Luxor. Upon arrival, begin exploring Luxor's famous East and West Bank monuments with your Egyptologist guide before checking in to your hotel.

Karnak Temple
Step into the awe-inspiring Karnak Temple, dedicated to the god Amun-Ra. Explore the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 towering columns, built over centuries by multiple pharaohs.

Hatshepsut Temple
Marvel at Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple, carved into the cliffs and showcasing the remarkable achievements of one of Egypt's most powerful female pharaohs.

Valley of the Kings
Walk through the Valley of the Kings, where legendary pharaohs like Tutankhamun and Ramses II were laid to rest.

Colossi of Memnon
See the giant Colossi of Memnon, standing tall at 60 feet and guarding the ancient temples of Luxor.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast and check-out from your hotel in Luxor, board a first-class train to Aswan. Upon arrival, meet your guide and travel south to explore the magnificent Temples of Abu Simbel, one of Egypt's most iconic archaeological sites, before returning to Aswan later in the day.

Abu Simbel Temples
You'll arrive to find two temples of Abu Simbel cut directly into a sandstone cliff face by Ramses II around 1264 BC, the larger fronted by four seated colossi of the pharaoh, each standing 20 metres tall. The detail worth pointing out to your children: in 1968, the entire complex was dismantled into 1,042 numbered blocks and reassembled 65 metres higher up the cliff to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, one of the most complex engineering rescues in modern history.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch

Your driver picks the family up from Aswan to catch a flight back to Cairo. Your guide meets the family in the city for an afternoon in the oldest surviving market district in Egypt. The return to Cairo also highlights one of the biggest differences between this family itinerary and a budget overland Egypt no beach route, which typically spends more time on road and rail connections while focusing entirely on archaeological sites rather than Red Sea relaxation.

The Egyptian Museum
Explore the Egyptian Museum, home to over 120,000 artifacts. Discover mummies, sarcophagi, and treasures that tell Egypt's fascinating story.

The National Museum Of Egyptian Civilization
End your historical tour at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, showcasing over 50,000 artifacts from prehistoric times to modern Egypt.

The Hanging Church
Visit the historic Hanging Church, one of Egypt's oldest Christian landmarks.

Amr Ibn El Aas Mosque
Explore the first mosque in Egypt, built during the Islamic conquest, and learn about its historical significance.

Ben Ezra Synagogue
Discover the Ben Ezra Synagogue, built in the 9th century, where history, culture, and faith converge.

Al Muizz Street
Stroll through Al Muizz Street, one of Cairo's oldest and most iconic streets, lined with historic mosques, mausoleums, and stunning architecture.

Khan El Khalili Bazaar
Explore the vibrant Khan El Khalili Bazaar, a bustling market filled with fragrant spices, colorful textiles, unique souvenirs, and exquisite handmade crafts.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, your Tripidays representative arranges the airport transfer and handles all final logistics for the family's international departure from Cairo.

Departure
As your family holiday comes to an end, you'll board your flight home with lasting memories of Egypt's ancient wonders, Red Sea beaches, and unforgettable experiences shared.

Meals
Breakfast
* You can let us know if you'd like to customize your tour itinerary to meet your needs. We value your input and aim to accommodate your requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
The tour includes 7 nights at family hotels across Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, and Hurghada, a private Egyptologist guide on all touring days, two domestic flights, a first-class train from Aswan to Luxor, all entrance fees to the Abu Simbel, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and Colossi of Memnon, plus daily breakfast and lunches on all touring days.
This is the only 8 day Egypt tour structured specifically for families with children, kid-paced Egyptologist guiding, family-rated hotels at every stop, three full Red Sea days in Hurghada rather than a single overnight, and private transport at every stage with no shared group timings or coach transfers.
Abu Simbel is a pair of rock-cut temples built by Ramses II in 1264 BC in southern Egypt near the Sudanese border, fronted by four colossi each standing 20 metres tall. It is one of the most immediately understood sites in Egypt for children; the scale of the entrance statues speaks for itself without any explanation needed, and the story of how the entire complex was dismantled and moved block by block in 1968 is the detail children most often repeat when they get home.
The tour uses three modes of transport, each chosen for a specific leg: a domestic flight from Cairo to Aswan on Day 2 evening to eliminate a long road transfer at the start of Upper Egypt, a first-class train from Aswan north to Luxor on Day 3 afternoon along the Nile, and private air-conditioned vehicles for all road transfers including the Luxor to Hurghada run on Day 4 and the Hurghada to Cairo return on Day 7.
Yes. Two domestic flights are included in the tour price: Cairo to Hurghada on Day 2, and Aswan to Cairo on Day 7. Both are pre-arranged and covered, with no additional booking required from the family.
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