Egypt Short Breaks Itinerary: What to See in 3, 4, or 5 Days
November 19, 2025
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Tour Details
| Duration |
6 Days / 5 Nights |
|---|---|
| Tour Location |
Cairo / Giza / Abu Simbel / Luxor / Alexandria |
| Tour Type |
Daily Tour |
| Pickup |
Cairo Airport |
6 Day Solo Female Tour Through Cairo, Abu Simbel & Luxor
This 6 day solo female Egypt tour covers Cairo, Abu Simbel, and Luxor over six days and five nights, travelling hotel-based throughout by private vehicle, domestic flight, and first-class train. It is Egypt's only 6-day tour built specifically for solo female travellers. Female-friendly guides, solo-safe hotel selections, and a pre-departure safety briefing are included as standard features, not upgrades. This is the perfect introduction to Egypt Solo Traveller Tours, offering comfort, safety, and cultural immersion for solo female travellers in Egypt.
Day 1: Arrive in Cairo with a female-friendly airport transfer and a Nile Dinner in the evening. Day 2 covers the Giza Plateau, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Valley Temple of Khafre, and the Great Sphinx, followed by the Grand Egyptian Museum, with a domestic flight to Aswan in the evening. Day 3 is the Abu Simbel day trip: a private road transfer south to the twin temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari carved into the sandstone cliff face at Lake Nasser, returning to Aswan for the first-class train to Luxor in the evening. Day 4 covers Luxor's west bank, the Valley of the Kings, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Day 5 covers the east bank Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple at dusk, followed by a domestic flight back to Cairo. Day 6 is the departure.
Why Book This Tour
- Egypt's only 6-day tour is designed specifically for solo female travellers
- Solo-safe hotels and a dedicated safety briefing are included as standard
- A licensed Egyptologist guide accompanies every sightseeing day
- Every transfer is private and pre-arranged, ensuring a seamless travel experience
- Private air-conditioned transportation is provided throughout Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor
- The first-class train from Aswan to Luxor is pre-booked with a confirmed seat
- All entrance fees to the attractions listed in the itinerary are included
- Every solo female traveller receives a dedicated pre-tour safety briefing before departure
- The itinerary is fully customisable, including departure dates, hotel category, and optional add-ons
- 24/7 support is available throughout your trip with direct access to the Tripidays team
Included
- Meet and assist with our Tripidays representative at the airport
- Private licensed Egyptologist guide for all site days
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Domestic flight Cairo → Aswan
- Domestic flight Luxor → Cairo
- 3 nights' accommodation in Cairo
- 1 night accommodation in Aswan
- 1 night accommodation in Luxor
- First-class train ticket Aswan → Luxor
- Daily breakfast and Nile Dinner on Day 1 evening
- Entrance fees to all attractions mentioned in the Itinerary
- Pre-tour solo female safety briefing with direct guide contact details
- One Bottled water throughout all site days
- All applicable taxes and service charges
- Our assistance during your stay
Excluded
- International flights to Egypt.
- Personal expenses (souvenirs, extra meals, etc.).
- Tips for guides and drivers.
- Travel Insurance.
- Egypt Entry Visa.
- Any attractions or experiences not named in the itinerary above.
Highlights
Giza Attractions
- Pyramids of Giza
- Valley Temple of Khafre
- The Great Sphinx
- Grand Egyptian Museum
Luxor Attractions
- Valley of the Kings
- Temple of Hatshepsut
- Colossi of Memnon
- Karnak Temple
- Luxor Temple
Abu Simbel Attractions
- Temple of Ramesses II
- Temple of Nefertari
Itinerary
Our Tripidays representative meets you at Cairo International Airport, handles luggage and airport formalities, and transfers you by private air-conditioned vehicle directly to your hotel. No shared shuttles, no waiting for other passengers.
Nile Dinner Cruise
As the light drains from Cairo and the river begins to catch the city's reflection, you board a private vessel on the Nile both banks glowing, the sound of the water replacing the noise of the streets. Your solo-safe table placement is confirmed before you arrive; Egyptian and international dishes come in sequence while a folkloric performance plays out on the lower deck.
Meals
Dinner
Your Egyptologist guide collects you after breakfast for a full day across the Giza Plateau and the Grand Egyptian Museum. An evening domestic flight transfers you to Aswan — your base for tomorrow's Abu Simbel day trip.
The Pyramids of Giza
You'll stand at the base, and the scale stops being a number 138 metres of limestone rising from the desert floor, built without the wheel or iron tools, still the largest stone structure on earth. Your guide positions you at the northeast corner where the geometry becomes visible: the four faces aligned to the cardinal points within a fraction of a degree.
Valley Temple of Khafre
Step inside, and the temperature drops. The Valley Temple was cut from Aswan granite blocks fitted so precisely that no mortar was used, and almost none has shifted across 4,500 years. You move through corridors that once held 23 life-sized statues of Khafre, every one of them removed, scattered now across museums on three continents.
The Great Sphinx
Your guide walks you to the ground-level viewing terrace directly in front of the Sphinx, where the full 73-metre length becomes clear, but photographs consistently flatten it. The repair limestone added to the chest in the 1920s is still visibly lighter than the surrounding bedrock; your guide points to the exact line where ancient stone ends and modern restoration begins.
The Grand Egyptian Museum
You enter through the Grand Staircase flanked by 87 statues and artefacts from the reign of Ramesses II, ascending toward the upper galleries. if Travellers interested in exploring Cairo's Christian heritage in greater depth may also enjoy the Coptic Cultural Cairo Tour, which focuses entirely on the city's historic churches, monasteries, and religious landmarks.
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
An early start from your Aswan hotel, your guide collects you before dawn with breakfast boxes prepared by the hotel. Private vehicle south along Lake Nasser's western bank to Abu Simbel, returning to Aswan in the afternoon. Your first-class train to Luxor departs in the evening.
Abu Simbel Temples
You arrive as morning light strikes the four colossal seated figures across the full facade, each one 20 metres tall, carved from a sandstone cliff the Egyptian government relocated 65 metres uphill between 1964 and 1968 to save it from Lake Nasser's rising waters.
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Your guide meets you after breakfast and transfers you across the Nile to the west bank. The morning covers the Valley of the Kings and the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut; the Colossi of Memnon is a final stop before returning to your hotel.
Valley of the Kings
Your guide leads you into three tombs — entry includes KV6 (Ramesses IX), KV11 (Ramesses III), and one additional tomb rotating by season. Inside KV6, the burial chamber ceiling carries the full Book of the Night painted across a curved vault in white, black, and deep blue a complete map of the underworld the pharaoh would navigate after death, still largely intact after 3,100 years.
Temple of Hatshepsut
You approach across open desert, and the three-tiered colonnaded facade rises directly against the Theban cliff face, built into the cliff rather than in front of it, the only Egyptian mortuary temple designed this way.
Colossi of Memnon
The two seated figures of Amenhotep III rise 18 metres from an open field with no enclosure and almost no queue. You can stand at the base and look straight up at close range, which almost no other major site in Egypt allows. Your guide explains why they are still standing in a field rather than inside a temple complex: the mortuary temple they guarded was built on the Nile floodplain and was underwater every year until it simply dissolved.
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
Your guide collects you after breakfast for the east bank — Karnak Temple in the morning, Luxor Temple in the late afternoon as the light drops. An evening flight returns you to Cairo.
Karnak Temple
Enter through the Avenue of Ram-Headed Sphinxes and your guide slows you down before the Hypostyle Hall — 134 columns packed close enough that the light between them falls in narrow vertical shafts, the tallest columns reaching 23 metres. The scale is disorienting in a way that open-air sites are not.
Luxor Temple Tour
You arrive as the floodlights come on and the ochre stone turns deep amber. This is the specific reason the timing is deliberate. At the entrance gate, one original obelisk of Ramesses II still stands; its pair has been in Paris since 1833.
Meals
Breakfast and Dinner
After breakfast and hotel check-out, your private vehicle transfers you directly to Cairo International Airport for your international departure.
Meals
Breakfast
Notes:
* 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
Yes. This itinerary is designed with solo female safety in mind private transfers, female-friendly assistance on arrival, escorted tours, and trusted hotels in Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor. You’ll always be accompanied by professional guides during excursions.
This tour includes private airport meet and assist, 5-star hotels in Cairo, Aswan, and Luxor, daily breakfast and selected lunches, a domestic flight from Cairo to Aswan, a first-class train from Aswan to Luxor, a domestic flight from Luxor to Cairo, entrance fees to all nine attractions in the itinerary, and a licensed Egyptologist guide for every site day. A pre-tour solo female safety briefing and direct guide contact details are included as standard.
Absolutely. Abu Simbel is one of Egypt’s most secure tourist sites. You travel to Egypt with a private vehicle, and breakfast boxes prepared by the hotel for early departures, and licensed guides make it secure and enjoyable for solo female travelers.
This is Egypt's only 6-day tour built specifically for solo female travellers. Female-friendly guide assignment, solo-safe hotel selections, a pre-departure safety briefing, and private transport at every transfer point are included as standard features, not upgrades. If travelling with family, explore the Christmas Egypt Family Tour for a holiday-focused itinerary designed around family-friendly sightseeing and festive travel dates.
Comfortable, modest clothing is ideal. Consider:
- Light trousers or long skirts
- Breathable tops
- Comfortable walking shoes
- A scarf for sun or conservative areas
What to Pack
Hat
Backpack
Comfy Shoes
Powerbank
Medical Kit
Comfy Clothes
Sunglasses & Sunscreen
Personal Hygiene Products
Valid Passport For 6 Months
Tour Locations
Tour Prices
From Jan 2026 to Apr 2026
- Solo $2330
- 2 - 4 Pax $1510
- 5 - 8 Pax $1220
- 9 - 16 Pax $1180
From May 2026 to Sep 2026
- Solo $2250
- 2 - 4 Pax $1460
- 5 - 8 Pax $1180
- 9 - 16 Pax $1140
From Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
- Solo $2410
- 2 - 4 Pax $1550
- 5 - 8 Pax $1270
- 9 - 16 Pax $1230
Xmas 21 Dec - 7 Jan Easter 29 Mar - 11 Apr
- Solo $2510
- 2 - 4 Pax $1600
- 5 - 8 Pax $1310
- 9 - 16 Pax $1270
Cairo:
Cleopatra Hotel – Cosmopolitan Hotel – Pyramids Park Resort – or similar
Aswan:
Citymax – Basma or similar
From Jan 2026 to Apr 2026
- Solo $2620
- 2 - 4 Pax $1650
- 5 -8 Pax $1370
- 9 - 16 Pax $1320
From May 2026 to Sep 2026
- Solo $2490
- 2- 4 Pax $1580
- 5 - 8 Pax $1300
- 9 - 16 Pax $1250
From Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
- Solo $2680
- 2 - 4 Pax $1680
- 5 - 8 Pax $1400
- 9 - 16 Pax $1350
Xmas 21 Dec - 7 Jan Easter 29 Mar - 11 Apr
- Solo $2980
- 2 - 4 Pax $1840
- 5 - 8 Pax $1550
- 9 - 16 Pax $1500
Cairo:
Hilton Pyramids Golf – Mövenpick Media City – Helnan Dreamland Hotel – or similar
Aswan:
Tolip Hotel Aswan – or similar
From Jan 2026 to Apr 2026
- Solo $3060
- 2 - 4 Pax $1870
- 5 - 8 Pax $1580
- 9 - 16 Pax $1540
From May 2026 to Sep 2026
- Solo $2640
- 2 - 4 Pax $1650
- 5 - 8 Pax $1370
- 9 - 16 Pax $1330
From Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
- Solo $3020
- 2 - 4 Pax $1860
- 5 - 8 Pax $1570
- 9 - 16 Pax $1530
Xmas 21 Dec - 7 Jan Easter 29 Mar - 11 Apr
- Solo $3360
- 2 - 4 Pax $2040
- 5 - 8 Pax $1750
- 9 - 16 Pax $1700
Cairo:
Hilton Heliopolis – Hyatt Regency – Triumph Luxury – or similar
Aswan:
The Zen Wellness Resort – Mövenpick Aswan – or similar
From Jan 2026 to Apr 2026
- Solo $5440
- 2 - 4 Pax $3080
- 5 - 8 Pax $2780
- 9 - 16 Pax $2730
From May 2026 to Sep 2026
- Solo $4380
- 2 - 4 Pax $2540
- 5 - 8 Pax $2250
- 9 - 16 Pax $2210
From Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
- Solo $6120
- 2 - 4 Pax $3420
- 5 - 8 Pax $3120
- 9 -16 Pax $3070
Xmas 21 Dec - 7 Jan Easter 29 Mar - 11 Apr
- Solo $6420
- 2 - 4 Pax $3590
- 5 - 8 Pax $3280
- 9 - 16 Pax $3240
Cairo:
Four Seasons Nile Plaza – St. Regis Cairo – Nile Ritz – Marriott Mena House – or similar
Aswan:
Sofitel Legend Old Cataract – or similar
