Egypt is waiting for you

• Personal Airport Pickup 
• Accommodation (all nights)
• All meals and drinking water
• Internal flights 
• Admission tickets
• Optional camel ride
• Hot air balloon ride at sunrise (weather permitting)
• Customized travel journal
• Solarpuff lantern to give to a family without access to electricity
• Contribution to Egypt Equine Aid

• Round trip international airfare to and from Cairo 
• Snacks and other drinks
• Travel insurance (CFAR required)
• Tips (for the local guide and sailing crew) 
• Souvenirs 
•  Contributions to Climate Smart to offset carbon emissions 

Cost per person: 

Double occupancy

$6,499

Solo room 

$8,499

Non-Refundable Deposit

due February 1, 2025

$1,499

Pre-Day Trip to Alexandria

price tba

My tours are small on purpose. 

This trip has room for a maximum of 16 people.

The travelers in our group are friends and family: people I've traveled with or have talked about traveling with. They are kind and respectful people of all genders and ages who are excited about exploring Egypt, and I'm looking forward to sharing it with them.

As most of you know, I don't advertise my trips. I prefer to run a secret boutique travel company.

If you know about this trip and have made it to this site, then you are most welcome to apply to join us.

As much as I travel I would rather settle into a room for a few nights instead of moving to a different hotel every day. With that in mind, I've designed our itinerary so we stay in only three locations over nine days: 

• Two nights in Cairo at a 4-star hotel

• Five nights on our private Dahabeya traditional sailing vessel

• One night at the beautiful 5-star Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa

All rooms are offered as double occupancy. Travelers who prefer solo accommodations can pay an additional fee for their own rooms.

Dahabeyas have been sailing the Nile since the Middle Ages carrying important rulers in style. These shallow-bottomed boats were painted gold (the Arabic word for gold, is "dhahab") to represent the wealth of the travelers onboard. 

While there are many different styles of boats transporting tourists along the Nile, I prefer these traditional sailing boats because they are quiet, travel during the day, sit closer to the surface of the water, and are much smaller, allowing us to see more than we would from the other options.

These boats are more environmentally friendly. 

I also like that we can hire the whole boat just for our group. This, of course, is the more expensive option, but I think it is definitely worth it. Plus, it has a hot tub.

On our trip through Egypt we will be accompanied by one of my friends who is a local Egyptian licensed tour guide. He is an expert in Egyptology - the history and mythology of ancient Egypt. He also knows delightful places we can visit off the beaten path, and he's a really great guy.

In addition to our guide, each guest will be met at the airport and driven to our hotel in Cairo by people who work for my good friend's tour company. Every person who works for them are highly professional and very nice.

Travelers should book their flights to arrive in Cairo before 4:00 pm on the the arrival day. Because it is long flight (about 10.5 to 20 hours of traveling,) most flights will depart on the day prior.

The return flight from Cairo on the final day should be booked no earlier than ...(tba)