Journeys

Adaptable starting points,
not fixed departures.

Every journey here is a sample composition — a starting point we rewrite by hand for the party it carries. Choose the one closest to what you have in mind and we will shape it around your dates, pace and interests.

We do not publish prices on the website. What a journey costs depends on your dates, party size, chosen accommodation, transport and availability. Every enquiry receives a personalised, itemised written quotation before you decide.

N° 01

≈ 10 days · Cairo · Luxor · Aswan

Pharaohs & the Nile

A sample private journey — the classical arc, unhurried. Giza in the early light, unhurried hours at the Grand Egyptian Museum, then several nights on a Nile sailing between Esna and Aswan. Adapted to your dates, group size and pace.

Early-morning start on the Pyramids plateau where possible
Sailing between Luxor and Aswan on a small traditional dahabiya (vessel confirmed in your proposal, subject to availability)
Guided visits to the Valley of the Kings and Karnak, with an Egyptologist guide requested where suited to the route
Philae Temple in the late afternoon (subject to site opening times)

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N° 02

≈ 7 days · Cairo · Luxor

The Antiquarian's Egypt

For the culturally curious. Long, unhurried hours in the museums and temples that matter, with the specialists who know them best.

Guided hours at the Grand Egyptian Museum (Egyptologist guide requested where suited to the route)
Karnak Temple visited in the quieter, late-afternoon light
Coptic and Fatimid Cairo on foot
A specialist guide arranged around the sites you care about

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N° 03

≈ 8 days · Cairo · White Desert · Siwa

The Silent Desert

Egypt as most travelers never see it — chalk cathedrals in the White Desert, palm-shaded pools at Siwa, and nights under a canvas roof beneath more stars than you have ever counted.

Chef-supported wild camp in the White Desert
Cleopatra's Spring and Siwa's salt lakes
4x4 traverse into the Great Sand Sea
Bedouin dinner beneath the stars

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N° 04

≈ 11 days · Cairo · Nile · Abu Simbel

Sun Kings of the South

A sample southern arc — Philae in the evening light, an early morning at Abu Simbel where scheduling permits, and an afternoon on the First Cataract with time built in for nothing at all. Adapted to your dates, pace and interests.

An early-morning visit to Abu Simbel where scheduling permits (planned around the earlier official visiting window; visitor levels vary)
A Nubian village afternoon by private motor boat (arranged where conditions permit)
Sound & light show at Philae (seat reservations arranged where available)
One entirely unscheduled day

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N° 05

≈ 9 days · Cairo · Red Sea

Antiquity & Azure

Pair the temples of Old Cairo with a private sailing week on the Red Sea — coral gardens by day, chef-prepared dinners on deck by night. All arrangements are shaped around your preferences and confirmed in your proposal.

A private sailing week (catamaran or comparable vessel) with dive master and on-board chef
Snorkelling at Giftun and offshore reefs
Islamic Cairo walking day with a historian
Sunset sail to a Red Sea island

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N° 06

≈ 6 days · Cairo

Cairo, Slowly

An intimate long weekend in the mother of the world. Fatimid alleyways, an evening walk through Khan el-Khalili, and considered dinners chosen around your tastes.

Guided walk through Al-Muizz Street after dark
A considered breakfast in a heritage Cairo setting (venue confirmed in your proposal)
Considered dinners arranged around your tastes
Photography walk in Old Cairo in the late-afternoon light

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N° 07

≈ 9 days · Cairo · Giza · Luxor · Aswan

Egypt for Families

A sample private journey written for families travelling together. Later starts where they make sense, shorter site visits told as stories rather than lectures, felucca time on the river and real rest built into the middle of the day. Dates, guiding, transport and properties are confirmed only in your personalised proposal.

Family-paced days with later starts and unhurried afternoons where the route allows
Museum and temple visits told as storytelling, with a guide requested to suit the ages travelling
Felucca time on the Nile at Aswan, weather and river conditions permitting
Rest periods built into the middle of the day rather than added at the end

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N° 08

≈ 10 days · Cairo · Giza · Luxor · Aswan · the Nile

Egypt, Just for Two

A sample private journey for two — a honeymoon, an anniversary, or simply time away together. Considered pacing, private guiding and a private vehicle as confirmed in your proposal, several unhurried nights on the river, and quiet celebratory touches arranged by request where a property or supplier is able to help.

Unhurried days with private guiding and a private vehicle, as confirmed in your proposal
Several nights on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, vessel subject to availability
Early or late visiting hours requested where the site and the season permit
Quiet celebratory touches arranged by request — never promised, and always subject to the property or supplier

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N° 09

≈ 6 days · Sharm El Sheikh · Saint Catherine · Dahab

Sinai at First Light

A sample private journey through southern Sinai — mountain air, an optional sunrise climb, the Saint Catherine area, and unhurried Red Sea rest at Dahab. Mountain and monastery access depends on opening hours, permissions, weather and prevailing security conditions, and is confirmed only in your personalised proposal.

An optional Mount Sinai sunrise hike — physically demanding, undertaken at night and in cold conditions, and only where permitted
The Saint Catherine area and monastery, subject to opening times, permissions, weather and security conditions
Coastal rest time at Dahab and the Red Sea shore
Short, flexible days with generous margins for weather and road conditions

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N° 10

≈ 11 days · Cairo · Giza · Luxor · Aswan · the Nile · Red Sea

The Nile & the Red Sea

A sample private journey that balances the classical arc with a restorative coastal finish — Cairo and Giza, the Theban West Bank, several nights on the river, then quiet days by the Red Sea. Everything below is a starting point; dates, transport, guiding and properties are confirmed in your personalised proposal.

Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum at the start, with early hours requested where possible
Several unhurried nights on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, vessel subject to availability
A genuine coastal pause at the end rather than a rushed final night
Optional snorkelling, diving and boat time arranged with licensed local operators, weather and conditions permitting

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Adaptable starting points,not fixed departures.

Then let's write you something new.

Adaptable starting points,
not fixed departures.