Dates
March 29 – April 13, 2027
Price
$12,000 · double occupancy
Deposit
$2,000 non-refundable deposit holds your space
Hosted by
Grandmaster Timothy W. Hogan
Sixteen days through Egypt's most storied landscapes with eight private and after-hours access experiences, a luxury Nile cruise, and licensed Egyptologists.
Add $2,000 for a private single room (standard pricing is double occupancy). All room, board, and travel within Egypt is covered once you arrive.
◆ All food, lodging, and travel within the destination is covered in the price once you arrive on location.
Highlights
- Great Pyramid interior — all three chambers
- Private hour inside the Great Sphinx enclosure
- The Osirion and Om Seti Room at Abydos
- Luxury Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan
The expedition poster
At a glance
Day by day
Itinerary
Day 1 — March 29
Arrivals in Cairo
- Airport transfer & hotel check-in
- Meet & greet welcome dinner
Day 2 — March 30
Giza Plateau
- Giza Plateau & Temple of Isis / tombs
- Sunrise or sunset visit
- Great Sphinx — one private hour inside the enclosure
Day 3 — April 1
Saqqara
- Unas Pyramid & Imhotep Museum
- The Serapeum
- Step Pyramid of Djoser
- Lunch in a rural restaurant
Day 4 — April 2
Coptic Cairo
- The Hanging Church (Al-Muʿallaqah)
- Lunch in Old Cairo
Day 5 — April 3
Luxor & Karnak
- Included flight to Luxor & hotel check-in
- Karnak Temple
- Private two-hour Temple of Sekhmet visit
Day 6 — April 4
Abydos & Dendera
- Temple of Seti I
- The Osirion
- Lunch at Lifehouse
- Dendera Temple
Day 7 — April 5
West Bank of Luxor
- Valley of the Kings
- Valley of the Nobles
- Hatshepsut Temple (optional Senenmut Tomb)
- Board the Nile cruise
Day 8 — April 6
Luxor Temple & Nile Cruise
- Luxor Temple
- Lecture aboard the cruise by Timothy Hogan
- Full board on the Nile
Day 9 — April 7
Edfu
- Temple of Horus at Edfu
- Full board on the Nile cruise
Day 10 — April 8
Philae & Elephantine
- Philae Island — Temple of Isis
- Elephantine Island (2–3 hours)
- Included lunch and visit to the oil shop
Day 11 — April 9
Aswan & Nubian Village
- Spice shop and Nubian village (optional)
- Lectures by Timothy Hogan
- Stargazing on deck
Day 12 — April 10
Kom Ombo
- Temple of Kom Ombo & Crocodile Museum
- Cruise back to Luxor
Day 13 — April 11
Cairo & the Grand Egyptian Museum
- Flight to Cairo & hotel check-in
- Grand Egyptian Museum visit
Days 14–16 — April 12–13
The Great Pyramid & Departures
- Great Pyramid interior — Subterranean, Queen's and King's chambers
- Farewell gathering
- Departure transfers
The complete itinerary is sent upon receipt of the $2,000 non-refundable deposit per person.
Private access
Eight experiences ordinary tours cannot reach
Hatshepsut's Temple After-Hours
Explore the mortuary temple beneath the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari without crowds.
The Osirion
The enigmatic megalithic structure behind the Temple of Seti I at Abydos.
The Om Seti Room
A rare visit to the room dedicated to Egyptologist Dorothy Eady, known as Om Seti.
Temple of Sekhmet
The black granite statues of Sekhmet within the sacred precincts of Karnak.
The Great Sphinx Enclosure
Stand before the Sphinx in a privileged setting few visitors ever experience.
The Serapeum of Saqqara
Descend into the galleries that housed the sacred Apis Bulls and their granite sarcophagi.
Elephantine Island
One of Egypt's oldest sacred centres, tied to Khnum, Satet and the Nile inundation.
Great Pyramid Interior
All three accessible chambers of the Great Pyramid of Khufu.
Aboard
Luxury Nile cruise
Sailing between Luxor and Aswan, the cruise is both transport and sanctuary: elegant cabins, panoramic river views, fine dining and sun decks, with guided visits to Luxor, Karnak, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Philae along the way. Evenings bring lectures, conversation and stargazing beneath the Egyptian sky.
Value
What's included
- ◆Luxury hotel accommodations throughout Egypt
- ◆Luxury Nile River cruise accommodations
- ◆Most meals throughout the journey
- ◆Airport transfers within Egypt
- ◆Domestic flights between Cairo and Luxor
- ◆All entrance tickets and archaeological site taxes
- ◆Eight private and special-access experiences
- ◆Professional Egyptologist guides and tour coordination
- ◆Private transportation and security support
- ◆Lectures and insights from Grandmaster Timothy W. Hogan
- ◆Nile cruise excursions and guided temple visits
- ◆Welcome materials and traveler support throughout
Not included: international airfare, Egypt visa fee (approx. $30 USD), travel insurance, gratuities and personal expenses. See our travel information for deposits, payment and cancellation terms.
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