Getting here
From CairoA 1-hour flight — we regularly design single-day private tours from Cairo covering one bank, or 2 nights for the full picture.
From HurghadaAbout 200km, a 2.5-hour drive each way through the Eastern Desert — feasible as a long day with 6–7 hours on-site.
From AswanThe classic direction: most Nile cruises sail Luxor↔Aswan over 3–4 nights, with Luxor sites covered on embarkation or disembarkation day.
Timing it right
Valley of the KingsVisit at 7am opening — the tombs are cool and near-empty before the cruise-ship coaches arrive mid-morning.
Karnak TempleAlso best at opening; the Great Hypostyle Hall’s 134 columns are extraordinary in the low morning light.
Luxor TempleSave it for dusk — the illuminated columns and the Avenue of Sphinxes are a different experience after dark.