Itineraries
Itineraries
How to shape the days: what fits in a week, and what does not.
Egypt and Jordan Together: Does It Work?
It works, and the arithmetic is unforgiving: a ten-day Egypt-and-Jordan trip is a six-day Egypt trip.
Three Days in Luxor
Two days covers the famous Luxor. The third day is where it gets interesting.
11 Days11 Days in Egypt: What You Can Actually See
Eleven days does the whole classic route and adds a real second leg rather than a tacked-on one.
10 Days10 Days in Egypt: What You Can Actually See
Ten days is the first length that fits a second kind of holiday alongside the temples.
8 Days8 Days in Egypt: What You Can Actually See
Eight days is seven days with the slack put back in — and slack is what makes Egypt enjoyable rather than efficient.
7 Days7 Days in Egypt: What You Can Actually See
Seven days is the first length where nothing important gets cut and nothing feels rushed.
6 Days6 Days in Egypt: What You Can Actually See
Six days is the shortest trip that fits both Cairo and the Nile without feeling broken.
5 Days5 Days in Egypt: What You Can Actually See
Five days forces a choice. Cairo and the Pyramids, or the Nile — trying to do both is where five-day trips go wrong.
4 Days4 Days in Egypt: What You Can Actually See
Four days is a cruise, not a country. Here is what the Aswan-to-Luxor run actually covers and what it cannot.
Cairo in Two Days: A Realistic Plan
Two days done properly, built around Cairo's geography instead of a wish list.
How Many Days Do You Need in Egypt?
What you can realistically see in 5, 7, 10 and 14 days — and which of those trips is a mistake.