Bespoke travel agency in Egypt

The best time to visit Égypte stretches from October to April, when the heat subsides and the light takes on that soft, distinctive hue over the temples of Upper Égypte. December and January remain the busiest months in Luxor and Aswan: mornings are cool, afternoons perfect for sailing on the Nile. For those wanting to avoid crowds, November and March offer a fine balance. In summer, the south becomes scorching, but it's the ideal season for the Red Sea, where water temperatures reach 28°C. As for the Libyan Desert, it's best explored between late October and early March, when nights become starry and cool.

A trip to Égypte covers quite a wide range depending on the type of experience you're looking for. For a classic ten to twelve-day itinerary combining Cairo, a Nile cruise and a few nights in Luxor, expect an average of €2,200 to €3,200 per person, international flights included, in refined comfort. Dahabieh, these small private sailing vessels between Esna and Aswan, push the budget higher but radically transform your experience of the river. Conversely, a more flexible approach, mixing guesthouses and overnight trains, remains entirely feasible. Extensions to the White Desert, Siwa or the Red Sea typically add €400 to €900 depending on duration and logistics arranged locally.

Preparing a trip to Egypt from abroad means navigating countless details that can make or break your stay: the actual quality of cruise boats, choice of guide, site opening hours, access to secondary tombs, train reservations, desert permits. A travel agency based on the ground sees what brochures don't show. At Cheops Travel, our Cairo and Luxor offices have existed since 1981, and this long-standing presence allows us to adjust an itinerary in a few hours, select an English-speaking guide matched to your preferences, or slip in a detour to a craftsman's workshop rather than an overcrowded site. You speak directly with the team that organizes it.

Egypt is rarely discovered all at once. Many begin in Cairo, with its Giza pyramids, the Coptic quarter and the new Grand Egyptian Museum, before heading to Upper Egypt. There, a Nile cruise remains the backbone of any journey: Luxor, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Edfu, Kom Ombo, then Aswan and the Temple of Philae. For those with more time, Abu Simbel deserves an overnight stay, and the oases of the Libyan Desert — Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla, Siwa — reveal another Egypt, silent and mineral. The Red Sea, finally, extends the journey through its reefs, between Marsa Alam and the Sinai Peninsula.