| Duration | 11 days / 10 nights |
| Route | Cairo – Luxor – Aswan |
| Tour Type | Private Family Package |
| Accommodation | 4 hotel nights + 6 nights on a private dahabiya |
| Price | From 1,900 USD per adult, child rates on request |
| Destinations | Giza – Saqqara – Grand Egyptian Museum – Karnak – Valley of the Kings – Edfu – Kom Ombo – Philae |
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Tell us your children’s ages and we build the pace around them.
Overview
Most Egypt itineraries are built for adults with stamina and then sold to families. This egypt family tour was designed the other way round: one major site a day, afternoons free, and six of the eleven nights on a single boat so nobody repacks a suitcase in a hotel corridor at 6:00 AM.
The route on this egypt family tour is the classic one — Cairo, Luxor, a Nile sail to Aswan — but the shape of each day is different. You see the pyramids in the morning and you are back at the pool by mid-afternoon. You see Karnak when the heat has gone out of the day. Between the temples there are swimming stops off the boat, a village walk, and a camel market.
Why This Egypt Family Tour Works With Children
The dahabiya is the reason. From day five onward your accommodation moves with you: the same cabin, the same crew, the same beds every night for six nights. Anyone who has moved a family of four between four hotels in a week understands what that is worth.
Cabins come as doubles, twins, triples and adjacent pairs, so families sleep together rather than across a corridor. The boat carries about a dozen guests in total, so the deck is never crowded and children are not a nuisance to two hundred strangers.
The chef cooks to what your children will actually eat. This sounds like a small thing until day six of a trip where a seven-year-old has refused every meal.
And on an egypt family tour the guides matter more than anywhere. Ours are licensed Egyptologists who can pitch the same tomb to a nine-year-old and to their grandmother in the same visit. We have run this itinerary for groups spanning ages four to eighty.
Shorter options: the 2 day Cairo trip or the 3 night Nile cruise. Add-ons the children tend to vote for: the Abu Simbel overnight tour and the White Desert camping trip. Browse everything in Egypt Tour Packages and Cairo tours.
Good to Know Before You Go
October to April is the easiest window for an egypt family tour with children. Summer works if you accept early starts and long pool afternoons, and it costs less. We will tell you honestly which we would book for your children’s ages.
Egypt is a genuinely child-welcoming country. Waiters, guards and shopkeepers make a fuss of children in a way that surprises a lot of European and North American parents, and it changes how a family experiences the trip.
Bring hats, high-factor sun protection, closed shoes for the tombs and swimming things — they get used more than you expect. Child rates apply and depend on age and cabin arrangement, so send us the ages when you enquire. For entry rules and site information see Egypt’s official monuments portal; Giza and Thebes are both UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ages does this Egypt family tour suit?
We have run it for groups spanning four to eighty. The pacing — one site a day, afternoons free, six nights on one boat — is what makes the wide age range work.
Are there child discounts?
Yes. Child rates depend on age and cabin arrangement, so send us your children’s ages and we quote exactly rather than guessing.
Will my children eat the food?
Almost certainly. The dahabiya chef adapts to what your family eats, and you tell us before you board rather than negotiating at every meal.
How many hotel changes are there?
Two. Three nights in Cairo, one in Luxor, then six nights in the same cabin on the boat. That is the whole trip.
What is included in the price?
All accommodation with meals as listed, the Cairo to Luxor flight, private transfers throughout, licensed Egyptologist guides, every entrance ticket in the itinerary, soft drinks on board and 24/7 support.
What is not included?
International flights, the Egypt entry visa, the optional Abu Simbel excursion, alcoholic drinks and gratuities.
Is Egypt safe for a family holiday?
The tourist corridor along the Nile is well established and heavily staffed, you are with a private guide and driver throughout, and our team is one message away at any hour. We answer specific concerns specifically — ask us.
How do I book?
Contact us with your dates and your children’s ages. We confirm availability and send a quote with no obligation.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Giza panorama and Saqqara by kallerna (CC BY-SA 3.0); Khan el-Khalili (CC BY-SA); dahabiya by Fatma Hasham (CC BY-SA 4.0); Karnak by Tsyganov Sergey (CC0).
