Le Egypt🧭 Two weeks by car: the Egypt master plan
14 days
Cairo, the Nile Valley all the way to Abu Simbel, the Red Sea and back: the big loop for drivers.
Day 1: Pyramids & the Grand Egyptian Museum
Pyramids at opening, the museum in the afternoon, sound and light after dark.
- Pyramids of Giza & the Sphinx
- Pyramids Panorama Point
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Sound & Light Show at the Pyramids
Day 2: Islamic & Old Cairo
Leave the car at the hotel and use Uber and the metro today.
- Citadel of Saladin
- Sultan Hassan & Al-Rifai Mosques
- Al-Muizz Street
- Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
- Coptic Cairo & the Hanging Church
- Al-Azhar Park
Day 3: Saqqara, Memphis & Dahshur
The first pyramids, almost without crowds; the Royal Mummies on the way back.
- Memphis Open-Air Museum
- Saqqara & Step Pyramid of Djoser
- Dahshur: Bent & Red Pyramids
- National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Day 4: Cairo → Minya
Leave early; Meidum on the way, Beni Hasan in the afternoon, sleep on the corniche.
Day 5: Minya → Luxor
The longest drive: lunch at the Red Monastery, Abydos, arrive in Luxor before dark.
Day 6: Luxor East Bank
Karnak in the late afternoon is calmer; tea at the Winter Palace.
Day 7: Luxor West Bank
Balloon at sunrise if you like, then the tombs before the heat.
Day 8: Luxor → Aswan
Three temples on the way south; sunset on the Aswan corniche.
Day 9: Aswan by boat
A day on the water; leave the car parked.
Day 10: Abu Simbel
Drive down through the desert, see the temples in the afternoon and the evening show, and sleep there.
Day 11: Abu Simbel → Luxor
Sunrise at the temples, then the long drive back north; relax on Banana Island if there's time.
Day 12: Luxor → Hurghada
Dendera in the morning, then the Qena–Safaga desert road; fill up before it and arrive before dark.
Day 13: Red Sea day
Snorkel at the Giftun islands, dinner by the lagoons of El Gouna.
Day 14: Hurghada → Cairo
Break the drive at St Anthony's Monastery and a swim at Ain Sokhna.