Le Egypt🚗 7-day road trip: Cairo to Aswan
7 days
Drive the length of the Nile Valley, with the hidden sites most tours skip.
Day 1: Cairo → Minya
Leave early, stop at the Meidum pyramid, sleep on the Minya corniche.
Day 2: Minya's tombs
A full day of rarely visited sites; carry water and snacks.
Day 3: Minya → Sohag → Luxor
Long day: Red Monastery, Abydos and Dendera, arrive in Luxor by evening.
Day 4: Luxor West Bank
Start at 6am to beat the heat.
Day 5: Luxor East Bank
Slower day, tea at the Winter Palace.
Day 6: Luxor → Aswan
Three temples on the way south; sunset drinks at the Old Cataract.
Day 7: Aswan
Leave the car at the hotel, everything today is by boat.