9-Day Luxor and El Gouna Tour | Boutique Escape
This Luxor and El Gouna tour pairs timeless temples and private cultural experiences with four unhurried Red Sea nights, combining Nile-side character with a refined coastal retreat.
Why Choose This Luxor and El Gouna Tour?
This nine-day Luxor and El Gouna tour combines four nights at a selected boutique-style Luxor hotel on a Bed & Breakfast basis with four nights at a selected El Gouna hotel on a Half Board basis.
Explore the West Bank, Karnak, Luxor Temple and Dendera with private guiding, sail the Nile at sunset, then travel privately across the Eastern Desert for marina life, snorkeling and unhurried beach time in El Gouna.
Monumental History Meets an Easy Red Sea Rhythm
Swipe through eight scenes that define this boutique journey from Luxor’s temples to El Gouna’s waterfront.
Hatshepsut Temple
Dendera Temple
El Gouna’s Elegant Waterfront
Beach Time at an Easy Pace
Karnak Temple Complex
Sail Luxor’s Timeless River
A World Beneath the Surface
Luxor Temple
Your Boutique Escape Day by Day
Follow this Luxor and El Gouna tour through four privately guided cultural nights and four relaxed Half Board nights beside the Red Sea.
Meet our representative inside Luxor International Airport and transfer privately to your selected boutique-style hotel. Check in and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure beside the Nile.
Cross to Luxor’s West Bank with your private Egyptologist to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Enjoy lunch at a selected local restaurant before returning to the hotel for a relaxed afternoon.
Explore Karnak Temple in the morning, allowing time to appreciate its monumental halls without rushing. After a midday break, visit Luxor Temple before enjoying a private sunset felucca journey on the Nile.
Travel privately to Dendera to explore the remarkably preserved Temple of Hathor with your Egyptologist. After the visit, enjoy lunch at a selected local restaurant before returning to Luxor for a free afternoon at the hotel or in the souk.
After breakfast, leave Luxor by private air-conditioned vehicle and travel across the Eastern Desert to El Gouna. Check into your selected hotel and enjoy an easy evening around the marina or Downtown.
Join a shared Red Sea boat excursion with guided snorkeling stops in clear water and lunch served aboard. Return to El Gouna and enjoy a relaxed evening at your hotel.
Discover El Gouna from the water during a lagoon boat experience, followed by time around Abu Tig Marina and Downtown. The afternoon remains free for cafés, shopping or the beach.
Enjoy a completely unhurried day beside the beach or pool. Arrange an optional spa treatment, try a water activity or explore El Gouna independently according to your preferred pace.
Enjoy breakfast, check out and transfer privately to Hurghada International Airport for your final departure.
Private Culture, Boutique Stays & Red Sea Leisure
A carefully paced combination of privately guided Luxor experiences, Dendera, Nile sailing and an elegant El Gouna finish.
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Before Your Luxor & El Gouna Escape
Practical answers about the hotels, private touring, road transfer and Red Sea stay.