6-Day Egypt Holidays

Yes – Cairo + Luxor in hotels is the standard 6-day cruise-free shape. You see the Pyramids, GEM, Karnak, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. You skip Aswan, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae, and Abu Simbel – all of which sit south of Luxor and either need the cruise or a domestic flight + 2 extra days.

A Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan is minimum 3 nights, typically 4. Adding the cruise to a 6-day window means cutting Cairo to 1 night (too short for the Pyramids + GEM properly) or skipping Luxor's land sites. We treat 6 days as the cap for cruise-free, and 7 days as the start of cruise-included.

Choose 6 days if a Nile cruise isn't appealing (motion sensitivity, prefer hotels, prefer flexible pace) and you're happy with Cairo + Luxor as the full picture. Choose 7 days if you want the cruise, Aswan, and Abu Simbel included – those three together are the difference between the two shapes. For first-time Egypt visitors who want the temples and the Nile, 7 days is the more complete holiday.

Private 6-day Egypt holidays (Cairo + Luxor in hotels) start around £950 per person at 5-star, twin share, all internal flights, transfers and admissions included. Mid-range (4-star hotels) runs £720–£900 per person. Premium tier (Winter Palace Luxor, Marriott Mena House) is £1,400–£2,200 per person. UK flights £450–£700 from London or the regional hubs are separate. Add 25–35% for Christmas, New Year and the school half-terms.

October to April for the most comfortable weather across both Cairo and Luxor – daytime temperatures sit in the low-to-mid 20s°C, dry, low humidity. November to February is peak; April lines up with Easter and one of the prettiest weather windows in Upper Egypt. We don't run 6-day southern itineraries in July or August by default – Luxor hits 40–46°C in midsummer.