From $1,375 per solo traveler Β· 6 Days / 5 Nights Β· 3 Nights on a Nile Cruise Β· 2 Nights in a 5-Star Cairo Hotel Β· English-Speaking Guide
For thousands of years the Nile was Egypt’s only road. Pharaohs sailed it, builders floated granite down it, and the great temples were raised along its banks so that every traveler would see them from the water. This solo female Nile cruise lets you travel the way Egypt always traveled: slowly, from the deck of a ship, with a temple waiting around every bend.
Your journey begins in Aswan, where the river is at its most beautiful and the desert meets green islands. For three nights you drift north to Luxor in a Nile cruise ship with full board, stopping at Philae, Kom Ombo, Edfu and Luxor, with time between temples to do very little at all: a book on the sun deck, tea as the palm trees pass, a sunset you did not have to plan. Then you reach Luxor’s West Bank for the Valley of the Kings and Karnak, fly to Cairo and finish at the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
It is a solo woman’s trip to Egypt designed so that you never carry the logistics: your English-speaking guide, your transfers, your temple tickets, your meals on the cruise and your 5-star hotel in Cairo are already arranged, without the heavy single supplement many tours add for women traveling alone.
The price starts from $1,375 per solo traveler. The tour is available all year round, and prices for the Christmas, New Year and Easter holiday periods are available on request. Send us your travel dates and we will confirm your exact price and availability.
The tour requires two domestic flights, Cairo to Aswan on Day 1 and Luxor to Cairo on Day 4. They are not included in the tour price and are available at $390 per person. Tell us your international flight details when you book and we will arrange the flights to match.
Day 1 is full: you land in Cairo, fly to Aswan, visit Philae Temple and the High Dam, and board your cruise. Please book an international flight that lands in Cairo in the early morning, so that your connection to Aswan is comfortable. Share your flight details with us and we will check that the schedule works.
Egypt is a major tourist destination with a visible tourist police presence at its main sites, and a tour with transfers arranged for you and a guide at every stop is one of the most comfortable ways for a woman to travel alone. A Nile cruise is also a secure environment: you sleep and eat on board, and your cabin is your base. In busy places such as Luxor and Cairo, the most common nuisance is persistence rather than danger, because vendors and unofficial helpers can be insistent. Your guide handles this, and a firm, polite βla shukranβ (no, thank you) works well. Keep valuables in a cross-body bag, use only the transport arranged for you, and tell your guide if anything makes you uncomfortable. Please also check your government’s latest travel advice for Egypt before booking.
There is no strict dress code for visitors, but light, modest clothing helps you feel comfortable and attracts less attention. Aim for covered shoulders and knees, breathable cotton or linen, a light scarf for sun and for visiting temples, a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Comfortable closed shoes are essential for sand, steps and uneven stone, and a light jacket is wise for cool evenings on deck in winter. A swimsuit is useful if your cruise ship has a pool.
The most pleasant months are October to April, with warm days and cool nights. Upper Egypt, including Aswan and Luxor, is very hot in summer, so in the hot months your guide starts the sightseeing early and plans rest on board during the warmest hours. Cairo is generally milder.
The order and timing of visits on a Nile cruise can change depending on the ship’s sailing schedule, river traffic at the locks and opening hours at the temples. Your guide will adjust the plan as needed, while all sites in the itinerary are kept.
Visa rules depend on your nationality. Many travelers can apply for an e-visa before departure or obtain a visa on arrival. Always check the latest requirements and fees on the official Egyptian visa portal, and make sure your passport is valid for at least six months. The visa is not included in the tour price.
The local currency is the Egyptian pound (EGP). US dollars and euros are widely understood in tourism, and ATMs are easy to find in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor. Tipping is customary in Egypt for guides, drivers and cruise and hotel staff, and it is not included in the price. Carrying small notes makes this simple.
The tour includes a fair amount of walking at temples, including steps and uneven ground, plus a full day of sightseeing in Luxor and another in Cairo. No special fitness is needed, but let us know in advance if you have mobility concerns so we can adjust the pace.
Meals: Full board on the cruise (lunch, dinner) Β· Overnight: Nile cruise ship, Aswan
Your Egyptian story begins the moment you clear passport control. Our representative meets and assists you at Cairo International Airport, helps with your luggage and takes you to your connection to Aswan, where you are met again by your English-speaking guide.
Your first stop is Philae Temple, the sanctuary of the goddess Isis, which stands on its own island in the river. When the Aswan High Dam threatened to flood it, the temple was dismantled and rebuilt on higher ground as part of an international rescue campaign, and today it is part of UNESCO’s Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae World Heritage site. You arrive by small boat across the water, which is the best possible introduction to the Nile.
You then see the High Dam, the huge structure that tamed the river and created Lake Nasser, with views across the water.
In the afternoon you are taken to your Nile cruise ship, such as MS Royal Elite Nile Cruise or a similar ship, where you check in to your cabin, have lunch or dinner on board and settle in for the first night on the river.
Meals: Full board on the cruise (breakfast, lunch, dinner) Β· Overnight: Nile cruise ship, Edfu
After breakfast, the morning is yours. Sit on the sun deck, watch farmland, palms and fishing boats go by and let the pace of the Nile slow you down.
The ship sails to Kom Ombo, where a temple stands on a bend of the river. Kom Ombo Temple is unusual because it is double, dedicated to two gods: Sobek, the crocodile god, and Horus the Elder. Right next to it, the Crocodile Museum displays mummified crocodiles found in the area, which makes the story of Sobek unexpectedly vivid.
Then you sail on toward Edfu, with lunch, dinner and an evening on board. The ship moors at Edfu for the night.
Meals: Full board on the cruise (breakfast, lunch, dinner) Β· Overnight: Nile cruise ship, Luxor
In the morning you step off the ship for one of the most charming rides in Egypt: a horse-drawn carriage through the streets of Edfu to the temple. The Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, is one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt, with towering gates and walls covered in carvings that your guide helps you read.
After your visit you return to the ship, and the cruise sails north toward Luxor, with lunch and a lazy afternoon on deck as the landscape changes.
When the ship reaches Luxor, you visit Luxor Temple, which stands right in the middle of the city beside the river. It is part of the ancient city of Thebes, and it looks especially beautiful in the evening light. You then return to your ship for the third night on the Nile.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch on the cruise Β· Overnight: Cairo (5-star hotel)
After breakfast you check out of the cruise and cross to the West Bank for a big day in ancient Thebes, which UNESCO recognizes as Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis, the great capital of Egypt’s Middle and New Kingdoms.
You begin at the Valley of the Kings, where pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried in tombs cut deep into the rock, their walls still painted with scenes of the afterlife. Next is the Temple of Hatshepsut, the dramatic terraced temple of one of Egypt’s few female pharaohs, set against the cliffs. You pass the two Colossi of Memnon, giant seated statues of Amenhotep III, for a photo stop.
Back on the East Bank you visit Karnak Temple, the largest temple complex in Egypt, with its forest of enormous columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall.
In the afternoon you are transferred to Luxor Airport for your flight to Cairo. You are met on arrival and taken to your 5-star hotel, such as Pyramids Park Resort or a similar hotel, close to the Giza Plateau, for the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Β· Overnight: Cairo (5-star hotel)
After breakfast, your guide meets you at the hotel and you head to the Giza Plateau while the light is soft and the air is cool.
Here stand the three great pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, built more than 4,500 years ago and the last surviving wonder of the ancient world. Your guide explains how they were built and why, and shows you the best viewpoints for photographs. You also meet the Great Sphinx, carved from the bedrock of the plateau.
After lunch you visit the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization, overlooking the pyramids. Walk among colossal statues of ancient kings and see the treasures of Tutankhamun presented together. With a guide beside you, the museum becomes a story instead of a maze of display cases.
In the late afternoon you head into Islamic Cairo for Khan El Khalili, the great bazaar dating back to the 14th century. Wander past brass lanterns, spices, perfumes, papyrus and silver jewelry. Your guide stays with you to help you shop with confidence. You are then transferred back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy a last breakfast at the hotel and check out. You are transferred to Cairo International Airport for your international flight, with a river’s worth of memories and the quiet pride of having done it on your own.
This 6-day solo female Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Cairo starts from $1,375 per solo traveler, excluding domestic flights, which are available at $390 per person. It includes 2 nights in a 5-star Cairo hotel, 3 nights on a Nile cruise with full board, airport transfers, an English-speaking guide, entrance fees and lunch in Cairo.
No. The two domestic flights, Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo, are not included. They are available at $390 per person, and we can arrange them for you when you book.
A Nile cruise is one of the most comfortable ways for a woman to travel alone in Egypt. You sleep and eat on board, your guide accompanies you at every temple, and your transfers are arranged in advance. Use only the transport arranged for you, dress modestly at the sites and check your government’s latest travel advice before you book.
The tour includes 2 nights in a 5-star hotel in Cairo with breakfast, 3 nights on a Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor on a full board basis, airport transfers, an English-speaking guide, all entrance fees for the sites in the itinerary and lunch in Cairo.
International flights, domestic flights (Cairo to Aswan and Luxor to Cairo, $390 per person), tipping and the Egypt entry visa are not included.
The Nile cruise is MS Royal Elite Nile Cruise or a similar ship, and the Cairo hotel is Pyramids Park Resort or a similar 5-star hotel, depending on availability on your dates.
You visit Philae Temple and the High Dam in Aswan, Kom Ombo Temple and the Crocodile Museum, the Temple of Edfu and Luxor Temple, and on the West and East Banks of Luxor you see the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, the Colossi of Memnon and Karnak Temple.
Yes. The Grand Egyptian Museum is included on Day 5, with entrance fees and your English-speaking guide. It is the main home of Tutankhamun’s treasures.
Wear light, breathable clothing that covers your shoulders and knees at the temples, with comfortable closed shoes, a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Bring a light jacket for winter evenings on deck and a swimsuit if your cruise ship has a pool.
The best time is October to April, when the weather is mild. Aswan and Luxor are very hot in summer, so sightseeing starts early in the hot months, and prices are fixed all year except around Christmas, New Year and Easter.
Choose a flight that lands in the early morning of Day 1. You connect straight to Aswan and visit Philae Temple and the High Dam the same day, so an early arrival keeps the schedule comfortable. Send us your flight details and we will confirm that it works.
Most visitors need a visa, which can be obtained as an e-visa or on arrival depending on nationality. It is not included in the price, so check the latest rules and fees on the official Egyptian visa portal before you travel, and make sure your passport has at least six months of validity.
Yes. Tipping is customary in Egypt and is not included in the price. Many travelers tip the guide, the driver and the cruise and hotel staff, and carrying small notes in Egyptian pounds or US dollars makes this easy.
Yes, occasionally. The order and timing can change with the ship’s sailing schedule, river traffic at the locks and temple opening hours. Your guide adjusts the plan, and all sites in the itinerary are kept.
Send us your travel dates and international flight details, and we will confirm availability, your final price and the domestic flights. Book early for October to April and for the Christmas, New Year and Easter periods, as cruises and hotels fill up quickly.
