Build-Your-Own Trip

Build-Your-Own Trip

Build-Your-Own Trip lets you create your own special tour by selecting "a la carte" from our unique Egypt Travel Menu. Enjoy planning your trip. The use of this site is for your benefit alone and puts you under no obligation what-so-ever. If you are unable to find the options you are looking for, we encourage you to proceed to our Concierge Travel.

With Build-Your-Own Trip you have many options:

5 Tour Lengths - 8, 12, 15, 18, or 21 days. Including 6 extensions, which will extend your tour by 3 to 5 days. Extensions can be added to any tour.
3 Meal Plans - Bed and Breakfast (B & B), Half Board, Full Board).
6 Accommodation Choices - Local, Value, Standard, Premium, Deluxe, Luxury.
3 Inter-city Travel Options - Plane, Train, Private vehicle. Or you can mix options.)
4 Cruise Options - Nile Cruise Boat, Sailing the Nile on a Dahabeyah, Lake Nasser Cruise Boat, No Cruise.
Over 50 Site Visits to choose from - We have included almost every site along the NIle that is open to the public.

Scroll down the page and mark your choices. Click REVIEW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS to view a summary of your trip along with a cost estimate. You can make changes and review your tour as much as you want. If you would like for us to review your Planning Form and get back to you with an itinerary and price quote, simply fill in your name and email, and click the REVIEW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS button. You must include your name and email address in order for us to respond. We will acknowledge receipt of your Planning Form, and get back to you with an complete itinerary and price quote as soon as possible. Submission of your Planning Form does not put you under any obligation.

IMPORTANT: When you click the REVIEW YOUR TRAVEL PLANS button it will open a separate "My Trip" window, allowing you to return to the "Build-Your-Own Trip" window to make changes as desired. If you close the "Build-Your-Own Trip" window all the information your have entered will be lost, so be sure to send your Planning Form to us prior to closing it. Your information is never stored on our web site.

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Tour Length Options - Select one of the 5 options below (the default is 15 days).

  21 days - You arrive on day one and depart on day 12, giving you 19 full days for sightseeing.

  18 days - You arrive on day one and depart on day 12, giving you 16 full days for sightseeing.

  15 days - You arrive on day one and depart on day 15, giving you 13 full days for sightseeing.

  12 days - You arrive on day one and depart on day 12, giving you 10 full days for sightseeing.

    8 days - You arrive on day one and depart on day 8, giving you 6 full days for sightseeing.

The selected duration does not include any Optional Extensions which may be added to your itinerary.

Meal Plans - Select one of the 3 options below (the default is Full Board).

  B & B - Our lowest priced option, you will get a full breakfast every morning.

  Half Board - You will receive breakfast and one other meal each day. The second meal may be
    either lunch or dinner, depending on the day's itinerary.

  Full Board - You will receive three meals a day.

The meals served on the Nile and Lake Nasser cruises are not affected by the meal plan chosen. All meals are included during the cruises.

Accommodations Options - Select one of the 6 options below (the default is Standard).

  Local - Our lowest priced option, uses nice, clean, unrated hotels throughout.

  Value - A budget priced option that uses 4-star hotels throughout.

  Standard - This is the best value with high-end 4-star and 5-star hotels throughout.

  Premium - For those who want higher-end experience, with more historic 5-star hotels and better views than Standard.

  Deluxe - An even better experience, with great accommodations and views at historic 5-star hotels throughout.

  Luxury - Our best experience, great accommodations with the best views at historic 5-star hotels, plus limosine
    throughout.

The boats used and the accommodations on the Nile and Lake Nasser cruises are not affected by the accommodation option selected.

Inter-city Travel Options - Select one or more of the 3 options below for travel between Cairo, Luxor and Aswan (the default is Plane).

  Plane - You will travel by air between major cities on the tour.

  Train - This is the lowest cost option as it generally includes an overnight sleeper car and replaces
    one night at a hotel. Please note that the trains and tracks are old and not particularly well
    maintained.

  Private Vehicle - The is the best option if you want to stop at sites along the route.

Travelers will find that it often works best to mix travel, using different methods for different legs of the trip. If you choose to mix options you will need to let us know which method you want to use for each leg.

Cruise Options - Select none, one or more of the options below (the default is No Cruise).

  Nile River Cruise - Sail on a cruise boat from Luxor to Aswan, or Aswan to Luxor, stopping at
    Edfu and Kom Ombo along the way.

  Sailing the Nile - Sail on a dahabeyah from Luxor to Aswan. Sailing is private, the entire boat
    being reserved for your party only.

  Lake Nasser Cruise - Sail on Lake Nasser from Abu Simbel to Aswan, or Aswan to Abu Simbel,
    stopping at Amada, el Derr, Wadi Sabura and Dakka.

    No Cruise - The is the default option and the choice if you don't want to spend the time on a
    cruise. ( You can still stop at sites between Cairo and Aswan by selecting Private Vehicle as an
    Inter-city Travel Option).

Travelers can select more than one cruise option as desired.