Discovery Tours Egypt

Destination Egypt.

Discovery Tours Egypt has run Egypt since 1988. Each destination below has its own page: the airport, the transfer times, what we operate, what a programme can include and what a buyer needs to plan and contract it.

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Hot air balloons rising over the Luxor west bank at dawn

Fifteen destinations in six regions

  • Pyramid at Giza lit by the setting sun above the houses of the plateau edgeCairo & Giza
  • Ruined colonnade of Luxor temple in low sunLuxor
  • Felucca sailing on the Nile at Aswan past rocky islets and a hotel on the bankAswan & Nubia
  • Day boat anchored in blue water off the Giftun islandsRed Sea
  • Qaitbay Citadel on the Mediterranean waterfront with small boats in frontAlexandria

Cairo & Giza.

Our head office and the gateway hub.

  1. Cairo

    Head office. Private day tours, CAI transfers, hotel contracting and the onward flights to Luxor and Aswan.

    Airport CAI

  2. Giza

    The pyramid plateau and the Great Sphinx, with the Grand Egyptian Museum alongside.

    Airport CAI

  3. Saqqara

    The necropolis of ancient Memphis, with Memphis and Dahshur, as private day tours from Cairo.

    Airport CAI

Alexandria.

A served destination, not an office. Our Cairo team plans it.

  1. Alexandria

    Mediterranean port city: private day tours from hotel or cruise port, and shore excursions.

    Airport HBE

Luxor.

Upper Egypt operations base since 2014.

  1. Luxor

    Karnak and Luxor Temple on the East Bank, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut temple on the West Bank.

    Airport LXR

  • Woman in a sun hat and red dress facing the colossal statues of Abu SimbelAswan & Nubia
  • Two scuba divers over a coral reef in the Red SeaRed Sea
  • Orange sunset over desert mountainsEgyptian desert

Aswan & Nubia.

The gateway to Nubia and to Abu Simbel.

  1. Aswan

    Philae, the High Dam and the Nubian villages; the turnaround point of the Luxor to Aswan cruise.

    Airport ASW

  2. Abu Simbel

    Two rock-cut temples on Lake Nasser, reached by road, air or cruise.

    Airport ABS

Red Sea.

Beach, dive, water-sport and shore-excursion operations.

  1. Red Sea coast

    The coast overview: airports, ports, diving and resort programmes.

    HRG · RMF · SSH

  2. Hurghada

    Resort hub facing the Giftun Islands, with boat days, diving and Luxor day trips.

    Airport HRG

  3. El Gouna

    Lagoon resort town about 25 km north of Hurghada, with kitesurfing and diving.

    Airport HRG

  4. Makadi Bay

    Purpose-built resort bay about 30 km south of Hurghada, with house reefs.

    Airport HRG

  5. Marsa Alam

    The quieter southern coast, with house reefs, Dolphin House and Wadi El Gemal.

    Airport RMF

  6. Dahab

    Small South Sinai town for shore diving and free-diving, reached via Sharm.

    Airport SSH

  7. Sharm El Sheikh

    Resort town at the tip of Sinai: Ras Mohammed, Tiran and Mount Sinai.

    Airport SSH

Western Desert.

Guided 4x4 programmes. Operational and permit details are confirmed per programme.

  1. White Desert

    Chalk formations in the Farafra depression, reached from Cairo via Bahariya.

    Guided 4x4

Questions buyers ask.

What regions does an Egypt DMC cover?

Discovery Tours Egypt covers six regions: Cairo & Giza, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan & Nubia (with Abu Simbel), the Red Sea coast and the Western Desert. Alexandria and the Western Desert are run from Cairo. Our offices are in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and the Red Sea.

When is the main season for Egypt programmes?

Egypt is a year-round destination. October to April offers the most comfortable temperatures for sightseeing (20 to 28 °C). On the Red Sea the sea is swimmable all year, March to May and September to November suit most programmes, and summer is hot on land. Ramadan dates shift annually, and our team advises on scheduling around local observances.

How does a DMC handle multi-region Egypt itineraries?

Discovery Tours Egypt coordinates internal transfers, accommodation and guiding across regions. A single programme manager oversees the whole itinerary however many regions it includes, with handoffs between our teams in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and the Red Sea.

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