This isn’t a vacation.
It’s an experience.

I’m Don, also known as The Bearded Backpacker. I grew up in a small town, never imagining I’d one day walk through places most people only see in headlines. Travel didn’t just show me the world. It changed how I see people, culture, and myself.

This Egypt group trip was created for travelers who want more than photo stops and resort buses. It’s for those who want to feel a place. To sit with locals. To understand the rhythm of daily life. To explore history not just through monuments, but through conversations, food, and shared moments.

We’ll move with intention, not rush. You’ll be supported, guided, and challenged in the best way. Whether it’s your first time outside your comfort zone or your next step deeper into the world, this journey is about curiosity, respect, and openness.

If you’re looking for meaning, connection, and a story you’ll carry long after the trip ends you’re exactly where you should be.

Welcome to Egypt.

Giza Pyramids Complex

• Great Pyramid of Khufu

• Pyramid of Khafre

• Pyramid of Menkaure

• Valley Temple

• The Great Sphinx

✦ Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

• Grand Hall & Statue of Ramses II

• Grand Staircase

• Tutankhamun Galleries

• Royal Mummies Exhibit

• Solar Boat Gallery

• Pharaonic Crafts Hall

✦ Cultural Experiences

• Perfume & Essential Oils Factory

• Papyrus Institute

Optional: Evening Experience

Nile River Dinner Cruise

•Citadel of Saladin

• Sultan Al-Nasir Mosque

• Muhammad Ali Mosque

• Quick stops for photos: National Military Museum

& Police Museum

• Coptic Cairo

• Hanging Church (Saint Virgin Marys Church)

• Church of Abu Serga

• Church of Saint Barbara

• Ben Ezra Synagogue

• National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)

• Royal Mummies Hall

• Ancient Egypt Gallery

• Modern Egypt Exhibit

✧ Al-Azhar Park

✧ Lakeside views

✧ Ayyubid Wall & lookout terrace

✧ Lunch at Citadel View Restaurant or Studio Masr

✧ Cave Church (Saint Simon the Tanner –

the Church in the Mountain)

✧ Al-Mu’izz Street

✧ Khan El Khalili Bazaar

✧ Al-Azhar Mosque

✧ El Fishawy Café (since 1773 – for tea & photos)

✧ Karnak Temple – Avenue of Sphinxes, First Pylon,

Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Amun-Ra, Sacred Lake

✧ Luxor Temple – Connected by the Avenue of Sphinxes

Optional: Hot air ballon

✧ Valley of the Kings – Explore Pharaohs

’ tombs

(Merenptah, Ramesses III, IV, IX; ✨ optional: VI, Tutankhamun, Seti I)

✧ Hatshepsut Temple – Great Stairway, Hathor &

Anubis Chapels, Divine Birth & Punt Reliefs

travel to Aswan after the tour

✧ Philae Temple

(Goddess Isis – boat ride to Agilkia Island)

✧ Aswan High Dam – panoramic view of Lake Nasser

& old dam gates

✧ Unfinished Obelisk – ancient granite quarry of

Queen Hatshepsut

✧ Lunch by the Nile

(El Dokka Island / Panorama Aswan / Makka Restaurant)

✧ Motorboat to Nubian Village – colorful houses,

spices market, crocodile house, henna tattoos

✧ Optional sunset felucca ride around Elephantine

Island & Mausoleum view

✧ Evening free – Aswan Corniche walk or

shopping in local Souq