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Egypt Women’s Expedition

October 8, 2025 – October 15, 2025

Welcome to your next great adventure!

Ladies, get ready to experience the magic of Egypt like never before on this unforgettable females-only adventure!

Over eight incredible days, you’ll journey through a land steeped in history, beauty, and colour, following the winding path of the majestic Nile River.

Picture yourself cruising the world’s longest river aboard a traditional felucca, the gentle breeze guiding you as the sun sets over the water. Along the way, we’ll uncover Egypt’s most awe-inspiring treasures, from towering temples that have stood for millennia to vibrant bazaars bursting with life and energy.

But this trip isn’t just about monuments; it’s about connections. Share laughter and stories with warm and welcoming locals over delicious, home-cooked meals as rich in flavour as Egypt’s history.

Wander through bustling souks, marvel at the vast desert landscapes, and immerse yourself in the culture that has fascinated travellers for centuries.

Grab your sense of adventure, and let’s make some history of our own in Egypt!

Important Group Tour details

Start location: Cairo, Egypt
Finish location: Cairo, Egypt
Pricing: $1,650 USD/person
Age group: This trip is for women aged 18 - 60 yrs
Duration:
8 days,
7 nights
Physical rating: 2 out of 5 = Some easy physical activities included in your trip. No physical preparation is required to make the most of the journey.
Leader/guide: English Speaking Leader throughout AND Rach will be your host!
Rooming requirements: Twin Share (Single Occupancy available for a fee)
Accommodations:
  • 4 nights Hotel
  • 2 nights Overnight sleeper train
  • 1 night Felucca
Transportation: Private vehicle, Felucca, Overnight sleeper train
Included meals:
  • Breakfast (7)
  • Lunch (3)
  • Dinner (5)
Additional services offered by our tour partner: Single Supplement, Arrival Airport Transfer, Departure Airport Transfers, Additional Pre-Night and Post-Night Accommodations
Some exclusions apply to this tour. Click here for details.
Exclusions

  • Domestic flights
  • International Flights
  • Any visas required
  • Services not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Late check out at hotels
  • Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Drinks with included lunches and dinners
  • Tips for leaders, guide and driver
  • Expenditure of personal nature
  • Personal Insurance
  • Optional activities

Your adventure’s itinerary

Put on your walking shoes and prepare your taste buds, you’re about to embark on a trip of a lifetime! Click each day below to see details of what you’ll get the chance to experience, to learn where you’ll be staying, and what delicious adventures you’ll encounter.

Wednesday, 8th October 2025

Meals Included: Dinner

Ahlan! Welcome to Egypt. Your adventure begins in Cairo with a welcome meeting at 4 pm, where you’ll meet your leader and fellow travellers. If you arrive early, get your bearings by walking around the neighourhood, or escape the hustle and bustle and explore the Christian quarter, known as Coptic Cairo. After the meeting, head out with your fellow travellers and discover Khan al-Khalili Bazaar, located in Cairo’s Islamic centre.

This traditional souk is a labyrinth of narrow alleys lined with local merchants, making it the perfect place to experience daily Egyptian life.

This evening, head out for an included dinner with the group. Your leader will introduce you to Egyptian cuisine, known for being fresh, delicious and unique to the country.

Included Activities:

  • Cairo – Khan al-Khalili bazaar visit
  • Cairo – Welcome Dinner

Accommodation:

Novotel Cairo El Borg or similar (Standard room)

Special information:

It’s very important that you attend the welcome meeting as we will be collecting insurance and emergency contact details at this time. If you are going to be late, please let your travel agent or hotel reception know. Ask reception or look for a note in the lobby for more information on where the meeting will take place.

Thursday, 9th October 2025

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning, head to Giza – home to some of the world’s most iconic sights and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Explore the structures that have stood tall for 4500 years and uncover the mysteries surrounding them with your leader. Head to a spot where you’ll have a panoramic view of the three pyramids, before checking out the Great Sphinx of Giza. For lunch, follow your leader to a local restaurant to try a Koshary plate (a tasty and filling Egyptian take on pasta).

After, make your way to the Egyptian Museum, which houses one of the world’s greatest collections of antiquities. Wander through the treasure-filled halls while your leader highlights the true gems of the exhibits. Later, meet your leader and travel to the nearby train station, where you’ll board an overnight sleeper train bound for Aswan.

Included Activities:

  • Cairo – Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
  • Cairo – The Egyptian Museum

Accommodation:

Overnight sleeper train

Special information:

Your travel time on the overnight train will be approximately 13 hours.

The inside thoroughfares of the Pyramids of Giza are very small and very warm, so for those suffering from claustrophobia it is not recommended. Please note that you’ll be required to walk around the Pyramids complex.

It can be very hot in the summer months, so be prepared for little shade and pack appropriate clothing, sun protection and carry lots of water. Please note that there is an additional EGP 50 fee for taking photos at the museum.

Accommodation aboard the overnight train is in two berth cabins which convert to bunk beds. All bedding is provided on board and western style toilets are located in each carriage. Your bags will be stored in your cabin, where airline style dinner and breakfast will be served. However it may be worth bringing some additional snacks, especially if you are vegetarian or have dietary requirements. Your tour leader can help you to arrange this.

Despite being a tourist class train facilities are basic. Please also keep in mind general train cleanliness may not be to the same standards you are accustomed to.

Friday, 10th October 2025

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Travel to Aswan – Egypt’s southernmost city, where the river Nile flows, white-sailed feluccas glide by and Elephantine Island awaits. Today is a free day, so take the opportunity to see some Aswan sites like the Unfinished Obelisk – an ancient monument that has remained unfinished for 3500 years – or the High Dam.

Maybe see The Nubian Bazaar, the Nubian Museum or the beautiful Temple of Isis, dedicated to the goddess Isis on Philae Island.

The waterfront promenade, or Aswan’s Corniche, runs alongside one of the Nile’s most appealing stretches and is the perfect place to pause for a mint tea. This evening you’ll experience modern Nubian culture first-hand by joining a local Nubian family for dinner in a nearby village.

Included Activities:

  • Aswan – Nubian Village Visit and Dinner

Accommodation:

Obelisk Nile Hotels – Aswan (Standard room) or similar

Saturday, 11th October 2025

Meals Included: Breakfast

Today is another free day in Aswan. Perhaps head out of the city and visit Abu Simbel this morning. With the four colossal statues of Ramses guarding the Great Temple, carved directly from the mountain on the west bank of the Nile, this is one of Egypt’s most memorable sights.

Alternatively, you could take a sailboat around the islands in a traditional felucca, stopping off at the botanical gardens on Kitchener’s Island. Your leader will be on hand to help you arrange any excursions. Otherwise, simply relax and take in the beauty of the Nile or do some shopping in the local bazaar.

Optional activities:

  • Aswan – Abu Simbel Tour (minimum 4 people) – USD110 per person
  • Aswan – Abu Simbel by Air – subject to availability – from – USD450 per person

Accommodation:

Obelisk Nile Hotels – Aswan (Standard room) or similar

Special information:

Your group leader will offer to organise the optional excursion to Abu Simbel by minivan for your group. This excursion will be limited to your group members only. If you would like to fly to Abu Simbel or join an alternative excursion, please discuss options with your leader there are many join-in tours. Be aware group sizes may vary.

Please note that the optional excursion to Abu Simbel has a very early start (but it’s totally worth it). The journey by land is approximately 4 hours each way.

Sunday, 12th October 2025

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

With your free time this morning, perhaps hop on a motorboat out to the Tomb of the Nobles or stock up on snacks for your evening on the Nile. Board the felucca with your group just before lunch and spend the afternoon out on the river, watching Egyptian daily life play out on the banks, before spending a night under the stars.

Your Nubian sailing crew provides all the meals, which are hearty and delicious, as well as some local entertainment. Being a traditional wooden boat with broad canvas sails, your felucca offers some shade and protection from the elements, however, there’s no cabin or enclosed section. Tonight, watch the sunset across the Nile for a sight you won’t forget.

Included Activities:

  • Nile – Felucca overnight sailing trip

Optional activities:

  • Aswan – Tomb of the Nobles (entrance fee) – EGP150

Accommodation

Felucca

Special information:

Conditions will be basic during your felucca trip. You’ll sleep on the deck of the felucca on a mattress. While blankets are provided, a sleeping sheet or sleeping bag is recommended. During the colder months (October to March) temperatures can get as low as 5°C at night.

Slight alterations may have to be made to the Nile itinerary throughout the year, depending on winds and currents.

As the felucca is a sailing craft without any outboard engine, if there’s no wind, you won’t travel very far. The felucca does have a shared bathroom facility onboard. While feluccas have mosquito nets, we also recommend insect repellent for your day on the Nile.

Monday, 13th October 2025

Meals Included: Breakfast

Say goodbye to your Nubian friends this morning and take a private van to the ‘open-air museum’ of Luxor. From the spectacular temple complex of Karnak to the Valley of the Kings, Luxor is full of wonderfully preserved reminders of the Pharaohs. On the way, there’s the option to visit either the unique mirror-image design of the

Temple of Kom Ombo, or the beautifully preserved Temple of Edfu. In the afternoon, explore the magnificent Karnak Temple, which is perhaps the most impressive of all the ancient Pharaohs’ monumental works. One of the world’s most celebrated temple complexes, Karnak is a house of the gods built over a period of 200 years. The rest of the day will be free to relax, shop in the bazaar or chill out in a local teahouse.

Included Activities:

Luxor – Karnak Temple (entrance fee)

Optional Activities:

  • Luxor – Luxor Temple (entrance fee) – EGP400 per person
  • Luxor – Luxor Museum (entrance fee) – EGP300 per person
  • Luxor – Mummification Museum (entrance fee) – EGP200 per person
  • Luxor – Karnak Temple Sound and Light Show (minimum 2 persons) (entrance, guide & transport) – USD 45 per person

Accommodation:

Aracan Eatabe Luxor Hotel or similar (Standard room)

Special information:

Your travel time today will be approximately 3.5 hours.

You’ll disembark your Felucca between Aswan and Luxor, depending on the sailing winds. It may not be possible to visit Edfu or Kom Ombo Temples due to wind and timing, so be sure to discuss options with your leader.

Tuesday, 14th October 2025

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, discover some of the wonders of ancient Thebes via a private minivan. Your first stop is the Colossi of Memnon – two 17-m-high statues on Luxor’s West Bank. Carved from granite blocks, they represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and were once part of an impressive colonnade. Continue to the royal burial site of the Valley of the Kings – here, buried under the arid hills, are over 60 richly decorated tombs of pharaohs.

Your leader will explain the history and legends of these remarkable pharaohs and the significance of the many paintings and hieroglyphics.

After, join a local family for lunch and try some traditional home cooking. The rest of the afternoon is yours to explore at your pace before boarding an overnight sleeper train from Luxor back to Cairo.

Included Activities:

  • Luxor – Colossi of Memnon
  • Luxor – Valley of the Kings (entrance to 3 tombs)
  • Luxor – Family visit & home-cooked lunch

Optional Activities:

  • Luxor – Tomb of Tutankhamun (entrance fee) – EGP500 per person
  • Luxor – Hatshepsut Temple – EGP360 per person
  • Luxor – Valley of the Queens (entrance fee) – EGP180 per person
  • Luxor – Medinat Habu Temple (entrance fee) – EGP200 per person
  • Luxor – Deir el Madina -Entry Fee – EGP200 per person
  • Luxor – Tomb of Queen Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens (entrance fee) – EGP2000 per person
  • Luxor – West Bank; additional site (Min 2 customers)-Entry/Guiding-p/p – EGP300 per person
  • Luxor – Hot Air Balloon over the Valley of the Kings – USD120 per person

Accommodation:

Overnight sleeper train

Special information:

Your travel time on the overnight train will be approximately 10 hours.

Please note, there is an additional EGP 300 fee to take photos in the Valley of the Kings.

You have the option to take a hot air balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings and the Temples of antiquities on the West Bank. Your leader can reserve this service for you. Pick up will be from your hotel between 4 am and 5 am.

Accommodation aboard the overnight train is in two berth cabins which convert to bunk beds. All bedding is provided on board and western style toilets are located in each carriage. Your bags will be stored in your cabin, where airline style dinner and breakfast will be served. However it may be worth bringing some additional snacks, especially if you are vegetarian or have dietary requirements. Your tour leader can help you to arrange this.

Despite being a tourist class train facilities are basic. Please also keep in mind general train cleanliness may not be to the same standards you are accustomed to.it may be worth bringing some additional snacks, especially if you are vegetarian or have dietary requirements. Your tour leader can help you to arrange this. Despite being a tourist class train facilities are basic.

Wednesday, 15th October 2025

Meals Included: Breakfast

Arrive in Cairo early this morning and have one last breakfast with your group. Your trip then comes to an end. For those who have booked an airport transfer, your leader will confirm your departure time to the airport for your onward flight.

For those who wish to stay in Cairo to further explore the city, we are happy to help in booking accommodation (subject to availability).

Special information:

You’ll have day rooms available for use until midday today. Please don’t book an onward flight before 3 pm today.

Interested in this tour? Fill out our Booking Request Form today!

Complete the form below to request a spot on the upcoming Egypt Women’s Expedition with Very Hungry Nomads in Egypt from Oct 8th to Oct 15th 2025.

Price: $1,650 USD per person (twin share; Single Supplement available at an additional fee)

This Booking Request Form will submit your application to our booking partner, Intrepid Travel. Intrepid Travel will then contact applicants with a payment form on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note that your spot is not confirmed until you have paid the deposit ($400 USD) via Intrepid Travel.

Please ensure the accuracy of all of your contact details (e.g. email address, social media accounts, phone number) as these are how our booking partner will contact you to book and confirm your spot.


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