Top Budget Egypt Tours

Our budget Egypt tours start from $750 per person for the 5 Days Budget Trip Package to Cairo and Luxor. The 7 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise Budget Tour Package starts from $1,020 and the 8 Days Cairo and Nile Cruise With Abu Simbel Budget tour Package from $1,200. The season and the number of travellers affect the final price, and your quote lists everything that is included.

A budget tour includes the same essentials as our other packages, as listed in each itinerary: a licensed Egyptologist guide, hotels or a Nile cruise cabin, internal transfers, the entrance fees named in the programme and meals as specified, plus domestic flights where the itinerary says so. International flights are not included. Your quote shows every inclusion, so there are no surprises on arrival.

Yes. Our budget Egypt tours are private by default, like the rest of our trips: your party, your own Egyptologist guide, your vehicle and your pace. A tour page says so if a trip runs differently. Paying less does not mean joining a large coach group; it mainly means a more modest hotel and cruise category.

The saving comes mainly from the category of hotels and Nile cruise ship, and from how the trip travels between Cairo and the south. Each itinerary names its hotels, cruise and transport, and the same itinerary can be quoted with a higher hotel level if you want more comfort in one place. Travelling from May to September, when prices are lower, also reduces the cost.

May to September is the cheapest time to travel, with fewer visitors and lower prices, but it is hot, especially in Luxor and Aswan, so sightseeing starts early in the morning. Mid-October to April is more comfortable and busier; if you travel then, book 2 to 3 months ahead and avoid Christmas and New Year, which fill first and need a 50% deposit.

Five days covers Cairo and Luxor at a good pace. Seven or eight days is the best value for most travellers, adding a Nile cruise between Luxor and Aswan, and the 8-day budget tour also includes Abu Simbel. With ten to twelve days you can finish with a few days on the Red Sea in Hurghada or Sharm El-Sheikh.

Yes. Two budget packages already combine Cairo and a Nile cruise with a beach stay: the 10 Days Budget Tour to Cairo and Hurghada with Nile Cruise from $1,450 and the 12 Days Budget Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh with Nile Cruise Tour Package from $1,800. You can also add beach days to a shorter budget tour, and we re-price it for you.

Plan for your international flights, the Egypt visa ($36 single entry on arrival, or online through the official e-Visa portal), tips and any meals or drinks not listed in your itinerary. As a guide, tipping (baksheesh) is about $3 to $5 per person per day for drivers and $10 to $15 for the guide, and 10 to 15% in restaurants if service is not included. Carry small Egyptian Pound notes for tips and markets.

Yes, and child rates help keep the cost down. Children sharing a room with two paying adults travel free under 2, pay 25% of the adult rate from 2 to 5 and 50% from 6 to 11, and the adult rate from 12; some cruises and hotels have their own child policies. Because the tour is private, your guide can also shorten visits and plan breaks around the children.

A deposit as low as 30% of the total confirms your budget tour (50% over Christmas, New Year and Easter), and the balance is due two days before arrival or in cash on arrival. We accept bank transfer, a secure payment link, PayPal and cash. Booking is by enquiry and the itinerary is free, so you only pay once the plan and price are right for you.