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Pyramids to the Oasis: Cairo & Siwa 27 Dec 2026 – 4 Jan 2027

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New Year in Egypt 2027: the Suez Canal, Cairo & Siwa

Welcome 2027 across Egypt: the Suez Canal cities, Cairo’s Pyramids and the Siwa Oasis, accommodation and transport included.

  • 9 days · 8 nights
  • Ismailia → Port Said → Cairo → Siwa → Cairo
From $590 per person (tour; hotel optional) Check price

About this journey

Nine days with a small international group, from the Suez Canal city of Ismailia to Port Said, Cairo and the Siwa Oasis. A cultural night in Ismailia on 29 December and New Year’s Eve together in Cairo on 31 December. USD 590 per person in a shared room covers accommodation, group transport between the cities, breakfast every day and lunch in Ismailia and Port Said; entrance tickets and the other meals are paid as you go. Optional extras: a luxury evening Nile cruise in Cairo (USD 30) and two days in Alexandria (3–5 January, USD 110, meals and entrance tickets in Alexandria included).

  • Port Said and the Suez Canal
  • Ismailia, the garden city of the Canal
  • Cultural night in Ismailia (29 December)
  • National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
  • Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx
  • Salah El-Din’s Citadel, Old Cairo’s Religious Complex and Khan el-Khalili
  • New Year’s Eve in Cairo
  • Siwa Oasis: Shali, salt lakes and Cleopatra’s Spring
  • Optional: evening Nile cruise and two days in Alexandria

The journey

  1. Arrive in Ismailia, the garden city of the Suez Canal, and meet the group.

    Make your way to Ismailia, the green and relaxed city on Lake Timsah, halfway along the Suez Canal. Check in, meet the EGYPTIA team and the rest of the group, and settle in. Airport transfers are not included; ask us for directions from Cairo airport before you travel.

    Meals No meals includedOvernight Ismailia

  2. A day in Port Said, where the Suez Canal meets the Mediterranean.

    Travel north along the Canal to Port Said. See the ships pass from the Canal viewpoints, walk through the historic colonial-era streets and enjoy a local lunch with the group, followed by a Tanoura performance. Return to Ismailia in the evening.

    Meals Breakfast, LunchOvernight Ismailia

  3. Discover Ismailia with the group, then share food, music and talents at the cultural night.

    Spend the day discovering Ismailia: the Lake Timsah waterfront, the shaded avenues of the historic quarter and the life of a Canal city. Lunch is with the group. In the evening, the cultural night brings everyone together around food, music and talents from every country in the group.

    Meals Breakfast, LunchOvernight Ismailia

  4. The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the Pyramids of Giza, and an optional Nile cruise in the evening.

    Leave Ismailia in the morning for Cairo. Start at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, home of the Royal Mummies, then continue to the Giza Plateau for the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. Return to the hotel for a break; lunch is on your own. In the evening, join the optional luxury Nile cruise (USD 30). Entrance tickets are not included.

    Meals BreakfastOvernight Cairo

  5. Salah El-Din’s Citadel, the Religious Complex and Khan el-Khalili, then New Year’s Eve with the group.

    Visit Salah El-Din’s Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali above the city, then the Religious Complex of Old Cairo, where the Hanging Church, the Ben Ezra Synagogue and the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As stand side by side. End in the lanes of Khan el-Khalili bazaar; lunch is on your own. In the evening, welcome 2027 together with the group in Cairo. Entrance tickets are not included.

    Meals BreakfastOvernight Cairo

  6. Cross the Western Desert to the Siwa Oasis.

    Start the new year with the long road west to Siwa, with breaks along the way, watching the landscape open into the Western Desert. Arrive in the oasis and settle in to your lodge.

    Meals BreakfastOvernight Siwa Oasis

  7. Shali, the Temple of the Oracle, Cleopatra’s Spring and the salt lakes.

    Walk through the mud-brick old town of Shali and up to the Temple of the Oracle, cool off at Cleopatra’s Spring, see the salt lakes and the dunes at the edge of the Great Sand Sea, and end the day at sunset over the palm groves. Entrance tickets and any desert outing are paid locally.

    Meals BreakfastOvernight Siwa Oasis

  8. A last morning in Siwa, then the road back to Cairo in the afternoon, or on to Alexandria with the extension.

    Enjoy a last morning in the oasis. Around 4 pm the group leaves Siwa on the road back to Cairo, arriving late at night. If you chose the Alexandria extension, you travel to Alexandria instead, arriving late in the evening, for two Mediterranean days with meals and entrance tickets included.

    Meals BreakfastOvernight Cairo (or Alexandria with the extension)

    With the Alexandria extension: to Alexandria instead of Cairo.

  9. The journey ends after breakfast in Cairo.

    Your journey ends after breakfast. Please book return flights after 9:00 am from Cairo International (CAI) or Sphinx International (SPX); airport transfers are not included. On the Alexandria extension, today is a full day in Alexandria: the Qaitbay Citadel, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Royal Jewelry Museum and the seafront, and the extension ends in Alexandria on 5 January.

    Meals Breakfast

    With the Alexandria extension: a full day in Alexandria, ending on 5 January.

What’s included

Included

  • Accommodation for 8 nights in shared twin or triple rooms (Ismailia 3, Cairo 3, Siwa 2)
  • Group road transport between Ismailia, Port Said, Cairo and Siwa
  • Breakfast every day
  • Lunch in Ismailia and Port Said (28 and 29 December)
  • Cultural night in Ismailia on 29 December
  • New Year’s Eve evening with the group in Cairo on 31 December

Not included

  • International flights
  • Airport transfers
  • Egypt visa fees
  • Entrance tickets to sites and museums
  • Meals other than those listed
  • The evening Nile cruise in Cairo (optional, USD 30)
  • The Alexandria extension (optional, USD 110)
  • A private room (supplement)
  • Personal spending, drinks and tips
  • Travel insurance

Make it yours

Optional extras you can add now or later from your dashboard.

  • Luxury evening Nile cruise in Cairo, 30 December$30 per person
  • Alexandria extension, 3–5 January (meals and entrance tickets in Alexandria included)$110 per person

Stays & activity level

Accommodation: Simple, central hotels in Ismailia and Cairo and a local lodge in Siwa, in shared twin or triple rooms. A private room is possible for a supplement. Properties are confirmed before departure.

Activity level: moderate. Long road journeys between Cairo and Siwa, walking at historic sites and in the old towns.

Accessibility

Activity level: moderate. Long road journeys between Cairo and Siwa, walking on uneven ground at historic sites. Step-free access is not available at every site; please tell us about any access needs before you book.

Good to know

Is my place held when I book?

You see the exact price, accept it and get our bank details at once. Your booking is confirmed when EGYPTIA verifies your bank transfer; no place is held before that.

Deposit and cancellation

Deposit 25% within 10 days (by 11:59 pm Cairo time). The remaining 75% is due 60 days before departure, when we send you the balance request. Booking 60 days or less before departure: the full price at once.

Cancellation fee for new bookings: 90 days or more 10%; 61–89 days 20%; 31–60 days 50%; 15–30 days 75%; 0–14 days or no-show 100%, never more than you have paid. Refunds within 14 days. See the Cancellation and Refund Policy.

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