Egypt and Morocco Tour Packages: 13 Days of Pyramids, Nile Cruises & Imperial Cities

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Morning at the divine Karnak Temple Complex, followed by lunch on your Nile cruise. Afternoon at the atmospheric Luxor Temple. Board your 5-star Nile cruise for overnight.

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Visit the cliffside Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, descend into the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings, and admire the towering Colossi of Memnon. Return to cruise for overnight sail.

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Horse-drawn carriage to the dual-deity Temple of Kom Ombo and the superbly preserved Temple of Edfu, dedicated to Horus. Full-board cruise continues south.

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An early morning transfer to Aswan Airport for your domestic flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival, your private guide takes you on a rich cultural tour through layers of the city that most visitors never discover.

The Egyptian Museum — Founded in 1901 and home to one of the world's most extraordinary collections of antiquities, spanning over 5,000 years of civilization. Statues, royal jewelry, mummies, papyri, sarcophagi, and artifacts from the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms fill its halls — each one a direct connection to the people who built one of history's greatest empires.

The Hanging Church — Officially known as the Church of the Virgin Mary and built in the 5th century, this Coptic landmark rises about 9 meters above ground level atop the ruins of the Roman Fortress of Babylon. Its beautifully carved wooden ceiling and collection of icons spanning the 7th to 13th centuries make it a living symbol of Egypt's Christian heritage.

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) — Opened in 2020 in the historic district of Fustat — Egypt's first Islamic capital — this landmark institution chronicles Egypt's cultural, artistic, and spiritual evolution across the ages. Its royal mummy hall, housing 22 ancient pharaohs and queens, is among the most powerful museum experiences in the world.

After a leisurely lunch at a local restaurant, explore:

Al-Muizz Street — Dating to the 10th century and celebrated as Cairo's finest open-air museum of Islamic architecture, this storied thoroughfare is lined with mosques, madrasas, ornate sabils, and medieval palaces that reveal the artistic brilliance of Cairo's Fatimid and Mamluk periods. By evening, the street glows with atmosphere.

Khan El-Khalili Bazaar — Founded in 970 AD, Cairo's oldest and most iconic souq is an explosion of color, scent, and sound. Wind through its labyrinthine alleys past stalls overflowing with handcrafted jewelry, spices, perfumes, textiles, copper lanterns, and antiques. Pause at the legendary El-Fishawy café for a glass of mint tea before heading back to your hotel for a final Cairo overnight.

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After a leisurely breakfast and hotel checkout, your representative transfers you comfortably to Cairo International Airport for your flight west to Morocco. Upon landing at Mohammed V International Airport, a local team member greets you by name, assists with arrival formalities, and transfers you to your Casablanca hotel. The evening is yours to enjoy — take a stroll along the Atlantic Corniche, sip coffee at a sidewalk café, and let Morocco's coastal energy slowly draw you in.

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Start your morning with breakfast, then meet your private Morocco guide for a day that moves seamlessly from Atlantic modernity to royal heritage.

Hassan II Mosque — Completed in 1993 and dramatically positioned above the Atlantic Ocean, this is one of the largest and most breathtaking mosques in the world. Designed by French architect Michel Pinseau and crafted by master artisans from across Morocco, its 210-meter minaret — the world's tallest — soars above vast prayer halls and open courtyards. The interior, which can accommodate 25,000 worshippers, is a showcase of Moroccan craftsmanship at its absolute peak: hand-cut zellij, carved cedar, sculpted plaster, and retractable roofs over the main hall.

Casablanca City Tour — A panoramic drive reveals the city's many faces: the breezy Atlantic promenades of La Corniche and Ain Diab, the French-influenced boulevards of the modern city, the aromatic lanes of Quartier Habous, and the atmospheric Old Medina. Landmarks along the way include Mohammed V Square, Rick's Café, the Sacred Heart Cathedral, and the bustling Central Market.

Drive north along the Atlantic coast to Rabat, Morocco's graceful capital:

Hassan Tower — The unfinished 12th-century minaret of an Almohad caliph's grand mosque project, halted by his death in 1199. Its 44-meter red sandstone column, surrounded by rows of silent columns suggesting the mosque's intended scale, has stood for over 800 years as a monument to ambition and impermanence.

Mausoleum of Mohammed V — A serene white-marble sanctuary completed in 1971, housing the tombs of King Mohammed V, King Hassan II, and Prince Abdallah. Designed by Vietnamese architect Cong Vo Toan, it blends traditional Moroccan craftsmanship with clean modern lines in a space that feels both solemn and deeply beautiful.

Kasbah of the Udayas — A 12th-century coastal fortress whose whitewashed lanes, ocean views, and flower-filled alleyways create one of Morocco's most photogenic corners. The Bab Oudaia gate — a masterpiece of late Almohad stonework — announces the entrance with confident, ornate authority.

Royal Palace of Rabat — Built in 1864 and still the active royal residence, the Dar al-Makhzen's ceremonial gates and sweeping courtyards convey the dignity and continuity of Morocco's monarchy. Exterior views alone are deeply impressive.

Breakfast at your hotel before heading south to one of Morocco's most rewarding and often underappreciated imperial cities.

Bab Mansour — Completed in 1732 and widely regarded as the finest monumental gateway in all of Morocco, this extraordinary arch is adorned with vibrant green and white zellij tilework, Quranic inscriptions, and marble columns repurposed directly from the Roman ruins of Volubilis. It was built not merely as an entrance but as a declaration — announcing Meknes to foreign envoys as a seat of imperial supremacy.

Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail — One of the rare sacred sites in Morocco where non-Muslim visitors are warmly welcomed inside. Tranquil inner courtyards, softly lit prayer rooms, and exquisite plasterwork surround the tomb of the Sultan who transformed Meknes into a 17th-century imperial showpiece. The peaceful atmosphere offers a fascinating contrast to his reputation as one of Morocco's most formidable and iron-willed rulers.

Heri es-Souani & Royal Stables — Colossal granaries and stables capable of housing up to 12,000 horses, built with ingeniously advanced ventilation and water-circulation systems that kept grain fresh and stables cool even in the fierce Moroccan summer. These structures reveal the extraordinary logistical thinking that underpinned an empire.

Place el-Hedim — The grand public square opposite Bab Mansour, where the heartbeat of Meknes can be felt in real time. Street performers, spice vendors, and café terraces fill the space, creating an atmosphere often compared — on a more intimate, local scale — to Marrakech's legendary Jemaa el-Fna.

Dar Jamai Museum — Housed in an elegant 19th-century palace, this beautifully curated collection of Moroccan woodwork, ceramics, textiles, embroidery, and jewelry provides rich cultural context for everything you've seen in Meknes.

After a satisfying lunch, drive a short distance to:

Volubilis — Morocco's most significant Roman archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage landmark. At its peak between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, this thriving city built its wealth on olive oil trade with Rome. Private villa floors preserve astonishing in-situ mosaics depicting mythological scenes — Hercules completing his labors, Orpheus charming the animals, Venus at her bath — reflecting both artistic mastery and the prosperous lives of Volubilis' residents. The 3rd-century Basilica, the Triumphal Arch of Caracalla (211 AD), the Capitoline Temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, and the remains of public baths and the forum together paint a vivid picture of daily Roman life at the far edge of empire. Walking these ancient streets at golden hour is one of the most quietly spectacular experiences in all of North Africa.

Evening transfer to Fez for overnight.

No journey through egypt and morocco tour packages is complete without a full day lost in Fez — the city that has been feeding the Islamic world's intellectual and spiritual life for over a thousand years.

Al-Qarawiyyin University — Founded in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri, a woman of extraordinary vision, this is the world's oldest continuously operating university — recognized by UNESCO and the Guinness World Records. For centuries, scholars traveled from across the Islamic world and medieval Europe to study theology, astronomy, mathematics, and jurisprudence here. Walking past its ancient walls, you feel the weight of knowledge accumulated over twelve centuries.

Bou Inania Madrasa — Built in the 14th century by the Marinid Sultan Bou Inan, this is one of Morocco's most architecturally spectacular religious schools and one of the rare madrasas that also functioned as a congregational mosque. Every surface tells a story: intricately carved cedarwood screens, geometric marble floors, muqarnas honeycomb ceilings, and tall windows opening onto the medina below. It represents Marinid craftsmanship at its absolute height.

After lunch at a traditional Fassi restaurant, continue to:

Chouara Tanneries — Operating continuously since the medieval period, these ancient leather-working vats are one of the most iconic images in all of Morocco. Viewed from the terraces of surrounding leather goods shops — a sprig of fresh mint offered to soften the pungent natural dyes — the circular stone vats filled with saffron yellow, indigo blue, and poppy red create a living canvas that has remained virtually unchanged for a thousand years.

Nejjarine Fountain — An 18th-century masterpiece of carved cedar and floral zellij mosaic, located beside a beautifully restored caravanserai that once sheltered merchants and scholars arriving from across North Africa and the Middle East. The woodworking museum above the fountain showcases the extraordinary craft traditions that built this city.

Fes el-Bali — The ancient walled medina of Fez, home to over 9,000 alleys and recognized as the largest car-free urban area in the world. Here, donkeys still carry goods through passages too narrow for vehicles, craftsmen practice trades unchanged since the medieval era, and the calls to prayer from hundreds of mosques layer into a sound unlike anything else on Earth. To walk through Fes el-Bali is to step fully and completely into another century.

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A comfortable private transfer takes you from Fez through Morocco's varied interior landscape — past cedar forests, the Middle Atlas foothills, and the widening plains of central Morocco — before the terracotta rooftops and palm groves of Marrakech come into view. Check into your hotel, settle into the Red City's unhurried rhythm, and spend the evening exploring the illuminated streets of the medina at your own pace — a perfect, gentle preview of tomorrow's full immersion.

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Your final day of this remarkable egypt and morocco tour package is dedicated to one of the world's most alive and colorful cities.

Bahia Palace — Built in the late 19th century for Si Moussa, a powerful grand vizier, and later expanded by his son Ba Ahmed, this palace was designed as a deliberate statement of elegance and ambition. Wander through tranquil inner courtyards scented with orange blossom and roses, past chambers decorated with hand-carved cedar ceilings, intricate zellij mosaics, and delicate painted plasterwork — a window into the refined world of Marrakech's 19th-century aristocracy.

Koutoubia Mosque — The spiritual and architectural anchor of Marrakech, built in 1147 by Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min. Its 70-meter minaret, visible from almost anywhere in the city, set the standard for Islamic architecture across the western Mediterranean — directly inspiring the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat. The surrounding gardens, especially at sunset, offer one of Marrakech's most serene and memorable moments.

After a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, dive deep into:

Medina & Souks of Marrakech — A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the beating heart of the city. The medina's maze of covered souks is divided by craft: leather workers, carpet weavers, brass and copper smiths, spice merchants, lantern makers, and perfumers each occupy their own quarter, filling the air with color, texture, and scent. Skilled artisans work in view of the passageways, and every turn reveals something unexpected. Budget extra time here — you'll want it.

Jemaa el-Fna Square — As afternoon gives way to evening, this legendary open-air stage transforms completely. Food stalls materialize from nowhere, smoke from grilling lamb and fresh-squeezed orange juice fills the air, and a rotating cast of musicians, storytellers, acrobats, snake charmers, and henna artists creates an atmosphere so alive, so layered, and so completely unrepeatable that no photograph can capture it. This is where your journey ends — not with a quiet goodbye, but with a roar.

Transfer to Marrakech Menara Airport for your departure flight, carrying with you memories from two of the world's most extraordinary civilizations.

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