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Zigotours Egypt Autumn Camp: The Nile Valley and the Red Sea

Cairo, EgyptZigotours

Latest published dates: Oct 18 – 29, 2026
Duration: 12 days
Ages: 14–17

2026 price

$1,150

Per week on a 2-week stay

Sold in packages from 2 weeks — $2,301

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A twelve-day itinerant camp for teenagers running the length of the Nile and ending on the Red Sea. The group starts in Cairo with the Egyptian Museum and the pyramids of Giza, travels south to Aswan and Nubian country, sails down the Nile by felucca to Kom Ombo, visits Karnak and the Valley of the Kings at Luxor, and finishes at Hurghada with snorkelling on the reef. Travel is by scheduled flight from Paris with a stopover, and on the ground by local and private transport, including two nights in sleeper-train cabins.

Language

French

Program type

Adventure Camps

Accommodation

Hotel

About

About the Course

The route runs the length of the Nile. Cairo opens it with the historic centre and the Egyptian Museum, where the mask of Tutankhamun is kept, and with the pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza, explained by a French-speaking guide. Aswan follows: the temple of Philae, a walk on Elephantine island, Nubian culture, an evening with a local family and the spice souk. From Aswan the group sails down the river by felucca to Kom Ombo. Luxor is an open-air museum - Karnak with a guide, and the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. The stay ends at Hurghada on the Red Sea with a boat trip and snorkelling over the reef. The operator has stopped including the camel ride at the pyramids on animal-welfare grounds.

What’s Included

The published price covers the return scheduled flight from Paris with a stopover, transport within Egypt, accommodation, meals, the activities and guided visits of the programme, the supervising team and insurance. Departure from a regional city can be arranged through the operator's transport service; it is quoted case by case and is not included in the published price.

Accommodation

Simple hotels of the kind the operator calls guest houses, in rooms of two to four with bathrooms in the room. One night is spent aboard a traditional sailing boat on the Nile, and two nights in sleeper-train cabins.

Meal Plan

Meals are taken in small local restaurants along the route.

Activities & Excursions

Guided visits to the Egyptian Museum, the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza, the temple of Philae, Karnak and the Valley of the Kings; a walk on Elephantine island and an evening with a Nubian family; a spice souk; a felucca cruise on the Nile; a boat trip and snorkelling on the Red Sea.

Facilities

There is no fixed campus. Facilities are those of the guest houses used along the route, of the felucca and of the sleeper train.

Camp Experience

A travelling stay rather than a stay in one place: a new town every two or three days, nights that range from a guest house to the deck of a sailing boat and a train compartment, and the same team with the group throughout. Minimum twelve participants, maximum twenty-four, with one adult for every eight young people.

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Down the Nile and on to the Red Sea: Cairo, Aswan, Luxor and Hurghada

14–17 yrs

2026 price

Cairo: the historic centre and the Egyptian Museum with the mask of Tutankhamun, then the pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza explained by a French-speaking guide. Aswan: Nubian culture, the temple of Philae, a walk on Elephantine island, an evening with a local family and the spice souk. A felucca cruise carries the group down the Nile from Aswan to Kom Ombo under sail. Luxor: Karnak with a guide and the tombs of the Valley of the Kings. Hurghada closes the stay on the Red Sea with a boat trip and snorkelling over the reef. The operator no longer includes the camel ride at the pyramids, on animal-welfare grounds.

There are no classroom lessons on this programme. The days are built around guided outings, visits and time with the group, led by the operator’s team.

Guided cultural travel down the Nile valley for teenagers aged 14 to 17, ending with snorkelling on the Red Sea.

Daily Schedule

Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30

Included items

24/7 supervision
Small groups

Excursions
Swimming

Cafeteria
Residence accommodation

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

Departure city: Lille

Supplement published by the operator for joining the trip from Lille instead of the Paris departure point.

Departure city: Pau

Supplement published by the operator for joining the trip from Pau instead of the Paris departure point.

Transfer25

School

Zigotours

Zigotours is a French youth travel operator based in Grenoble that runs residential holiday camps and young-adult trips in France and abroad for participants aged 6 to 25. Founded in 1989, it organises multi-activity, mountain, ski, seaside and touring programmes led by qualified directors and activity leaders. Its package rates are all-inclusive: travel from Paris, full board, accommodation, supervision, local transport, repatriation and accident insurance, and the activities listed for each programme.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The operator sells this trip to teenagers aged fourteen to seventeen.

In simple hotels the operator calls guest houses, in rooms of two to four people with bathrooms in the room; one night is spent aboard a traditional sailing boat on the Nile and two nights in sleeper-train cabins.

By scheduled flight from Paris with one stopover, to Cairo and back. Inside Egypt the group uses local and private transport that meets the safety standards of the country, including the sleeper train.

A director and qualified activity leaders, one adult for every eight young people. The group is a minimum of twelve and a maximum of twenty-four participants.

No. The operator states that it no longer schedules the camel ride during the visit to the pyramids, on animal-welfare grounds.

Assistance and repatriation, individual accident, civil liability, legal costs and baggage. Medical costs are advanced on the spot by the operator.

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More about this camp

This autumn camp follows the Nile from Cairo to the Red Sea. Teenagers aged fourteen to seventeen travel with a qualified director and activity leaders, one adult for every eight participants, in a group of twelve to twenty-four. Cairo brings the historic centre, the Egyptian Museum and the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza with a French-speaking guide; Aswan brings the temple of Philae, Elephantine island, Nubian culture and the spice souk; the group then sails down the river by felucca to Kom Ombo, visits Karnak and the Valley of the Kings at Luxor, and ends on the Red Sea at Hurghada with a boat trip and snorkelling. Nights are spent in simple guest houses with rooms of two to four, one night aboard a traditional sailing boat and two in sleeper-train cabins; meals are taken in local restaurants. The scheduled flight from Paris with a stopover, transport in Egypt, accommodation, meals, guided visits and insurance are covered by the published price.