Viking (NYSE:VIK) has opened bookings for a 19-day Grand Nile Journey in Egypt from 2028, its most in-depth itinerary in the country, it said on October 26.
The voyage adds lesser-visited archaeological sites in Middle Egypt, between Cairo and Luxor, to the classic temple route. Viking now runs 10 vessels in Egypt and expects two more in 2028, after naming the Viking Ptah and Viking Sekhmet this month.
“Egypt has captivated travelers for generations, and we believe there is always more to discover,” said Leah Talactac, Viking’s president and CEO.
The itinerary pairs four hotel nights in Cairo with a 14-night sailing between Cairo and Aswan on the Viking Ra, a 26-suite ship for 52 guests, and includes 17 guided tours.
In Middle Egypt, guests visit the Meidum Pyramid, the cliffside Noblemen’s Tombs of Beni Hasan and Tell el-Amarna, the royal capital founded by Pharaoh Akhenaten. A stop at the Deir el-Muharraq monastery covers Egypt’s Coptic Christian heritage.
Further south, the route takes in the temples of Luxor and Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, before Philae, Abu Simbel and a felucca sail around Aswan. The Cairo leg includes the Pyramids of Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Optional extensions add two nights in Cairo, five in Morocco or four in Jordan. The new voyage sits alongside Viking’s 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary and a sold-out 2027 sailing timed for a total solar eclipse.
Viking is a New York-listed experiential travel company with a fleet of more than 100 ships sailing 21 rivers and five oceans.
