Luxury Egypt – Nile Golf Tour
17 Night Tour with 7 Golf Games
14 April to 1 May 2026
from AUD 16,700 per person (sharing as couple or pair)
Single from AUD 25,400
Non Golfers – Price Reduction of AUD 2,300 pp
Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours invites you to join us on our Luxury Egypt – Nile Golf Tour, which includes a 7 night cruise on Uniworld’s SS Sphinx from Luxor to Luxor. The tour is structured to allow you to see the main historic monuments and sights of Egypt while travelling and staying in 5 star luxury. Your hotel stay in Cairo will be a leading 5 star luxury hotel, located on the banks of the Nile River with panoramic Nile River facing rooms. In addition, you will stay 4 nights at a 5 star resort on the Red Sea coast and have a chance to golf alongside and swim/float in that famous salty sea.
There are 26 golf courses in Egypt and some of the golf courses in Cairo date back to the British military occupation of Egypt. We will have 7 games of golf in Egypt and play 6 different golf courses. All are internationally rated courses, including designs by Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Gary Player and Peter Thompson and have been constructed within the last 30 years. Each is of a high standard and will not disappoint – all of the golf courses significantly exceeded the best case expectations of our 2024 tour party. Not only are these courses among the best in Egypt (we will play the top 4 ranked courses and 6 of the top ranked 9 golf courses) but 2 feature in the top 35 golf courses in Africa, and 2 others in the top 100 listings. There is a lot of competition for these rankings due to the many great golf courses in South Africa and Morocco.
Our journey commences with a 6 night Cairo stay at either of the luxury 5 star Four Seasons Plaza Hotel or the nearby Ritz Carlton. Both offer panoramic Nile View rooms. Our stay in Cairo includes 4 games of golf at the best 4 golf courses in Cairo plus a day of guided touring including the new Cairo Museum and the Pyramids/Sphynx.
We then fly south to Luxor and board Uniworld’s luxury SS Sphinx (2021) for a 7 night cruise of the Nile River – https://www.uniworld.com/us/ships/ss-sphinx . Every day is a feast of fascinating sights and experiences, historic temples and tombs, as well as a tour to the life-changing Aswan Dam. There are also options of a special excursion to Abu Simbel and a hot air early morning balloon ride over Luxor. Your cruise includes all meals and beverages (standard alcoholic and non-alcoholic) over lunch and dinner including pre dinner drinks. Also included are gratuities, wifi and standard shore excursions. Rooms onboard the SS Sphinx lead in at 22 sqm French Balcony Suite, with an option to upgrade to higher category suites. The Sphinx accommodates up to 84 guests, looked after by 60 staff, and we anticipate our group to comprise 32 of those guests.
From Luxor we travel by coach for our final 4 nights at the Cascades Hotel from where we will play 3 games of golf. This is a fascinating drive through the farmland surrounding Luxor and then through panoramic mountain valleys to the Red Sea coast.
Our 2 hotel stays will include breakfast daily, plus a welcome dinner in Cairo and a farewell dinner at Somabay. On 8 evenings, dinner will be at your own selection and expense.
Late April is an ideal time to visit Egypt with perfect weather near guaranteed. The risk of any rain in Cairo, Luxor or Somabay is minimal. Our tour is timetabled to miss the very hot summer months, June to September, and the cold winter months of December to March.
Your tour hosts are Adrienne Witteman and David Cooper, Directors/Co-Owners of Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours, pictured right dressed up for the Egyptian dinner/Gulabeya night onboard Uniworld in 2024. Both are enthusiastic golfers and longstanding members of one of Sydney’s most prestigious golf clubs. They have golfed and cruised extensively around the world and invite you to join them on this fantastic cruise and golf tour.
Prices are reduced by AUD 150 pp for past guests on Uniworld. All guests will receive a Trendsetter Travel/Virtuoso amenity of A$200 pp ship board credit. This can be used for laundry, purchases of alcoholic drinks outside of included timings and for a contribution to the cost of flying to Abu Simbel. Please note that Egypt charges a circa 600% duty on foreign alcoholic beverages which makes their consumption prohibitively expensive. Thus, all drinks included by Uniworld and Trendsetter Travel are locally produced beers, wines and spirits. Our 2024 tour party found the local drinks more than cceptable alternatives to the foreign brand. Below is a group photo of our 2024 tour party during the Cairo day tour visiting Giza and the Pyramids.
Significant additional information on the Uniworld component of our tour can be found on the following link:
Our tour is strictly limited to 30 golfers plus hosts Adrienne and David.
**Trendsetter Travel will run a back to back Greece Golf Tour for 12 nights (2/14 May 2026) with the tour itinerary shortly to be released. It is an approximate 2 hour direct flight from Cairo to Athens where the tour commences. Trendsetter Travel will provide an AUD 250 pp contribution to your cost of flying to Athens for those electing to join both tours. Those booked on the Egypt tour will have an automatic option to join the much anticipated Greece Golf Tour.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Tuesday 14 April 2026 – Cairo
Arrive independently at Cairo International Airport and enjoy a personal transfer to our hotel. All our group rooms are a minimum 45 SQM and offer king beds, panoramic Nile River views, a bathroom featuring a separate shower and bath and complimentary premium wifi.
Meet up at 6.30 pm for Trendsetter Travel welcome drinks and dinner at your hotel.
Tour Inclusions: transfer to hotel, pre-dinner drinks, dinner (including drinks) and accommodation
Day 2 – Wednesday 15 April 2026 – Cairo – Golf Game 1 – Katameya Heights
Golf Game 1: Today we play Katameya Heights Golf Club (1997). The course has many elevation changes and is rated # 4 in Cairo and is the # 6 rated golf course in Egypt. We will depart around 8.00 am for a 30 minute coach transfer to the golf course with a multi tee start booked from 9.30 am. This should see us all finish around the same time of about 2 pm.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, golf and accommodation
Day 3 – Thursday 16 April 2026 – Cairo – Golf Game 2 – Allegria Golf Course
Golf Game 2: Today we play the Greg Norman designed Allegria Golf Course (2010), currently managed by Troon Golf. Allegria is presently ranked the # 1 golf course in Egypt and # 28 in Africa. We will depart around 7.45 am for a 45 minute coach transfer to the golf course with a multi tee start booked from 9.30 am. This should see us all finish around the same time of about 2 pm.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, golf and accommodation
Day 4 – Friday 17 April 2026 – Cairo – Full Day of Touring Including Museum and Pyramids
After breakfast, a full day of touring Cairo commences. First we tour the Pyramids and Great Sphinx, with an optional camel ride – a mere 30 minute drive from our hotel. After a pleasant lunch at a highly recommended local restaurant (beer and wine included), we will visit the recently the new opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, guided tour of Cairo, lunch and accommodation
Day 5 – Saturday 18 April 2026 – Cairo – Golf Game 3 – Katamya Dunes
Golf Game 3: Today we play at Katamya Dunes – a Nick Faldo/Brian Curley/Lee Shmidt designed course (2010), the sister course of Katemya Heights. The course is rated # 2 in Egypt and # 33 in all Africa. We are booked for a 9.30 am tee off. The course forms part of the Westin Golf Resort and Spa and receives excellent reviews. This was considered the best (and toughest) layout of the Cairo courses we played on our Egypt tour in 2024.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, golf and accommodation
Day 6 – Sunday 19 April 2026 – Cairo – Golf Game 4 – Newgiza Golf Club
Golf Game 4: Today we play Newgiza Golf Club – ranked # 3 in Cairo, # 4 in Egypt and # 89 in all Africa. Newgiza Golf Club (2019) was the final course design of Thompson, Perrett & Lobb before the passing of Peter Thompson. The course has a number of outstanding golf holes, many with severe elevation changes and water carries. The image right is the spectacular 6th hole played from an elevated tee.
We are booked for a multi tee start from 9.30 am which should see us all finish around the same time of about 2 pm.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast, golf and accommodation
Day 7 – Monday 20 April 2026 – Transfer to Luxor
Mid morning, we will check out of our Cairo hotel and transfer to Cairo Airport for a 1 hour flight to Luxor, to board the SS Sphinx.
We have a range of available suites on River Tosca from French Balcony (22 sqm) to Deluxe French Balcony (28 sqm) to Grand Suite (40 sqm) to Royal Suite (55 sqm). All room sizes are significantly larger than the equivalent on a Uniworld European River Boat. As we experienced in 2024, you will spend little time in your room as we will mostly be out and about on guided tours, with free time (usually in the afternoon/early evening) enjoyed in balmy conditions on the roof deck watching all the Nile River activity. It does not get much better than this on a river boat anywhere in the world.
Details on the various stateroom/suite categories can be found on the following link:
https://www.uniworld.com/nz/ships/ss-sphinx/staterooms
Before dinner onboard this evening, we will be treated to a folkloric dance performance by a local band of dancers, in traditional costumes representing different Egyptian districts. This is known as the Whirling Dervish show.
For greater detail on Uniworld’s SS Sphinx Nile Cruise, please refer to the following link:
In viewing this link, please disregard the information regarding pre- and post-cruise, as the only part that applies to Trendsetter is the 7 night cruise as a standalone component. The description of daily activities which follows is taken from the Uniworld web page however our 2024 experience was that the order of tours and entertainment may change from the allocate days.
Tour Inclusions: all meals, including most drinks, plus Uniworld tours
Day 8 – Tuesday 21 April 2026 – Luxor – Dendera - Cruising the Nile – Day 2 on the Nile
This morning we visit the Temple of Karnak – which stands on the site of ancient Thebes, once the the flourishing capital of Egypt’s New Kingdom. After lunch back on River Tosca, we visit the Temple of Hathor at Dendera which was dedicated to the oddess of love and beauty (image right is of a recently cleaned ceiling at Dendera). The temple dates to Egypt’s Ptolemaic era, when the heirs of Alexander the Great ruled over Egypt and adopted Egyptian culture and religion as their own. Built between 125 BC and AD 65, it is one of the best-preserved temples in all of Egypt and features a rare bust-relief of Cleopatra with Caesarion, the son she bore to Julius Caesar.
Tour Inclusions: all meals, including drinks, plus Uniworld tours
Day 9 – Wednesday 22 April 2026 – Luxor – Kom Ombo - Day 3 on the Nile
Today we visit Valley of the Kings, one of the most famous archeological sites in the world and where the mummified remains of Tutankhamen are on display. Our day also includes a visit to the gigantic twin statues known as the Colossi of Memnon. Upon return to the ship, we set sail for Kom Ombo. The following images include a typical Nile River vista, as seen from the roof deck of our ship.
For the enthusiastic, there is the option of early morning hot air ballooning over Luxor before we head to the Valley of the Kings.
Dinner tonight is Egyptian themed, after which there will be a Galabeya Party with music, dancing and singing by crew members.
Tour Inclusions: all meals, including drinks, plus Uniworld tours.
Day 10 – Thursday 23 April 2026 – Kom Ombo, Cruising the Nile River, Aswan – Day 4 on the Nile
This morning we visit The Kom Ombo Temple, a temple dedicated to two gods—the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus the Elder. Several of the 300 crocodile mummies discovered in the vicinity are displayed inside the temple. The image right is hieroglyphics that appear on the wall of the temple.
After a break for lunch back on the ship, those interested in bird watching can elect to do a bird-watching excursion along the Nile.
Tour Inclusions: all meals, including drinks, plus Uniworld tours
Day 11 – Friday 24 April 2026 – Aswan Dam - Day 5 on the Nile
A big day awaits us today. We will visit the Aswan High Dam, a marvel of modern engineering. The Aswan High Dam, completed in the 1970s, boasts some truly epic dimensions—it is 3,600 meters long, 980 meters wide at its base; and 93 meters high—with a reservoir capacity nearly five times that of the Hoover Dam.
Today we will also visit the Unfinished Obelisk and the beautiful Philae Temple complex, which was moved from one island to another back in the 1970s. The day’s touring concludes with a ride in a felucca—a traditional Egyptian sailboat – after afternoon tea at The Cataract Hotel. This is an historically significant and famous hotel, now part of Sofitel’s Legend Collection and made famous by Agatha Christie. She was in residence here for some months writing Death on the Nile.
After dinner onboard, we will be be treated to an enchanting Nubian show featuring traditionally attired performers, live music and dancing.
Tour Inclusions: all meals, including drinks, plus Uniworld tours
Day 12 – Saturday 25 April 2026 – Abu Simbel - Day 6 on the Nile
Today there is an optional tour to Abu Simbel, one of the most recognisable ancient sites in Egypt. For 3,000 years, it sat on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile. However, in a remarkable feat of engineering, the temple complex was dismantled and rebuilt on a higher hill to make way for the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s.
The tour can purchased onboard the ship, or together with your final payment, and will cost approximately AUD 600 pp. It requires an early breakfast, departure from the Sphinx at 5.30 a.m. with a return to the ship around 1.00 p.m. for lunch.
Those opting out of the Abu Simbel tour will enjoy a relaxing morning on the ship or you might like to explore independently ashore.
Tour Inclusions: all meals, including drinks.
Day 13 – Sunday 26 April 2026 – Temple of Esna - Day 7 on the Nile
On today’s Uniworld excursion, we will learn how the Temple of Esna was buried under debris for many centuries and is one of the last great Egyptian temples ever built. Our Egyptologist guide will share all sorts of fascinating insights about this significant cultural site and show you the façade bearing the last known hieroglyphic inscriptions ever recorded in Egypt. The temple is but a short walk from our berth.
Later today, we will enjoy a relaxing sail north up the Nile before our ship berths in Luxor for the night.
Tour Inclusions: all meals, including drinks, plus Uniworld tours
Day 14 – Monday 27 April 2026 – Cruise Ends – Luxor – Somabay
Post breakfast, we say goodbye to the crew of the SS Sphinx and will by coach to Somabay. The journey duration is approximately 4 hours, including a short refreshment break. The journey is very scenic with the mountain passes particularly spectacular.
This afternoon is free for your relaxation. The resort has a lovely swimming pool, and a swimming beach – or some might prefer to explore the nearby town (reached by complimentary shuttle bus). The Red Sea town of Somabay is now a high end tourist resort area catering predominantly for the European leisure and golfing market. Unlike the rest of Egypt, where pricing is in either local Egyptian Pounds or USD, the pricing in Somabay is in EUR and Egyptian Pounds.
Accommodation is at Cascades Golf Resort for the next 4 nights. The Hotel adjoins the Somabay Golf Club and is a 2 minute walk from Reception to the Pro Shop. Your upgraded rooms are large at 44 sqm, feature a separate bath and shower and offer either golf or sea views.
Tour inclusions: breakfast, transfers to hotel and accommodation
Day 15 – Tuesday 28 April 2026 – Somabay – Golf Game 5 – Cascades at Somabay
Golf Game 5 – A desert links style course, Cascades at Somabay is the # 3 ranked golf course in Egypt and ranks # 50 in all Africa. Opened in 1998, the course was designed by Gary Player and offers stunning views from many holes, most with views looking out to the Red Sea. Signficantly, there is an island hole on each nine and guest reports indicate the course is maintained to a very high standard. For many this will be a good warm up prior to playing the course a second time two days later. In addition to the daily prizes, we will offer prizes for the best scores over the 54 holes of golf we play at Somabay.
Tour Inclusisons: breakfast, golf and accommodation
Day 16 – Wednesday 29 April 2026 – Somabay – Golf Game 6 – Madinat Makadi Golf Club
Golf Game 6: – We drive 30 minutes drive north to play Madinat Makadi Golf Club. Designed by American architect, John Sandford, the course is the 2nd ranked in Somabay and is ranked # 9 in Egypt. However, the course claims to have been awarded by World Golf Awards Egypt’s Best Golf Course for 6 consecutive years from 2014 – 2019.
Tour inclusions: breakfast, golf and accommodation
Day 17 – Thursday 30 April 2026 – Somabay -–Golf Game 7 – Cascades at Somabay
Golf Game 7: – After a leisurely breakfast, we will tee off at Cascades at Somabay Golf Club from 9.30 am for the final round of the tour with the potential to be crowned Trendsetter Travel’s ladies and mens individual champions of Somabay. Post golf, there should be an opportunity to relax prior to this evening’s events when we will have our farewell group dinner tonight. The 54 hole golfing awards will be made during dinner.
Tour inclusions: breakfast, golf, final tour dinner and accommodation
Day 18 – Friday 1 May 2026 – Tour Ends
Say goodbye to your many new found friends with complimentary transfers to the Hurghada Airport – individual car transfers will be provided by Cascades Hotel with the cost covered as part of your tour. This transfer can be taken on a subsequent day if you extend your stay at the Cascades Hotel.
Tour Inclusions: breakfast and transfers to Hurghada Airport
Deck Plan of SS Sphinx
The following diagram is the Deck Plan of SS Sphinx
Trendsetter Travel Golf Tours has a group allocation of all 16 x French Balconies and 4 x Deluxe French Balcony suites but the other categories of suite are available to Trendsetter clients subject to availability.
The Finer Details...
Inclusions, pricing and various conditions of this escorted golf cruise are detailed below:
- Inclusions
- ALL Trendsetter Travel Golf Tour guests will receive an 18 day, 17 night golf tour, which includes a 7 night highly inclusive luxury cruise on Uniworld and 10 nights in two 5 star hotels in each of Cairo (6) and Somabay (4) – both hotels are in upgraded rooms;
- Meals as specified to include breakfast daily, selected lunches (8) and dinners (9). Apart from the welcome and farewell dinners and while on-board SS Sphinx, dinner is not included but can be enjoyed according to your preference at each hotel or external restaurant;
- 7 games of Golf as specified with included green fees, carts, drinks post golf and prize money;
- Coach transfers as a group throughout tour;
- 1 day of guided touring in Cairo including Pyramids, Sphynx, Egyptian Museum with lunch at a local licensed restaurant, and beverages.
- A non-refundable deposit of AUD 3,000 pp for twin share and AUD 5,000 for a single traveller is payable upon confirmation. The non-refundable balance of payment will be due in full by 14 December 20
- Additional nights pre- and post-tour, including breakfast, are available at USD 600 (Cairo) and EUR 180 (Soma Bay)
- If for whatever reason you need to cancel from the tour, we will refund 80% of your deposit payment (but not any of the deposit payment passed through to Uniworld which Uniworld will not refund) subject to a replacement guest being found for the tour to take your place.
- For non-golfers, the tour price reduces by AUD 2,300 pp.
- Comprehensive travel insurance is mandatory – and is recommended at the time of deposit to fully protect your payments in the unfortunate event of cancellation. Please ensure that you are covered for any pre-existing illnesses.
- As a result of Trendsetter Travel being a Virtuoso travel agent, you will receive an on board Uniworld credit of AUD 200 pp. While there are other options, this is particularly useful for laundry services, the Abel Simbel optional excursions, and massage services while onboard the cruise.
- If you have previously sailed on Uniworld, you are entitled to complimentary laundry and an AUD 150 pp discount on your cruise fare.
- Tee times have been booked for all 6 golf courses (7 golf games). These are the best available courses in both Cairo and Somabay. The golf package price does NOT include golf club hire. It does include green fees, motorised cart hire, coach transfers, prize money each game, and drinks post golf.
- Payment may be made either by bank transfer to the following:
- Trendsetter Travel & Cruise Centre Pty Ltd, BSB 012 003, ACC NO. 8334 12763 or
- by credit card using the following link (or by contacting Trendsetter Travel to process payment):
http://pay.travelpay.com.au/trendset
If you wish to exclude part of the tour (eg shorten the time in Cairo or miss Somabay), upon request, this requirement is likely to be accommodated with an equitable pricing adjustment.
For further information, please contact either David Cooper by email david@trendsettertravel.com.au or on mobile + 61 (0) 413 010 638 or Adrienne Witteman by email adrienne@trendsettertravel.com.au or + 61 (0) 413 010 639.
