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Fayoumthen The Red Seathen Cairo & Giza

8 nights · 9 days · As a couple

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Where will you stay on the Red Sea? This determines which tours can pick you up.

HurghadaSharm el-Sheikh

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  • Day 6 Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo · Half day · about 5 hours
  • Day 7 Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids · About 6 hours
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The Red Sea

Days 1–4 · 4 nights
What to know about The Red Sea
How long
3–5 nights recommended. Base yourself in Hurghada or Sharm for the reefs. Cairo is a short flight away, and Luxor makes a fine overnight from Hurghada.
What deserves priority
Snorkelling, diving and genuine rest.
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  1. Day 1Arrival in The Red SeaTime reserved for arrivalSee day
  2. Day 2A free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
  3. Day 3Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
  4. Day 4Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day

Cairo & Giza

Days 5–9 · 4 nights
What to know about Cairo & Giza
How long
3 nights recommended. Give Giza and the museum a full day together, then a second day for historic Cairo's mosques, churches and bazaar.
What deserves priority
Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
  • Al-Mu'izz Street

    The main street of the Fatimid court city, where for eight centuries anyone with power built to be seen.

    Open 09:00–17:00 · checked 29 September 2026

  • Ben Ezra Synagogue

    The synagogue whose storeroom kept a medieval community's paperwork for centuries.

    Open 09:00–16:00 · checked 3 September 2026

  • Cairo Citadel

    A medieval fortress above the whole of Cairo, and the seat of Egypt's rulers for more than six centuries.

    Open 08:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026

  • Dahshur

    Where the Egyptians learned how to build a pyramid, by getting it wrong first.

    Open 08:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026

  • Giza Plateau

    Three generations of kings built here; the plateau asks who did the building, and how they lived.

    Open 08:00–16:00 · checked 3 September 2026

  • Grand Egyptian Museum

    A museum whose greatest collections belong to places you can see on the same day.

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    Travel from The Red Sea

    Flight option: about 1 hour by air to Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh. Allow extra time for airports and transfers.

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    • An Egyptian lunch without leaving the museum

      Lunch · 45–75 minutes · Grand Egyptian Museum. Use it between the plateau and the galleries, not after a rushed final room.

      Fits this day at its usual time.

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    • The Tanoura show in Islamic Cairo

      Evening · About 90 minutes, plus arriving early · Wekalet El Ghouri, Islamic Cairo. On its performance evenings only, usually a few nights a week; we confirm the night.

      We ask for it; the time is confirmed in your quote.

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    • The Sound and Light show at the pyramids

      Evening · About an hour · Giza plateau, the Sphinx terrace. Evenings, with sessions in different languages; start times change with the season.

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    Next: day 6
  2. Day 6Royal Mummies and Old CairoSuggested · Half day · about 5 hoursThe pharaohs built for eternity, and here, three thousand years later, they lie in a new museum on the edge of Old Cairo.See day
  3. Day 7Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurSuggested · About 6 hoursSee how pyramid building developed before Giza, on a day out from Cairo.See day
  4. Day 8Fayoum Oasis Day Trip from CairoSuggested · Full day · about 10 hoursFayoum is where the desert meets water: a lake the pharaohs knew, and new lakes made from the fields' own drainage.See day
  5. Day 9Departure dayPlanned around your flight
8 nights · 3 places0 chosen · 8 days openShow the trip so far
Egypt from orbit · NASA Terra/MODIS · positions approximate
  1. FayoumA visit from Cairo & Giza
  2. The Red Sea4 nights
  3. Cairo & Giza4 nights

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