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The Red Seathen Cairo & Giza
19 nights · 20 days · As a couple
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- Day 11 Giza Pyramids Half-Day Private Tour · Half day · about 4 hours
- Day 12 Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo · Half day · about 5 hours
- Day 13 Historic Cairo on Foot: al-Mu'izz Street from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla · Half day · about 4 hours
- Day 14 Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids · About 6 hours
The Red Sea
Days 1–8 · 8 nightsWhat 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.
- Day 1Arrival in The Red SeaTime reserved for arrivalSee day
- Day 2A free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 3Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 4Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 5Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 6Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 7Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 8Another free day in The Red SeaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
Cairo & Giza
Days 9–20 · 11 nightsWhat 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.
- Day 9Travel to Cairo & GizaFlight option: about 1 hour by air to Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh. Allow extra time for airports and transfers.See day
- Day 10Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian MuseumSuggested · Full day · about 7 hoursOne day, two settings for the same story.See day
- Day 11Historic Cairo on FootSuggested · Half day · about 4 hoursThe street the Fatimid caliphs laid out as the spine of their new court city.See day
- Day 12Royal 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
- Day 13Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurSuggested · About 6 hoursSee how pyramid building developed before Giza, on a day out from Cairo.See day
- Day 14A free day in Cairo & GizaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
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- Day 18Another free day in Cairo & GizaOpen for us to plan with youSee day
A good fit for this day
Historic Cairo on Foot: al-Mu'izz Street from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla
- Bab al-Futuh
- Mosque of al-Hakim
- Mosque of al-Aqmar
- Bayn al-Qasrayn
- Qalawun complex
Add to day 19More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- A short drive to the old city and back; the rest on foot
- At the sites
- About 4 hours, most of it walking
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- Morning, to see the interiors before they close at 17:00; the walk also runs in the evening
- Published departure window
- Morning or evening
Our tip Take the morning start if you want to go inside: the monuments close at 17:00. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes that cover shoulders and knees for the mosques.
The full tour pageCompatible tours for day 19 (6)
Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids- Saqqara
- Serapeum of Saqqara
- Imhotep Museum
Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo- National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
- Royal Mummies Hall
- The Hanging Church
Historic Cairo Private Day Tour: Citadel, Coptic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili- The Citadel
- The Hanging Church
- Ben Ezra Synagogue
Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum
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- Day 20Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- The Red Sea8 nights
- Cairo & Giza11 nights
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- Length
- 19 nights · 20 days
- Travelling
- As a couple
- When
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