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Day 2 of 5 · Cairo & Giza
A visit to Alexandria
Tours for this day (5)
Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian MuseumChoose for day 2The facts to check before you book
- Length
- Full day · about 7 hours
- Format
- Private
- In a vehicle
- Short drives within Cairo and Giza
- At the sites
- Most of the 7 hours, split between the plateau and the museum
- Pace
- Moderate
- Best time
- Start early: the plateau is coolest and quietest in the first hours after opening
Our advice: Do the plateau first while it is cool, and give the museum the afternoon rather than the last hour of the day.
If this is not the right day for it: If you have two days in Cairo, split them: Giza and Saqqara on one, the Grand Egyptian Museum at leisure on the other.
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Giza Pyramids Half-Day Private TourChoose for day 2The facts to check before you book
- Length
- Half day · about 4 hours
- Format
- Private
- In a vehicle
- Short drive from central Cairo or Giza
- At the sites
- Most of the 4 hours on the plateau
- Pace
- Easy
- Best time
- Early morning, before the heat and the coach groups
Our advice: A good half day if the Grand Egyptian Museum gets its own day. Choose an early start.
If this is not the right day for it: For the pyramids and the museum together, take the full-day Giza and Grand Egyptian Museum tour.
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Inside the Great Pyramid: Giza Private TourChoose for day 2The facts to check before you book
- Length
- About 5 hours
- Format
- Private
- In a vehicle
- Short drive from central Cairo or Giza
- At the sites
- Most of the 5 hours at Giza, including the pyramid interior
- Pace
- Active
- Best time
- First entry of the morning, when the passages are coolest
Our advice: Worth it if the climb itself is the point. The chamber is empty; skip it if you dislike tight, warm spaces.
If this is not the right day for it: Prefer to stay outside? The half-day private tour covers the same plateau without the interior.
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Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First PyramidsChoose for day 2The facts to check before you book
- Length
- About 6 hours
- Format
- Private
- In a vehicle
- Saqqara is about 25 km south of Cairo; short drives between the three sites
- At the sites
- Most of the 6 hours across three sites
- Pace
- Moderate
- Best time
- Morning; Saqqara's open ground is hot by early afternoon
Our advice: Do this before Giza if you can: the Great Pyramid makes more sense once you have seen the attempts that came first.
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Alexandria Day Tour from CairoChoose for day 2The facts to check before you book
- Length
- Full day · about 12 hours
- Format
- Private
- In a vehicle
- About 2.5–3 hours each way by road
- At the sites
- A few hours in the city; about 6 of the 12 hours are driving
- Pace
- Moderate
- Best time
- Any day except Friday if you want the Bibliotheca
Our advice: Half the day is road. Go only if Alexandria itself matters to you, and choose your priority sites in advance.
If this is not the right day for it: Stay a night in Alexandria instead: the city deserves an evening on the Corniche.
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