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Cairo & Giza

Days 1–4 · 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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Cairo & Giza
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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
Half day · about 4 hours · Moderate
from USD 30
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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.
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Compatible tours for day 2 (6)
- Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids
  - Saqqara
  - Serapeum of Saqqara
  - Imhotep Museum
  About 6 hours · Moderate
  from USD 45Add to day 2
- Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo
  - National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
  - Royal Mummies Hall
  - The Hanging Church
  Half day · about 5 hours · Easy
  from USD 40Add to day 2
- Historic Cairo Private Day Tour: Citadel, Coptic Cairo and Khan el-Khalili
  - The Citadel
  - The Hanging Church
  - Ben Ezra Synagogue
  Full day · about 6–7 hours · Moderate
  from USD 60Add to day 2
- Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
  - The Giza pyramids
  - The Sphinx
  - The Grand Egyptian Museum
  Full day · about 7 hours · Moderate
  from USD 60Add to day 2
- Giza Pyramids Half-Day Private Tour
  - The Giza pyramids
  - The Sphinx
  Half day · about 4 hours · Easy
  from USD 55Add to day 2
- Inside the Great Pyramid: Giza Private Tour
  - The Giza pyramids
  - The Sphinx
  About 5 hours · Active
  from USD 60Add to day 2
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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.
  Ask us to arrange
- 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.
  We ask for it; the time is confirmed in your quote.
  Ask us to arrange
Next: day 3
Day 3Royal 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 4Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurSuggested · About 6 hoursSee how pyramid building developed before Giza, on a day out from Cairo.See day

Fayoum

Days 5–13 · 8 nights

What to know about Fayoum

How long: A day from Cairo, or a night. About two hours from Cairo each way. A day covers Wadi El Rayan or the Valley of the Whales; a night by Lake Qarun lets you see both without rushing.
What deserves priority: Wadi El Rayan's lakes and waterfalls, and the whale fossils of Wadi El Hitan.

Wadi el-Hitan
A desert valley of fossil whales with legs, from a sea that covered Egypt forty million years ago.

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Egypt from orbit · NASA Terra/MODIS · positions approximate

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Length: 12 nights · 13 days
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Historic Cairo on Foot: al-Mu'izz Street from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla

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