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The Red Seathen Cairo & Giza
8 nights · 9 days · as a couple
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We suggest a tour for 4 days. Keep them all, then change any day you like.
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The Red Sea
Days 1–4 · 4 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.

Cairo & Giza
Days 5–9 · 4 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 5Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurTravel day · Our suggestion · About 6 hoursSee day
- Day 6Historic Cairo Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 6–7 hoursSee day

Our suggestion for this day
Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum
Keep for day 7More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- Short drives within Cairo and Giza
- At the sites
- Most of the 7 hours, split between the plateau and the museum
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- Start early: the plateau is coolest and quietest in the first hours after opening
Our tip: Do the plateau first while it is cool, and give the museum the afternoon rather than the last hour of the day.
The full tour pageOther tours for day 7 (7)
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
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
Cairo Layover Tour: the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum from the Airport- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum


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- Day 8A free day in Cairo & GizaOpen · we plan it with youSee day
- Day 9Departure dayPlanned around your flight
