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Western Desertthen Cairo & Giza
18 nights · 19 days · As a couple
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- Day 9 Giza Pyramids Half-Day Private Tour · Half day · about 4 hours
- Day 10 Historic Cairo on Foot: al-Mu'izz Street from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuwayla · Half day · about 4 hours
- Day 11 Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo · Half day · about 5 hours
- Day 12 Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids · About 6 hours
Western Desert
Days 1–7 · 7 nightsWhat to know about Western Desert
- How long
- 1–2 nights recommended. Stay the night: the chalk towers glow at sunset and sunrise, and we arrange the camp and permits for you.
- What deserves priority
- White Desert landscapes and a night under the stars.
- White Desert
Chalk towers in the desert north of Farafra, best seen at the low light of dawn and dusk.
- Day 1Arrival in Western DesertTime reserved for arrivalSee day
- Day 2A free day in Western DesertOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 3Another free day in Western DesertOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 4Another free day in Western DesertOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 5Another free day in Western DesertOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 6Another free day in Western DesertOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 7Another free day in Western DesertOpen for us to plan with youSee day
Cairo & Giza
Days 8–19 · 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 8Travel to Cairo & GizaTravel estimate: 4–5 hours by road to Bahariya, then the desert by 4×4.See day
- Day 9Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian MuseumSuggested · Full day · about 7 hoursOne day, two settings for the same story.See day
- Day 10Historic Cairo on FootSuggested · Half day · about 4 hoursThe street the Fatimid caliphs laid out as the spine of their new court city.See day
Our suggestion for this day
Royal Mummies and Old Cairo: The Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Coptic Cairo
- National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
- Royal Mummies Hall
- The Hanging Church
- The Church of St Sergius
- Ben Ezra Synagogue
Add to day 11More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- About 30–45 minutes from central Cairo; the two sites are close together
- At the sites
- About 2 hours in the museum, 1.5 hours in Coptic Cairo
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- Morning, when the museum is quieter
- Published departure window
- Morning pickup
Our tip Pairs well with an afternoon at leisure, or with Khan el-Khalili in the evening.
The full tour pageCompatible tours for day 11 (6)
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
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 12Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurSuggested · About 6 hoursSee how pyramid building developed before Giza, on a day out from Cairo.See day
- Day 13A 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
- Day 19Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- Western Desert7 nights
- Cairo & Giza11 nights
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- 18 nights · 19 days
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