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The Red Seathen Cairo & Giza
8 nights · 9 days · as a couple
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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.
Our suggestion for this day
Giftun Island Snorkelling Trip from Hurghada
- Giftun Island
Keep for day 1More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- About 30 minutes to the marina, then by boat
- At the sites
- About 7 hours on the water and the island
- Format
- Shared
- Best time
- Calm mornings; April to November for the warmest water
Our tip: Ask us how many people the boat carries on your date before you book.
The full tour pageOther tours for day 1 (5)
8 Days in Egypt: Cairo, Luxor and the Red Sea at Hurghada- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- Egyptian Museum
Mount Sinai at Sunrise and St Catherine's Monastery from Sharm el-Sheikh- Mount Sinai
- Gebel Musa
- St Catherine's Monastery
Dolphin House Snorkelling Trip from Hurghada- Shaab El Erg (Dolphin House)
- Red Sea reefs off Hurghada
Ras Mohammed National Park and White Island Boat Trip from Sharm El Sheikh- Ras Mohammed National Park
- White Island
Sataya Dolphin Reef Snorkelling Trip from Marsa Alam- Sataya reef
- Fury Shoals
Add something extra (10)
A local experience alongside it
- Day 2A free day in The Red SeaOpen · we plan it with youSee day
- Day 3Another free day in The Red SeaOpen · we plan it with youSee day
- Day 4Another free day in The Red SeaOpen · we plan it with youSee day
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
- Day 7Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian MuseumOur suggestion · Full day · about 7 hoursSee day
- Day 8A free day in Cairo & GizaOpen · we plan it with youSee day
- Day 9Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- The Red Sea4 nights
- Cairo & Giza4 nights
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- 8 nights · 9 days
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- As a couple
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