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Cairo & Gizathen Alexandria
1 night · 2 days · as a couple
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Cairo & Giza
Days 1–2 · 1 nightWhat 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.
- At about 12 hours door to door, Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo is a very long day. Keep the next morning light.

Chosen for day 1
Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo
- Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa
- Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria
- Pompey's Pillar
- Citadel of Qaitbay
- Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
Remove from day 1More about this tour
- 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
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- Any day except Friday if you want the Bibliotheca
Our tip: Tell us the two or three sites you most want, from the catacombs to the Bibliotheca, and your guide builds the day around them.
The full tour pageOther tours for day 1 (9)
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 Day Trip from Alexandria Port: the Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Nile- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum
Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum
Cairo Layover Tour: the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum from the Airport- The Giza pyramids
- The Sphinx
- The Grand Egyptian Museum


Add something extra (6)
A local experience alongside it
Make this day better
- Day 2Departure dayPlanned around your flight
Added Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo to day 1 in Cairo & Giza.Undo
