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Cairo & Giza

Days 1–2 · 1 night
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.

The full Cairo & Giza guide
  1. 1

    A visit to Alexandria

    • 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

    Full day · about 12 hours · moderate pace

    from USD 80
    More 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.

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    Other 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

      Half day · about 4 hours · moderate pace

      from USD 30Choose for day 1
    • Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur: The First Pyramids
      • Saqqara
      • Serapeum of Saqqara
      • Imhotep Museum

      About 6 hours · moderate pace

      from USD 45Choose for day 1
    • 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 pace

      from USD 40Choose for day 1
    • 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 pace

      from USD 60Choose for day 1
    • Cairo Day Trip from Alexandria Port: the Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Nile
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx
      • The Grand Egyptian Museum

      Full day · about 15 hours · active pace

      from USD 150Choose for day 1
    • Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx
      • The Grand Egyptian Museum

      Full day · about 7 hours · moderate pace

      from USD 60Choose for day 1
    • Cairo Layover Tour: the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum from the Airport
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx
      • The Grand Egyptian Museum

      6–8 hours between flights · moderate pace

      from USD 100Choose for day 1
    • Giza Pyramids Half-Day Private Tour
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx

      Half day · about 4 hours · easy pace

      from USD 55Choose for day 1
    • Inside the Great Pyramid: Giza Private Tour
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx

      About 5 hours · active pace

      from USD 60Choose for day 1
    Add something extra (6)

    A local experience alongside it

    • Saqqara by quad and dirt bike

      About 5 hours with hotel transfers · from USD 100. Two to three hours on the open desert beside the Step Pyramid, on a machine chosen for your confidence, with the route checked first.

      Add to day 1
    • A tandem skydive over Egypt

      Half day with the transfer, briefing and waiting for the weather · from USD 280. Strapped to a certified instructor: the door, up to a minute of freefall, then a slow canopy ride down over the desert, the pyramids or the Red Sea.

      Add to day 1
    • Down inside the Red Pyramid

      Half day from Cairo · from USD 120. Climb to the entrance, then descend a low passage into Sneferu's corbelled chambers.

      Add to day 1

    Make this day better

    • 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.

      Add to this day
    • 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
  2. Day 2Departure dayPlanned around your flight

Added Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo to day 1 in Cairo & Giza.Undo

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