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Cairo & Gizathen Fayoum
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.

Chosen for day 1
Wadi El Hitan and Wadi El Rayan Day Trip from Cairo: The Valley of the Whales
- Wadi El Hitan
- Wadi El Rayan
- Tunis village
- Lake Qarun
Remove from day 1More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- About 2 hours to Fayoum, then desert tracks by four-wheel drive
- At the sites
- About 2 hours at Wadi El Hitan
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- October to April
Our tip: The fossil trail is flat but exposed. Bring a hat and water; there is little shade.
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
Fayoum Oasis Day Trip from Cairo: Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls, Magic Lake and Sandboarding- Wadi El Rayan
- The Magic Lake
- Tunis village
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


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- Day 2Departure dayPlanned around your flight
Added Wadi El Hitan and Wadi El Rayan Day Trip from Cairo: The Valley of the Whales to day 1 in Cairo & Giza.Undo
