Private day tours of Cairo and Giza, each with hotel pickup and a licensed Egyptologist guide. A Cairo street tour starts at $55, Giza, Saqqara and Memphis at $85, and the Pyramids with the Grand Egyptian Museum at $110 per person.
Cairo is the best base in Egypt for day trips. With a private car, driver and Egyptologist, you can reach Egypt’s first capital, the Mediterranean, the Fayoum lakes or even Luxor and be back at your hotel the same evening.
| Day trip from Cairo | Duration | From |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis, Saqqara and Dahshur | 5 hours | $75 |
| Wadi El Natrun monasteries | 8 hours | $85 |
| Alexandria | 8 hours | $100 |
| Fayoum birdwatching | Day trip | On request |
| Luxor by flight | 10 hours | $440 |
One night away. If you have a little more time, these short escapes leave from Cairo too:
| Overnight trip from Cairo | Duration | From |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Catherine and Mount Sinai | 2 days | $160 |
| Bahariya Oasis | 2 days | $350 |
| White Desert stargazing and camping | Overnight | On request |
| Fayoum desert stargazing | Overnight | On request |
All trips are private, with hotel pickup in Cairo or Giza. Prices are per person and depend on group size.
Choose from the Cairo tours above, or tell us the sights on your list.
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Our private Cairo day tours start at $55 per person for a Cairo street tour. Giza, Saqqara and Memphis starts at $85, and the Pyramids with the Grand Egyptian Museum at $110. Group size and hotel location set the final price.
Two full days cover the Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo and Coptic Cairo without rushing. With three or four days you can add Saqqara, Memphis, Alexandria or the Fayoum Oasis.
If you are short on time or on a layover, a half-day Giza tour covers the headline sights. A full day lets your guide connect the Pyramids with the treasures in the museum.
Yes, with a separate inside ticket that your guide arranges in advance. The passages are narrow but manageable for most visitors.
Yes. The tourist areas are well policed, and your private guide and driver stay with you from hotel pickup to drop-off.
October to April is the most comfortable. July and August are very hot, so we start early and visit museums in the afternoon heat.
Yes. Private transfers from Cairo airport to any Cairo or Giza hotel start at $40.
The most popular are Memphis, Saqqara and Dahshur for Egypt’s earliest pyramids, Alexandria on the Mediterranean, the Coptic monasteries of Wadi El Natrun, the lakes and desert of Fayoum, and Luxor by early flight. For one night away, travellers love Saint Catherine and Mount Sinai or the Bahariya Oasis and White Desert.
Yes. Our Luxor tour by flight leaves Cairo early and flies you back the same evening, with a private Egyptologist for Luxor’s main temples and tombs in between. It takes about 10 hours and starts from $440.
About 220 kilometres, roughly three hours each way on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, so a day trip is comfortable. Our Alexandria tour from Cairo takes about 8 hours and starts from $100.
| Cairo tour | Duration | From |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo street tour | 8 hours | $55 |
| Cairo food tour | 4 hours | $60 |
| Nile dinner cruise | 3 hours | $65 |
| Islamic, Coptic and Jewish Cairo | Full day | $75 |
| Memphis, Saqqara and Dahshur | 5 hours | $75 |
| Giza, Saqqara and Memphis | 8 hours | $85 |
| Egyptian Museum and Citadel | 8 hours | $90 |
| Pyramids and Grand Egyptian Museum | 8 hours | $110 |
| Alexandria from Cairo | 8 hours | $100 |
| Luxor by flight from Cairo | 10 hours | $440 |
