Five days in Cairo and Alexandria. After arriving in Cairo you visit the Giza Pyramids, then spend a day at the Grand Egyptian Museum and its Tutankhamun galleries. Day four is a full day in Alexandria on the Mediterranean, and on day five you are transferred to the airport for your departure. Airport transfers and private guiding are included, from $500.
Your Egypt Day Tours representative meets you at Cairo airport with a name sign and helps you through immigration and customs, then takes you by private air-conditioned car to your hotel. On the way they run through the plan for your trip and answer any questions, and at the hotel they help you check in. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: none.
After breakfast, at 8:00, you meet your private guide at the Giza Pyramids, where you stop at the panorama point for photos of all three and visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre. Lunch with local dishes is available. In the afternoon your guide drives you south to Saqqara for the Step Pyramid of Djoser, considered the world’s first pyramid. You continue to Memphis, the ancient capital, where the colossal limestone statue of Ramesses II lies, and finish at Dahshur, where King Sneferu built the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid, the steps that led to the Great Pyramid built by his son Khufu. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.
After breakfast you tour the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids, home to the complete Tutankhamun collection, much of it on display for the first time, in galleries that take you through Egyptian history in order. You then visit the Saladin Citadel, built to defend Cairo against the Crusaders, with the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, modelled on the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, and the Al-Gawhara Palace, Muhammad Ali’s audience hall. In Old Cairo you see the Roman fortress of Babylon, the Hanging Church with its icons from the 8th to the 18th centuries, the Ben Ezra Synagogue, where the famous Cairo Genizah documents were found, and the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, the first mosque in Africa. Optional in the evening: a two-hour Nile dinner cruise with Egyptian folk shows ($55 per person). Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.
Your guide collects you early for the three-hour drive to Alexandria. You visit Pompey’s Pillar, about 30 metres tall, and the three underground levels of the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, which mix Egyptian and Greco-Roman art, then see the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened in 2002, and the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site of the ancient Lighthouse. After the Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, you walk from the Unknown Soldier Memorial through the old streets and past the city’s historic tram to Raml Station for lunch, then drive along the corniche past Stanley Bridge to the royal gardens of Montazah, before returning to Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
After breakfast your representative takes you to Cairo airport and helps you through immigration and customs for your flight home. Meals: breakfast.
All prices are in US dollars per person and depend on your travel dates, group size and hotel category. Every tour is private, so we prepare a quote for your own group. You can pay online through our secure payment gateway with no extra costs or surcharges.
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Tipping is not included and is at your discretion.
100% refund if you cancel 60 or more days before arrival, 50% refund at 30 to 59 days, and free rebooking to new dates inside 30 days. Full details on our cancellation policy page.
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Not included unless listed: special entry tickets (such as inside a pyramid), visa fees, tips and personal expenses.
Your 5-day package includes 4 nights’ hotel accommodation in Cairo, a private Egyptologist guide, all transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fees to the sites listed in the itinerary, and breakfast daily. Airport arrival and departure transfers are included too. Flights, personal expenses, and optional add-ons aren’t included, and we’ll walk you through the exact list when you book.
Yes, the Alexandria day trip is a full-day excursion from Cairo. You’ll leave early in the morning for the scenic drive along the coast, and your guide will take you through both the ancient and modern sides of the city, from Pompey’s Pillar to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, before returning you to your Cairo hotel that evening.
Definitely. Day 3 of this itinerary is dedicated to the Grand Egyptian Museum and Old Cairo. You’ll get to see the complete Tutankhamun collection along with thousands of other artifacts, many displayed publicly for the first time, before exploring Old Cairo’s historic churches and markets.
This is a fully private tour, just you and your Egyptologist guide, with no strangers joining your group. If you’d like to add a site, swap a day, or adjust the pace, just let us know when you book and we’ll tailor the itinerary to fit what you want to see.
Cairo and Alexandria are lovely to visit year-round, though many travelers prefer the cooler months from October through April. Alexandria’s coastal breeze keeps it comfortable even in summer, so this itinerary works well whenever you’re planning your trip.
