8 Days Cheap Cairo Alexandria tour package

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 your guide takes you to the Giza Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre, then on to 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. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast your guide drives you to Saqqara for the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the world’s oldest major stone structure and the first attempt at a pyramid. You continue to Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt, to see the colossal statue of Ramesses II, and finish at Dahshur with the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast you explore Islamic Cairo on foot, starting at Al-Azhar, one of the oldest universities in the world. You continue to the Mosque of Al-Mu’ayyad and Bab Zuwayla, the Al-Hussein Mosque, Beit El-Suhaymi, a restored Ottoman-era house, and the Fatimid Mosque of Al-Hakim, ending at the old city gates of Bab al-Futuh and Bab al-Nasr and in Khan el Khalili bazaar. Optional in the evening: a two-hour Nile dinner cruise with Egyptian folk shows ($55 per person). Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast you visit Old Cairo: the Roman fortress of Babylon, the Hanging Church, the Church of St Sergius, where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered, and the Coptic Museum. You finish at the Cave Church in the Mokattam hills. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast your guide drives you about three hours to Alexandria. You visit Pompey’s Pillar and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina with its open court and museums, and the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site of the ancient Lighthouse, then drive along the corniche past the Eastern Harbour and Stanley Bridge to the royal gardens of Montazah and the palaces of King Farouk, Egypt’s last king, with stops at the Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, the statue of Alexander the Great and the Unknown Soldier Memorial. Overnight in Alexandria. Meals: breakfast.

After breakfast you are driven back to Cairo. The rest of the day is free. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast.

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.

After you book, we email your confirmation and tour voucher with all the contact numbers you need.

Tipping is not included and is at your discretion.

• Under 6 years free, 6 to 11 years 50% of the adult price, 12 years and over full price.

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.

A 20% deposit by card confirms your booking (70% for groups of 20 or more). You pay the balance in Egypt.

We strongly recommend travel insurance. Our cancellation policy page lists the providers we trust.

Not included unless listed: special entry tickets (such as inside a pyramid), visa fees, tips and personal expenses.

Your package includes 7 nights’ hotel accommodation in Cairo, a private Egyptologist guide for every touring day, all transfers in an air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fees for the sites in the itinerary, and breakfast daily. Flights and personal expenses aren’t included, and we’ll confirm the full details with you when you book.

Yes, Day 4 is dedicated to Islamic Cairo, including El Azhar and Al Hussein Mosque, and Day 5 covers Coptic Cairo, with the Hanging Church, St. Sergius, and the Coptic Museum. Both are full days with your private guide.

Yes, Day 7 is kept free after you return from Alexandria, so you can relax or explore Cairo on your own before your departure day.

Day 6 is a full day trip to Alexandria from Cairo. You’ll visit Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, and see the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from outside, before returning to your Cairo hotel that evening.

Yes, this is a fully private tour with your own guide and vehicle throughout. If you’d like to adjust the pace or add a site, just let us know when you book.