Four days in Cairo and Alexandria. After arriving in Cairo you visit the Giza Pyramids and the Great Sphinx with a private guide, then spend a full day in Alexandria on the Mediterranean, seeing the city’s Greek and Roman heritage. On day four you are transferred to the airport. Airport transfers and guiding are included, from $350.
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.
After breakfast, at 8:00, you meet your private guide at the Giza Pyramids, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. You stop at the panorama point for photos of all three, visit the Great Sphinx and the Valley Temple of Khafre, then 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, followed by a drive along the Nile. In the evening you can add the Pyramids Sound and Light Show ($50 per person), a dinner cruise or a night tour of Cairo. Overnight in Cairo. Meals: breakfast and lunch.
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. You return to Cairo in the evening. 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.
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.
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.
Yes, day 3 is a 3-hour drive from Cairo to Alexandria, where you’ll see Pompey’s Pillar, the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, and the Library of Alexandria from outside.
Day 2 covers the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, the Valley Temple, and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Yes, day 1 is kept free after your arrival so you can rest, with optional activities available if you’d like to make use of the time.
You return to Cairo after your day in Alexandria, and depart from Cairo International Airport on day 4.
Yes, it’s private throughout with your own Egyptologist guide.