This Cairo and Alexandria tour from Port Said covers both of Egypt’s great cities in a two-day shore excursion. Day one is spent at the Giza Pyramids and Cairo’s main sights, followed by a night in a Cairo hotel; on day two you visit Alexandria before we drive you back to Port Said for your ship, from $280 per person.
Your guide meets you outside the cruise terminal at Port Said, and the drive to Cairo takes about 3 hours. The second day is the longer one: Alexandria lies on the Mediterranean coast west of Cairo, so we plan the route and timing around your ship’s all-aboard time. Transport, guiding and your hotel night are arranged for you.
We guarantee you will be back at Port Said at least 2 hours before your ship departs. If we ever miss that, Egypt Day Tours takes full responsibility and pays for your hotel and your flight to the ship’s next port of call, so you can rejoin your cruise.
For two days focused on Cairo alone, choose the Cairo overnight tour from Port Said. With one day in port, take the Cairo day tour from Port Said. See all our Port Said shore excursions.
One-way between two ports. This tour is designed for cruises that call at Port Said and then sail on to Alexandria. Instead of returning to the same port, you travel Port Said to Cairo on day one and Cairo to Alexandria on day two, so no time is wasted driving back the way you came.
Day 1, Cairo and the pyramids. After about three hours on the road from the Suez Canal, you reach the Giza plateau. The Great Pyramid of Khufu was the tallest structure built by humans for thousands of years and is the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Your guide explains how and why the pyramids were built, before you meet the Great Sphinx and continue your Cairo sightseeing. You spend the night in Cairo.
Day 2, Alexandria. Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, Alexandria was the capital of Ptolemaic Egypt and Cleopatra’s city. You descend into the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, a Roman-era burial complex where Egyptian gods appear in Roman armour. Then visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th-century fortress built on the site of the famous Pharos Lighthouse, one of the ancient wonders. You also see the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the modern library opened in 2002 in tribute to the great library of antiquity, before lunch and your return to the ship.
Good to know. Your cruise line arranges the visa for its passengers. Check that your ship sails from Port Said to Alexandria on these dates, and pack a small overnight bag with your passport.
