This Cairo overnight tour from Alexandria Port turns a two-day port call into two unhurried days in Cairo. Day one covers the Giza Pyramids, the Great Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum, followed by a night in a 5-star Cairo hotel; on day two you see more of the city before we drive you back to your ship, from $380 per person.
It suits cruise passengers whose ship stays in Alexandria overnight. Your guide meets you at the cruise terminal, and the drive to Cairo takes about 3 hours. Splitting the sightseeing over two days means more time inside the sites, an evening in Cairo, and far less of each day spent on the road than a one-day trip.
We guarantee you will be back at Alexandria Port 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.
With only one day in port, take the Cairo day tour from Alexandria Port. To combine both cities over two days, see the Cairo and Alexandria overnight tour. See all our Alexandria shore excursions.
Why stay overnight. A day trip from Alexandria to Cairo means around six hours in the car for a few hours of sightseeing. When your cruise docks in Alexandria for two days, an overnight tour lets you see the pyramids and the new Grand Egyptian Museum properly, without rushing either.
Day 1, the pyramid fields. After the drive from Alexandria, you start at Giza with the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world. You see the Great Sphinx up close and the Valley Temple of Khafre, built from giant granite blocks. After lunch you continue to Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the first pyramid ever built, around 2670 BCE. In the evening you check in to your hotel in Cairo.
Day 2, museums and medieval Cairo. After breakfast you drive up to the Citadel, the hilltop fortress begun by Salah El Din in the 12th century, and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, nicknamed the Alabaster Mosque for its stone-clad walls and city views. After lunch comes the Grand Egyptian Museum beside the Giza plateau, where Tutankhamun’s treasures are shown together for the first time. You finish in Khan El Khalili, then drive back to your ship in Alexandria.
Good to know. Your cruise line arranges the visa for its passengers. Pack a small overnight bag with a change of clothes, any medication and your passport. We plan the return so you are back at the port well before your ship’s all-aboard time.
