Giza to Cairo

Experience Cairo’s very best on a private, full-day tour that takes in ancient sites, artifacts, and a bustling bazaar. Ride a camel through the sand beside the soaring pyramids at Giza and go toe-to-toe with the enigmatic Sphinx. Pause for lunch before visiting the Egyptian Museum and explore the stunning collection of artifacts, mummies and royal treasures with your guide. Then continue to the Khan el Khalili bazaar to browse vibrant displays of fabrics, handicrafts, and antiques.

Visit the Necropolis of Thebes and the Valley of the Kings on a full-day trip to Luxor from Cairo that includes round-trip flights, all transfers, and guided tours in Luxor. Explore ancient tombs of Egyptian pharaohs, eat lunch at a local restaurant, then walk the Avenue of Sphinxes at the Temple of Karnak. This Luxor tour is a cost-effective way to make the most of your time in Egypt, with an Egyptologist guide to help bring the ancient world to life.

Talk about action-packed: this tour offers a variety of activities in one full day of adventures. First, visit the Giza pyramid complex and the Great Sphinx. Then take a quad bike ride and a camel ride in the surrounding desert. After a break to shop for souvenirs, it’s time to get ready for a dinner cruise and belly dancing show on the Nile River.

Discover some of Egypt’s greatest antiquities on a private Giza, Saqqara, and Memphis day trip from Cairo. With an Egyptologist guide, visit Giza to view the pyramids, Great Sphinx, and Valley Temple. Then, devote the afternoon to Saqqara and Memphis. Behold Saqqara’s age-old Step Pyramid of Zoser and scour the ruins of ancient Memphis, including its fallen statue of Ramses II. As this is a private tour, feel free to ask your guide to tailor the itinerary around you. Lunch, snacks, and hotel pickup and drop-off are all included.

Avoid the tourist crowds and gain intimate insight into Egypt’s 3 most iconic landmarks on a private tour of the Great Pyramids, Sphinx, and Egyptian Museum. Benefit from your Egyptologist guide’s full attention as you tick off the Big 3 in just 1 day, and enjoy round-trip transfer from your hotel for a hassle-free experience.

Embark on a day tour of Cairo that takes you to the Egyptian Museum (where you can see King Tutankhamun’s golden death mask and more than 120,000 other antiquities); the Saladin Citadel of Cairo, where you can see the Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha; and Khan el-Khalili, a bustling market in the center of Islamic Cairo.

See Cairo’s essential destinations with a full-day tour of the city’s historic and cultural sites. Explore the vast collection of artifacts at the Egyptian Museum, and see the gilded, iconic funeral mask of Tutankhamun. Take in views of the city from the medieval ramparts at Saladin’s Cairo Citadel, and visit the exquisite Muhammad Ali mosque within the walls. Enjoy a traditional lunch at a neighborhood restaurant, then spend an hour at Khan El Khalil bazaar browsing vibrant stalls and local shops before returning to your hotel.

Visit Cairo’s religious landmarks on a private tour to the city’s most important Coptic, Islamic, and Jewish places. Learn how the Christian Holy Family took shelter on the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, explore the Church of Saint Barbara, and see the gilded icons that adorn the Hanging Church. Enter a synagogue built where baby Moses was found and eat lunch at a local restaurant; see Cairo’s most important mosques then take in sweeping views of the city from Saladin’s 15th-century citadel. 

Experience Cairo’s highlights on a full-day sightseeing tour to the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Saladin, Mohamed Ali Mosque and Khan El Khalili Bazaar, and immerse yourself in the city’s rich history and vibrant culture. Discover Pharaohs’ hordes, crumbling mummies and gleaming antiquities as you visit the museum with a local guide, then take in the views from the Citadel’s medieval fortifications. Pause for lunch at a restaurant, see the soaring architecture of an iconic mosques and browse for souvenirs and spices in the colorful stalls of a bustling souk.

Explore the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and the Egyptian Museum, then visit Tahrir Square and Khan Khalili Bazaar on a full-day tour that takes in Cairo’s remarkable antiquities and modern life. See Egypt’s most iconic monuments on the Giza Plateau and visit the Valley Temple; pause for lunch at a local restaurant then get a glimpse of more recent history at the square that saw the ‘Arab Spring. ’ Discover the pharaohs’ gleaming treasures at the country’s leading museum and browse for souvenirs and spices at Cairo’s most vibrant souk. 

They don’t call Cairo the “City of 1,000 Minarets” for nothing. Experience the majestic Islamic architecture of this ancient Muslim city with an Egyptologist guide to unpick their rich history. Explore the Citadel, the Alabaster Mosque, the Al-Rifa’i Mosque, the Sultan Hassan Mosque, the Al-Azhar Mosque, and (for Muslims only) the Mosque of Sayyidna Al Hussein. This half-day tour includes door-to-door transfers but excludes any entrance fees.

Explore Cairo’s dynamic Christian and Islamic history on a walking day tour of the old city. The outing is divided into two segments. First you’ll visit Christian Coptic Cairo—among the most important locations for Christians in Egypt—and visit a church and a synagogue. After a lunch break at a local restaurant, continue on to learn about Islamic Cairo, where you’ll have the opportunity to enter two mosques.

Cover ancient Egypt’s most iconic ancient sites on this full-day, Egyptologist-led private tour, which includes lunch. Get a close-up look at the three millennia-old tombs in Giza, plus the lion-bodied Sphinx, then head to Dahshur and Sakkara for visits to lesser-known pyramids. Tours include a scenic camel ride through the desert and hotel transfers.

Visit El Mokattam Mountain Cave Church, or the Monastery of St Simon, on a private tour that also explores the magnificent churches of Coptic Cairo. You’ll see some of Cairo’s most important Christian sites, including the Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, the Church of Saint Barbara, and the Hanging Church, while going beyond sightseeing for a glimpse of ‘garbage city,’ a fascinating Cairo neighborhood that most visitors overlook entirely.

Explore ancient Giza, the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, and the Khan El Khalili Bazaar on one convenient and affordable all-day tour. After hotel pickup, travel with your expert guide to visit the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Valley Temple. Check out the King Tut exhibit and other museum artifacts, and shop for brassware, leather and other fine Egyptian products at the major souk in Cairo’s historic center.

Explore some of Egypt’s most important monuments on this full-day tour from Cairo. See the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Valley Temple, the city of Memphis which was the capital of ancient Egypt, and the Dahshur and Saqqara pyramids. Learn about the rich history of Egypt which spans more than 5,000 years and enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant included in the tour.

Experience Cairo and Giza by boat, camel, and quad with this tour. Your guide will take you from your Cairo or Giza hotel to the Pyramids, where you'll get the chance to take a 15-minute camel ride followed by an hour-long quad bike ride. You'll then have the chance to browse local bazaars or stop for lunch before returning to your hotel. At dinnertime, head out on a two-hour Nile River cruise, complete with belly dance entertainment.

Experience the magic of cruising the Nile on an unforgettable full-day tour to Giza from Cairo. Alongside an expert Egyptologist guide, behold the iconic Great Pyramid of Giza and receive a fascinating introduction to the ancient history of the structure. Admire the resplendent golden mask of Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Museum; enjoy a traditional Egyptian lunch in a rustic restaurant; and absorb the historical charm of Cairo’s Old Town on a guided tour. Conclude your excursion with a romantic cruise down the Nile River; onboard, delight in a gourmet meal and a traditional dance performance before returning to your Cairo hotel.

Skip the long and busy coach ride to Cairo, and enjoy an intimate day trip instead with comfortable minivan transport and an Egyptologist guide for your personal group. The day-long private experience from Hurghada makes it even easier for you with an included lunch and an itinerary that visits the Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum; note that entry fees are at your own expense.

See one of the seven wonders of the ancient world on this guided, private, day tour. Marvel at the Great Sphinx, a large half-human, half-lion statue, and the Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex. Also, take a ride on a camel for a view of more pyramids along the Giza plateau at the edge of the Sahara Desert. Sure, you will visit and explore Saqqara to see the step pyramid the oldest stone building ever, see the colored tombs, go inside pyramid of king Teti to see the Hieroglyphic text which is written to protect the king during his underground journey to the east, then drive south to see the first capital city of ancient Egypt the one founded 3200 BC. All entrance fees plus lunch and a hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Spare yourself the street harassment that so often goes with independent Cairo tourism and benefit from the insights of an Egyptologist guide on this tour of Old Cairo. Visit the Hanging Church, the Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, the Church of St. Barbara, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Then discover Islamic Cairo at the Citadel, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, and the Alabaster Mosque.

Visit the Egyptian Museum with an Egyptologist on a half-day tour from Cairo, and discover artifacts, treasures and the world’s most significant collection of pharaonic antiquities. Begin and end the excursion at your hotel, and walk alongside your guide as you travel through the country’s remarkable past. See Tutankhamun’s burial mask and the mummy of Hatshepsut, and the gems, statues and supplies that ancient Egypt’s rulers collected for the afterlife. 

Discover Cairo’s Coptic, Jewish and Islamic traditions on a full-day cultural tour that includes Abu Serga Church and the Citadel of Cairo. Step into the sanctuaries of the city’s most important Coptic churches, from the 4th-century Abu Serga to the elegant Hanging Church, visit a synagogue built where baby Moses was purportedly found and see celebrated mosques and madrassas. Finish your tour on the medieval fortifications of Saladin’s Citadel of Cairo, which protect the graceful domes and minarets of the Alabaster Mosque. 

Explore popular sites in Cairo on this all-day comprehensive private tour with a Egyptologist guide. First, visit the Giza Pyramids, the famous Sphinx statue, and the Valley Temple, which is known for mummification. Then, head to Tahrir Square and visit the Egyptian Museum, which displays more than 136,000 artifacts, including King Tut's golden mask.