Five thousand years in one day: pharaohs in Tahrir, Saladin's citadel, the Hanging Church and the bazaar.
A nine-hour tour of Cairo's classic sights with an Egyptologist: the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, the Citadel of Saladin with the alabaster Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Coptic Cairo with the Hanging Church and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and Khan El Khalili bazaar. Lunch and all tickets included: 85 EUR per adult private from Cairo, 125 EUR by coach from Hurghada, 130 EUR from Sharm El Sheikh, flight options available.
Adult and child (4–11) per person, entry tickets included. Choose your row in the booking box.
| Departure | Transport | Pickup | Back | Duration | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Cairo and Giza hotels | private car | 08:00 | 17:00 | 9 hours | €85 | €50 |
| From Hurghada and the Red Sea resorts | Shared coach | 02:00–03:30 | 23:00–00:30 | 20 hours | €125 | €75 |
| From Hurghada by plane | flight · Private | 04:30 | 22:00 | 17 hours | €320 | €240 |
| From Sharm El Sheikh by coach | Shared coach | 01:00–02:00 | 00:30–01:30 | 22 hours | €130 | €80 |
| From Sharm El Sheikh by plane | flight · Private | 04:00 | 22:30 | 18 hours | €330 | €250 |
The pyramids are Giza; this day is Cairo itself. It pairs with the pyramids day for a two-day visit, or stands alone for guests who have already seen the plateau.
The Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square opened in 1902 and still holds 120,000 objects: the Narmer Palette, the Old Kingdom statues of Rahotep and Nofret, the Amarna gallery of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. Two hours with your guide cover the masterpieces on both floors. (Tutankhamun's treasures moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum; the royal mummies to the NMEC.)
The Citadel of Saladin (1176) stands on the Muqattam spur above the city. Inside, the Muhammad Ali Mosque with its alabaster courtyard and Ottoman domes (1830 to 1848) and a terrace view over Islamic Cairo to the pyramids on a clear day. Lunch follows at a restaurant in the old city.
Coptic Cairo sits inside the walls of the Roman fortress of Babylon: the Hanging Church built over the fortress gate, the crypt of St Sergius where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered, and the Ben Ezra Synagogue. The day ends at Khan El Khalili, the bazaar founded in 1382: spices, lanterns, copper, silver, and a mint tea at El Fishawy, open since 1773.
Red Sea guests: coach 02:00–03:30 or flight pickup 04:30; arrival in Cairo about 09:00.
Two hours with the guide on both floors.
Muhammad Ali Mosque, terrace view.
Restaurant in the old city.
Hanging Church, St Sergius, Ben Ezra Synagogue.
Free time with the guide nearby; El Fishawy café.
Cairo hotels by 17:00; coach guests reach the Red Sea 23:00–00:30.
About the tickets: Egyptian Museum, Citadel with the Muhammad Ali Mosque, Coptic Cairo churches and synagogue are included. Khan El Khalili is free to enter.
Rating based on 27+ reviews on our listings and this site.
I highly discourage using this operator. Beware of them! Our experience with them was very bad. We paid €150 (for 3 people) for a tour with a licensed, professional guide as clearly stated in our reservation. Instead, we were assigned a young boy who spoke very little Italian and had zero experience and above all zero knowledge…
Our guide was helpful and knowledgeable and made the tours very pleasant. The sites were interesting.
La experiencia fue cómoda, nos llevaron. Y explicaron muchas cosas de la cultura e historia y nos llevaron a diferentes lugares, Rana fue muy amable, el recorrido incluía un almuerzo muy bueno, El tour era por varios lugares y fue algo rápido pero en general bien.
Excelente experiencia: el guía en español es muy amable y te hace sentir cómodo en el recorrido, hizo el recorrido por Egipto claro, ameno y muy bien organizado. Totalmente recomendable.
Absolutely amazing day. Thank you Reem. Your knowledge and passion is amazing, we really enjoyed spending the day with you & we learnt so much & would highly recommend to anyone to choose you as their guide, thank you
Hello Osama, sorry for the late reply, I didn't have time to deal with it yesterday ! Here's my review: I'm traveling alone in Egypt and I chose Osama's services to accompany me to visit the three pyramid sites near Cairo :Giza, Saqqara, and Dahshur. A taxi picked me up at 8:00 AM directly from my hotel, and Osama was waiting…
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The pyramids in the morning, Tutankhamun's treasures in the afternoon. The best single day in Egypt.
