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4 days, Cairo, Giza, Saqqara

Cairo in 4 days

Everything in our 3-day Cairo, plus a day of your choice: rest, or add a trip to Alexandria or the Fayoum oasis.

  • Fully private: just you, your guide and your driver
  • Change anything in the plan before you book
  • A clear price within a day, on WhatsApp

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arrival, pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum

    Meet and greet at Cairo airport and check in at your hotel. Then the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum, with lunch at a restaurant facing the pyramids.

  2. Day 2

    Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur

    The Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the giant statue of Ramses II at Memphis and the Bent and Red Pyramids at Dahshur, with lunch at a local restaurant. In the evening, a dinner cruise on the Nile with music and a show.

  3. Day 3

    Citadel, royal mummies and Khan el-Khalili

    Saladin's Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Mosque, the royal mummies at the Museum of Egyptian Civilisation, and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Lunch is Egypt's favourite street food: koshary.

  4. Day 4

    Your day: rest, Alexandria or Fayoum

    Relax at your hotel or explore on your own, or add a private day trip to Alexandria on the Mediterranean or to the Fayoum oasis (extra). Then a transfer to the airport the same evening, or one more night and your flight the next day.

What's included

  • Airport meet and greet, and private transfers
  • Hotel nights with daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car
  • Private Egyptologist guide on touring days
  • Entrance fees to the sites listed
  • Meals and the Nile dinner cruise as listed
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • International flights
  • Egypt visa
  • Tips
  • Optional day trips on the free day
  • Drinks

Hotels and Nile cruise

Choose your comfort level. The hotels below are examples: we confirm the exact hotel with your price, or one of the same standard.

Comfort · 3★

Cairo and Giza
  • Pyramids View Inn
  • Great Pyramid Inn
  • Guardian Guest House

Superior · 4★

Cairo and Giza
  • Barceló Cairo Pyramids
  • Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir
  • Grand Pyramids Hotel

Deluxe · 5★

Cairo and Giza
  • Marriott Mena House
  • Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo
  • Kempinski Nile Hotel
  • Four Seasons Cairo at First Residence

From $520 per person

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