Duration: 3 days · 2 nights
Starts from: Cairo
Group size: Up to 12 guests
Difficulty: Easy

Overview

Three days in Cairo with a private guide: Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis on one day, then the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel and Khan el-Khalili on the next.

This short stay covers the classic Cairo sights without cramming them into a single day. You arrive, settle into your hotel and rest, and the touring starts properly the next morning with a private guide and an air-conditioned vehicle waiting outside.

The pyramid day goes well beyond Giza. After the three great pyramids, the Valley Temple of Khafre, the Sphinx and a camel ride on the plateau, you have lunch and drive south to Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Bent and Red Pyramids at Dahshur and the open-air museum at Memphis, Egypt's first capital, with its huge fallen statue of Ramses II and alabaster sphinx.

On the final day you move from antiquity to the medieval city: the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, Saladin's Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, then the lanes of the Islamic quarter and Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Lunch is included before the transfer to the airport.

Highlights

The pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx
A camel ride on the Giza plateau
Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara
The Bent and Red Pyramids at Dahshur
The colossus of Ramses II at Memphis
Saladin's Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali
Khan el-Khalili and the Islamic quarter

Itinerary

1
Day 1
Arrival in Cairo
Our representative meets you at Cairo International Airport and drives you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to rest before the touring begins. Night in Cairo.
2
Day 2
Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur & Memphis
Pickup at 8:00 for the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Valley Temple of Khafre and the Sphinx, with a camel ride on the plateau. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive south to Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara and the Bent and Red Pyramids of Dahshur, finishing at Memphis with its colossal Ramses II and alabaster sphinx. Back to your hotel in Cairo for the night.
3
Day 3
Egyptian Museum, Citadel & Khan el-Khalili → departure
Pickup at 9:00 for the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, whose galleries hold thousands of pieces from every period of ancient Egypt. Continue to Saladin's Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, then walk through the Islamic quarter to Khan el-Khalili. Lunch at a local restaurant, then transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight.

What's included

2 nights in a 3-star Cairo hotel with breakfast (4- and 5-star hotels available on request at extra cost)
Meet and assist on arrival and departure
All transfers and touring by private air-conditioned vehicle
Private guide speaking English, Spanish or German
Entry fees for the sites in the itinerary
Camel ride at the Giza pyramids
Lunch on days two and three
Bottled water during the tours