Duration: 8 hours
Starts from: Cairo
Group size: Up to 12 guests
Difficulty: Easy

Overview

An eight-hour layover tour from Cairo airport to the Giza pyramids, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar.

Eight hours gives you Cairo's three classic sights at a comfortable pace. Your guide meets you after passport control and drives you to Giza first, to walk around the Great Pyramid, take in the panoramic viewpoint and stand in front of the Sphinx.

In central Cairo, the Egyptian Museum's high-ceilinged halls are crowded with colossal statues, painted coffins and fine jewellery, and your guide helps you make sense of it all. Tutankhamun's collection has moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, but there is still plenty here to keep you looking.

The last stop is Khan el-Khalili, a maze of lanes in the medieval city where shopkeepers sell lanterns, spices, silver and souvenirs. Lunch can be added along the way, and you're back at the airport about eight hours after pickup.

Highlights

The Great Pyramid and the panoramic viewpoint
The Sphinx
Colossal statues and painted coffins at the Egyptian Museum
The lanes of Khan el-Khalili
A comfortable pace between flights

Itinerary

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Day 1
Airport → Giza → Egyptian Museum → Khan el-Khalili → Airport
Meet your guide at Cairo airport and drive to the Giza plateau for the pyramids and the Sphinx. Continue to the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, then to Khan el-Khalili. Transfer back to the airport, about eight hours after pickup.

What's included

Pickup and drop-off at Cairo International Airport
Air-conditioned car with driver
Licensed tour guide
Entry tickets to the Giza plateau and the Egyptian Museum
Shared small-group tour

Not included

Lunch and drinks (lunch available as an extra)
Entry inside the pyramids (optional tickets)
Egyptian visa, if your nationality needs one
Tips for guide and driver

What to bring

Passport, and a visa if your nationality needs one
Comfortable walking shoes
Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
Small Egyptian pound notes for tips and toilets

Pickup & meeting point

Your guide meets you in the arrivals hall at Cairo International Airport once you've cleared passport control, and brings you back in good time for your onward flight.

Children up to 11 pay the child rate