One day, done properly
Day trips from Cairo
Picked up from your hotel in the morning, back by evening. Private car, private guide, and a price agreed before you set off. 10 to choose from.
Day tripEgypt's other coast
Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo
The Mediterranean city — the modern Bibliotheca, Qaitbay's fort on the lighthouse foundations, and seafood by the water.
Giza Pyramids•Cairo•Alexandria
Day tripCarved into the mountain
Coptic Cairo: Cave Church of Saint Simon & Old Cairo Churches
The Cave Church cut into the Mokattam cliff, plus the oldest churches in Old Cairo and lunch between them.
Cairo
Day tripCairo in a day
Egyptian Museum, Citadel & Old Cairo Day Tour
The Egyptian Museum, Saladin's Citadel and the Coptic quarter — Cairo's collections and its skyline in one day.
Giza Pyramids•Cairo
Day tripThe desert, properly
Fayoum Oasis & Desert Safari Day Trip
Whale fossils in the Sahara, pottery in a mudbrick village, sandboarding at the Magic Lake and dinner with the Bedouin.
Cairo•Fayoum
Day tripYour own pace
Giza Pyramids, Memphis & Sakkara Day Tour (Without Guide)
The same Giza, Saqqara and Memphis route with a private driver and car, for travellers who would rather explore without a guide.
Giza Pyramids•Cairo•Saqqara•Memphis
Day tripWhere pyramids were invented
Giza Pyramids, Memphis & Sakkara Private Day Tour
Three thousand years of pyramid-building in a single day — Giza, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, and the fallen Ramses at Memphis.
Giza Pyramids•Cairo•Saqqara•Memphis
Day tripThe complete pyramid story
Giza Pyramids, Memphis, Dahshur & Saqqara Day Tour
Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur and Memphis — the full arc from the first stone pyramid to the perfected ones.
Giza Pyramids•Cairo•Saqqara•Memphis
Day tripAncient and living Cairo
Giza Pyramids, Old Cairo, Citadel & Khan el-Khalili Bazaar
Pyramids in the morning, Coptic churches and Saladin's Citadel by afternoon, and Khan el-Khalili as the light goes.
Giza Pyramids•Cairo
Day tripTwo icons, one day
One Day Cairo Tour: Pyramids & the Grand Egyptian Museum
The Great Pyramid before the crowds, then Tutankhamun's gold at the world's largest archaeological museum.
Giza Pyramids•Cairo•Grand Egyptian Museum
Day tripSalt water, same day
Red Sea Day Trip to Ain Sokhna from Cairo
The Red Sea and back in a day — 120 km from Cairo to a resort beach and pool, with your driver waiting.
Cairo•Ain Sokhna
Staying longer than a day?
Our multi-day tours take in Luxor, Aswan and the Nile as well as Cairo.
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